Muhammad A. Ibrahim Section 2 1. The Doctrine of Separation of Powers is enshrined and mandated by none other than our Constitution which creates three different and coequal branches along with corresponding specific functions. The principle ensures action through its ramification principle of checks and balances in which each of the branches is supposed to check one and the other which will also forestall over-action because they are co- equally mandated and mainly to prevent concentration or depotism of a single authority and eventually obtain efficiency. Scanned with CamScannerMuhammad A. Ibrahim Section 2 2. No, the petition should not prosper. As a rule on policies, the court cannot intrude into this type of issue for as this falls under political question which only arises when it involves wisdom of an act or the efficacy or the necessity or even the morality of the particular measure. In case at bar, the law implemented has already been thoroughly reviewed after series of deliberation if the government can afford it negating the petition's impractical claim. Henceforth, it is the duty of the court to apply the Constitution and the laws in so far as the petition of Mang Jose is concerned therefore, the petition should not prosper. Scanned with CamScannerMuhammad A. Ibrahim Section 2 3. The petition depends, the Constitution mandates the different and co-equal three branches of government of their respective functions, petition before the Supreme Court to compel Congress to grant the President emergency powers can violate the principle of separation powers and non-delegation of powers. Further, the President's claim of the need to be delegated with emergency powers is highly permissible pursuant to Article VI of the constitution over an unprecendented emergency. Here, the Congress is tasked before the constitution for delegating emergency powers to the president amidst an emergency. Therefore, in view of the huge calamity, and it being discretionary of the Congress to grant the president with emergency powers, it is reasonable and tenable for the Congress to grant the President emergency powers. Scanned with CamScanner