Deanna and Lec are best friends in law school. On March 6, 2025, both were appointed by the President to assume positions vacated by their respective predecessors. Deanna was appointed as Ombudsman when the former Ombudsman resigned after serving exactly two years of his seven-year term. Lec was appointed as Commission on Audit Chair when the former Chair resigned after serving exactly two years of his seven-year term. Will both Deanna and Lec serve for seven years, or until 2032? Explain.
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Answer: No. Deanna will serve for seven years (until 2032), but Lec will serve only for the remaining five years of her predecessor's term (until 2030). Legal Basis: Under Article XI, Section 11 of the 1987 Constitution and Ifrung v. Carpio-Morales, an Ombudsman appointed to fill a vacancy always serves a full seven-year term, as the Office of the Ombudsman is not governed by a staggered rotational scheme. Conversely, under Article IX-D, Section 1(2) and Funa v. Villar, Constitutional Commissions like the COA operate under a rotational
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Will both Deanna and Lec serve a full seven-year term until 2032?
Under Article XI, Section 11 of the 1987 Constitution and *Ifrung v. Carpio-Morales*, an Ombudsman appointed to fill a vacancy always serves a full seven-year term, as the Constitution does not limit vacancy appointments for the Ombudsman to the unexpired term. In contrast, under Article IX-D, Section 1(2) of the Constitution and *Funa v. Villar*, an appointment to fill a vacancy in a Constitutional Commission (such as the COA) is strictly for the unexpired portion of the predecessor's term to maintain the staggered rotational scheme. Thus, Deanna serves for seven years (until 2032), while Lec serves only the remaining five years (until 2030).