30/07/2019 The Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines franchise, or special privilege granted by the Government or any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, including government-owned or controlled corporations or their subsidiaries. They shall strictly avoid con ict of interest in the conduct of their o ce. The spouse and relatives by consanguinity or a nity within the fourth civil degree of the President shall not during his tenure be appointed as members of the Constitutional Commissions, or the O ce of the Ombudsman, or as Secretaries, Undersecretaries, chairmen or heads of bureaus or o ces, including government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries. SECTION 14. Appointments extended by an Acting President shall remain effective, unless revoked by the elected President within ninety days from his assumption or reassumption of o ce. SECTION 15. Two months immediately before the next presidential elections and up to the end of his term, a President or Acting President shall not make appointments, except temporary appointments to executive positions when continued vacancies therein will prejudice public service or endanger public safety. SECTION 16. The President shall nominate and, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoint the heads of the executive departments, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, or o cers of the armed forces from the rank of colonel or naval captain, and other o cers whose appointments are vested in him in this Constitution. He shall also appoint all other o cers of the Government whose appointments are not otherwise provided for by law, and those whom he may be authorized by law to appoint. The Congress may, by law, vest the appointment of other o cers lower in rank in the President alone, in the courts, or in the heads of departments, agencies, commissions, or boards. The President shall have the power to make appointments during the recess of the Congress, whether voluntary or compulsory, but such appointments shall be effective only until after disapproval by the Commission on Appointments or until the next adjournment of the Congress. SECTION 17. The President shall have control of all the executive departments, bureaus, and o ces. He shall ensure that the laws be faithfully executed. SECTION 18. The President shall be the Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces of the Philippines and whenever it becomes necessary, he may call out such armed forces to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion or rebellion. In case of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it, he may, for a period not exceeding sixty days, suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus or place the Philippines or any part thereof under martial law. Within forty-eight hours from the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, the President shall submit a report in person or in writing to the Congress. The Congress, voting jointly, by a vote of at least a www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/1987-constitution/ 19/57