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Under the doctrine, there is no absolute separation of the three branches of the government, but to
maintain their co-equality each department checks the power of the others. Generally, the
departments cannot encroach each others power, but constitutional mechanisms allow each one of
them to perform acts that would check the power of others to prevent monopoly, concentration, and
abuse of power. For example, the Judicial and Bar Council recommends nominees to the President
so that the latter will not capriciously appoint someone whom he can easily convert into a puppet and
thereby become his medium to control the judiciary. In the same way, the disbursement of public
funds cannot depend solely upon the discretion of the President, but must be based on legislation by
the Congress.