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An Memorandum Order from the President directs the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to suspend the Regional Director of DOTr Region IV-B and place the region under temporary administrative supervision pending an internal audit into alleged irregularities in the procurement of railway materials. The DOTr Secretary immediately implements the action. The RD files a petition for certiorari, arguing that (i) the President cannot suspend a regional official without due process, and (ii) such action intrudes on the proper exercise of executive supervision. (a) Identify the governing doctrine on the President’s power of control and supervision over executive departments and offices and name the principal actors involved in the scenario. (b) Distinguish the scope of that power by explaining whether the President may suspend or remove subordinate officials and the limits of that power, including any due process or civil service considerations. (c) Apply the doctrine to the facts: who has the authority to suspend the RD; is the President’s directive valid within the scope of control and supervision; what remedies or defenses are available to the RD.