Practice question
Does Grecia-Cuerdo's identification of the CTA forum itself abolish Rule 65's filing period?
- Yes; all local-tax certiorari petitions become timeless.
- Only the opponent can decide whether a deadline exists.
- No; forum authority and compliance with the filing period are distinct.
- The deadline becomes one day automatically.
- No procedural rule can ever apply to a tax case.
Legal references
- City of Manila v. Grecia-Cuerdo, G.R.175723, February4,2014, EN BANC MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/feb2014/gr_175723_2014.html
- Rule65 Section4 as applied in Manila Electric Co. v. N.E. Magno Construction, G.R.208181, August31,2016, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2016/aug2016/gr_208181_2016.html
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