Practice question
The government seeks to undo a granted amnesty based solely on missing application storage, despite a valid certificate and corroborating official processing records. It provides no clear contrary proof of noncompliance. Which is best under Trillanes’ evidentiary reasoning?
- The missing-file inference alone does not defeat the supported regularity and compliance evidence.
- Every missing record automatically establishes fraud.
- The official certificate proves nothing under any circumstances.
- An accusation always overcomes the official record.
- The beneficiary must recreate every lost archive at all costs.
Legal references
- Trillanes IV v. Medialdea, G.R. Nos. 241494, 256660 and 256078, April 3, 2024, en banc main decision, administrative implementation and amnesty evidence: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_241494_2024.html
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