Practice question
Absent a specific court direction, should the public respondent ordinarily file its own answer or comment defending the ruling?
- Yes; the rule requires automatic active advocacy by the tribunal in every case.
- Only the agency’s publicist may decide.
- No.
- The private respondent is forbidden to defend.
- The petitioner must become counsel for the tribunal.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 65 Sections 1, 5 and 7; Rule 46 Section 3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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