Practice question
A national office is legally authorized to issue occupational licenses. It resolves a particular license application after a hearing required by law. The office argues that only entities formally named boards or commissions can be administrative agencies, so none of Book VII's definitions can describe its activity. Which analysis is sound?
- The office's title conclusively excludes it.
- A hearing can occur only in a constitutional court.
- All licensing functions belong exclusively to private companies.
- A national office can fall within the agency definition, and a required hearing on specific legal rights can fall within the contested-case definition.
- The applicant's preferred name determines the office's status.
Legal references
- Executive Order No. 292, Introductory Provisions section 2 and Book VII, chapter 1, sections 1–2, https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/53270/1000
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