Practice question
A witness disobeys a covered agency’s evidentiary requirement in a contested case. No special law grants direct contempt imprisonment. Officials insist Book VII, Section 13 itself allows the agency to impose any jail term without court assistance. Which is correct?
- The provision grants unlimited private sentencing.
- Absent another law, Section 13 provides invocation of the proper RTC’s aid and states that the Court may punish contumacy or refusal as contempt.
- Every refusal automatically proves the merits against all parties.
- Only a campaign office may compel evidence.
- The statute abolishes judicial assistance.
Legal references
- Executive Order No. 292, Administrative Code of 1987: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_292_1987.html Book VII, Section 13.
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