Practice question
An agency's applicable rules provide an available administrative appeal that can correct the disputed factual finding. A party bypasses it solely because he prefers court. No exception is shown. What ordinarily follows?
- Personal preference eliminates exhaustion.
- The court must decide every factual dispute immediately.
- The applicable administrative remedy ordinarily must first be used.
- The agency automatically wins on the underlying merits.
- The party must appeal to unrelated offices instead.
Legal references
- Executive Order No. 292, Book VII, section 23, https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/53270/1000
- Pimentel III v. House of Representatives, G.R. Nos. 274778, 275405 and 276233, December 3, 2025, exhaustion of administrative remedies discussion, https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/dec2025/gr_274778_2025.html
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