Practice question
An agency concedes that its sole support for an essential adverse finding is a wholly unverified rumor with no identifiable factual basis or corroboration. It says relaxed evidence rules make every rumor sufficient as a matter of law. No other evidence exists. Which answer is best?
- Relaxed rules require accepting every rumor as conclusive.
- Administrative findings need no evidentiary support.
- Procedural flexibility does not eliminate the requirement for substantial relevant evidence supporting the essential finding.
- The rumor becomes reliable because it is printed twice.
- A court can never examine whether an agency finding has any support.
Legal references
- Ang Tibay v. Court of Industrial Relations, G.R. No. 46496, February 27, 1940, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1940/feb1940/gr_46496_1940.html
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