Practice question
An agency’s large file contains many duplicate accusations but no relevant facts supporting an essential finding. Its adjudicator says repetition alone necessarily meets substantial evidence. Which response follows Ang Tibay?
- Duplicating an unsupported assertion does not by itself provide relevant adequate evidence for the essential finding.
- Every duplicate automatically counts as an independent eyewitness.
- Page count is the only legal test.
- Substantial evidence prohibits examining the underlying facts.
- An essential finding never needs support if it appears in a long report.
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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