Practice question
A binding public implementing rule subject to publication is kept only in an internal folder. The agency says its statement effective immediately dispenses with publication. Which is best?
- Immediate wording always cures nonpublication
- An internal folder is always the Official Gazette
- A rule may bind before any legally required disclosure
- Every citizen must guess the rule
- An effectivity clause does not by itself dispense with required publication
Legal references
- Tanada v. Tuvera, G.R. No. L-63915, December 29, 1986, main resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1986/dec1986/gr_l-63915_1986.html
- Executive Order No. 200, June 18, 1987, amending Civil Code Article 2: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_200_1987.html
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