Practice question
A court denies a motion for reconsideration in a resolution that expressly states its legal basis. A party claims every such denial must instead be issued by the President. Which provision answers the claim?
- Article VIII, Section 14 governs the court’s stated legal basis; it creates no presidential approval requirement
- All judicial denials require Cabinet concurrence
- Only a prosecutor may deny reconsideration
- The Constitution forbids any denial of reconsideration
- A foreign court must countersign
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VIII, Section 14.
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