Practice question
In Sarigumba, COMELEC relied on the missing counter-affidavit and the respondent's failure to follow up to excuse prolonged investigative inaction. Explain why the Court rejected those arguments, without asserting that timing of invocation can never matter in another case.
Legal references
- Sarigumba v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 263615, August 19, 2025, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70155
- People v. Imelda Romualdez Marcos, G.R. Nos. 243402–08, June 10, 2026, main decision, contextual delay analysis: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70586
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