Practice question
In Fermin, what principally determines whether a pleading is a Section 78 cancellation petition rather than a Section 68 disqualification case?
- The number of pages alone
- The allegations and substantive ground, rather than its caption alone
- The petitioner’s preferred font
- The candidate’s vote total alone
- The court’s street address
Legal references
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, Sections 12 and 68-78: https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1985/bp_881_1985.html
- Fermin v. COMELEC, G.R. Nos. 179695 and 182369, December 18, 2008, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/dec2008/gr_179695_2008.html
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