Practice question
In Francis Leo Antonio Marcos v. COMELEC, the candidate withdrew after obtaining a Supreme Court TRO in the nuisance-candidacy dispute. Which statement accurately reflects the main decision's treatment of withdrawal and the separate misuse-of-process issue?
- The Court held that every candidate who withdraws is automatically guilty of contempt.
- Withdrawal prevented the Court from addressing any conduct concerning its own processes.
- The candidate's withdrawal reinstated every previously cancelled COC forever.
- The Court necessarily decided the merits of every future nuisance case.
- Withdrawal rendered the particular candidacy petition moot, but did not prevent the Court's separate contempt determination on the conduct before it.
Legal references
- Francis Leo Antonio Marcos v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 277280, September 30, 2025, main decision, withdrawal, mootness and contempt: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/sep2025/gr_277280_2025.html
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