Practice question
A nuisance respondent submits documents addressing the alleged sham candidacy. The tribunal refuses to consider them because the petitioner is a COMELEC department. Which principle applies?
- The department’s identity makes all defense evidence irrelevant
- Every institutional petitioner wins automatically
- Respondents may submit evidence only after cancellation
- The tribunal must consider the evidence presented despite the petitioner’s institutional identity
- Agency neutrality requires ignoring defense evidence
Legal references
- Mustapha v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 277177, July 8, 2025, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/jul2025/gr_277177_2025.html; main decision, administrative due-process requirements.
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