Practice question
A verified complaint alleges a registered party-list group's statutory cancellation ground. Before any due notice or hearing, an official declares cancellation final solely because a newspaper repeated the allegation. Assume no valid prior proceeding or exception. Which analysis is sound?
- The accusation's publication establishes the allegation conclusively.
- Even a legally recognized ground must be established through the prescribed notice-and-hearing process; publicity alone does not supply it.
- Verification makes all hearings unnecessary.
- Every registered group is immune from cancellation.
- Only the complainant's popularity controls.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 7941, sections 5–6, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1995/ra_7941_1995.html
- COMELEC Resolution No. 11204, March 11, 2026, sections 2, 15 and cancellation provisions, https://www.comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2028NLE/Resolutions/res11204/com_res_11204.pdf
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