Practice question
COMELEC and DOJ establish a lawful joint committee to exercise their concurrent preliminary-investigation authority. A challenger says concurrency always forbids joint exercise. Which is best under Arroyo?
- Joint exercise is always forbidden
- Only a private panel may investigate
- The two bodies must always issue inconsistent decisions
- The joint body automatically becomes a trial court
- Concurrency does not itself prohibit the lawful joint arrangement
Legal references
- Arroyo v. DOJ, GR 199082 et al., July 23, 2013, main reconsideration resolution affirming September 18, 2012: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/jul2013/gr_199082_2013.html
- RA 9369 Section 43, amending BP 881 Section 265: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2007/ra_9369_2007.html
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