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Practice question: Power to Prosecute Election Offenses (BP 881, Sec. 265, as amended by RA 9369; Exclude penal provisions)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Which existing procedural frameworks supported the preliminary investigation upheld in that disposition?
  1. A private campaign manual only
  2. Foreign corporate bylaws only
  3. Rule112 of Criminal Procedure and Rule34 of the COMELEC Rules
  4. A secret newspaper policy
  5. No procedural framework at all

Legal references

  • Arroyo v. DOJ, G.R. Nos. 199082, 199085 and 199118, July 23, 2013, main resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/jul2013/gr_199082_2013.html; main resolution’s institutional description and quoted operative disposition.

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