Practice question
A lawyer automatically applies Section 78's ordinary twenty-five-day COC period to a Rule 5 party-list nominee petition without checking the nominee rules or their amendments. Explain the error.
Legal references
- COMELEC Resolution 9366, Rule 5 Sections 1 and 3–5, as amended: https://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=References%2FComelecResolutions%2FNLE%2F2013NLE%2FResolutionNo9366
- COMELEC Resolution 10954, Section 8 amending Rule 5 Section 4(a): https://lawphil.net/administ/comelec/comres2023/comres_10954_2023.pdf
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