Practice question
A sanggunian treats the sixty-day settlement period and the sixty-day post-certification decision period as one indistinguishable deadline measured only from initial referral. Which is best?
- Both periods start only when a private donor consents
- The certification has no statutory relevance
- The statute contains only one sixty-year period
- Initial referral automatically decides the merits
- Section 118 identifies separate stages with distinct starting points
Legal references
- RA 7160: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html; Sections 118(e),119.
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