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Practice question: Appeal (See also DOJ DC 70 and 70-A, s. 2000, and DC 27, s. 2022)

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Explain how location and court level determine the reviewing official for Provincial or City Prosecutor resolutions in first-level-court cases under D.C. No. 27, series of 2022.

Legal references

  • https://comanialaw.com/doj-department-circular-no-015-series-of-2024/ — Reproduced DOJ D.C. No. 015, series of 2024, §§12–20 (inquest and remedies); issuance upheld in Meking.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/oct2022/gr_257446_2022.html — Porto v. Grant Institute of Trade & Technology, G.R. No. 257446, October 12, 2022, MAIN decision (D.C. No. 27, series of 2022, review routes and finality).
  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/4/70233 — Meking v. Remulla, G.R. No. 280455, November 11, 2025, EN BANC MAIN decision (DOJ-NPS rules and executive charging standard).

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