Practice question
Under D.C. No. 015, series of 2024, Section 19, are review resolutions of the Prosecutor General or Regional Prosecutor in first-level-court cases ordinarily further appealable to the Secretary of Justice?
- Yes, as a matter of right in every case
- Yes, only because the losing party requests it
- Yes, if retitled as a second petition for review
- No; the specified appellate resolutions are final and no longer appealable to that office
- No; this also prohibits every possible judicial remedy
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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