Practice question
A city prosecutor encounters a recalcitrant witness in an authorized investigation. Does Section9(b) require the prosecutor personally to exercise a trial court’s contempt powers to enforce attendance?
- No; the statute provides enforcement by application to a trial court
- Yes; the prosecutor must personally impose a final jail sentence
- Yes; no court may assist
- Yes; the witness becomes automatically guilty of the charged offense
- Yes; a private employer alone enforces it
Legal references
- RA10071 Sections4,7,9, statutory prosecutorial powers: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2010/ra_10071_2010.html
- Meking v Remulla, GR280455, November11,2025, MAIN opinion, retained judicial rule-making and grave-abuse review: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/nov2025/gr_280455_2025.html
- AM24-02-09-SC, May28,2024, recognition of executive investigation rules and repeal of inconsistent Rule112 provisions: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69517
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