Practice question
A provincial prosecutor voluntarily inhibits because of relationship to a party within the sixth civil degree. Under Section7(e), may the Regional Prosecutor designate an acting prosecutor from a provincial or city office within the region?
- Yes; the statute supplies that designation mechanism
- No; a private litigant must take over
- No; every investigation must be abandoned
- Only a newspaper publisher may designate
- Only the complainant’s own counsel may be assigned
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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