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Practice question: Applicability of Procedural Laws to Pending Actions

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Did Cabarios treat the2018 Sandiganbayan procedural rules as categorically inapplicable because the petition was already pending?
  1. Yes, every procedural rule operates prospectively only
  2. Yes, pending cases were automatically excluded
  3. No
  4. Yes, only substantive laws may affect pending cases
  5. Yes, filing date alone ended the inquiry

Legal references

  • Cabarios v. People, GR228097-103 and228139-41, September29,2021, application of2018 Sandiganbayan rules: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/sep2021/gr_228097-103_2021.html

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