Practice question
A municipal judge validly exercises the exceptional authority in BP129 Section35 during the absence of all RTC judges in the province. Explain why that does not permanently transform the municipal court into an RTC.
Legal references
- BP129 Sections22,23,25 and35 (institutional classifications, without monetary thresholds): https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1981/bp_129_1981.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VIII Sections4 and5(5): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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