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Practice question: Suppletory Application of the Rules of Court in Administrative Bodies

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Practice question

An agency governed by BookVII seeks to punish subpoena disobedience itself, relying solely on court contempt procedure as supplementary authority. No statute grants it direct punishment power. What does Section13 prescribe?
  1. Only the disobedient party may choose enforcement
  2. Importing court procedure itself creates unlimited contempt power
  3. The agency becomes the Supreme Court
  4. No enforcement mechanism exists
  5. It may invoke the specified RTC’s aid

Legal references

  • Administrative Code1987, EO292 BookVII Sections1,12 and13: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_292_1987.html

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