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Practice question: Barangay Conciliation (RA 7160, Secs. 408–412)

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A private dispute falls within Section408, but the court action is genuinely coupled with an appropriate provisional remedy identified in Section412(b). The opponent says only detention cases can bypass conciliation. Which is best?
  1. Detention is the sole statutory direct-court situation
  2. Every claim for damages automatically equals a provisional remedy
  3. An exception automatically proves entitlement to the provisional relief
  4. Section412(b) also includes actions coupled with the specified provisional remedies, subject to their actual legal requirements
  5. The filing itself abolishes all notice protections

Legal references

  • RA7160 Section412(b)(3): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html

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