Practice question
Two actual residents of one municipality have an otherwise covered private dispute. They skip required conciliation, and no exception applies. The defendant properly and timely raises the noncompliance. The plaintiff argues that because conciliation is not jurisdictional it is optional. Which is best?
- Every nonjurisdictional condition is optional
- Only jurisdictional rules may ever be enforced
- Nonjurisdictional does not mean optional; a properly invoked unmet condition precedent can defeat the premature filing
- The parties automatically lose all substantive rights forever
- The barangay becomes the appellate court
Legal references
- RA7160 Section412; Lansangan, G.R.212987; AM19-10-20-SC Rule8: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
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