Practice question
A school receives notice withdrawing accreditation for failure to maintain standards. It does not correct the deficiencies. An official claims RA7662 Section10 makes withdrawal immediately effective on receipt, ignoring the semester-or-trimester provision. Which is correct?
- Section10 specifies effect after the lapse of the following semester or trimester, subject to its correction qualification
- Immediate receipt is the statutory rule in every case
- Accreditation can never be withdrawn
- Only a private donor may set effectivity
- The school may disregard every notice forever
Legal references
- A.M.24-10-05-SC, August12,2025, effective November3,2025, amended Rule138 Sections1–3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_24-10-05-sc_2025.pdf
- Republic Act7662, Sections7(c)–(d),8–10, read with Pimentel’s invalidation of Sections7(g)–(h): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1993/ra_7662_1993.html
- Pimentel v. Legal Education Board, G.R.230642/242954, November9,2021, MAIN resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/nov2021/gr_230642_2021.html
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