Practice question
A passer learns of a case before results and sends an unsworn text to a review-center friend. Does that necessarily satisfy Section 17?
- Yes, a friend’s knowledge is always Court notice.
- Yes, every text automatically is sworn.
- Yes, the result release removes all prior duties.
- No; the Court must be informed through the required sworn statement with case details.
- Yes, no official recipient matters.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 24-10-05-SC, August 12, 2025, amended Rule 138, effective November 3, 2025, Sections 2, 11-13 and 16-19 as identified: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_24-10-05-sc_2025.pdf
- In re Petition to Sign in the Roll of Attorneys, Michael A. Medado, B.M. No. 2540, September 24, 2013, EN BANC MAIN resolution, corporate legal practice and incomplete admission (not a universal current sanction tariff): https://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/sep2013/bm_2540_2013.html
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