Practice question
A party argues that because the eventual final order will be published, every pending disciplinary pleading is already outside Section 44. No other authority for disclosure is identified. Which is best?
- The final-order exception does not itself erase confidentiality during the pending proceeding
- Future publication automatically opens the whole pending file
- The Rule forbids any final-order publication
- The respondent must admit misconduct to obtain confidentiality
- Private preference alone repeals the confidentiality provision
Legal references
- CPRA, Canon VI Sections 1 and 44: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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