Practice question
The complainant withdraws and the respondent also fails to answer despite reasonable notice. May the investigator assume withdrawal necessarily ends the matter before considering the record?
- No; Sections16 and18 provide continuation and the applicable ex parte process
- Yes; the combination automatically erases the case
- Yes; silence turns compromise into a court order
- Only a new private settlement can permit review
- Only a criminal trial can continue
Legal references
- CPRA AM22-09-01-SC, CanonIV Sections3,7–8; CanonV Section3; CanonVI Sections1,12,16,18,32, issued primary text: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
- VERA LAW v Hechanova, AC13986, February26,2025, MAIN opinion, public-interest discipline and substantial-evidence burden: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/ac_13986_2025.html
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