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Practice question: Declaratory Relief and Similar Remedies (Rule 63)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A petition challenges a municipal ordinance as unconstitutional. Which notice requirement applies?
  1. Only notice to the mayor.
  2. Only notice to the police.
  3. No government legal officer needs notice.
  4. Only notice to the local prosecutor, never the Solicitor General.
  5. Notice to the corresponding prosecutor or attorney of the local government unit, and also to the Solicitor General.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rule 63 sections 1–6: declaratory relief, similar remedies, notice and conversion.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_207118_2025.html — Republic and City of Baguio v. Association of Barangay Councils, April 22, 2025, main opinion: breach must relate to the provision construed.

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