Practice question
The Solicitor General has good reason to believe a Section 1 case can be established by proof. Counsel says Section 2 makes commencement purely optional in that specified setting. Which is correct?
- The text expressly forbids filing despite sufficient proof.
- Only a private office claimant may commence any action.
- The President must personally sign every petition regardless of the other stated condition.
- Section 2 uses the mandatory must-commence direction for the described conditions.
- A newspaper’s opinion conclusively replaces the officer’s statutory assessment.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rules 66-68, specifically the procedural provisions identified in each explanation: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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