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Practice question: Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A trial judge modifies the reach of an existing TEPO. Counsel says no report is necessary because the order was not newly issued. What does Rule2 Section11 require?
  1. A report to the Supreme Court through the OCA within ten days of modification
  2. A report only on final judgment
  3. No report unless all parties agree
  4. A report solely to the newspaper
  5. A report only if the original order came from another court

Legal references

  • Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases, AM09-6-8-SC, Rule2 Sections8–11; Rule6 Sections2–4; Rule19 Sections1–3: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_09-6-8-sc_2010.html
  • Aquino v Agua Tierra Oro Mina Development Corporation, GR214926, January25,2023, MAIN opinion, TEPO distinguished from ordinary preliminary injunction: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jan2023/gr_214926_2023.html

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