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2015-01-21 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| The rights to due process in administrative cases as prescribed in Ang Tibay, as amplified in GSIS, are granted by the Constitution; hence, these rights cannot be taken away by mere legislation. On the other hand, as repeatedly reiterated by this Court, the right to a preliminary investigation is merely a statutory right,[32] not part of the "fundamental and essential requirements" of due process as prescribed in Ang Tibay and amplified in GSIS. Thus, a preliminary investigation can be taken away by legislation. The constitutional right of an accused to confront the witnesses against him does not apply in preliminary investigations; nor will the absence of a preliminary investigation be an infringement of his right to confront the witnesses against him.[33] A preliminary investigation may be done away with entirely without infringing the constitutional right of an accused under the due process clause to a fair trial.[34] | |||||
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2003-10-07 |
CALLEJO, SR., J. |
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| The Court approved Section 8 pursuant to its power under Article VIII, Section 5, paragraph 5 of the Constitution. This constitutional grant to promulgate rules carries with it the power, inter alia, to determine whether to give the said rules prospective or retroactive effect. Moreover, under Rule 144 of the Rules of Court, the Court may not apply the rules to actions pending before it if in its opinion their application would not be feasible or would work injustice, in which event, the former procedure shall apply.[16] | |||||