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2011-12-05 |
DEL CASTILLO, J. |
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| Aware that petitioners are not represented by counsel, the CA could have been more prudent by giving petitioners time to engage the services of a lawyer or at least by reminding them of the importance of retaining one. It is worthy to mention at this point that the right to counsel, being intertwined with the right to due process, is guaranteed by the Constitution to any person whether the proceeding is administrative, civil or criminal. [21] The CA should have extended some degree of liberality so as to give the party a chance to prove their cause with a lawyer to represent or to assist them. | |||||