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Feb 20, 2019illegal exactiongrave abuse of discretionprobable causeombudsmanrevised penal codelocal government
When Silence Speaks Volumes: Illegal Exaction and Abuse of Discretion in Garbage Collection Fees
Explore how the Supreme Court ruled that a prosecutor's dismissal of an illegal exaction case against a barangay captain constituted grave abuse of discretion.