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Yap vs. Lagtapon

SUSAN A. YAP, PETITIONER, VS. ELIZABETH LAGTAPON, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 196347 | 2017-01-23

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
The presumption of regularity in the performance of official duties is an aid to the effective and unhampered administration of government functions. Without such benefit, every official action could be negated with minimal effort from litigants, irrespective of merit or sufficiency of evidence to support such challenge. To this end, our body of jurisprudence has been consistent in requiring nothing short of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary to overthrow such presumption. This case is no different.
 
The Case

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