Specialis Derogat Generali.. When two rules apply to a particular case, that which was specially designed for the said case must prevail over the other.
The Rules of Procedure of the Office of the Ombudsman supersedes the discretion given to the Court of Appeals in Section 12, Rule 43 of the Rules of Court to order the stay of a decision of the Ombudsman in an administrative case appealed to it (Office of the Ombudsman v. Samaniego, G.R. No. 175573. October 5, 2010).
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