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1) The case discusses the principles of forum shopping and res judicata in administrative and judicial proceedings. It finds that the dismissal of an earlier complaint by the Bureau of Fire Protection was not a judgment on the merits and thus res judicata does not apply. 2) It also finds that the Bureau of Fire Protection exercised an investigative function to determine if further administrative action was warranted, rather than engaging in a quasi-judicial proceeding. 3) The Court upholds the administr

Author

Sheena Reyes-Bellen

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EN