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An official in the Professional Regulation Commission suspends Nurse Maria Dizon, a licensed practitioner, for alleged professional negligence in patient care. The preventive suspension is issued for 30 days without notice or opportunity to be heard, and Dizon is not provided transcripts or evidence in support of the charges. After 30 days, the Commission terminates Dizon in writing, again without any formal hearing, investigation, or written findings. Dizon files a civil action claiming that the preventive suspension and subsequent termination violated procedural due process.   (a)Identify the controlling doctrine on procedural due process applicable to administrative actions under Philippine law. (b)Apply the doctrine to Dizon's facts and determine whether the suspension and termination violated due process. (c)If there was a due-process violation, what remedy should Dizon obtain.