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AeroPulse Airlines holds an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). CAAP issues an order canceling AeroPulse’s AOC for alleged safety and regulatory violations. The order provides two internal remedies: (i) a motion for reconsideration to CAAP within 15 days, and (ii) an administrative appeal to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation within 30 days. AeroPulse did not file any MR or appeal and instead filed a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 in the Supreme Court challenging CAAP’s order for grave abuse of discretion. (a) Identify the governing doctrine of Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies. (b) Explain the exceptions to the rule and when court intervention without exhaustion is permissible. (c) Apply to the facts: should the Supreme Court entertain AeroPulse’s petition? Provide a concise justification and outcome.