In the context of administrative law, the Condonation Doctrine prohibits the disciplining of an elective official for a wrongful act committed during his immediately preceding term of office. The underlying theory is that each term is separate from other terms, and that the reelection to office operates as a condonation of the officer’s previous misconduct to the extent of cutting off the right to remove him therefor. (Pascual v. Hon. Provincial Board of Nueva Ecija as cited in Salumbides vs. Ombudsman)
