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RA 7662 vests in the Legal Education Board (LEB) the power to set standards for legal education and to accredit law schools for admission to the practice of law. A law school, East Gate College of Law (EGCOL), had never been accredited by the LEB during its operation from 1990 to 2010. A graduate, Sienna Cortez, earned her JD from EGCOL in 2009 and applied to sit for the Bar in 2010. As of 2010, the Supreme Court had not recognized EGCOL’s diploma for Bar eligibility. In 2012, EGCOL obtains LEB accreditation. In 2014, the Supreme Court recognizes EGCOL’s diploma for Bar eligibility. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine and RA 7662 rule that governs eligibility to sit for the Bar when the law school is not LEB-accredited at the time of graduation. (b) Apply the rule to Sienna's situation: Is she eligible to take the Bar in 2010? (c) If EGCOL obtains LEB accreditation in 2012 and the Supreme Court recognizes the diploma in 2014, discuss whether Sienna's 2010 eligibility could be retroactively cured or remains limited by the 2010 status.