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MAIN INDEX
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 PART I
 1997 RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
 Rules 1 to 71
 CORRECTIONS & AMENDMENTS - 1997 RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
 Bar Matter No. 803 dated July 21, 1998
 A. M. NO. 00-2-10-SC RE: AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 4, RULE 7 AND SECTION 13, RULE 41 OF THE 1997 RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
 Circular No. 48-2000
 A. M. NO. 00-2-03-SC RE: AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4, RULE 65 OF THE 1997 RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
 Circular No. 56-2000
 PART II
 SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
 Rules 72 to 109
 PART III
 THE REVISED  RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [Effective December 01, 2000]
 Rules 110 to 127

 A.M. NO. 02-2-07-SC [Effective May 01, 2002]
Amendments to Section 5, Rule 110 of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Read Old Provisions of the:
 1985 RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, AS AMENDED
 Rules 110 to 127

 PART IV
 RULES OF EVIDENCE
 Rules 128 to 134
 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS
 Rule 135
 COURT RECORD AND GENERAL DUTIES OF CLERKS AND STENOGRAPHERS
 Rule 136
 DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS
 Rule 137
 ATTORNEYS AND ADMISSION TO BAR
 Rule 138
 LAW STUDENT PRACTICE RULE
 Rule 138-A
 THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES
 Rule 139-A
 DISBARMENT AND DISCIPLINE OF ATTORNEYS
 Rule 139-B
 BAR MATTER NO. 1960
 Amendment of Section 1, Rule 139-B of the Revised Rules of Court.
 CHARGES AGAINST JUDGES OF FIRST INSTANCE
 Rule 140

 AMENDMENT TO RULE 140 OF THE RULES OF COURT RE:  DISCIPLINE OF JUDGES OF REGULAR AND SPECIAL COURTS AND JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE SANDIGANBAYAN
 A.M. NO. 01-8-10-SC

 LEGAL FEES (REVISED 2004)
 Rule 141

 LEGAL FEES
 Rule 141
 (A.M. NO. 00-2-01-SC, MARCH 1, 2000)

 COSTS
 Rule 142
 APPLICABILITY OF THE RULES
 Rule 143
 EFFECTIVENESS
 Rule 144
RELATED LAWS & ISSUANCES:
 THE RULE ON THE WRIT OF AMPARO
 (Effective October 24, 2007)
 RULE ON DNA EVIDENCE
 (Effective October 15, 2007)
 REVISED RULES ON SUMMARY PROCEDURE
 (RESOLUTION OF THE COURT EN BANC DATED OCTOBER 15, 1991 PROVIDING FOR THE REVISED RULE ON SUMMARY PROCEDURE FOR METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS)
 2002 INTERNAL RULES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
 1999 INTERNAL RULES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
 CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT
 CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
 CANONS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
 CANONS OF JUDICIAL ETHICS
 RULES OF THE JUDICIAL AND BAR COUNCIL
 RULES ON ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE
 (Effective August 01, 2001)
 GUIDELINES ON CORPORATE SURETY BONDS
 RULE ON DECLARATION OF ABSOLUTE NULLITY OF VOID MARRIAGES AND ANNULMENT OF VOIDABLE MARRIAGES 
 RULE ON LEGAL SEPARATION
 RULE ON GUARDIANSHIP OF MINORS
 RULE ON EXAMINATION OF A CHILD WITNESS
 RULE ON DOMESTIC AND INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION
 INTERIM RULES OF PROCEDURE ON CORPORATE REHABILITATION
 INTERIM RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR INTRA-CORPORATE CONTROVERSIES
 CONSOLIDATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COURTS WITH COMMERCIAL COURTS
 SUPREME COURT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN BRANCHES OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS TO TRY AND DECIDE CASES FORMERLY COGNIZABLE BY THE SEC
 AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES (MTCC) FOR THE CITY OF BUTUAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.
 Republic Act No. 9310
 AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES IN THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG ISANG DAAN DALAWAMPU’T SIYAM (B. P. 129), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF.
 Republic Act No. 9309
 AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES (MTCC) FOR THE CITY OF CALAMBA, LAGUNA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
 Republic Act No. 9308
 AN ACT CREATING ONE ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH FOR THE PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR, WITH STATION AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALANGIGA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (I) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980.
 Republic Act No. 9307
 AN ACT ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN THE CITY OF ILOILO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.
 Republic Act No. 9306
 AN ACT ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN THE CITY OF ILIGAN, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG ISANG DAAN AT DALAWAMPU’T SIYAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.
 Republic Act No. 9305
 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980"
 Republic Act No. 9276
 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980"
 Republic Act No. 9252
 AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCHES IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEZON AND LUCENA CITY FROM THIRTEEN (13) BRANCHES TO FOURTEEN (14) BRANCHES BY CREATING A NEW BRANCH WITH SEAT AT CATANAUAN, QUEZON, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SUBPARAGRAPH 8 AND PARAGRAPH (E) OF SECTION 14 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129
 Republic Act No. 9247
 AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN THE FORM OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCES FOR JUSTICES, JUDGES AND ALL OTHER POSITIONS IN THE JUDICIARY WITH THE EQUIVALENT RANK OF JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS AND JUDGES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSE.
 Republic Act No. 9227
 AN ACT TO ENSURE THE EXPEDITIOUS IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BY PROHIBITING LOWER COURTS FROM ISSUING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS, PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS OR PRELIMINARY MANDATORY INJUCTIONS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
 Republic Act No. 8975
 AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL ACADEMY, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
 Republic Act No. 8557
 SPEEDY TRIAL ACT OF 1998
 Republic Act No. 8493

 SPEEDY TRIAL OF ALL CRIMINAL CASES
 Circular No. 38-98 dated August 11, 1998

 THE FAMILY COURTS ACT OF 1997
 Republic Act No. 8369
 AN ACT FURTHER DEFINING THE JURISDICTION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE P. D. NO. 1606, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
 Republic Act No. 8249
 AN ACT CREATING ADDITIONAL DIVISIONS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS,
 INCREASING THE NUMBER OF COURT OF APPEALS JUSTICES FROM FIFTY-ONE (51) TO SIXTY-NINE (69), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, AS AMENDED OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF1980, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
 Republic Act No. 8246
 AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, AMENDING FOR THAT PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1606, AS AMENDED
 Republic Act No. 7975
 AN ACT EXPANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF  APPEALS, AMENDINGFOR THE PURPOSE SECTION NINE OF BATAS  PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED,KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY  REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980.
 Republic Act No. 7902
 AN ACT EXPANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA, BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980".
 Republic Act No. 7691
 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 1 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7154 ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOURTEEN OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1981' BY RESTORING THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CANDON AND CREATING TWO ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCHES IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR.
 Republic Act No. 7472
 AN ACT DEFINING CERTAIN RIGHTS OF PERSON ARRESTED, DETAINED OR UNDER CUSTODIAL INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS THE DUTIES OF THE ARRESTING, DETAINING AND INVESTIGATING OFFICERS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF.
 Republic Act No. 7438
 AN ACT CREATING A BOARD OF CLAIMS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF UNJUST IMPRISONMENT OR DETENTION AND VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
 Republic Act No. 7309
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOURTEEN OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1981.
 Republic Act No. 7154
 AN ACT STRENGTHENING CIVILIAN SUPREMACY OVER THE MILITARY BY
 RETURNING TO THE CIVIL COURTS THE JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN OFFENSESINVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, OTHERPERSONS SUBJECT TO MILITARY LAW, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINENATIONAL OFFICE, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSECERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL DECREES
 Republic Act No. 7055
 WITNESS PROTECTION, SECURITY AND BENEFIT ACT  (AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A WITNESS PROTECTION, SECURITY AND BENEFIT PROGRAM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES)
 Republic Act No. 6981
 THE OMBUDSMAN ACT OF 1989
 Republic Act No. 6770
 THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980
 Batas Pambansa Bilang 129
 AN ACT REGULATING THE ISSUANCE OF RESTRAINING ORDERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE, SECTION FIVE OF RULE FIFTY-EIGHT OF THE RULES OF COURT.
 Batas Pambansa Bilang 224
 AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED.
 Executive Order No. 33
 GUIDELINES ON THE CONDUCT OF DEMONSTRATIONS, PICKETS, RALLIES AND
 OTHER SIMILAR GATHERINGS IN THE VICINITY OF THE SUPREME COURT
 AND ALL OTHER COURTS
 A.M. 98-7-02-SC dated July 7, 1998
 RULES AND GUIDELINES IN THE FILING AND PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL CASESUNDER BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 22
 Circular No. 57-97
 PHILJA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 1-99
 SUBJECT :  RULES AND REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO INCLUSION OF PHILJA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ALL CONVENTIONS/CONFERENCES OF JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL
 AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1079 BY REQUIRING ALL NEWSPAPERS OR PERIODICALS TO STANDARDIZE THEIR RATES OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LIMITING THE DISTRIBUTION, BY RAFFLE, OF JUDICIAL NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE COURTS TO NEWSPAPERS OR PERIODICALS WITH STANDARDIZED RATES OF PUBLICATION.
 Presidential Decree No. 1970
 ESTABLISHING A JUDICIARY DEVELOPMENT FUND AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
 Presidential Decree No. 1949
 PROHIBITING COURTS FROM ISSUING RESTRAINING ORDERS OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS IN CASES INVOLVING INFRASTRUCTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OF, AND PUBLIC UTILITIES OPERATED BY, THE GOVERNMENT.
 Presidential Decree No. 1818
 ADOPTING AN INTEGRATED COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR JUDICIAL AND LEGAL POSITIONS IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
 Presidential Decree No. 1726
 THE SHARI'A COURTS
 Presidential Decree No. 1083
 COMPREHENSIVE COMPILATION OF SUPREME COURT CIRCULARS & ORDERS
 Philippine Law Update - The Supreme Court & the Judiciary
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THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES
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 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE PHILIPPINE BAR 
 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
 Republic Act No. 6397
 THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES
 Rule 139-A
 DECREE CONSTITUTING THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES INTO A BODY CORPORATE AND PROVIDING GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE THERETO FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ITS PURPOSES
 Presidential Decree No. 181
 BY-LAWS OF THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES
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