PROCEDURE

RA 10951 REVISED JURISDICTION OF COURTS IN CRIM CASES AMENDING RPC

“AN ACT ADJUSTING THE AMOUNT OR THE VALUE OF PROPERTY AND
DAMAGE ON WHICH THE PENALTY IS BASED AND THE FINES IMPOSED
UNDER THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO.
3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “REVISED PENAL CODE”, AS AMENDED.
RA 8493 Speedy Trial Act of 1998
AN ACT TO ENSURE A SPEEDY TRIAL OF ALL CRIMINAL CASES
BEFORE THE SANDIGANBAYAN, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT,
METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, AND
MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
A.M. NO. 01-7- RULES ON ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE
01-SC
July 17, 2001
RA No. 8792 Electronic Commerce Act of 2000

CRIMINAL LAWS
ACT 3815 REVISED PENAL CODE

R.A. No. 1790 PENALTY FOR RECKLESS IMPRUDENCE Amended Art. 365
June 21, 1957 AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY- of RPC
FIVE OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE
R.A. No. 8353 AN ACT EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF THE CRIME OF Amended Art.
September 30, RAPE, RECLASSIFYING THE SAME AS A CRIME AGAINST 266-A
1997 PERSONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS
AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL
CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
R.A. No. 10951 An Act Adjusting the Amount or the Value of Property Amended Act No.
July 24, 2017 and Damage on Which a Penalty is Based and the Fines 3815
Imposed Under the Revised Penal Code, Amending for
the Purpose Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as "The
Revised Penal Code", as Amended

ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
R.A. No. 9003 ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT AN ACT
January 26, 2001 PROVIDING FOR AN ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM,
CREATING THE NECESSARY INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS AND
INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

CHILDREN
P.D. 603 THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE
RA NO. 7610 LAW AGAINST CHILD ABUSE
JUNE 17, 1992 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRONGER DETERRENCE AND SPECIAL PROTECTION
AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

RA NO. 9344 JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFACE CODE

JULY 25, 2005 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE
SYSTEM, CREATING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE COUNCIL UNDER THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.

DRUGS
RA NO. 9165 DRUGS LAW
JUNE 7, 2002 AN ACT INSTITUTING THE COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF
2002, REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6425, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 1972, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FUNDS
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
OCA CIRCULAR PLEA BARGAINING FRAMEWORK IN DRUGS CASES Sec 11, par 2
NO. 90-2018 (RA 9185) Sec 11, par 2
MAY 4, 2018 Sec 11 par 3
Sec 11 par 3
Sec 5 (Shabu)
Sec 5 (Marijuana)

PROBATION
P.D. 968 PROBATION LAW OF 1976
July 24, 1976

FIRECRAKERS
RA NO. 7183 AN ACT REGULATING THE SALE, MANUFACTURE,
JAN 30, 1992 DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF FIRECRACKERS AND OTHER
PYROTECHNIC DEVICES
IRR of RA No. 7183
Oct 13, 2012
EO NO. 28 PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION AND CONTROL OF
THE USE OF FIRECRACKERS AND OTHER PYROTECHNIC
DEVICES

GAMBLING
RA No. 9287 Increasing penalties for Illegal number games
April 2, 2004
PD No. 1602 Prescribing stiffer penalties on Illegal Gambling
June 11, 1978
Art. 195-199, RPC R Illegal Gambling and betting Horse Racing Repealed by RA
RA 3063 Bookies 1602
PD 449 Cockfighting
PD 483 Game fixing
PD 510 Slot machines
PD 1306 Jai Alai Bookies

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OR CANCELLATION OF ENTRY

ACT No. 3753 Law on Registry of Civil Status
November 26, 1930
RULE 103 CHANGE OF NAME AMENDED BY
Rules of Court CLERICAL CHANGE RA 9048
File Petition in RTC where he is a resident for 3 years
Publish Order for 3 consecutive weeks
CC SolGen/Fiscal
Order CC Mun/City Civil Registrar
RULE 108 CANCELLATION OR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN
Rules of Court THE CIVIL REGISTRAR
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE
File Petition in RTC where Civil Registrar is located
Publish Order once a week for 3 consecutive weeks in NPGC in the Province
Order CC Mun/City Civil Registrar
RA NO. 9048 CORRECTION/CANCELLATION OF CLERICAL
MARCH 22, 2001 ERROR AND CHANGE OF FIRSTNAME/NICKNAME
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OR
THE CONSUL GENERAL TO CORRECT A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL
ERROR IN AN ENTRY AND/OR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME OR NICKNAME IN
THE CIVIL REGISTER WITHOUT NEED OF A JUDICIAL ORDER, AMENDING
FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLES 376 AND 412 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES.
RA 10172 AN ACT FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL Amended Sections
REGISTRAR OR THE CONSUL GENERAL TO CORRECT CLERICAL OR 1,2,5,8 of R.A. No. 9048
August 15, 2012 TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN THE DAY AND MONTH IN THE DATE OF
BIRTH OR SEX OF A PERSON APPEARING IN THE CIVIL REGISTER
WITHOUT NEED OF A JUDICIAL ORDER, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINETY FORTY-EIGHT

IRR of R.A. No. RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10172
10172
PSA-Administrative
Order No. 1, 2012
October 24, 2012
NSO Admin No
01-2012

SMALL CLAIMS
SC A.M. No. 08- THE RULE OF PROCEDURE FOR SMALL CLAIMS Payment of money
8-7-SC CASES not exceeding P100k
September 9, 2008

BARANGAY CONCILIATION
R. A. 7160 Local Government Code of 1991
SECTIONS 399-
422, CHAPTER
VII, TITLE I,
BOOK III
January 1, 1992

SC GUIDELINES ON THE KATARUNGANG

ADMINISTRATIVE PAMBARANGAY CONCILIATION PROCEDURE TO
PREVENT CIRCUMVENTION OF THE REVISED
CIRCULAR NO. 14- KATARUNGANG PAMBARANGAY LAW [SECTIONS
93 399-422, CHAPTER VII, TITLE I, BOOK III, R. A. 7160,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CODE OF 1991]

AGRARIAN
P.D. 27 DECREEING THE EMANCIPATION OF TENANTS FROM THE
October 21, 1972 BONDAGE OF THE SOIL, TRANSFERRING TO THEM THE
OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND THEY TILL AND PROVIDING THE
INSTRUMENTS AND MECHANISM THEREFOR
P.D. 266 PROVIDING FOR THE MECHANICS OF REGISTRATION OF
August 4, 1973 OWNERSHIP AND/OR TITLE TO LAND UNDER PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE NO. 27
R.A. No. 6389 An Act Amending R.A. 3844, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the
September 10, 1971 Agricultural Land Reform Code, and for Other Purposes

LANDS
ACT Np. 2711 REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE Sec. 1843 to 1870

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE

RA NO. 8293 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE
JUNE 6, 1997 AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE AND
ESTABLISHING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE, PROVIDING FOR ITS
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

FREE PATENT
Public Land Act Covers Agricultural lots only
RA NO. 10023 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE Any Filipino citizen who is an actual occupant of
a residential land may apply for a Free Patent
March 9, 2010 OF FREE PATENTS TO RESIDENTAL Title under this Act: Provided; That in highly
LANDS urbanized cities, the land should not exceed two
hundred (200) square meters; in other cities, it
should not exceed five hundred (500) square
 meters; in first class and second class
municipalities, it should not exceed seven
hundred fifty (750) square meters; and in all
other municipalities, it should not exceed one
thousand (1,000) square meters; Provided,
further, That the land applied for is not needed
for public service and/or public use.
DENR Admin IRR of RA No. 10023
Order No. 2010-12

DENR AO 2016-31 Reply is a prohibited pleading

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
PRESIDENTIAL AFP Military Personnel Retirement and Active service means at
DECREE No. 1638 least 10 years of service
Separation Decree of 1979 Optional retirement –
Sept 10, 1979
ESTABLISHING A NEW SYSTEM OF RETIREMENT AND 20 yrs serivce
SEPARATION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED Compulsory retirement
FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 60yrs old with 15yrs
service or 30 yrs service
PRESIDENTIAL AMENDING SECTIONS 3 AND 5 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE Compulsory retire – 56
DECREE No. 1650 NO. 1638 ENTITLED "ESTABLISHING A NEW SYSTEM OF yrs old with 20 yrs
Nov 8, 1979 RETIREMENT AND SEPARATION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL service or 30yrs service,
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER whichever is later
PURPOSES"
RA 10867 NBI LAW
JULY 27, 2015 AN ACT REORGANIZING AND MODERNIZING THE NATIONAL BUREAU
OF INVESTIGATION (NBI) AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR.

PUBLIC ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

MC NO. 18 AMENDED STANDARD OFFICE PROCEDURES IN EXTENDING
2002 LEGAL ASSISTANCE
RA 9406 PAO LAW
JULY 24, 2006 AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PUBIC ATTORNEY’S
OFFICE (PAO), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF
EO NO. 292 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987,
AS AMENDED, GRANTING SPECIAL ALLOWANCE TO PAO OFFICIALS AND
LAWYERS, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
JULY 14, 2008 IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RA
9406
MC NO. 07 CICL
2007 STANDARD OFFICE PROCEDURES IN EXTENDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO
CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW (CICL) UNDER RA 344 AND OTHER
RELATED LAWS
MC NO. 08 WOMEN AND CHILDREN
2007 STANDARD OFFICE PROCEDURES IN EXTENDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO
WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN SUBJECTED TO VIOLENCE UNDER RA 9262
AND OTHER RELATED LAWS
MC NO. 003 SPEEDY TRIAL ACT
2008 GUIDELINES TO BE OBSERVED BY PUBLIC ATTORNEYS IN HANDLING
CRIMINAL CASES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SPEEDY TRIAL
ACT (RA 8493) AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES (SC CIRCULAR NO, 38-98)
2010 CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC ATTORNEYS AND
EMPLOYEES OF THE PAO
MEMORANDUM ISSUANCES FROM THE CSC
MARCH 10, 2015
OFFICE ORDER 2016 REVISED PAO OPERATIONS MANUAL
NO. 244
2016