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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

A. M. NO. 07-7-12-SC RE: AMENDMENTS TO RULES 41, 45, 58 AND 65

OF THE RULES OF COURT

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.
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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

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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

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THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES

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

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