What is a quasi judicial body?

A quasi-judicial body is a non-judicial body which can interpret law. It is an entity

such as an arbitrator or tribunal board, generally of a public administrative agency,
which has powers and procedures resembling those of a court of law or judge, and
which is obliged to objectively determine facts..
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SAMPLES OF QUASI JUDICIAL BODY IN THE PHILIPPINES
Philippines Commission on Elections
National Privacy Commission (Philippines)
= The National Privacy Commission, or NPC, is an independent body created under Republic Act
No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, [2] mandated to administer and implement the provisions
of the Act, and to monitor and ensure compliance of the country with international standards set for
data protection

In order to fulfill its mandate, the commission is vested with a broad range of powers, from receiving
complaints and instituting investigations on matters affecting personal data protection to compelling
entities to abide by its orders in matters affecting data privacy

he quasi-judicial agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board (or NLRB, which is
actually an arm of the executive branch, but serves a judicial function), hear cases regarding
their particular jurisdictions (in the NLRB's case, disputes between unions and management).

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Administrative Law
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JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS; QUASI-JUDICIAL,

MINISTERIAL FUNCTIONS
Judicial functions involve the power to determine what the law is and
what the legal rights of the parties are, and then undertaking to
determine these questions and adjudicate upon the rights of the parties.
[1] Quasi-judicial functions apply to the actions and discretion of public
administrative officers or bodies required to investigate facts, hold
hearings, and draw conclusions from them as a basis for their official
action, in their exercise of discretion of a judicial nature.[2] Ministerial
functions are those which an officer or tribunal performs in the context
of a given set of facts, in a prescribed manner and without regard to the
exercise of his own judgment upon the propriety or impropriety of the
act done.[3]

Before a tribunal, board, or officer may exercise judicial or quasi-judicial

acts, it is necessary that there be a law that gives rise to some specific
rights under which adverse claims are made, and the controversy
ensuing therefrom is brought before a tribunal, board, or officer clothed
with authority to determine the law and adjudicate the respective rights
of the contending parties.[4]

The Philippine judicial system is far from perfect as it continues to face several

issues and problems. Among these are the widespread perception of graft and corruption;
questions on judicial independence and the manner of appointments; negative perceptions
on delivering justice; delay and inefficiency in the administration of the judicial system;
and people’s accessibility to courts, among others.