Roles and Function of

the Philippines Judiciary

REPORTED BY: JONNESA LAGDAMIN
The Supreme Court

• The Supreme Court, also known as the court of last

resort is the highest court, composed of a chief
Justice and fourteen (14) Associate Justices. They
are all appointed by the President from a list given
by the integrated Bar of the Philippines (1987
Philippines constitutions, Article VIII, Section 4).
• The following are the Functions of the Supreme
Court according to the 1987 constitution, Article
VIII Section 5:
• 1. Exercise original jurisdiction over cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and over
petitions for certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, quo
warranto, and habeas corpus;
• •Certiorari - individual action; a writ issued by a superior
court requiring a lower court or a board of officer exercising
judicial Functions to transmit the records of a case to the
higher tribunal for the purpose of review
• •Prohibition - a written order by which a superior court
command a lower court or a corporation, board or a person
to desist from further proceeding in action or matter
• •Mandamus - an oder issued by a higher court
commanding a lower court or corporation board, or a
person to perform a certain act, which isi it's duty to do. It
orders a compliance or performance of an act.
• Quo Warranto - an action by the government to recover an office
or franchise from an individual or corporation usurping of
unlawfully holding it.
• 2. Review, revise, reverse, modify, or affirm on appeal or
certiorari, as the law or the Rules of Court may provide, final
judgement and orders of lower court in:
•
• All cases in which the constitution or validity of any treaty,
international or executive agreement, law, presidential decree,
proclamation , order, instructions, ordinance, or regulations is in
question.
• All cases involving the legality of any tax, impost assessment, or
any penalty imposed inrelation thereto
• All cases in which the jurisdiction of any lower courts is in issue
• All cases in which the penalty imposed is reclusion perpetua or
higher.
• All cases in which only an error or question of law is involved
• 3. Assign temporary judges of lower courts to
others stations as public interest may require, such
temporary assignment shall not exceed six months
without the consent of the judge concerned;