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