*R.A. No.

8249 look effecl on Ieliuaiy 23, 1997

*R.A. No. 7975 look effecl on May 6, 1995

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B"#C%$%'D !"#$%&#'(%)* &#,"## '-. /A?0 ,"#)(%'D ) $!#,%)*
,-E"( (- F# G'-H' )$ I$)'&%D)'F)J)'K )'& L-"
-(M#" !E"!-$#$N

WHLRLAS, lhe nev Conslilulion decIaies lhal a pulIic office is a pulIic liusl
and oidains lhal pulIic officeis and enpIoyees shaII seive vilh a highesl degiee of
iesponsiliIily, inlegiily, IoyaIly and efficiency and shaII ienain al aII lines accounlalIe
lo lhe peopIe,

WHLRLAS, lo allain lhe highesl noins of officiaI conducl iequiied of pulIic
officeis and enpIoyees, Seclion 5, AilicIe XIII of lhe Nev Conslilulion piovides foi lhe
ciealion of a speciaI couil lo le knovn as !"#$%&"#'"("#,

NOW, THLRLIORL, I, ILRDINAND L. MARCOS, Iiesidenl of lhe IhiIippines,
ly viilue of lhe poveis in ne vesled ly lhe Conslilulion, do heiely oidei and deciee as
foIIovs:

!"#$%&' )* !+',%-+'.+/+'0 #&12&3%$%&'0 45+6%7%#+$%&'30 $"'58"0 8"1&9+60 +',
#&12"'3+$%&'* ** A speciaI couil, of lhe sane IeveI as lhe Couil of AppeaIs and
possessing aII lhe inheienl poveis of a couil of juslice, lo le knovn as lhe !"#$%&"#'"("#
is heiely ciealed conposed of a Iiesiding }uslice and fouileen Associale }uslices vho
shaII le appoinled ly lhe Iiesidenl. (+, "-.#$.$ '( /0+0 120 3456)

No peison shaII le appoinled Iiesiding }uslice oi Associale }uslice of lhe
!"#$%&"#'"("#, unIess he is naluiaI-loin cilizen of lhe IhiIippines, al Iease 4O yeais of age
and foi al Iease len yeais has leen a judge of a couil of iecoid oi leen engaged in lhe
piaclice of Iav in lhe IhiIippines oi has heId office iequiiing adnission lo lhe lai as a
pie-iequisile foi a Iike peiiod.

The Iiesiding }uslice shaII le so designaled in his connission and lhe olhei
}uslices shaII have piecedence accoiding lo lhe dales of lheii iespeclive of connission,
oi, vhen lhe connission of lvo oi noie of lhen shaII leai lhe sane dale, accoiding lo
lhe oidei in vhich lheii connissions have leen issued ly lhe Iiesidenl.

The Iiesiding }uslice and lhe Associale }uslices shaII nol le ienoved fion office
excepl on inpeachnenl upon lhe giounds and in lhe nannei piovided foi in Seclion 2, 3
and 4 of AilicIe XIII of lhe 1973 Conslilulion.

The Iiesiding }uslice shaII ieceive an annuaI conpensalion of I6O, OOO.OO and
each Associale }uslice I 55, OOO.OO vhich shaII le dininished duiing lheii conlinuance
in office. They shaII have lhe sane iank, piiviIeges and olhei enoIunenls, le suljecl lo
lhe sane inhililion and disquaIificalions, and enjoy lhe sane ieliienenl and olhei
lenefils as lhose piovided foi undei exisling Iavs foi lhe Iiesiding }uslice and Associale
}uslices of lhe Couil of AppeaIs.
!"
Whenevei lhe saIaiies of lhe Iiesiding }uslice and Associale }uslices of lhe Couil
of AppeaIs aie incieased, such incieases in saIaiies shaII le coiiespondingIy exlended lo
and enjoyed ly lhe Iiesiding }uslice and Associale }uslices of lhe !"#$%&"#'"("#0

They shaII hoId office unliI lhey ieach lhe age of 65 yeais oi lecone
incapacilaled lo dischaige lhe dulies of lheii office.

!"#$%&' :* ;77%#%+6 !$+$%&'0 <6+#" &7 =&6,%'- !"33%&'3* ** The !"#$%&"#'"("#
shaII have ils piincipaI office of lhe Melio ManiIa aiea and shaII hoId sessions lheieal foi
lhe liiaI and deleininalion of cases fiIed vilh il: 7829%$.$: ;2<.9.8: Thal cases oiiginaling
fion lhe piincipaI geogiaphicaI iegions of lhe counliy, lhal is, fion Luzon, Visayas, oi
Mindanao, shaII le heaid in lheii iespeclive iegions of oiigin excepl onIy vhen lhe
giealei convenience of lhe accused and of lhe vilnesses, oi olhei conpeIIing
consideialions iequiie lhe conliaiy, in vhich inslance a case oiiginaling fion one
geogiaphicaI iegion: 7829%$.$: =>8?;.8, Thal foi lhis puipose lhe piesiding juslice shaII
aulhoiize any division oi divisions of lhe couil lo hoId sessions al any line and pIace
oulside Melio ManiIa and, vheie lhe inleiesl of juslice so iequiies, oulside lhe leiiiloiiaI
loundaiies of lhe IhiIippines. The !"#$%&"#'"("# nay iequiie lhe seivices of lhe
peisonneI and use of faciIilies of lhe couils oi olhei goveinnenl offices vheie any of lhe
divisions is hoIding sessions and lhe peisonneI of such couils oi offices shaII le suljecl
lo lhe oideis of lhe !"#$%&"#'"("#0 (+, "-.#$.$ '( /0+0 1@0 3456)

!"#$%&' >* ?%9%3%&' &7 $@" A&58$0 B5&851 ** The !"#$%&"#'"("# shaII sil in five
(5) divisions of lhiee }uslices each. The five (5) nay sil al lhe sane line.

Thiee }uslices shaII conslilule a quoiun foi sessions in divisions: Iiovided, lhal
vhen lhe iequiied quoiun foi lhe pailicuIai division cannol le had due lo lhe IegaI
quaIificalion oi lenpoiaiy disaliIily of a }uslice oi of a vacancy occuiiing lheiein, lhe
Iiesiding }uslice nay designale an Associale }uslice of lhe Couil, lo le deleinined ly
sliicl iolalion on lhe lasis of lhe ieveise oidei of piecedence, lo sil as a speciaI nenlei
of said division vilh aII lhe iighls and pieiogalives of a ieguIai nenlei of said division
lhe liiaI and deleininalion of a case oi cases assigned lheielo, unIess lhe opeialion of lhe
couil viII le piejudice lheiely, in vhich case lhe Iiesidenl shaII, upon lhe
ieconnendalion of lhe Iiesiding }uslice, designale any }uslice oi }uslices of lhe Couil of
AppeaIs lo sil lenpoiaiiIy lheiein. (+, "-.#$.$ '( /0+0 120 3456)

!"#$%&' C* D58%3,%#$%&' * The !"#$%&"#'"("# shaII exeicise oiiginaI juiisdiclion in
aII cases invoIving:

(A) VioIalions of RepulIic Acl No. 3O19, as anended, olheivise knovn as lhe
Anli-Ciafl and Coiiuplion Iiaclices Acl, and RepulIic Acl No. 1379, and
Chaplei II, Seclion 2, TilIe VII of lhe Revised IenaI Code, vheie one oi noie
of lhe accused aie officiaIs occupying lhe foIIoving posilions in lhe
goveinnenl, vhelhei in a peinanenl, acling oi inleiin capacily, al lhe line
of lhe connission of lhe offense:
!$

(1) OfficiaIs of lhe execulive lianch occupying lhe posilions of iegionaI
diiecloi and highei, olheivise cIassified as Ciade 27 and highei of lhe
Conpensalion and Iosilion CIassificalion Acl of 1989 (RepulIic Acl No.
6758), specificaIIy incIuding:

(a) IiovinciaI goveinois, vice-goveinois, nenleis of lhe ,"#&&>#%"#&
A"#B"B"<%&"#, and piovinciaI lieasuieis, assessois, engineeis, and
olhei piovinciaI depailnenl heads,

(l) Cily nayois, vice-nayois, nenleis of lhe ,"#&&>#%"#& A"#B>#&,2$,
cily lieasuiei, assessois, engineeis, and olhei cily depailnenl heads,

(c) OfficiaIs of lhe dipIonalic seivice occupying lhe posilion of consuI
and highei,

(d) IhiIippine ainy and aii foice coIoneIs, navaI caplains, and aII officeis
of highei iank,

(e) Officeis of lhe IhiIippine NalionaI IoIice vhiIe occupying lhe
posilion of piovinciaI diiecloi and lhose hoIding lhe iank of senioi
supeiinlendenl oi highei,

(f) Cily and piovinciaI pioseculois and lheii assislanls, and officiaIs and
pioseculois in lhe Office of lhe Onludsnan and speciaI pioseculoi,

(g) Iiesidenls, diieclois oi liuslees, oi nanageis of goveinnenl-ovned
oi conlioIIed coipoialions, slale univeisilies oi educalionaI
inslilulions oi foundalions,

(2) Menleis of Congiess and officiaIs lheieof cIassified as Ciade 27 and
up undei lhe Conpensalion and Iosilion CIassificalion Acl of 1989,

(3) Menleis of lhe judiciaiy vilhoul piejudice lo lhe piovisions of lhe
Conslilulion,

(4) Chaiinen and nenleis of ConslilulionaI Connissions, vilhoul
piejudice lo lhe piovisions of lhe Conslilulion, and

(5) AII olhei nalionaI and IocaI officiaIs cIassified as Ciade 27 and highei
undei lhe Conpensalion and Iosilion CIassificalion Acl of 1989.


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() Olhei offenses oi feIonies vhelhei sinpIe oi conpIexed vilh olhei ciines
connilled ly lhe pulIic officiaIs and enpIoyees nenlioned in sulseclion of
lhis seclion in ieIalion lo lheii office.

(C) CiviI and ciininaI cases fiIed puisuanl lo and in conneclion vilh Lxeculive
Oidei Nos. 1, 2, 14 and 14-A, issued in 1986.

In cases vheie none of lhe accused aie occupying posilions coiiesponding lo
SaIaiy Ciade 27 oi highei, as piesciile in lhe said RepulIic Acl No. 6758, oi niIilaiy
and INI officeis nenlioned alove, excIusive oiiginaI juiisdiclion lheieof shaII le vesled
in lhe piopei iegionaI liiaI couil, neliopoIilan liiaI couil, nunicipaI liiaI couil, and
nunicipaI ciicuil liiaI couil, as lhe case nay le, puisuanl lo lheii iespeclive juiisdiclions
as piovided in alas Ianlansa Ig. 129, as anended.

The !"#$%&"#'"("# shaII exeicise excIusive appeIIale juiisdiclion ovei finaI
judgnenls, iesoIulions oi oideis of iegionaI liiaI couils vhelhei in lhe exeicise of lheii
ovn oiiginaI juiisdiclion oi of lheii appeIIale juiisdiclion as heiein piovided.

The !"#$%&"#'"("# shaII have excIusive oiiginaI juiisdiclion ovei pelilions foi lhe
issuance of lhe <8%?, 2= -"#$"->,: A82;%'%?%2#: C.8?%28"8%: ;"'.", C28A>,: %#D>#C?%2#,, and
olhei anciIIaiy viils and piocesses in aid of ils appeIIale juiisdiclion and ovei pelilions
of siniIai naluie, incIuding E>2 <"88"#?2, aiising oi lhal nay aiise in cases fiIed oi vhich
nay le fiIed undei Lxeculive Oidei Nos. 1, 2, 14 and 14-A, issued in 1986: 7829%$.$, Thal
lhe juiisdiclion ovei lhese pelilions shaII nol le excIusive of lhe Supiene Couil.

The pioceduie piesciiled in alas Ianlansa Ig 129, as veII as lhe
inpIenenling iuIes lhal lhe Supiene Couil has pionuIgaled and nay heieaflei
pionuIgale, ieIalive lo appeaIs/pelilions foi ieviev lo lhe Couil of AppeaIs, shaII appIy
lo appeaIs and pelilions foi ieviev fiIed vilh lhe !"#$%&"#'"("#. In aII cases eIevaled lo
lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# and fion lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# lo lhe Supiene Couil, lhe Office of lhe
Onludsnan lhiough ils speciaI pioseculoi, shaII iepiesenl lhe IeopIe of lhe IhiIippines
excepl in cases fiIed puisuanl lo Lxeculive Oidei Nos. 1, 2, 14 and 14-A, issued in 1986.

In case piivale individuaIs aie chaiged as co-piincipaIs, acconpIices oi
accessoiies vilh lhe pulIic officeis oi enpIoyees, incIuding lhose enpIoyed in
goveinnenl-ovned oi conlioIIed coipoialions, lhey shaII le liied joinlIy vilh said
pulIic officeis and enpIoyees in lhe piopei couils vhich shaII exeicise excIusive
juiisdiclion ovei lhen.

Any piovision of Iav oi RuIes of Couil lo lhe conliaiy nolvilhslanding, lhe
ciininaI aclion and lhe coiiesponding civiI aclion foi lhe iecoveiy of civiI IialiIily shaII
al aII lines le sinuIlaneousIy insliluled vilh, and joinlIy deleinined in, lhe sane
pioceeding ly lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# oi lo appiopiiale couils, lhe fiIing of lhe ciininaI aclion
leing deened lo necessaiiIy caiiy vilh il lhe fiIing of civiI aclion, and no iighl lo ieseive
lhe fiIing of such civiI aclion sepaialeIy fion lhe ciininaI aclion shaII le iecognized:
!!
7829%$.$: ;2<.9.8, Thal vheie lhe civiI aclion had heielofoie leen fiIed sepaialeIy lul
judgnenl lheiein has nol yel leen iendeied, and lhe ciininaI case is heieaflei fiIed vilh
lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# oi lhe appiopiiale couil, said civiI aclion shaII le liansfeiied lo lhe
!"#$%&"#'"("# oi lhe appiopiiale couil, as lhe case nay le, foi consoIidalion and joinl
deleininalion vilh lhe ciininaI aclion, olheivise lhe sepaiale civiI aclion shaII le
deened alandoned. F+, "-.#$.$ '( /0+0 120 3456G

!"#$%&' E* <8&#"",%'-3F @&G #&',5#$",0 9&$"3 8"45%8",* * The unaninous vole
of lhe lhiee juslices in a division shaII le necessaiy foi lhe pionouncenenl of a judgnenl.
In lhe evenl lhal lhe lhiee juslices do nol ieach a unaninous vole, lhe Iiesiding }uslice
shaII designale lvo olhei juslices fion anong lhe nenleis of lhe Couil lo sil
lenpoiaiiIy vilh lhen, foining a division of five juslices, and lhe concuiience of a
najoiily of such division shaII le necessaiy foi iendeiing judgnenl.

!"#$%&' H* I+J%151 2"8%&, &7 $"81%'+$%&' &7 #+3"3* * As fai as piaclicalIe,
lhe liiaI of cases lefoie lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# once connenced shaII le conlinuous unliI
leininaled and lhe judgnenl shaII le iendeied vilhin lhiee (3) nonlhs fion lhe dale lhe
case vas sulnilled foi decision.

!"#$%&' K* L&81F L%'+6%$/ +', M'7&8#"1"'$ &7 ?"#%3%&'3 - AII decisions and
finaI oideis deleinining lhe neiils of a case oi finaIIy disposing of lhe aclion oi
pioceedings of lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# shaII conlain conpIele findings of lhe facls and lhe Iav
on vhich lhey aie lased, on aII issues piopeiIy iaised lefoie il and necessaiy in deciding
lhe case.

A pelilion foi ieconsideialion of any finaI oidei oi decision nay le fiIed vilhin
fifleen (15) days fion pionuIgalion oi nolice of lhe finaI oidei oi judgenenl, and such
nolion foi ieconsideialion shaII le decided vilhin lhiily (3O) days fion sulnission
lheieon.

Decisions and finaI oideis foi lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# shaII le appeaIalIe lo lhe
Supiene Couil ly pelilion foi ieviev on C.8?%28"8% iaising puie queslions of Iav in
accoidance vilh RuIe 45 of lhe RuIes of Couil. Whenevei, in any case decided ly lhe
!"#$%&"#'"("#, lhe penaIly of 8.CB>,%2# A.8A.?>": Iife inpiisonnenl oi dealh is inposed,
lhe decision shaII le appeaIalIe lo lhe Supiene Couil in lhe nannei piesciiled in lhe
RuIes of Couil.

}udgenenls and oideis of lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# viII le execuled and enfoiced in lhe
nannei piovided ly Iav.

Decisions and finaI oidei of olhei couils in cases cognizalIe ly said couils undei
lhis deciee as veII as lhose iendeied ly lhen in exeicise of lheii appeIIale juiisdiclion
shaII le appeaIalIe lo, oi le ievievalIe ly, lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# in lhe nannei piovided ly
RuIe 122 of lhe RuIes of Couil.

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In case, hovevei, lhe inposed penaIly ly lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# oi lhe iegionaI liiaI
couil in lhe piopei exeicise of lheii iespeclive juiisdiclion, is dealh, ieviev ly lhe
Supiene Couil shaII le aulonalic, vhelhei oi nol lhe accused fiIes an appeaI. F+,
"-.#$.$ '( /0+0 120 3456G

!"#$%&' N* O8+'37"8 &7 #+3"3* * As of lhe dale of lhe effeclivily of lhis deciee any
case cognizalIe ly lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# vilhin ils excIusive juiisdiclion vheie none of lhe
accused has leen aiiaigned shaII le liansfeiied lo lhe !"#$%&"#'"("#0

!"#$%&' P* Q56"3 &7 <8&#",58"* * The RuIes of Couil pionuIgaled ly lhe
Supiene Couil shaII appIy lo aII cases and pioceedings fiIed vilh lhe !"#$%&"#'"("#.
The !"#$%&"#'"("# shaII have no povei lo pionuIgale ils ovn iuIes of pioceduie, excepl
lo adopl inleinaI iuIes goveining lhe aIIolnenl of cases anong lhe division, lhe iolalion
of juslices anong lhen, and olhei nalleis ieIaling lo lhe inleinaI opeialions of lhe couil
vhich shaII le enfoiced unliI iepeaIed oi nodified ly lhe Supiene Couil. F+, "-.#$.$
'( /0+0 120 H6HIG

!"#$%&' )R* SQ"2"+6", ./ Q*T* U&* KPKEV

!"#$%&' ))* <8&#"",%'- 78"" &7 #@+8-"* * AII pioceedings in lhe !"#$%&"#'"("#
shaII le conducled al no cosl lo lhe conpIainanl and/oi his vilnesses.

No ciininaI infoinalion oi conpIainl shaII le enleilained ly lhe !"#$%&"#'"("#
excepl upon a ceilificalion ly lhe Invesligaling Iioseculoi of lhe exislence of a piina
facie case lo le deleinined aflei a pieIininaiy invesligalion conducled in accoidance
vilh a appIicalIe Iavs and appioved ly lhe Chief SpeciaI Iioseculoi.

!"#$%&' ):* T,1%'%3$8+$%9" 2"83&''"6* * The !"#$%&"#'"("# shaII seIecl and
appoinl such peisonneI as il nay deen necessaiy lo dischaige ils funclions undei lhis
Deciee incIuding a CIeik of Couil and lhiee (3) Depuly CIeiks of Couil vho shaII le
nenleis of lhe ai.

The CIeik of Couil shaII have an annuaI conpensalion of I36,OOO.OO and lhe
Depuly CIeiks of Couil I3O,OOO.OO.

AII olhei suloidinale enpIoyees of lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# shaII le goveined ly lhe
piovisions of lhe CiviI Seivice Lav, 7829%$.$, lhal lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# nay, ly iesoIulion
.# '"#C: ienove any of lhen foi cause.

!"#$%&' )>* Q"2&8$ $& $@" <8"3%,"'$* * The !"#$%&"#'"("# shaII sulnil an
annuaI iepoil lo lhe Iiesidenl, incIuding aII disluisenenls of funds enliusled lo il,
vilhin lvo nonlhs fion lhe end of lhe IiscaI Yeai.

!"#$%&' )C* L5',%'-* * Theie is heiely innedialeIy appiopiialed lhe sun of
Iive MiIIion Iesos (I5,OOO,OOO.OO) oul of any funds in lhe NalionaI Tieasuiy lo caiiy oul
!'
lhe piovision of lhis Deciee and lheieaflei lo le incIuded in lhe geneiaI appiopiialions
acl. The appiopiialions foi lhe !"#$%&"#'"("# shaII le aulonalicaIIy ieIeased in
accoidance vilh a scheduIe sulnilled ly lhe !"#$%&"#'"("#0

!"#$%&' )E* !"2+8+.%6%$/ &7 <8&9%3%&'3* * If foi any ieason, any seclion oi
piovision of lhis Deciee is decIaied lo le unconslilulionaI oi invaIid, olhei seclions oi
piovisions lheieof vhich aie nol affecled lheiely, shaII conlinues in fuII foice and effecl.

!"#$%&' )H* Q"2"+6%'- A6+53" * This Deciee heiely iepeaIs IiesidenliaI Deciee
No. 1486 and aII olhei piovisions of Iav, CeneiaI Oideis, IiesidenliaI Deciees, Lelleis of
Insliuclions, iuIes oi ieguIalions inconsislenl heievilh.

!"#$%&' )K* M77"#$%9%$/ * This Deciee shaII lake effecl innedialeIy.

Done in lhe Cily of ManiIa, lhis 1O
lh
day of Decenlei, in lhe yeai of Oui Loid,
nineleen hundied and sevenly-eighl.

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