AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER THE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN
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AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER THE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN
Republic Act No. 10660
April 16, 2015
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Summary of Republic Act No. 10660Strengthening the Sandiganbayan (Anti-Graft Court)
- Increases the number of divisions from 5 to 7 (Section 1)
- Quorum is 2 members per division (Section 1)
- Defines jurisdiction over cases involving: (Section 2)
- Violations of Anti-Graft laws by officials with Salary Grade 27 and higher
- Members of Congress and Judiciary with Salary Grade 27 and higher
- Constitutional Commissioners
- Other offenses related to office by covered officials
- Cases from Executive Orders 1, 2, 14, 14-A in 1986
- Regional Trial Courts have jurisdiction if:
- No damage to government or bribery alleged (Section 2)
- Damage or bribery not exceeding 1 million pesos (Section 2)
- All 3 members must deliberate, majority needed for decision (Section 3)
- Applies to pending cases without ongoing trial (Section 5)
- Jurisdiction and decision rules apply to offenses after effectivity (Section 5)
- Funding from current Sandiganbayan budget and future appropriations (Section 4)
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AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER THE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN
Republic Act No. 10660
•April 16, 2015
Republic of the PhilippinesCONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINESMetro Manila
Sixteenth CongressSecond Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two thousand fourteen.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10660
AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER THE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, FURTHER AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1606, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 1606, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 3. Constitution of the Divisions; Quorum. – The Sandiganbayan shall sit in seven (7) divisions of three (3) members each.
"Two (2) members shall constitute a quorum for sessions in divisions: Provided, That when the required quorum for the particular division cannot be had due to the legal disqualification or temporary incapacity of a member or a vacancy therein, the Presiding Justice may designate a member of another division to be determined by strict rotation on the basis of the reverse order of...
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Statutes
Republic Acts
Sandiganbayan
Anti-Graft Court
Divisions
Quorum
Jurisdiction
Anti-Graft laws
Salary Grade 27
Congress
Judiciary
Constitutional Commissioners
Related offenses
Executive Orders
Regional Trial Courts
Damage to government
Bribery
1 million pesos
Deliberation
Majority decision
Pending cases
Offenses after effectivity
Funding
Appropriations
Republic of the PhilippinesCONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINESMetro Manila
Sixteenth CongressSecond Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two thousand fourteen.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10660
AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER THE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, FURTHER AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1606, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 1606, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 3. Constitution of the Divisions; Quorum. – The Sandiganbayan shall sit in seven (7) divisions of three (3) members each.
"Two (2) members shall constitute a quorum for sessions in divisions: Provided, That when the required quorum for the particular division cannot be had due to the legal disqualification or temporary incapacity of a member or a vacancy therein, the Presiding Justice may designate a member of another division to be determined by strict rotation on the basis of the reverse order of...
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