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Republika ng Pilipinas
KAGAWARAN NG KATARUNGAN
Department of Justice
Mallila

VNAII-DC-_
MAR 0 8 2017

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO.

TO All Undersecretaries
All Assistant Secretaries
All Prosecutors
The OSEC Docket Section
All Concerned

SUBJECT IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES AND FURTHER

CLARIFICATIONS ON DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NOS, 003
AND 003-A, s. 2017

In the interest of the service, to streamline the process of resolving Petitions

for Review, and to provide over-all guidelines in the disposition of the same, the
following instructions are made to guide all concerned, viz.

1. COVERAGE

1.1 These Implementing Guidelines (hereinafter referred to as

Guidelines) shall cover Petitions for Review filed from July 1, 2016
until December 31, 2016, all Motions for Reconsiderations filed within
the same period regardless of the date of Petition for Review, and all
cases under Automatic Review (violations of the Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and anti-smuggling laws) only.

1.2 Pursuant to provisions of existing laws, rules and regulations, all are
hereby DIRECTED to protect, maintain and preserve the integrity of
case dockets at all times.

1.3 For purposes of resolving Petitions for Review covered by these

Guidelines, existing Department Orders and other assignments made
by the Secretary shall remain applicable, unless the same are revoked.

2. OSEC DOCKET SECTION (ODS)

 2.1 The ODS is hereby created which shall take over the functions from the
National Prosecution Service Docket Section related to the receiving,
docketing, transmitting and other support functions for the resolution
of Petitions for Review filed before the Office of the Secretary (OSEC).
Ms. Leah F. Manotok is hereby designated as the Head, ODS.

2.2 The ODS shall be composed of ODS Receiving, ODS A, ODS B and ODS
Mailing, the functions of which shall be as provided hereunder.

3. PETITION FOR REVIEW INFORMATION SYSTEM (PRIS)

3.1 The PRIS currently existing shall be continued in use. The same shall
be under the joint management and responsibility of the ODS and the
Management Information System Division (MISD).

3.2 Only the Secretary, Head Executive Assistant, and Head of ODS shall
have full administrator access to the PRIS.

The MISD shall provide technical assistance to these officials, however,

as far as practicable, it shall not have access to the contents of the
PRIS.

3.3 Computer terminals for ODS Receiving, ODS A, ODS B and ODS Mailing
shall have access to the PRIS, albeit, limited to the entries they shall
make as hereunder provided. Limited access shall likewise be granted
to specific persons only upon approval by the Office of the Head
Executive Assistant, OSEe.

3.4 Subject to laws on secrecy, privacy, and data protection/security, the

ODS and MISD shall be responsible that no other person shall have
access to the PRIS outside the foregoing.

4. FILING AND RECEIVING

4.1 ODS "Receiving" shall have the ministerial duty to receive all Petitions
for Review assailing resolutions of prosecutors filed before the OSEe.
The ODS shall receive all petitions filed, without discretion on its
compliance or form, pursuant to the following instructions.

4.2 The document shall be stamped received indicating thereon the date
and time of receipt by the ODS "Receiving". The same shall be the
date of its filing. In case the petition was filed through registered
mail, the date of mailing shall be its filing date.

In addition to the requirements under Department Circular No. 70, s.

2000, otherwise known as the 2000 NPS Rule on Appeal, Petitions for

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Review, whether filed personally or through registered mail, shall be

paginated chronologically starting from the bottom of the compilation.!

4.3 ODS Receiving shall receive the Petition for Review and encode its
details in the Petition for Review Information System (PRIS).

4.4 ODS Receiving shall likewise receive and encode cases for Automatic
Review in the same manner.

4.5 ODS Receiving shall transmit the case docket of Petitions for Review to
the Evaluator / Evaluation Committee (both hereinafter referred to as
EC). It shall encode in the PRIS the date of such transmittal. The cut-
off time for the foregoing shall be:

4.5.1 For cases filed on or before 12:00 noon, the same shall be
transmitted to the EC within the same day.

4.5.2 For cases filed after 12:00 noon onwards, the same shall be
transmitted to the EC not later than 12:00 noon of the succeeding
work day, provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as a
prohibition for the ECto receive the same earlier.

4.6 ODS Receiving shall likewise transmit cases for Automatic Review to
ODS "A". ODS "Receiving" shall encode the date of such transmittal in
the PRIS.

ODS "A" shall encode the date of its receipt of the same.

4.7 For purposes of this Circular, ODS "A" and ODS "B" are hereby created
and shall have an office located at Room 100-A, 1st Floor Delas Alas
Hall, or such other office assigned by the OSEC as suitable for its
operations.

4.8 ODS "Receiving" shall receive/accept all follow-up of cases,

requests for certification of status, requests for certified true
copies, and other similar transactions. All final actions, however,
shall be acted upon by the Head, ODS (I.e. issue certifications etc.).

For this purpose, the authority of the Head, ODS, shall be extended to
act upon the foregoing request for all Petitions for Review filed even
before July 1, 2016.

5. DUTIES OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE (EC)

. 5.1 The EC is hereby tasked to examine all Petitions for Review to

determine whether or not the Petition for Review complies with the

I This requirement shall be subject to another Circular.

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 timely filing and formal requirements pursuant to D.C. No. 70 and 70-
A, s. 2000.

The EC shall evaluate and return the Petitions for Review to ODS, in
accordance with the following instructions.

During evaluation, the prosecutors of the EC shall determine the

docket number of the case, following D.C. No. 003, s. 2017, viz.

OSEC-PR--,--

1 I computer~

Dale filed (ddmmyy)

sequence (UI)

see item 4.2.

Court level
(1. 2 or 3)

Originating ProseOJtion Office

(e.g. MNL for Manila OCP)

5.1.1 If the case is compliant, EC shall give the case due course and
indorse the same accordingly for resolution.

5.1.1.1 The entire case docket, together with the indorsement for
due course by EC shall be transmitted to ODS "Bu for
encoding and raffle to the Field Prosecution Offices listed in
Annex "Au hereof. (See Item 7 hereof)

5.1.2 If the case is not compliant as to form, the evaluating prosecutor

shall prepare a draft Resolution for outright dismissal, and EC shall
recommend the same for approval by an Undersecretary or
Assistant Secretary, following the delineation provided under D.C.
No. 003, s. 2017, and its amendatory Department Circulars.

5.1.2.1 The draft Resolution shall be transmitted to ODS "AU for

encoding and raffle to the Undersecretaries or Assistant
Secretaries, as the case maybe. (See Item 8 hereof)

Prosecutors shall likewise prepare properly addressed

envelopes together with registry return cards and mailing list
for all persons to be served copies of the resolution. These
shall likewise be transmitted to ODS "AU.

5.1.2.2 Softcopies of the draft Resolutions shall be saved using the

following file name:

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 outrightdismissal .doc

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OSECDod<elNo.
OSEC.PR._._._

case Name
PersonVPerson

5.1.2.3 Softcopies shall be emailedtodismissal@doj.gov.ph

5.1.3 If the case is not compliant as to jurisdiction, in accordance with

Section 7(d) of R.A. No. 10071, in relation to Department Circular
No. 70-A, s. 2000, the evaluating prosecutor shall prepare a draft
referral of the same. The 1st Indorsement shall be signed by the EC.

5.1.3.1 The 1st Indorsement shall be transmitted to ODS "A" for

encoding and referral/transmittal to the appropriate Regional
Prosecution Office. (See Item 9 hereof)

6. CASES UNDER AUTOMATIC REVIEW

6.1 ODS "A" shall encode in the PRIS the date of receipt from ODS
Receiving of the cases under automatic review.

6.2 ODS "A" shall conduct a raffle as to whom among the Undersecretaries
or Assistant Secretaries shall be assigned the case under automatic
review for his or her approval or reversal. For this purpose, the Head
Executive Assistant, OSEC,shall conduct a raffle system. The results of
which shall be given to the Head, ODS.

6.3 The raffle shall be among the Undersecretaries for cases under the
jurisdiction of Second-level courts and above, or among the Assistant
Secretaries for cases under the jurisdiction of First-level courts.

6.4 ODS "A" shall encode in the PRIS the date of the assignment, the
name of the Undersecretary or Assistant Secretary, as the case maybe,
to whom the case will be assigned for approval or reversal, and the
date the case docket is received by the official concerned.

6.5 ODS "A" shall transmit the entire case docket to the office concerned
within twenty-four (24) hours from the date of assignment to the
official concerned.

7. CASES GIVEN DUE COURSE

7.1 ODS "8" shall encode in the PRIS the date of receipt from EC of the
evaluated cases given due course. It shall note in the remarks whether

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 the docket was returned within five (5) -days from the date of receipt
of the EC.

7.2 ODS "6" shall conduct a raffle as to which Field Prosecution Office shall
be assigned cases for study and report. For this purpose, the Head
Executive Assistant, OSEC,shall conduct a raffle system in accordance
with the following:

7.2.1 The raffle shall be among the Field Prosecution Offices enumerated
in Annex "A" hereof. They shall be ranked according to the order
they are called in the raffle.

7.2.2 The number of cases assigned to each Field Prosecution Office shall
be equivalent to twice the number of prosecutors assigned therein.

7.2.3 Once all Field Prosecution Offices have been assigned their
respective caseloads in accordance with the preceding sub-item, a
new raffle shall be conducted to rank the Field Prosecution Office in
the order they are called in the raffle.

7.2.4 No Field Prosecution Office shall be assigned cases originating

therefrom. Also, no prosecutor shall be assigned a case for study
and report if he or she resolved the same a quo.

7.3 ODS "6" shall determine if there are other papers submitted (e.g.
comment, opposition, withdrawal, etc.) and if there are related cases
filed before the Office of the Secretary (Le. Petition for Review of other
party/ies).

7.4 ODS "6" shall encode in the PRIS the date of assignment, the Field
Prosecution Office to which the case will be assigned for study and
report, and the date the case docket, together with other papers
submitted and the case docket of related cases, if any, are received by
Field Prosecution Offices in Metro Manila.

7.4.1 The Head, ODS shall inform SDSP Pedrito L. Rances that the
dockets are ready for pick-up. SDSP Rances shall call the City
Prosecutor concerned to have the case dockets picked-up from ODS
"6" within twenty-four (24) hours from time of call.

8. CASES FOR OUTRIGHT DISMISSAL

8.1 ODS "A" shall encode in the PRIS the date of receipt from EC of the
evaluated cases with recommended Resolutions for outright dismissal.
It shall note in the remarks whether the docket was returned within
five (5) -days from the date of receipt of the EC.

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 8.2 ODS "Au shall conduct a raffle as to whom among the Undersecretaries
or Assistant Secretaries shall be assigned the Resolution for outright
dismissal for his or her approval or reversal. For this purpose, the Head
Executive Assistant, OSEC,shall conduct a raffle system.

8.3 The raffle shall be among the Undersecretaries for cases under the
jurisdiction of Second-level courts and above, or among the Assistant
Secretaries for cases under the jurisdiction of First-level courts.

8.4 ODS "AU shall encode in the PRIS the date of the assignment, the
name of the Undersecretary or Assistant secretary, as the case maybe,
to whom the case will be assigned for approval or reversal, and the
date the case docket is received by the official concerned.

8.5 ODS "AU shall transmit the entire case docket to the office concerned
within twenty-four (24) hours from the date of assignment.

8.6 For cases erroneously categorised as for outright dismissal, the same
shall be returned to the ODS in the manner provided under item 14.2.

9. CASES FOR REFERRAL TO REGIONAL PROSECUTION OFFICES

9.1 ODS "AU shall encode in the PRIS the date of receipt from EC of the
evaluated cases with 151 Indorsements to Regional Prosecution Offices
concerned. It shall note whether or not the five (5) -<lay period was
complied with.

9.1.1 ODS "AU shall determine if there are other papers submitted (e.g.
comment, opposition, withdrawal, etc.) and if there are related
cases filed before the Office of the secretary (i.e. Petition for
Review of other party/ies).

9.2 The Department shall transmit to the Regional Prosecution Office

concerned the case docket, together with other papers submitted and
the case docket of related cases, if any, by personal delivery or
registered mail, whichever is applicable.

10. DUTIES OF FIELD PROSECUTION OFFICES

10.1 Field Prosecution Offices shall have twenty (20) days from receipt of
the case docket to prepare a Resolution, resolving the case on the
merits (affirmation, modification, or reversal). Within the same period,
the Field Prosecution Office shall return the case docket, together with
the draft Resolution to ODS.

10.1.1 The Heads of Reid Prosecution Offices shall be responsible to

assign the caseload among the prosecutors under him or her and
for his or her office's compliance with the period prescribed herein.

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10.1.2 Draft resolutions shall follow the prescribed form, in accordance

with item 17, and Annex "B" hereof.

10.1.3 Softcopies of the draft Resolutions shall be saved using the

following file name:

duecourse .doc

t
OSECDocketNo,
OSEC.PR._._._ 1
Case Name
PersonVPerson

10.1.4 Softcopies shall be emailedtoduecourse@doj.gov.ph

11. RETURN OF RESOLVED CASES

11.1 ODS shall encode in the PRISthe date of receipt from Field Prosecution
Offices of the case dockets with its resolutions. It shall note whether or
not the twenty (20) -day period was complied with, reckoned until the
time it has been released to its messenger, provided, that it shall be
immediately sent to the Department of Justice by the next working
day.

11.1.1 For Field Prosecution Offices in Metro Manila, these shall return the
case dockets by personal delivery to the ODS.

11.2 ODS "B" shall conduct a raffie as to whom of the State Prosecutors
(ASP, SASP, DSP, and SDSP) shall be assigned cases for review. For
this purpose, the Head Executive Assistant, OSEe, shall conduct a
raffle system.

11.3 The raffle shall be among the State Prosecutors,

11.4 ODS "B" shall determine if there are other papers submitted (e.g.
comment, opposition, withdrawal, etc.) and if there are related cases
filed before the Office of the secretary (I.e. Petition for Review of other
partyjies).

11.5 ODS "B" shall encode in the PRIS the date of the raffle, the name of
the State Prosecutor to whom the case will be assigned for review, and
the date the case docket is received by the State Prosecutor.

11.6 ODS "B" shall transmit the entire case docket, together with other
papers submitted and the case docket of related cases, if any, to the

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 State Prosecutor concerned within twenty-four (24) hours from the
date of raffle.

12. DUTIES OF STATE PROSECUTORS

12.1 State Prosecutors shall have fifteen (15) days from receipt of the case
docket to review the resolution prepared by the Field Offices.

12.2 He or she shall indorse the same with her affirmation; otherwise, he or
she shall prepare within the given period a draft Resolution of his or
her modification or reversal.

12.2.1 Draft resolutions shall follow the prescribed form, in accordance

with item 17, and Annex "B" hereof.

12.2.2 Softcopies of the draft Resolutions shall be saved using the

following file name:

duecourse -contraryoplnion.doc

OSEe
t
Dod<et No.
OSEC'PR,_,_,_ 1
case Name
PersonVPerson

12.2.3 Softcopies shall be emailedtoduecourse@doj.gov.ph

12.3 Within the given period, the State Prosecutor shall return the case
docket, together with the draft Resolution!s to ODS "B".

Prosecutors shall likewise prepare properly addressed envelopes

together with registry return cards and mailing list for all persons to be
served copies of the resolution. These shall likewise be transmitted to
ODS "B".

13. RETURN OR REVIEWED CASE DOCKETS

13.1 ODS "B" shall encode in the PRIS the date of receipt from State
Prosecutors of the reviewed case dockets with resolutions and contrary
resolutions, if any. It shall note whether or not the fifteen (15) -day
period was complied with.

13.2 ODS "B" shall conduct a raffle as to which Undersecretary or Assistant

Secretary shall be assigned the case dockets with resolutions and
contrary resolutions, if any, for his or her approval or reversal. For this

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 purpose, the Head Executive Assistant, OSEC, shall conduct a raffle
system.

13.3 The raffle shall be among the Undersecretaries cases under the
jurisdiction of Second-level courts and above, or among the Assistant
Secretaries cases under the jurisdiction of First-level courts.

13.4 ODS "B" shall determine if there are other papers submitted (e.g.
comment, opposition, withdrawal, etc.) and if there are related cases
filed before the Office of the Secretary (I.e. Petition for Review of other
partyjies).

13.5 ODS "B" shall encode in the PRIS the date of the raffle, the name of
the Undersecretary or Assistant Secretary, as the case maybe, to
whom the case will be assigned for approval or reversal, and the date
the case docket is received by the official concerned.

13.6 ODS "B" shall transmit the entire case docket, together with other
papers submitted and the case docket of related cases, if any, to the
office concerned within twenty-four (24) hours from the date of raffle.

14. DUTIES OF THE UNDERSECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT

SECRETARIES

14.1 Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries shall have ten (10) days
from receipt of the case docket (Resolutions for outright dismissal
under item 6, Resolutions on the merits under item 11 or cases under
Automatic Review under item 4) to review the same.

14.2 For cases found to be erroneously categorised for outright dismissal,

the official concerned shall endorse the same and return it to the ODS
for raffling pursuant to the abovementioned guidelines.

14.3 For cases given due course, the official concerned shall approve, adopt
and sign the same; otherwise, he or she shall prepare within the given
period a Resolution of his or her modification or reversal, provided,
that the official concerned shall have an additional five (5) days in case
he or she decides to modify or reverse the draft resolutions.

14.4 Softcopies shall be available through the email addresses

abovementioned, provided, that access to the abovementioned email
addresses shall be limited to personnel authorized by the Head
Executive Assistant, OSEC, who shall forward the softcopy of the
resolutionjs in a case assigned to the official concerned.

14.5 Resolutions for promulgation shall follow the prescribed form, in

accordance with item 17, and Annex "B" hereof.

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 14.6 Within the given period, the Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries
concerned shall return the case docket, together with the signed
Resolution to ODS "Mailing". The Office of the Undersecretary/Assistant
Secretary concerned shall include therein photocopies of the resolution
in sealed envelopes, properly addressed to such number of parties
necessary in the mailing list.

For cases under Automatic Review, the Undersecretaries and Assistant

Secretaries concerned shall prepare the properly addressed envelopes
together with registry return cards and mailing list for all persons to be
served copies of the resolution. These shall likewise be transmitted to
ODS "Mailing".

15. PROMULGATION AND MAILING

15.1 ODS "Mailing" shall encode in the PRIS the date of receipt from
Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries concerned of the signed
Resolutions. It shall note whether or not the ten (10) -day period was
complied with.

15.1.1 The date of signing by the official concerned shall be the date of
promulgation of the Resolution. The date signed shall be indicated
by the Undersecretary/Assistant Secretary concerned in the
resolution.

15.2 The ODS "Mailing" shall thereafter transmit the entire case docket,
together with other papers submitted and the case docket of related
cases, if any, to DOJ Records Section.

15.3 DOJ Records Section shall notify the parties concerned of the
Promulgation of the Resolution by sending the photocopy copy of the
Resolution through registered mail to the parties' last known address.

15.3.1 Certified true copies of the promulgated resolution shall be made

available to parties of the case only after the same has been
completely mailed to all parties, provided, that only the Head, ODS,
shall have authority to certify and release the document requested.

16. MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION

16.1 ODS "Receiving" shall receive and encode all motions for
reconsideration filed assailing resolutions of Petitions for Review.

16.2 Undersecretary Antonio T. Kho, Jr. is hereby DESIGNATED and

AUTHORIZED to resolve the abovementioned motions for
reconsideration. Accordingly, ODS "Receiving" shall transmit the
motion, together with the case docket of an assailed resolution, as well

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 as other papers submitted and related cases, if any, within twenty-four
(24) hours from the date of filing to the office of the official concerned.

If the case docket is in the custody of an office other than the ODS,
that office shall forward the same to the ODS for transmittal to the
official designated to resolve the motion.

16.3 Undersecretary Antonio T. Kho, Jr. shall have thirty (30) days from
receipt of the case docket to review and resolve the same.

16.4 Within the given period, the Office of Undersecretary Antonio T. Kho,
Jr. shall return the case docket, together with the signed Resolution to
ODS "Mailing" for releasing. The office concerned shall include therein
photocopies of the resolution in sealed envelopes, properly addressed
to such number of parties necessary in the mailing list.

16.5 ODS "Mailing" shall follow the same procedure in item 14 in the
promulgation and release of the resolution on motion for
reconsideration.

17. UNIFORM RULES ON DRAFTING RESOLUTIONS ON

APPEAL/PETITIONS FOR REVIEW

17.1 To ensure uniformity and quality in drafting of resolutions on

appeal/petitions for review in the Office of the Prosecutor General
(OPG), the following guidelines are imposed:

17.1.1 The style of the font to be used in the body of the resolution should
be Tahoma, size 14.

17.1.2 The top margin for the first page shall be 1.0 inch from the DOJ
logo while the top margin for the succeeding pages shall be 1.0
inch.

17.1.3 The left margin for all pages shall be 1.5 inches while the right and
bottom margins shall be 1.0 inch.

17.1.4 In quoting paragraph/s, an indentation of 1.0 inch from both left

and right margins shall be followed. There is no need to enclose the
same in quotation marks.

17.1.5 Case Title / Caption ofthe Resolution-

17.1.5.1 Names of parties

The case title / caption of the Resolution shall follow that appears in
the Petition for Review, with complete names of all the complainants
and of all the respondents impleaded on appeal, without impleading

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 therein the name/s of prosecutor/s of the assailed resolution. The use
of et al. shall not be allowed.

The name/s of the victim/s or injured party/ies and not their

representative/s shall appear in the caption.

In cases referred to the prosecution by a law enforcement agency

where there is no identified victim, as in cases of prohibited drugs, the
complainant shall be the concerned police station or law enforcement
office involved, followed by the name and designation of the police
officer representing the office.

The names of the parties shall be in bold and capital letters.

17.1.5.2 Case number/s (NPS Docket No./I.S. No. and Criminal case
No., if already filed in Court)

The case number shall be based on what is indicated in the resolution

being questioned, provided, that it shall also bear the Petition for
Review number as provided for by Department Circular No. 003, s.
2017.

17.1.5.3 The offense/s charged

For offenses that are punishable under the Revised Penal Code, the
caption shall set forth the designation of the offense and the specific
article and paragraph of the statute violated.

For offenses punishable under special penal laws, the caption shall set
forth the number of the law (e.g. R.A. No.; P.D. No.; E.G. No.; etc.)
and the corresponding title.

Where there is another charge or countercharge in the same case

having one case number or in case of consolidated resolution involving
two or more criminal complaints with two or more docket numbers, the
caption shall separately indicate the foregoing informations.

17.1.6 The word Promulgated shall be placed below the case number/s
and offense/s charged.

17.1.7The case title / caption shall be separated from the body of the
resolution by a two small letter x with broken lines in the middle,
viz:

x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -. - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - x

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17.1.8The word RESOLUTIONshall be typed in the middle of the page,
two spaces from the broken lines, in bold and all caps letters and in
the font style of Tahoma, size 16.

17.1.9The first paragraph shall start two spaces therefrom.

17.1.10 Contents of the body of the resolution

17.1.10.1 In general, the body of the resolution shall contain:

17.1.10.1.1 A brief summary of the facts of the case (Appellantjs

and Appellee/s version of the incident), including an
enumeration of all the documentary evidence
submitted by the parties and the findings of the
prosecutor in the assailed resolution;

17.1.10.1.2 A concise statement of the issues involved;

17.1.10.1.3 A discussion, analysis, evaluation and conclusion by

the reviewing prosecutor of the assailed resolution
pointing out to excerpts relating to the existence or
absence of the elements of the crime charged;

17.1.10.1.4 Citation of pertinent applicable laws and jurisprudence

that would support the conclusions reached by the
reviewing prosecutor; and,

17.1.10.1.5 Where numerical values are important, the number/s

shall be written in words and figures.

17.1.11 For page two and succeeding pages, the header shall appear as
follows:

Resolution Page 2
OSEC-PR-
(NPS Docket No./LS. No. __ )
(Criminal Case No. __ .J, if any

17.1.11.1 The font style and size to be used is "Tahoma, size 10"

17.1.12 The following words, when appearing in the dispositive portion,

shall be in bold capital letters, viz:

SO ORDERED DENIED MODIFIED

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WHEREFORE AFFIRMED SET ASIDE

IN LIGHT OF THE FOREGOING DISMISSED

17.1.13 The names of the parties who should be furnished with copies
of the resolution shall be in bold and all caps and their addresses in
upper and lower cases. If the addressee is the counsel on record,
an identification shall be made below his or her name that he or
she is the counsel for that party.

17.1.14 A sample format of a resolution is herein attached as Annex "B".

18.The foregoing procedure and delegation of authority notwithstanding, nothing

in this Circular shall be construed to deprive the Secretary of Justice of his
power to directly act upon any case, at any time or level of review, at his
discretion, when the paramount interest of justice so requires.

19. This Circular shall take effect immediately.

For strict compliance.

VITALIANO . AGUIRRE II
Se retary
Department of JustICe
eN . 0201703059
Copy furnished: 1111'~llimllmllm (II
All concerned.

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 ANNEXA
D.C. No. ---' s. 2017

ASSIGNMENT DF PROSECUTORS
Petition for Review/Appealed Cases for period July 1, 2016 to December 31,2016

No. of Prosecutors
Office
As of December 16. 2016
1. OPP Rizal 34
2. ORSP NCR 3
3. OCP Antioolo Citv 18
4. OCP Caloocan Citv 33
5. OCP Las Pifias Citv 19
6. OCP Makati Citv 70
7. OCP Malabon Citv 10
8. OCP MandaluyonQ Citv 13
9. OCP Manila 139
10. OCP Marikina Citv 16
11. OCP Muntinluoa Citv 15
12. OCP Parafiaoue Citv 21
13. OCP Pasav Citv 24
14. OCP PasiQ Citv 31
15. OCP Ouezon Citv 95
16. OCP san Juan Citv 9
17. OCP Taouio Citv 11
18. OCP Valenzuela Citv 12
Total 573

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ANNEX B
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D.C. No. ---J s. 2017

BCDEFGHIJ,
Complainant-Appellant! 5,

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BCDEFGHIJ,
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Complainant-Appellee! 5,
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LMNOPQRST, For:
Respondent-Appellant! s.
Promulgated:

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---~. WHEREFORE, premises considered, the assailed Resolutions

dated January 15, 2016 and April 15, 2016 are hereby MODIFIED. The
~ City Prosecutor of Manila is hereby directed to file an Information in
.g courts against respondent-appellee KLMNOPQRSTfor and
~ to report the action taken within ten (10) days from receipt hereof.
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"" SO ORDERED.

Manila, Philippines.

NAME OF OFFICIAL
Undersecretary / Assistant Secretary

Copy furnished:

THE CITY PROSECUTOR For

i cases For
r cases
cognizable by cognizable by
City of Manila ;[Id Level 1st Level
Courts and Courts
UVWXYZ above
Counsel for Complainant-Appellant
123 ABC Street, !@# Subdivision
Quezon City 1121

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Counsel for Respondent-Appellee
321 CSAAvenue corner 890 Street
Manila 1008

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