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Legal Basis
The Philippine Constitution of 1935 [Section 1, Article VIII on the Judicial Department (The Judiciary,
under the 1973 Constitution) cites: “The judicial power shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such
inferior courts (lower courts, under the 1987 Constitution) as may be established by law.”
THE JUDICIARY
LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (SCPLCs)
Societal Goal
Sectoral Goal
Organizational Outcome
Major Final Outputs
P/A/Ps
A Just, Peaceful & Progressive Society
Rule of Law
Independent, Effective, and Efficient Administration of Justice
Decisions/Resolutions of Cases under SCPLC Jurisdiction
Admission to the Philippine Bar
Adjudication of cases
Supreme court
Adjudication of cases
Lower courts
- Regional Trial Court (RTC)
- Metropolitan Trial - Court (MeTC)
- Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC)
- Municipal Trial Court (MTC)
- Shari’a District Court (SDC)
- Shari’a Circuit Trial Court (SCTC)
Conduct of bar examinations
Discipline of lawyers
FY 2011 FY 2012
Target/Amount Actual/Amount Target/Amount Target/Amount
MFO 1
No. of resolutions/decisions Supreme Court 4,996 4,555 4,874 5, Disposition rate 44% 43% 46% 50% Regional Trial Courts (RTC) 132,039 91,882 94,532 97, Disposition rate 24.00% 22.88% 23% 24% Metropolitan Trial Courts (MeTC) 50,276 43,236 46,986 46, Disposition rate 30% 29% 31% 34% Municipal Trial Courts in Cities (MTCC) 56,023 40,765 44,438 43, Disposition rate 38% 42% 46% 50% Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (MCTC) 25,085 15,656 17,989 17, Disposition rate 36% 26% 30% 31% Municipal Trial Courts (MTC) 29,512 19,833 24,067 23, Disposition rate 35% 30% 35% 38% Shari'a District Courts (SDC) 37 29 31 31 Disposition rate 3300% 15% 14% 13% Shari'a Circuit Courts (SCC) 254 202 247 219 Disposition rate 39% 30% 36% 32% Child & Family Courts (CFC) 26,123 20,406 21,283 21, Disposition rate 29.00% 24.88% 25% 25%
Disposition rate 22% 23% 24% 23%
Disposition rate 29% 25% 33% 34%
Disposition rate 59% 45% 51% 51%
Disposition rate 55% 43% 48% 48%
MFO 2
No. of applications to bar processed 6,733 5,038 6,400 6, No. of certificates of admission issued 1,434 2,519 2,771 3, No. of other certificates 25,160 9,203 10,135 11, No. of resolutions/dec. of admin. cases 2,000 1,000 2,200 2,
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities - Region 7 (MTCC-7)
Particulars
TOTAL
FY 2010
(Amounts in Thousand Pesos)
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS
Resolutions/Decisions in appealed and other cases under its Jurisdiction
Admission to the Philippine Bar
Regional Court Administration Office (RCAO) - Region 7
Municipal Trial Courts - Region 7 (MTC-7)
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts - Region 7 (MCTC-7)
Legal Basis
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 884 (December 3, 1985) created an independent Presidential Electoral Tribunal
to try, hear, and decide election contests in the Office of President and Vice-President of the Philippines.
Mandate
The Presidential Electoral Tribunal is the sole judge of all contests relating to the election, returns, and
qualifications of the President and the Vice-President of the Philippines and promulgates rules for the
purpose. The Tribunal hears and decides en banc all presidential and vice-presidential election contests.
It exercises the same powers which the law confers upon the courts of justice, including the issuance of
subpoena and subpoena duces tecum, the taking of depositions, the arrest of witnesses for the purpose
of compelling their appearance, the production of documents and other evidence, and the compulsory
compliance with its orders.
Presidential Electoral Tribunal
Democratic Institution
Strengthened
Integrity
of the Electoral Process
Upheld
Fair and S peedy Resolution
of Electoral Cases
Involving the President
and the V ice President of
the R epublic
of the Philippines
Decisions/Resolutions of
E lectoral Cases Involving
the P resident and the V ice
President
Research Studies
Adjudication of electoral cases/contests
involving the President and Vice President of
the Philippines
LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (PET)
Societal Goal
Sectoral Goal
Organizational Outcome
Major Final Outputs
P/A/P
PS 68.95%
MOOE 31.05%
(Total Budget = P39,955,000)
By Expense Class
PS
MOOE
MFO 1 61.31%
MFO 2 38.69%
By MFO
(Total Budget = P39,955,000)
MFO 1
MFO 2
Legal Basis
- The Philippine Constitution of 1973 ( Sec. 5, Article VIII) created a special court, known as
Sandiganbayan, with jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases involving graft and corrupt practices
and such other offenses committed by public officers and employees, including those in government-
owned or controlled corporations, in relation to their office as may be determined by law.
- Presidential Decree No. 1486 (June 11, 1978) supported the creation of the Sandiganbayan as
provided for under the 1973 Constitution.
- Presidential Decree No. 1606 (January 10, 1979), revised PD 1486, elevating the Sandiganbayan to
the same level as the Court of Appeals.
- Presidential Decree No. 1861 (March 23, 1983) amended pertinent provisions of PD 1606 and Batas
Pambansa Blg. 129 relative to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan over cases
involving violations of RA 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act) and other offenses or felonies
committed by public officers and employees in relation to their office.
- Executive Order No. 14 (May 7, 1986), as amended by EO 14-A (August 18, 1986), defined the
jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan over cases filed by the Philippine Commission on Good Government
(PCGG) involving the ill-gotten wealth of the Marcos family and relatives.
- The Philippine Constitution of 1987 (Sec. 4, Article XI) provided for the anti-graft court known as the
Sandiganbayan to continue to function and exercise its jurisdiction over graft and corruption practices
provided by law.
- Republic Act 7975 (March 30, 1995) strengthened the functional and structural organization of the
Sandiganbayan.
- Republic Act 8249 (February 5, 1997) further defined the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, amending
for the purpose PD 1606.
Mandate
The Sandiganbayan (SB) tries and decides criminal and civil cases against government officials and
employees accused of graft and corruption and similar other offenses.
Sandiganbayan
Particulars PS MOOE CO TOTAL % SHARE MFO 1 Adjudication of Cases Involving Graft and Corrupt Practices Committed by Public Officials, Employees and Accomplices
TOTAL 132,656 114,982 86,918 334,
%Share 39.65% 34.37% 25.98% 100.00%
PS 39.65%
MOOE 34.37%
CO 25.98%
FY 2012 MFO BUDGET
By MFO/By Expense Class
(In Thousand Pesos)
By Expense Class
(Total Budget = P334,556,000 )
PS
MOOE
CO
FY 2011 FY 2012
Target/Amount Actual/Amount Target/Amount Target/Amount
MFO 1
No. of cases received/handled 3,653 2,405 3,498 3, No. of cases disposed 543 247 444 497 Disposition Rate 14.86%^ 10.27%^ 12.69% 14.02%
Adjudication of Cases Involving Graft and Corrupt Practices Committed by Public Officials, Employees and Accomplices
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS
(Amounts in Thousand Pesos)
FY 2010
TOTAL
Particulars
Legal Basis
z Commonwealth Act No. 3 (December 31, 1935) created the Court of Appeals, introducing a new
appellate layer between the Supreme Court and the courts of first instance.
z Commonwealth Act No. 259 (March 1938) named Appellate Judges as Associate Justices and increased their
number from the original 11 magistrates to 15 (further increased to 19 by EO 395, December 1941).
z Executive Order No. 27 (January 1944) regionalized the Court of Appeals pursuant to Act. No. 10 of
the Japanese-sponsored Philippine Republic.
z Republic Act No. 52 (October 4, 1946) re-created the Court of Appeals (abolished by President
Sergio Osmeña through EO 37, March 1945), with a Presiding Justice and 14 Associate Justices.
z Republic Act No. 296 (June 1948), the Judiciary Act of 1948, introduced the petition for review as a
mode of review of decisions of the courts of first instance.
z Presidential Decree No. 1482 (June 10, 1978) increased the membership of the Court from 18 (RA
1605, August 1956) and 24 (RA 5204, June 1968) to 45 Justices.
z Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 (August 14, 1981), the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, converted
the Court of Appeals into the Intermediate Appellate Court consisting of a Presiding Appellate Justice
and 49 Associate Appellate Justices.
z Executive Order No. 33 (July 28, 1986) restored the original name to Court of Appeals with a Presiding
Justice and 50 Associate Justices.
z Republic Act No. 7902 (February 23, 1995) expanded the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals,
amending for the purpose Section Nine of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129.
z Republic Act No. 8246 (December 30, 1996) created six additional Divisions in the Court of Appeals,
increasing the number of CA Justices from 51 to 69 Justices.
Mandate
The Court of Appeals (CA) is vested with the power to review all final judgments, decisions, resolutions, orders
or awards of Regional Trial Courts and quasi-judicial agencies, instrumentalities, boards or commissions, except
those falling within the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; to try cases and conduct hearings, receive
evidence and perform any and all acts necessary to resolve factual issues raised in cases falling within its original
and appellate jurisdictions, including the power to grant and conduct new trials or further proceedings. It issues
writs of mandamus prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus, quo warrant and auxiliary writs or processes, and writs
of amparo and habeas data in the exercise of its concurrent jurisdiction with the Supreme Court, Sandigabayan,
and the Regional Trial Courts.
Court of Appeals
Particulars PS MOOE CO TOTAL % SHARE MFO 1 Resolutions/Decisions in appealed and other cases under its Jurisdiction
TOTAL 650,557 347,519 31,508 1,029,
%S hare 63.19% 33.75% 3.06% 100.00%
PS 63.19%
MOOE 33.75%
CO 3.06%
FY 2012 MFO BUDGET
By MFO/By Expense Class
(In Thousand Pesos)
By Expense Class
(Total Budget = P1,029,584,000 )
PS
MOOE
CO
FY 2011 FY 2012
Target/Amount Actual/Amount Target/Amount Target/Amount
MFO 1
No. of cases received/handled 26,150 36,820 27,377 27, No. of cases disposed 14,706 12,002 15,400 15, Disposition Rate 56.24% 32.60% 56.25% 56.86%
Resolutions/Decisions in appealed and other cases under its Jurisdiction
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS
(Amounts in Thousand Pesos)
TOTAL
Particulars
FY 2010
Legal Basis
z Republic Act No. 1125 (June 16, 1954) created the Court of Tax Appeals, a special Court mandated
to address the adjudication of appeals involving internal revenue tax and customs cases of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the Commissioner of Customs, respectively.
z Republic Act No. 9282 (March 30, 2004) expanded the jurisdiction of the Court of Tax Appeals,
elevated its rank to the level of a collegiate court with special jurisdiction, and enlarged its membership
to a Presiding Justice and five Associate Justices.
z Republic Act No. 9503 (June 12, 2008) otherwise known as the act enlarging the organizational
structure of the Court of Tax Appeals, amending for the purpose certain sections of the law creating
the Court of Tax Appeals, and for other purposes. This law created the Third Division of the Court of
Tax Appeals.
Mandate
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has exclusive appellate jurisdiction to review by appeal decisions or
inaction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue or of the Commissioner of Customs involving their
respective responsibilities under the National Internal Revenue Code and the Customs Law, respectively,
and those of the Secretary of Finance in automatic review cases where the decisions of the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue or of Customs favorable to the taxpayer are elevated to the Finance Secretary; also
those of the Secretary of Trade and Industry, in the case of non-agricultural product, commodity or
article; or the Secretary of Agriculture, in the case of agricultural product, commodity or article, in connection
with the imposition of the Anti-Dumping Duty, Countervailing and Safeguard Duty. This original and appellate
jurisdiction includes criminal cases involving violations of the National Internal Revenue Code or the
Tariff and Customs Code; decisions of Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) in local tax cases, and of the Central
Board of Assessment Appeals (CBAA) in cases involving the assessment and taxation of real property;
and collection of taxes the assessment of which has already become final.
Court of Tax Appeals
FY 2011 FY 2012
Target/Amount Actual/Amount Target/Amount Target/Amount
MFO 1
No. of cases received/handled 1,067 1,067 1,187 1, No. of cases disposed 376 315 415 415 Disposition Rate 35.24%^ 29.52%^ 34.96%^ 34.96%
Resolutions/Decisions of cases under its Jurisdiction
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS
(Amounts in Thousand Pesos)
TOTAL
Particulars
FY 2010
Particulars PS MOOE CO TOTAL % SHARE MFO 1 Resolutions/Decisions of cases under its Jurisdiction
TOTAL 128,599 60,114 4,184 192,
%Share 66.67% 31.16% 2.17% 100.00%
FY 2012 MFO BUDGET
By MFO/By Expense Class
(In Thousand Pesos)
By Expense Class
(Total Budget = P192,897,000 )
PS
MOOE
CO
