Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC Dated 22 March 2022 (Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try, and Decide Terrorism Cases and Counter-Terrorism Financing Cases)
The OCA Circular No. 71-2022, issued on March 28, 2022, designates specific Regional Trial Courts across various judicial regions in the Philippines to exclusively handle terrorism and counter-terrorism financing cases. This is in response to Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC, which aims to ensure the swift and efficient adjudication of cases punishable under Republic Act No. 11479 and Republic Act No. 10168. The designated courts are spread throughout the National Capital Region and various provinces, emphasizing a focused judicial approach to these serious offenses. This circular supersedes any prior directives on the matter and takes effect immediately.
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- What is Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC Dated 22 March 2022 (Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try, and Decide Terrorism Cases and Counter-Terrorism Financing Cases) about?
- The OCA Circular No. 71-2022, issued on March 28, 2022, designates specific Regional Trial Courts across various judicial regions in the Philippines to exclusively handle terrorism and counter-terrorism financing cases. This is in response to Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC, which aims to ensure the swift and efficient adjudication of cases punishable under Republic Act No. 11479 and Republic Act No. 10168. The designated courts are spread throughout the National Capital Region and various provinces, emphasizing a focused judicial approach to these serious offenses. This circular supersedes any prior directives on the matter and takes effect immediately.
- What type of law is OCA Circular No. 71-2022?
- Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC Dated 22 March 2022 (Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try, and Decide Terrorism Cases and Counter-Terrorism Financing Cases) (OCA Circular No. 71-2022) is a Philippine Supreme Court Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC Dated 22 March 2022 (Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try, and Decide Terrorism Cases and Counter-Terrorism Financing Cases) enacted?
- Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC Dated 22 March 2022 (Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try, and Decide Terrorism Cases and Counter-Terrorism Financing Cases) (OCA Circular No. 71-2022) was enacted on Mar 28, 2022.
- What is the citation for Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC Dated 22 March 2022 (Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try, and Decide Terrorism Cases and Counter-Terrorism Financing Cases)?
- Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC Dated 22 March 2022 (Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try, and Decide Terrorism Cases and Counter-Terrorism Financing Cases), OCA Circular No. 71-2022, Mar 28, 2022 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 71-2022
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 28, 2022
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 71-2022
| TO | : | All Designated Regional Trial Courts as Anti-Terrorism Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC Dated 22 March 2022 (Designation of Special Courts to ear, Try, and Decide Terrorism Cases and Counter-Terrorism Financing Cases) |
Pursuant to Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC dated 22 March 2022(Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try, and Decide Terrorism Cases and Counter-Terrorism Financing Cases), the following Regional Trial Courts are hereby DESIGNATED to exclusively and speedily hear, try, and decided terrorism cases and counter-terrorism financing cases involving crimes punishable under Republic Act No. 11479 and Republic Act No. 10168, respectively, committed in their respective regions:
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 77, RTC, Quezon City
FIRST JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 73, RTC, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
SECOND JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 28, RTC, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
THIRD JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 12, RTC, Malolos City, Bulacan
FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION
REGION 4-A
Branch 7, RTC, Batangas City, Batangas
REGION 4-B
Branch 44, RTC, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
FIFTH JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 23, RTC, Naga City, Camarines Sur
SIXTH JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 31, RTC, Iloilo City, Iloilo
SEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 74, RTC, Cebu City, Cebu
EIGHTH JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 45, RTC, Tacloban City, Leyte
NINTH JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 33, RTC, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur
TENTH JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 20, RTC, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 58, RTC, General Santos City, South Cotabato
TWELFTH JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 1, RTC, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
A copy of the above-stated A.M. No. 21-08-07-SC is hereto attached as Annex "A" for reference.
Any prior circular from the Office of the Court Administrator on this matter which is contrary to the foregoing is hereby deemed superseded.
This Circular takes effect immediately.
For your information, guidance, and strict compliance.
(SGD.) RAUL BAUTISTA VILLANUEVACourt Administrator
ANNEX A
A.M. No. 21-08-07-SC
Cite This Law
Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC Dated 22 March 2022 (Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try, and Decide Terrorism Cases and Counter-Terrorism Financing Cases), OCA Circular No. 71-2022, Mar 28, 2022 (Philippines)
Administrative Matter No. 21-08-07-SC Dated 22 March 2022 (Designation of Special Courts to Hear, Try, and Decide Terrorism Cases and Counter-Terrorism Financing Cases), OCA Circular No. 71-2022 (Phil. 2022)
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