Title
Supreme Court
Amendment to PD No. 1606 on Sandiganbayan quorum
Law
Executive Order No. 184
Decision Date
Jun 5, 1987
Corazon C. Aquino amends Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 1606 to expedite Sandiganbayan proceedings by allowing its three divisions to operate simultaneously and adjusting quorum requirements for justices.

Q&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 184)

The main purpose of Executive Order No. 184 is to amend Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 1606 to expedite proceedings before the Sandiganbayan.

The Sandiganbayan shall be divided into three divisions.

Each division shall have three Justices.

Yes, the three divisions may sit at the same time.

Three Justices shall constitute a quorum for sessions in division.

The Presiding Justice may designate an Associate Justice of the Court, to be determined by strict rotation on the basis of the reverse order of precedence, to sit as a special member of said division with all the rights of a regular member.

If the operation of the court will be gravely prejudiced by appointing an Associate Justice as a special member, the President, upon recommendation of the Presiding Justice, may designate any Justice or Justices of the Court of Appeals to sit temporarily therein.

The Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan has the authority to designate an Associate Justice as a special member.

The designation is determined by strict rotation on the basis of the reverse order of precedence.

This Executive Order took effect immediately upon its signing on June 5, 1987.


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