Question & AnswerQ&A (LETTER OF INSTRUCTION NO. 922)
The Director of Mines is directed to cause the field investigation.
The Director of Mines must order the legal officer/s to conduct a preliminary investigation immediately.
Preliminary investigations are conducted pursuant to the pertinent provisions of P.D. No. 77, as amended.
They are required to prepare and sign complaints or information for illegal mining activities based on the preliminary investigation.
Cases must be filed in the proper courts of justice.
The prosecution shall be under the complete control and jurisdiction of the legal officer/s of the Bureau of Mines, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules of Court to the contrary.
They fall under the immediate administrative supervision of the Minister of Justice.
The Minister exercises administrative supervision over the legal officers prosecuting the illegal mining cases.
Yes, it states that the prosecution control by the Bureau of Mines’ legal officers is notwithstanding any provision of the Rules of Court to the contrary.