QuestionsQuestions (NLRC EN BANC Resolution NO. 01-05)
The Resolution cites Executive Orders No. 292 (1987), 159 (1994), 197 (2000), and other issuances that enjoin government agencies to adjust fees and charges at just and reasonable rates sufficient to cover the full cost of services rendered.
It takes effect after fifteen (15) days from publication in newspapers of general circulation.
(1) Certificate of Pending/No Pending Cases: ₱300.00; (2) Transcript of Stenographic Notes: ₱10.00/page; (3) Certified Machine Copies: ₱10.00/page.
Filing fee for Petition for Injunction/TRO: ₱3,000.00; Filing fee for Petition for Relief from Judgment: ₱3,000.00.
The Injunction Expense Fund is ₱5,000.00 minimum and is refundable.
Deposit fee under BP 325: (a) for first ₱2,000.00 — ₱20.00; (b) for ₱2,001.00 to ₱18,000.00 — ₱90.00; (c) for over ₱18,000.00 — 0.5% of the amount in excess (shown as x.5% in the Resolution).
Motion to Quash (re: Writ of Execution): ₱500.00; Motion for Recompute Award: ₱500.00.
₱5,000.00.
It is charged pro-rata based on the award amount, with the rates: (a) awards less than ₱5,000.00 — ₱200.00; (b) ₱5,000.00 or more but less than ₱20,000.00 — ₱400.00; (c) ₱20,000.00 or more but less than ₱50,000.00 — ₱600.00; (d) ₱50,000.00 or more but less than ₱100,000.00 — ₱800.00; (e) ₱100,000.00 or more but less than ₱150,000.00 — ₱1,000.00 plus ₱10.00 for every ₱1.00 in excess (as written) of ₱150,000.00; and (f) ₱150,000.00 or more — ₱1,000.00 plus ₱10.00 for every ₱1.00 in excess of ₱150,000.00 (Resolution’s formula shown for the ₱150,000.00 bracket).
Appeal fee: ₱150.00; Legal Research Fee (UP Law Center): ₱20.00.
Indigent litigants are exempt from immediate payment if: (1) their gross income and that of their immediate family do not exceed an amount double the monthly minimum wage for an employee, and (2) they do not own real property with a fair market value more than ₱300,000.00 as stated in the current tax declaration.
The fees/charges become a lien on any judgment rendered in the case favorable to the indigent litigant, unless otherwise provided by law, rule, or regulation.
The litigant must execute an affidavit stating that he and his immediate family do not earn gross income above the stated threshold and do not own real property with fair market value more than ₱300,000.00.
Any falsity is sufficient cause to dismiss the complaint or action, or to strike out the pleading, in addition to whatever criminal liability incurred.
For the new filing fees, the concerned party is given five (5) days within which to pay such fees during a transitory period of six (6) months from the effectivity of the Resolution.
To ensure access to justice: even with fee adjustments intended to cover the cost of services, indigent litigants meeting the defined income and asset thresholds are exempted from immediate payment, subject to lien and affidavit requirements.