Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1856)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 1856 is to provide financial support to the University of the Philippines Law Complex and to amend Republic Act No. 3870 to strengthen the College of Law, the U.P. Law Center, and related components.
The U.P. Law Complex is envisioned to consist of the U.P. College of Law, the U.P. Law Center, and other related components dedicated to teaching, research, training, information, and legal extension services.
Financial support is provided by collecting an additional one percent (1%) filing fee on cases filed in appellate courts and other courts. This fee is no less than Twenty Pesos for appellate courts and no less than Ten Pesos for other courts, including administrative or special courts.
The additional filing fees are collected by the respective clerks of court or equivalent functionaries.
The Legal Research Fund is a special fund established to receive the additional filing fees collected from court cases, which is then remitted to the University of the Philippines and deposited in a separate account under the National Treasurer in the name of the U.P.
The additional filing fee applies to actions or special proceedings filed in appellate courts, other courts including administrative or special courts, and agencies or tribunals exercising quasi-judicial functions.
'Special proceeding' is defined as any petition, application, paper, or document seeking official action to establish a status, right, privilege, or particular fact, or to command the performance of a duty.
The additional amount collected is immediately remitted to the University of the Philippines and deposited in a separate account with an authorized government depository bank under the name of the National Treasurer as the ex-officio treasurer of U.P.
Yes, Presidential Decree No. 1856 repeals all laws, presidential issuances, rules, or regulations or parts thereof that are inconsistent with its provisions.
The decree took effect immediately upon its signing on December 26, 1982.