Presidential Decree No. 1606

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Presidential Decree No. 1606 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the special anti-graft court for public officials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Philippine law
Philippine presidential decree
aimsTo ensure accountability of public officials for graft and corruption
strengthen the anti-graft court system in the Philippines
appliesIn Judiciary of the Philippines
surface form: Philippine courts
appliesTo public officials in the Philippines
basisFor Sandiganbayan’s authority over high-ranking officials
citedBy Philippine Supreme Court decisions on Sandiganbayan jurisdiction
classification special law
concerns functions of the Sandiganbayan
powers of the Sandiganbayan
structure of the Sandiganbayan
context Philippine martial law era legislation
country Philippines
creates framework for prosecution of high-ranking public officials before the Sandiganbayan
defines appellate jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan
exclusive jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan over certain offenses
original jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan
enforcedBy Office of the Ombudsman of the Philippines
surface form: Office of the Ombudsman (Philippines)

Sandiganbayan
establishes special rules on jurisdiction over graft and corruption cases
governs types of offenses cognizable by the Sandiganbayan
which public officials are subject to Sandiganbayan jurisdiction
hasAmendment Republic Act No. 10660
Republic Act No. 7975
Republic Act No. 8249
interpretedBy Supreme Court of the Philippines
jurisdictionDefined Sandiganbayan
language English
legalCitation P.D. No. 1606
legalDomain criminal procedure
public law
legalStatus in force as amended
legalSystem Philippine legal system
primaryPurpose to define the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan
to reorganize the Sandiganbayan
relatedTo Republic Act No. 3019
Revised Penal Code of the Philippines
anti-graft and corrupt practices laws in the Philippines
reorganized Sandiganbayan
subjectMatter anti-graft cases involving public officials
jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan
targets graft and corruption cases involving certain ranks of public officials
typeOfLaw organizational law
procedural law

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Sandiganbayan legalBasis Presidential Decree No. 1606
Republic Act No. 7975 amends Presidential Decree No. 1606