Special appellate collegial court in the Philippines
Sandiganbayan
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Location
Centennial Building, Commonwealth Avenue, National Government Center, Diliman, Quezon City
Composition method
Presidential appointment from the shortlist submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council
Authorized by
Constitution of the Philippines
Appeals to
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Appeals from
Regional Trial Court
Number of positions
21
Annual budget
₱1.37 billion (2020)[1]
Website
sb.judiciary.gov.ph
Presiding Justice
Currently
Hon. Amparo M. Cabotaje-Tang
Since
October 7, 2013
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The Sandiganbayan (lit.'Support of the nation'[2]) is a special appellate collegial court in the Philippines that has jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases involving graft and corrupt practices and other offenses committed by public officers and employees, including those in government-owned and controlled corporations. The special court was established by Presidential Decree No. 1486. It was subsequently modified by Presidential Decree No. 1606 and by Republic Acts 7975, 8249 and 10660.[3][4][5][6][7] It is equal in rank to the Court of Appeals, and consists of fourteen Associate Justices and one Presiding Justice.[8] The Office of the Ombudsman owns exclusive authority to bring cases to the Sandiganbayan.[9]
The Sandiganbayan is housed in the Centennial Building, Commonwealth Avenue, National Government Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
^Aika Rey (January 8, 2020). "Where will the money go?". Rappler. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^"C. Sandiganbayan" (PDF). dbm.gov.ph. Department of Budget and Management. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
^"PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1486 : CREATING A SPECIAL COURT TO BE KNOWN AS "SANDIGANBAYAN" AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES". lawphil.net. June 11, 1978.
^"P.D. No. 1606". www.lawphil.net.
^REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7975 : AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, AMENDING FOR THAT PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1606, AS AMENDED, March 30, 1995.
^Republic Act No. 8249 : AN ACT FURTHER DEFINING THE JURISDICTION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1606, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES., February 5, 1997.
^"Republic Act No. 10660". lawphil.net. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^"PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1606, as amended by R.A. NO. 7975* and R.A. NO. 8249*" (PDF).
^Stephenson, Matthew (July 2016). "Specialised anti-corruption courts: Philippines". U4 Brief. 3: 4 – via U4.
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