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Guidelines for Litigation
in Quezon City Trial Courts
The Supreme Court issued A.M. No. 11-6-10-SC dated 21 February 2012 approving theGuidelines forLitigation in Quezon City Trial Courts. Quezon City is considered as a pilot test area to determine the
"practicability and feasibility" of the proposed guidelines. All QC Courts are enjoined to "uniformly andconsistently apply and enforce" the guidelines and alllawyers who appear before QC Courts are required
to "observe and comply" with these guidelines.
Contents
1 Date of Effectivity and Applicability of the Guidelines
2 Common Guidelines for Criminal and Civil Cases
o 2.1 Limitation on Pleadings
o 2.2 Motions
o 2.3 Notice and service of processes through private couriers
o 2.4 Postponements
o 2.5 Calendar call
o 2.6 Oral offer of evidence
o 2.7 Lack of Transcripts of stenographic notes
o 2.8 Consolidations
o 2.9 Inhibitions
o 2.10 Memoranda
o 2.11 Free legal assistance
3 Guidelines for Civil Cases
o 3.1 Mediation, judicial dispute resolution, preliminary conference as mandatory parts of
pre-trial
o 3.2 Motions relating to pre-trial matters
o 3.3 Affidavits in lieu of direct testimony
o 3.4 Execution in appealed ejectment cases
4 Guidelines for Criminal Cases
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4.1 Schedule of arraignmento 4.2 Suspension of arraignment
o 4.3 Waiver of reading of the information
o 4.4 Petitions for bail
o 4.5 Pre-trial
o 4.6 Affidavits in lieu of direct testimony
o 4.7 Demurrer and submission of case for decision
o 4.8 Private prosecutors
5 References
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Date of Effectivity and Applicability of the Guidelines
These Guidelines shall take effect on April 16, 2012.[1] The project shall be subject to quarterly reviews bythe Committee. At the end of the 6th month from such date of effectivity, the Committee shall prepare a
Mid-Term Report on the project for submission to the Supreme Court, and at the end of the 12th month
from such date of effectivity, the Committee shall prepare and submit a Final Report on the project to the
Supreme Court.[2]
Pilot Guidelines (verbatim) Existing Rules and Comments
These Guidelines shall apply to all newly filedcases,
as well as pending cases wheretrial has not startedyet, whether or not thepre-trial has been concluded.[3] For pendingcaseswhere trial has already
commenced, where theparties consent to the
application of the Guidelines for the remainder of the
case proceedings, the Guidelines shall be applied bythe court to that case as well.[4]
1. The Guidelines obviously does not apply to all
cases in Quezon City. The following are covered bythe Guidelines:
i. All newly filed cases.
ii. Pending cases where trial has not started
yet, whether or not thepre-trial has been
concluded.iii. When all parties consent to the application
of the Guidelines, regardless of whether trialhas already commenced in a pending case.
2. The Guidelines is obviously more strict that the
existing Rules of Court. There will be more
invocations of the legal maxim that cases must bedecided on the merits, not on technicalities. A clients
is bound by the mistakes ofcounsel.
Common Guidelines for Criminal and Civil Cases
Unless otherwise provided, these guidelines shall be common to criminal cases and civil cases, includingspecial proceedings andland registration cases.
Limitation on Pleadings
Pilot Guidelines (verbatim) Existing Rules and Comments
Parties may filepleadingssubsequent to thecomplaint,answerandreply, regarding any incident
in a pendingcase, only upon priorleave of court, and
in no case to exceed 40 pages in length, double-spaced, using size 14 font.[5]
1. The consequence of failure to comply with therequirements of font-size, number of pages and
spacing is not clearly provided. It is not clear
whether the pleading will be expunged from therecord of the case.
2. If the purpose of requiring a size 14 font is to
make the pleading readable, it might not be achieved
when using certain fonts. For instance, a 40-pagepleading using Arial size 14 would only be 33 pages
using Arial Narrow.
3. From the way this is worded, it does NOT apply tothe answer, complaint and reply, which means that
the complaint could be using size 12 font which will
lead to .
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Motions
Pilot Guidelines (verbatim) Existing Rules and Comments
Motions that do not conform with the requirementsofRule 15of the Rules of Court are scraps of paper
that do not merit the court's consideration. Thebranch clerk of court shall inform thejudgeofnoncompliant motions. The courtshall then
immediately issue a final orderdeclaring the motion
a mere scrap of paperunworthy of any further courtaction, without necessity of a hearingorcomment
from theadverse party.[6]
Courts shall require only a comment oroppositionto
anymotion, which shall be filed within aninextendible period of 5 days. Thereafter, the motion
shall be submitted for resolution by the court. Unlessallowed, the filing of a reply,rejoinder, orsur-
rejoinderis hereby prohibited.[7]
1. The existing rules, particularly Rule 15 (Motions)of the Rules of Court, specify the requirements of a
motion, but does not explicitly provide the effect ofnon-compliance with such requirements.
2. Nevertheless, jurisprudence consistently holds thata defective motion is nothing but a piece of paper
filed with the court. It presents no question which the
court could decide. The court had no right toconsider it, nor had the clerk any right to receive it
without a compliance with the requirements.[8]
3. The Rules of Court, however, does not explicitly
provide that thecourt can motu propio or, on its own,dismiss a defective motion without any motion from
the adverse party. It is common, in fact, for a hearing
to be scheduled and for the adverse party to specifyin its comment/opposition that the motion is a mere
scrap of paper for non-compliance with the
requirements underRule 15.
4. The Guidelines now explicitly authorizes the courtto dismiss motu propio a defective motion. One
possible ramification of the pilot rule is the render
the clerk of court or the responsible judicial officer toadministrative liability for failing to dismiss motu
propio a defective motion. This potential liability
should compel compliance with this requirement
under the Guidelines.
5. The existing Rules of Courtdoes not specify the
number of days for a comment/opposition to be filed,
and 10-15 days for the filing thereof is notuncommon. It is not clear, however, if the phrase
"shall require only a comment or opposition to any
motion" means that a hearing is dispensed with. Itcould also mean that a hearing is still required,except that, as a rule, only a comment/opposition
may be filed and the movant can no longer file a
reply.
Notice and service of processes through private couriers
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There shall be presumptive notice to apartyof a
court setting if suchnoticeappears on the record tohave been mailed at least 20 days prior to the
scheduled date ofhearing if the addressee is from
within theNational Capital Region, or at least 30days if the addressee is from outside the National
Capital Region.[9]
Aparty may opt to avail ofprivate couriersfor the
service ofpleadings,motions and other submissions.Proof of service in such case shall either be asworn
certificationoraffidavit of service from the courier
specifically referring to the date of service and thecorresponding tracking number for the mail matter.[10]
1. There is no presumptive notice provided under the
existing Rules of Court.
2. The existing Rules of Courtalso does not provide
for service by private courier.
Postponements
Pilot Guidelines (verbatim) Existing Rules and Comments
Judges shall not grant anypostponement except foracts of God orforce majeure.[11]
No motion for postponement, whether written or
oral, shall be acted upon by the courtunless
accompanied by the original official receipt from theOffice of the Clerk of Court of Quezon City
evidencing payment of the postponement fee.[12]
In either case, if the scheduled hearing is unable toproceed due to such absence, the court shall require
the absent counsel and/or party to pay the expenses
of the present party or witness for appearing in court
on that date.[13]
Postponement in Civil Cases
In civil cases, in the absence ofcounsel, the court
shall proceed with the hearing ex parte with no right
tocross-examination. If it is the witness who isabsent, the presentation of such witness shall be
declared waived.[14]
Postponement in Criminal Cases
In criminal cases, in the absence ofcounsel de parte,the hearing shall proceed upon appointment by the
court of acounsel de oficio. If it is the witness who isabsent, the presentation of such witness shall be
declared waived.[15]
1. The waiveroftestimony of an absentwitness canonly be done if there is a fixed date/schedule for all
witnesses identified during thepre-trial conference.
2. A hostile witness who refuses to attend would
benefit from the waiver of his testimony.
3. Postponements by agreement of the
parties/counsels are no longer allowed.
Calendar call
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Courts shall call the calendarat exactly 8:30 a.m. or
2:00 p.m., as the case may be, to determine whichcases are ready to proceed. No second call shall be
made except only of those cases where both parties
have manifested their readiness to proceed. Theremaining time after the first call shall be divided
equally among the ready cases to ensure that all will
be heard on that day.[16]
The purpose of prohibiting second calls is to expedite
the entire proceeding and save time. To be fair topractitioners and to fully implement the intent of this
rule, it should also include a provision on court staff
and judges who arrive late.
Oral offer of evidence
Pilot Guidelines Existing Rules and Comments
The offer of evidence, the comment thereon, and the
court ruling shall be made orally. A party is required
to make his oral offer of evidenceon the same as thepresentation of his last witness, and the opposing
party is required to immediately interpose his
objection thereto. Thereafter, thejudge shall makethe ruling on the offer of evidence in open court. [17]
In making the offer, the counsel shall cite the specific
page numbers of the court record where the exhibits
being offered are found if attached thereto. The courtshall always ensure that all exhibits offered are
submitted to the court on the same day.[18]
If theexhibits are not attached to the record, the partymaking the offer must submit the same during theoffer of evidence in open court.[19]
1. The Rules of Court provides that "the court shall
consider no evidence which has not been formally
offered."[20] Failure to make a formal offerofevidence is deemed a waiver of the covered
evidence.
2. UnderA.M. No. 03-1-09-SC, each party isrequired to make his formal offer of evidence after
the presentation of his last witness and the opposing
party is required to immediately interpose his
objection thereto. Thereafter thejudgeshall make theruling on the offer of evidence in open court.
However, the judge has the discretion to allow the
offer of evidence in writing in conformity with
Section 35, Rule 132.[21]
3. Based on jurisprudence, a written offer of
evidence can only be tolerated under Sec. 35 ofRule
132 in extreme cases where the object evidence ordocuments are large in numbersay from 100 and
above, and only where there is unusual difficulty in
preparing the offer. Moreover, the party asking forsuch concession should however file a motion, pay
the filing fee, set the date of the hearing not later than
10 days after the filing of the motion,[22] and serve it
on the address of the party at least three (3) daysbefore the hearing.[23] In short, it is a litigated motion
and cannot be done ex parte.[24]
4. The Guidelines goes a step further -- it makesabsolute the necessity of an oral offer of evidence by
removing the court's discretion to allow a written
offer of evidence. The removal of such discretion,
while commendable in its intent to expedite theproceedings, may cause delays in cases involving
voluminous documents. Other cases in the calendar
may be prejudiced, or, considering the equal timeallotted to each case under Par. A.5 (Calendar Call),
the case will have to be reset for further oral offer of
testimony.
Lack of Transcripts of stenographic notes
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Incomplete or missingtranscripts of stenographic
notes is not a valid reason to interrupt or suspend themandatory period for deciding a case. Judges who
conducted the trial in a case and heard the
testimonies of some or all of the witnessesshall not
defer the submission of the case for judgment on thisground. In cases where the case was heard
completely by another judge, the new judge tasked to
write the decision shall be given 60 days fromassumption to office to require the completion of
transcripts before the case is deemed submitted for
decision.[25]
Consolidations
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Consolidation of cases shall only be allowed if both
or all of the cases sought to be consolidated have notyet passed thepretrial orpreliminary conference
stage.[26]
In cases involving multiple accused where a later
information is filed involving anaccused who wassubjected to further investigation by theOffice of the
City Prosecutorof Quezon City, over an incident
which has the same subject matter as a priorInformation/s against different accused, the later case
when filed under cover of a motion forconsolidation
from the OCP-QC shall no longer beraffled, butshall be assigned directly to thecourt where the
earlier cases are pending. If the earlier cases are
already at the trial stage and witnesses have been
presented by theprosecution, the prosecution shall beallowed to merely adopt the evidence so far
presented against the newaccused, subject to the
latter's right tocross-examine the said witnesses.[27]
In civil cases, consolidationshall be granted only if
there is identity of parties and issues in the affected
cases.[28]
Inhibitions
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Each party shall only be allowed to file one motion There is no limit to the number of motions for
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for inhibition in any case strictly on grounds
provided for underRule 137 of theRules of Court.[29]inhibition that can be filed under the Rules of Court.
The apparent change under the Guidelines is to limiteach party to one motion for inhibition for the entire
case, which means that a party who filed such a
motion, even if denied, cannot re-file it against the
same judge or file a similar motion against thesubsequent judge.
Memoranda
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After completion oftrial, the court shall require the
parties to submit theirmemoranda which shall not
exceed 25 pages in length, single-spaced, on legalsize paper, using size 14 font.[30]
1. The filing of a memorandum is meant to aid the
court in judiciously resolving cases. This provision
makes the filing of memorandum mandatory,whereas theRules of Court leaves the requirement offiling of memorandum upon the discretion of the
judge.
2. Section 5,Rule 30 of theRules of Court providesthat upon admission ofevidence, the case shall be
submitted fordecision unless the court directs the
parties to argue or to submit their respective
memoranda or any furtherpleadings. Therefore, evenin incidents when the court could render a decision
without a memorandum, it has no other choice but to
prolong the period to decide.
Free legal assistance
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If a party fails to qualify for the services of the Public
Attorney's Office (PAO), theIntegrated Bar of thePhilippines Quezon City Chapter shall providefree
legal assistanceto the said party. For this purpose,
the IBP-QC Chapter shall submit to the ExecutiveJudges of the Quezon City trial courts, a list of IBP-
QC lawyers who may be appointed by the courts to
act as counsel de oficioin such cases. The lists shallbe disseminated among all the trial courts in the
station.[31]
1. From the language of the provision, it is
immaterial whether a party is an indigent/pauperlitigant or not. A party of sufficient means can
choose not to have a counsel de parte, apply with the
PAO, and be assured that a counsel de oficio will beprovided by the IBP-QC.
Guidelines for Civil Cases
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Mediation, judicial dispute resolution, preliminary conference as
mandatory parts of pre-trial
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The order setting the case forpre-trial shall also
include (a) a referral to the PMC for mandatory
mediation proceedings incasescovered by the rule,and/or (b) a setting forjudicial dispute resolution, as
well as (c) apreliminary conference before the
Branch Clerk of Court. Thepre-trial properbeforethe court must take place only after all the foregoing
shall have been completed.[32]
The court shall strictly impose sanctions for non-
appearance during mediation,judicial disputeresolution, and/orpreliminary conference before the
Branch Clerkas these are mandatory parts ofpre-
trial.[33]
Courts must strictly comply with theGuidelines to beObserved in the Conduct of Pre-Trial underA.M.
No. 03-1-09-SC.[34]
Motions relating to pre-trial matters
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Motions relating to the followingpre-trial matters
shall be filed before the scheduled date of pretrial,
otherwise they shall be barred:[35]i. Summary judgment andjudgment on the
pleadings
ii. Amendments topleadings, including theadding or dropping of parties
iii. Suspension of proceedings
iv.Dismissals underRule 16, save forlack of
jurisdiction over the subject matter of thecase
(b) Thecourts must resolve said motions not later
than 30 days after submission. Pre-trial propershallonly be conducted after such resolution.[36]
UnderRule 16 of the Rules of Court, in relation to
the Omnibus Motion Rule under Section 8,Rule 15
of the Rules of Court, the following grounds are notwaived even if not raised in a motion to dismiss or an
[[answer] withaffirmative defenses: (1) lack of
jurisdiction over thesubject matter; (2)litispendentia; (3)res judicata; and (4)prescription.
However, in this case, the rule only recognizes lack
ofjurisdiction over the subject matteras a ground for
dismissal of anaction, even when such ground is notraised in a motion filed beforepre-trial. Under
Section 2 ofRule 16, the judge can, motu propio
during thepre-trial, dismiss "the action should a validground therefor be found to exist". It would seem
that the judge CANNOT dismiss an action, even if
there is a clear case ofres judicata,prescription orlitis pendentia, simply because the party did not file
the appropriate motion prior topre-trial.
Affidavits in lieu of direct testimony
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The direct examination of all witnesses shall be
presented through Affidavits, preferably in question-and-answer format. Paragraphs shall be
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consecutively numbered for facility of reference.[37]
The Affidavits shall take the place of the witness'
direct examination and no additional oral directtestimony shall be allowed by the court save for the
witness'identification andconfirmation ofhisAffidavit and its marking. The failure to submit suchAffidavitson the date they are required to be
submitted shall amount to a waiver of such
submission and of the presentation of the witness/es
concerned.[38]
Theparty presenting the Affidavitshall serve a copy
of the same on the adverse counsel and the court not
later than five days before the scheduledpre-trial. Heshall also attach thereto copies of all documents
identified and referred to by the witness in theAffidavit which are intended to be marked in
evidence.[39]
Cross-examination shall be conducted immediately
after the confirmation of the Affidavit, and the
testimony of the witnessshall be completed on the
same setting.[40]
Execution in appealed ejectment cases
Pilot Guidelines (verbatim) Existing Rules and Comments
In ejectment cases brought to theRegional TrialCourton appeal, where the latters decision has
already becomefinal and executory, amotion for
executionof said decision shall be filed only withand resolved by the Metropolitan Trial Court which
originally heard the case.[41]
Guidelines for Criminal Cases
Schedule of arraignment
Pilot Guidelines (verbatim) Existing Rules and Comments
The arraignment shall be set within seven days from Under Section 2(g) ofRule 116, unless a shorter
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receipt by thecourt of the case, for detained accused,
and within 20 days from receipt by the court of thecase, for non-detainedaccused.[42]
The court must set the arraignment of the accused in
the commitment order, in the case ofdetainedaccused, or in the order of approval ofbail, in anyother case. For this purpose, where the Executive
Judges andPairing Judgesact onbailapplications of
cases assigned to othercourts, they shall coordinate
with the courts to which the cases are actuallyassigned for scheduling purposes.[43]
Notice ofarraignment shall be sent to theprivate
complainant orcomplaining law enforcement agentfor purposes ofplea bargaining, pursuant to Rule
116, Section 1 (f) of the Rules of Court.[44]
period is provided by theSupreme Court, the accused
must bearraigned within thirty (30) days from thetime acquiresjurisdictionover the person of the
accused. The Guidelines provides for a shorter period
seven (7) days from receipt of the case for
detainees and twenty (20) days in case of non-detainees. Nevertheless
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