REDUCED BAIL, RECOGNIZANCE DURING CORONA VIRUS QUARANTINE PERIOD.

ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 38 – 2020, April 30, 2020.
REDUCED BAIL, RECOGNIZANCE DURING CORONA VIRUS QUARANTINE PERIOD.


"In view of the foregoing, and upon consultation with the Members of the

Court, considering the urgent need to further decongest our detention facilities,

especially during this time of public health emergency, to promote social and

restorative justice, bail and recognizance for indigent Persons Deprived of

Liberty (PDLs) shall be granted as follows, pending the continuation of the

criminal proceedings and resolution of cases against them:



1. For those charged with a crime punishable with the maximum period

of reclusion temporal or twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years,

the bail shall be computed by getting the medium period multiplied by Three

Thousand Pesos (P3,000.00) for every year of imprisonment;



2. For those charged with a crime punishable with the maximum period

of prision mayor or six (6) years and one (1) day to twelve (12) years, the bail

shall be computed by getting the medium period multiplied by Two Thousand

Pesos (P2,000.00) for every year of imprisonment;



3. For those charged with a crime punishable with the maximum period

of prision correccional or six (6) months and one (1) day to six (6) years, the

bail shall be computed by getting the medium period multiplied by One

Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) for every year of imprisonment;



4. For those charged with a crime punishable by arresto mayor or one (1)

month and one (1) day to six (6) months, and arresto menor or one (1) day to

thirty (30) days, they may be released on their own recognizance;


Any violation of the undertaking or conditions imposed on the bail or

recognizance shall be a ground for the cancellation of the said bail or

recognizance which will justify the issuance of a warrant of arrest against the

accused."