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Republic Act No.

10389March 14, 2013

H. No. 5395

Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress

Thir Regular !ession

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of uly, two

thou!and twel"e.

#R"P#$%&C ACT N'. 10389$

AN ACT &N!T&T#T&'NA%&(&N) R"C')N&(ANC" A! A M'*" 'F )RANT&N)

T+" R"%"A!" 'F AN &N*&)"NT P"R!'N &N C#!T'*, A! AN ACC#!"* &N A

CR&M&NA% CA!" AN* F'R 'T+"R P#RP'!"!

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in

Congress assembled:

%&'()*N 1. Short Title. + (hi! ct !hall e nown a! the /ecogniance ct of 2012.

%&'. 2. Statement of Policy. + )t i! the declared olicy of the %tate to roote !ocial

u!tice in all ha!e! of national de"eloent, including the rootion of re!torati"e

u!tice a! a ean! to addre!! the role! confronting the criinal u!tice !y!te

!uch a! rotracted trial!, rolonged re!olution of ca!e!, lac of legal rere!entation,

lac of udge!, inaility to o!t ail ond, conge!tion in ail!, and lac of oortunity

to refor and rehailitate o6ender!. )n con!onance with the rincile of

re!ution of innocence, the 1978 hiliine 'on!titution recognie! and

guarantee! the right to ail or to e relea!ed on recogniance a! ay e ro"ided

y law. )n furtherance of thi! olicy, the right of er!on!, e:cet tho!e charged with

crie! uni!hale y death, reclusion perpetua, or life iri!onent, to e relea!ed

on recogniance efore con"iction y the egional (rial 'ourt, irre!ecti"e of

whether the ca!e wa! originally ;led in or aealed to it, uon coliance with the

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;led !hall allow the relea!e of the accu!ed on recogniance a! ro"ided herein, to

the cu!tody of a


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action of the !anggunian !hall e in the for of a re!olution, and !hall e duly

aro"ed y the ayor, and !uect to the following condition!@

A1 ny otion for the adotion of a re!olution for the uro!e of thi! ct duly ade

efore the !anggunian !hall he con!idered a! an urgent atter and !hall tae

recedence o"er any other u!ine!! thereof@ Provided$(hat a !ecial !e!!ion !hall

e called to con!ider !uch roo!ed re!olution if nece!!aryC

(he re!olution of the !anggunian !hall include in it! re!olution a li!t of

recoended organiation! fro who!e eer! the court ay aoint a

cu!todian.

A2 (he re!iding o=cer of the !anggunian !hall en!ure that it! !ecretary !hall

!uit any re!olution adoted under thi! ct within twenty-four A24 hour! fro it!

a!!age to the ayor who !hall act on it within the !ae eriod of tie fro

receit thereofC

A3 )f the ayor or any er!on acting a! !uch, ur!uant to law, fail! to act on the

!aid re!olution within twenty-four A24 hour! fro receit thereof, the !ae !hall edeeed to ha"e een acted uon fa"oraly y the ayorC

A4 )f the ayor or any er!on acting a! !uch, ur!uant to law, di!aro"e! the

re!olution, the re!olution !hall e returned within twenty-four A24 hour! fro

di!aro"al thereof to the !anggunian re!iding o=cer or !ecretary who !hall e

re!on!ile in inforing e"ery eer thereof that the !anggunian !hall eet in

!ecial !e!!ion within twenty-four A24 hour! fro receit of the "eto for the !ole

uro!e of con!idering to o"erride the "eto ade y the ayor.

>or the uro!e of thi! ct, the re!olution of the !anggunian of the uniciality or

city !hall e con!idered ;nal and not !uect to the re"iew of the %angguniang

anlalawigan, a coy of which !hall e forwarded to the trial court within three A3day! fro date of re!olution.

Ae (he accu!ed !hall e roerly docuented, through !uch roce!!e! a!, ut not

liited to, hotograhic iage reroduction of all !ide! of the face and

;ngerrinting@ Provided$(hat the co!t! in"ol"ed for the uro!e of thi! !u!ection

!hall e !houldered y the uniciality or city that !ought the relea!e of the

accu!ed a! ro"ided herein, chargeale to the andatory ;"e ercent A5G

calaity fund in it! udget or to any other a"ailale fund in it! trea!uryC and

Af (he court !hall notify the ulic ro!ecutor of the date of hearing therefor within

twenty-four A24 hour! fro the ;ling of the alication for relea!e on recogniance

in fa"or of the accu!ed@ Provided$(hat !uch hearing !hall e held not earlier thantwenty-four A24 hour! nor later than forty-eight A47 hour! fro the receit of

notice y the ro!ecutor@ Provided$ further$(hat during !aid hearing, the ro!ecutor

!hall e ready to !uit the recoendation! regarding the alication ade

under thi! ct, wherein no otion for o!toneent !hall e entertained.


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%&'. 8. is%uali!cations for Release on Recognizance. + ny of the following

circu!tance! !hall e a "alid ground for the court to di!


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recogniance. (he court !hall duly notify, within a rea!onale eriod of tie, the

cu!todian whene"er the re!ence of the accu!!ed i! re


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%&'. 14. Repealing Clause. + ll law!, decree! and order! or art! thereof

incon!i!tent herewith are deeed reealed or odi;ed accordingly, unle!! the

!ae are ore ene;cial to the accu!ed.

%&'. 15. 0ectivity. + (hi! ct !hall tae e6ect ;fteen A15 day! after it! ulication

in the '(cial #azette or in at lea!t two A2 new!aer! of general circulation.

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