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AppealFrom

MunicipalTrial

Courtsto theRegion

al TrialCourts

AppealFromThe

Regional TrialCourts

Petitionfor

ReviewFromthe

Regional TrialCourts

to theCourt ofAppeals

AppealsFrom theCourt of

TaxAppeals

and Quasi-JudicialAgencies

to theCourt ofAppeals

rdinar!Appealed Cases

Appeal"!

Certiorari to the#upreme Court

Certiorari,

Prohibition and

Mandamus

Column1 RULE 40 RULE 41 RULE 42 RULE 43 RULE 44 RULE 45 RULE 65

Subject ofappeal.

An appealmay betaken froma

judgmentor finalorder thatcompletelydisposesof thecase, or ofa

particularmatterthereinwhendeclaredby theseRules tobeappealable. Noappealmay betakenfrom:a) Anorderdenying amotion fornew trialorreconsideration;b) Anorderdenying apetition forrelief orany similarmotionseekingrelief from

judgment;c) An

interlocutory order;d) Anorderdisallowing ordismissingan appeal;e) Anorderdenying amotion toset asidea

judgmentbyconsent,

confessionorcompromise on theground offraud,mistake orduress, orany otherground!itiating

his Rule shallapply toappeals from

judgments orfinal orders ofthe "ourt of#a$ Appealsand fromawards,

judgments,final orders orresolutions of

or authori%edby any &uasi'

judicialagency in thee$ercise of its&uasi'judicialfunctions.

Among theseagencies arethe "i!il(er!ice"ommission,"entral oardof

AssessmentAppeals,(ecuritiesand*$change"ommission,+ffice of theresident,-andRegistration

Authority,(ocial(ecurity"ommission,"i!il

Aeronauticsoard,ureau ofatents,

#rademarksand#echnology#ransfer,National*lectrification

Administration, *nergyRegulatoryoard,National#elecommunications"ommission,epartmentof AgrarianReform under

Republic ActNo. //01,2o!ernment(er!ice3nsurance(ystem,*mployees"ompensation"ommission,

Agricultural

Rule 45 A partydesiring toappeal bycertiorarifrom a

judgmentor finalorder orresolutionof the"ourt of

Appeals,

the(andiganbayan, theRegional#rial "ourtor othercourtswhene!erauthori%edby law,may filewith the(upreme"ourt a!erifiedpetition forre!iew oncertiorari.#hepetitionshall raiseonly&uestionsof lawwhichmust bedistinctlyset forth.#he modeof appealprescribedin thisRule shall

beapplicableto bothci!il andcriminalcases,e$cept incriminalcaseswhere thepenaltyimposed isdeath,reclusionperpetuaor lifeimprisonm

ent.


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consent;f) Anorder ofe$ecution;g) A

judgmentor finalorder for

or againstone ormore ofse!eralparties orinseparateclaims,counterclaims,cross'claims andthird'partycomplaints, while themain caseis

pending,unless thecourtallows anappealtherefrom;andh) Anorderdismissingan actionwithoutprejudice.

3n!entionoard,3nsurance"ommission,hilippine

Atomic*nergy"ommission,

oard of3n!estments,"onstruction3ndustry

Arbitration"ommission,and !oluntaryarbitratorsauthori%ed bylaw. n)

Where toappeal/Title of

Case

Anappealfrom a

judgmentor finalorder of a6unicipal#rial"ourtmay betaken totheRegional#rial"ourte$ercising

jurisdiction o!erthe area

to whichtheformerpertains.#he titleof thecaseshallremainas it wasin thecourt oforigin,but thepartyappealingthe caseshall befurtherreferredto as theappellantand thead!erseparty astheappellee.

+rdinaryappeal. 7#he

appeal tothe "ourtof Appealsin casesdecidedby theRegional#rial "ourtin thee$erciseof itsoriginal

jurisdictionshall betaken byfiling anotice of

appealwith thecourtwhichrenderedthe

judgmentor finalorderappealedfrom andser!ing acopythereofupon thead!erseparty. Norecord onappealshall bere&uirede$cept inspecialproceedings andothercases of

etitionfor re!iew.7 #he

appeal tothe "ourtof

Appealsin casesdecidedby theRegional#rial"ourt inthee$erciseof itsappellate

jurisdiction shall beby petition

for re!iewinaccordance withRule 48.

An appealunder thisRule may be

taken to the"ourt ofAppealswithin theperiod and inthe mannerhereinpro!ided,whether theappealin!ol!es&uestions offact, of law, ormi$ed&uestions offact and law.

3n all casesappealed to the"ourt of Appeals

under Rule 45, thetitle of the case shallremain as it was inthe court of origin,but the partyappealing the caseshall be furtherreferred to as theappellant and thead!erse party as theappellee. 5a, R4/)

Appeal bycertiorari.7 3n all

caseswhere only&uestionsof law areraised orin!ol!ed,the appealshall be tothe(upreme"ourt bypetition forre!iew oncertiorariinaccordance with the

Rule 40.

The petition shallbe filed in theSupreme Court or

if it relates to thea!ts or omissionsof a lo"er !ourt orof a !orporationboard offi!er orperson in theRe#ional TrialCourt e$er!isin#

%urisdi!tion o&erthe territorial areaas defined b' theSupreme Court( )tma' also be filedin the Court of*ppeals "hetheror not the same isin aid of its

appellate%urisdi!tion or intheSandi#anba'an ifit is in aid of itsappellate

%urisdi!tion( )f itin&ol&es the a!tsor omissions of a+uasi,%udi!iala#en!' unlessother"isepro&ided b' la" orthese Rules thepetition shall befiled in and!o#ni-able onl' b'the Court of*ppeals(


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multiple orseparateappealswhere lawon theseRules sore&uire. 3nsuch

cases, therecord onappealshall befiled andser!ed inlikemanner.

When toappeal

Anappealmay betakenwithinfifteen50) daysafternotice totheappellantof the

judgmentor finalorderappealedfrom.9here arecord onappeal isre&uired,theappellantshall file

a noticeof appealand arecord onappealwithinthirty )daysafternotice ofthe

judgmentor finalorder.

#heappealshall betakenwithinfifteen 50)days fromnotice ofthe

judgmentor finalorderappealedfrom.9here arecord onappeal isre&uired,theappellantshall file anotice ofappealand a

record onappealwithinthirty )days fromnotice ofthe

judgmentor finalorder.#heperiod ofappealshall beinterruptedby a timelymotion fornew trial

orreconsideration. Nomotion fore$tensionof time tofile amotion fornew trialorreconsideration shallbeallowed.n)

#he appealshall be takenwithin fifteen50) daysfrom notice ofthe award,

judgment,final order orresolution, orfrom the dateof its lastpublication, ifpublication isre&uired bylaw for itseffecti!ity, orof the denialof petitioner


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How toappeal

#heappeal istaken byfiling anotice ofappealwith thecourt that

renderedthe

judgmentor finalorderappealedfrom. #henotice ofappealshallindicatetheparties totheappeal,the

judgment

or finalorder orpartthereofappealedfrom, andstate thematerialdatesshowingthetimeliness of theappeal Arecord onappeal

shall bere&uiredonly inspecialproceedings andin othercases ofmultipleorseparateappeals.#he formandcontentsof therecord on

appealshall beaspro!idedin section/, Rule45."opies ofthe noticeofappeal,and therecord onappealwherere&uired,shall beser!edon thead!erseparty. n)

A partydesiringto appealfrom adecisionof theRegional#rial

"ourtrenderedin thee$erciseof itsappellate

jurisdiction may filea !erifiedpetitionfor re!iewwith the"ourt of

Appeals,paying atthe sametime to

the clerkof saidcourt thecorrespondingdocketand otherlawfulfees,depositingtheamount of0.for costs,andfurnishing

theRegional#rial"ourt andthead!erseparty witha copy ofthepetition.#hepetitionshall befiled andser!edwithinfifteen

50) daysfromnotice ofthedecisionsought tobere!iewedor of thedenial ofpetitioner,Rule 45.

A party


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theperfectionof theappealsfiled indue timeand thee$piration

of the timeto appealof theotherparties.

3n appealsby recordon appeal,the courtloses

jurisdictiononly o!erthesubjectmatterthereof

upon theappro!alof therecords onappealfiled indue timeand thee$pirationof theappeal ofthe otherparties.

3n eithercase, prior

to thetransmittalof theoriginalrecord orthe recordon appeal,the courtmay issueorders fortheprotectionandpreser!ation of therights ofthe parties

which donot in!ol!eany matterlitigated bytheappeal,appro!ecompromises,permitappeals ofindigentlitigants,ordere$ecutionpendingappeal inaccordance with 8 ofRule >,and allowwithdrawalof theappeal.>a)

before the"ourt of

Appealsgi!es duecourse tothepetition,the

Regional#rial"ourtmay issueorders fortheprotectionandpreser!ation of therights ofthepartieswhich donotin!ol!eany

matterlitigatedby theappeal,appro!ecompromises,permitappealsofindigentlitigants,ordere$ecutionpendingappeal in

accordance withsection 8of Rule>, andallowwithdrawal of theappeal.>a, R45)

b) *$ceptin ci!ilcasesdecidedunder theRule on

(ummaryrocedure, theappealshall staythe

judgmentor finalorderunless the"ourt of

Appeals,the law, ortheseRulesshallpro!ideotherwise.a)


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Appellatecourtdocket

9ithintheperiod fortaking anappeal,theappellantshall pay

to theclerk ofthe courtwhichrenderedthe

judgmentor finalorderappealedfrom thefullamountof theappellatecourtdocket

and otherlawfulfees.roof ofpaymentthereofshall betransmitted to theappellatecourttogetherwith theoriginalrecord orthe

record onappeal,as thecase maybe. n)

9ithin theperiod fortaking anappeal,theappellantshall payto the

clerk ofthe courtwhichrenderedthe

judgmentor finalorderappealedfrom, thefullamount oftheappellatecourtdocketand other

lawfulfees.roof ofpaymentof saidfees shallbetransmitted to theappellatecourttogetherwith theoriginalrecord orthe record

on appeal.n)

=nless hehastheretoforedone so,thepetitionershall paythe

correspondingdocketand otherlawful feesto theclerk ofcourt ofthe(upreme"ourt anddeposittheamount of0.for costsat the time

of the filingof thepetition.roof ofser!ice ofa copy,thereof onthe lowercourtconcernedand on thead!erseparty shallbesubmittedtogether

with thepetition.

Dut ofthe clerkof court!

9ithinfifteen50) daysfrom theperfection of theappeal,the clerkof courtor thebranchclerk of

court ofthe lowercourtshalltransmittheoriginalrecord ortherecord onappeal,togetherwith thetranscripts ande$hibits,which heshallcertify ascomplete,to theproperRegional#rial"ourt. Acopy ofhis letter

9ithinthirty )days afterperfectionof all theappeals inaccordance with theprecedingsection, itshall bethe duty of

the clerkof court ofthe lowercourt:a) #o!erify thecorrectness of theoriginalrecord orthe recordon appeal,as thecase maybe aid tomakecertification of itscorrectness;b) #o!erify thecompleteness of therecordsthat willbe,

=pon recei!ing theoriginal record or therecord on appealand theaccompanyingdocuments ande$hibits transmittedby the lower court,as well as the proofof payment of thedocket and otherlawful fees, the clerk

of court of the "ourtof Appeals shalldocket the case andnotify the partiesthereof. 4a, R4/)

9ithin ten 5) daysfrom receipt of saidnotice, the appellant,in appeals by recordon appeal, shall filewith the clerk ofcourt se!en 1)clearly legible copiesof the appro!edrecord on appeal,together with theproof of ser!ice oftwo 8) copiesthereof upon theappellee.

Any unauthori%edalteration, omissionor addition in theappro!ed record onappeal shall be a


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oftransmittal of therecordsto theappellatecourtshall be

furnishedtheparties.n)

transmitted to theappellatecourt;c) 3f foundto beincomplete, to take

suchmeasuresas may bere&uired tocompletetherecords,a!ailing oftheauthoritythat he orthe courtmaye$ercisefor thispurpose;and

d) #otransmittherecords totheappellatecourt.3f theefforts tocompletetherecordsfail, heshallindicate inhis letter

oftransmittalthee$hibits ortranscriptsnotincluded intherecordsbeingtransmitted to theappellatecourt, thereasonsfor theirnon'

transmittal, and thestepstaken orthat couldbe takento ha!ethema!ailable.#he clerkof courtshallfurnish thepartieswithcopies ofhis letteroftransmittalof therecords totheappellatecourt.5a)

ground for dismissalof the appeal.


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"otice ofAppeal

a) =ponreceipt ofthecompleterecord ortherecord onappeal,

the clerkof courtof theRegional#rial"ourtshallnotify theparties ofsuch fact.b) 9ithinfifteen50) daysfromsuchnotice, itshall be

the dutyof theappellantto submitamemorandumwhichshallbrieflydiscussthe errorsimputedto thelowercourt, a

copy ofwhichshall befurnishedby him tothead!erseparty.9ithinfifteen50) daysfromreceipt oftheappellant

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