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A.M. No. 07-9-12-SC

AMENDMENT OF' SI<:CTION 14(a) OF THE

RULE ON THE WRIT OF AMPARO

Section 14(a) of the Rule on the 1¥i·it of Amparo is hereby amended to read
as follows:

"SEC. 14. Interim Relief'i. --- Upon filing of the petition or at anytime before final
judgment, the court, justice or judge may grant any of the following reliefs:

(a) Tempora1:i· I'rotection Order. - The court. justice or judge,

upon motion or motu proprio. may order that the petitioner or the
aggrieved party and any member of the immediate family be protected in a
government agency or by an uccrcditcd person or private institution
capable of keeping and securing their safety. If the petitioner is an
organization, association or institntion referred to in Section 3(c) of this
Rule. the protection may he ~.\k11d~c: to the officers involved.

The Supreme Court ~:hall accredit the persons and private

institutions that shall extend temporary protection to the petitioner or the
aggrieved party and any member of the immediate family, in accordance
with guidelines which it shall issue.

The personal election by the aggrieved party or by the member

of the immediate family of the person or private institution that shall
extend temporary protection shall be rt~spected. Should such person
or institution not be accredited in accordance with this Rule, the court
hearing the petition for the writ of amparo may nonetheless allow the
latter to provide immediate ttmporary protection subject to the
undertaking that accn~ditation by the Supreme Court shall be applied
for as soon as practicable.

The ac.::r,:ditcd pers~ms and private institutions shall comply with

the rules and condition:, lhill may be imposed by the cou11, justice or
judge.

xx xx·· (Amendment in hoM undr.-st:oring)

The foregoing amendment shall take effect fifteen ( 15) days from the
publication of this resolution in a newspaper of general circulation.

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 Resolution 2 A.M. No. 07-9-12-SC

5 December 20 I 7.

MARIA LOURDES P.A. SERENO

Chief Justice

Senior Associate Justice

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T~ J. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO
Associate Justice

(On official leave) d~

LUCAS P. BERSAMIN ~Afii~~~ C. DEL CASTILLO
Associate Justice Associate Justice

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ESTELA M:l>ERLAS-BERNABE
Associate Justice

(On leave)
FRANCIS H. JARDELEZA N S.CAGUIOA
Associate Justice

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s NOEL G ~<TIJAM
Ass ~1tice

ANDREC~YES, JR.
Ass~c~feJustice Associate Justice