University of Cebu Lapu-lapu and Mandaue

AC. Cortes Ave., Looc, Mandaue City

College of Criminology

Name: Ryneil T. Salazar Date: October 15, 2022

Title of Event: Legal Basis on the Creation of the Office of Sandigan Bayan
Name of Speaker: Atty. Julius Ompad

The Sandiganbayan was established under the administration of President Fernidand

E. Marcos on June 11, 1978 in the PD No. 1486 in the 1973 Constitution. The court has
equal rank to the Regional Trial Courts known as the Courts of First Instance. In
December 10, 1978 PD No. 1606 elevated the ranking of Sandiganbayan to match in
Court of Appeals which is the second highest judicial court in the Philippines. The
Sandiganbayan begin in February 12, 1979.
The seal of Sandiganbayan has a standard size in a circular for and consisting two
concentric circles as its margins with inscription running from left to right and on the
upper margin of the word Sandiganbayan and on the lower margin of the Republika ng
Pilipinas with 13 stars representing the 13 judicial regions immediately along the outer
edge of the inner circle and with a design in the center of the triangle with a trisected area
composed of the national colors of white on its upper part, blue on the left and red on the
light and with the word KARAPATAN on the left side, KAPANAGUTAN on the right
side and KARANGALAN on the base, a star in each corner of the triangle representing
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao and a bolo inside the triangle with the superimposed
balance.
The vision of the Sandiganbayan is to make the Philippines graft-free country and the
mission is gives life to the constitutional mandate that public office is a public trust by
exacting public accountability through a fair and expeditious adjudication process with
the core values of Honor, Integrity and Accountability.
 The Sandiganbayan is a special appellate collegial court in the Philippines that has
jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases involving graft and corrupt practices and other
offenses committed by public officers and employees, including those in government-
owned and controlled corporations.

Submitted by:
RYNEIL T. SALAZAR
Signature over printed name