DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Cagayan Tuguegarao City CITIZEN’S CHARTER I. Mandate: The Department of Justice (DOJ) derives its mandate primarily from the Administrative Code of 1987 (Executive Order No. 292). It carries out this mandate through the Department Proper and the Department's attached agencies under the direct control and supervision of the Secretary of Justice. Under Executive Order (EO) 292, the DOJ is the government's principal law agency. As such, the DOJ serves as the government's prosecution arm and administers the government's criminal justice system by investigating crimes, prosecuting offenders and overseeing the correctional system. The DOJ, through its offices and constituent/attached agencies, is also the government's legal counsel and representative in litigations and proceedings requiring the services of a lawyer; implements the Philippines' laws on the admission and stay of aliens within its territory; and provides free legal services to indigent and other qualified citizens. II. Vision: A just and peaceful society anchored on the principles of transparency, accountability, fairness and truth III. Mission: Effective, efficient and equitable administration of Justice IV. Service Pledge: We undertake to provide every person equal access to justice, to faithfully safeguard constitutional rights and ensure that no one is deprived of due process of law. Our commitment is to advocate for reforms in partnership with our stakeholders, to simplify processes and to re-engineer systems to best serve our constituents. We shall work with honor and integrity for the institution, for God and Country. V. Service Specification: 1. Receiving Criminal Complaints for Preliminary Investigation A preliminary investigation is an inquiry or proceeding to determine whether there is a sufficient ground to engender a well-founded belief that a crime has been committed and the respondent is probably guilty thereof and should be held for trial. Office or Division: Office of the Provincial Prosecutor Classification: Simple Type of Transaction: G2C Who may avail: All CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS PROCEDURES No. of Fees Processing Person Document Where to Secure Copies Client Steps Agency Actions to be Time Responsible 1. Complaint-affidavit/sworn-statement of 5 + Complainant Paid witness/es of private complainant/victim number of 1. Submit the Check the None 5 minutes PACD-Officer of the (1 original copy, 4 + no. of respondent/s respondent/s documentary documents. day Monday- Corazon B. photocopies) requirements Alonzo 2. Affidavit/sworn-statement of witness/es (1 5 + Witness/es properly bound, If complete, require Tuesday- Carlota S. original copy, 4 + no. of respondent/s number of arranged, labeled the complainant to Malupeng photocopies) respondent/s and paged. fill-up the Wednesday- Claire Investigation Data Ann E. Tolentino 3. Supporting Documents (1 original copy, 4 5 + Thursday- Cipriano D. + no. of respondent/s photocopies) number of Form (IDF). Lasam respondent/s Friday – Charlene S. a. Certificate to File Action (for Barangay Hall of If incomplete, return Appal offenses covered by the residence all documents. Katarungang Pambarangay) 2. Fill-out and submit Check the None 5 minutes PACD-Officer of the the IDF. completeness of day b. Medical Certificate (for frustrated Any government Monday- Corazon B. or attempted homicide, murder, hospital data in the IDF and Alonzo parricide, and physical injuries require the Tuesday- Carlota S. cases) complainant to Malupeng Wednesday- Claire PNP: Peñablanca/Iguig/ subscribe/ certify c. Police Investigation Report Ann E. Tolentino Amulung/ Alcala/ Baggao/ under oath the IDF Thursday- Cipriano D. Solana or Enrile and the Lasam d. Police Sketches (for vehicular PNP: Peñablanca/Iguig/ complainant/witness Friday – Charlene S. collision case) Amulung/ Alcala/ Baggao/ Appal Solana or Enrile (es) affidavit/s e. Photographs (for vehicular PNP: Peñablanca/Iguig/ 3. Certify under oath the Administer the oath None 10 minutes Prosecutor collision case) Amulung/ Alcala/ Baggao/ information contained on-duty Solana or Enrile in the IDF and f. Inventory/List of articles/Items PNP: Peñablanca/Iguig/ complaint/witness(es) subject of the offense with their Amulung/ Alcala/ Baggao/ Solana or Enrile affidavits respective values (for theft, 4. Submit to the Stamp “Received” None 5 minutes Juvie Lei robbery, Anti-Piracy and Anti- receiving staff. with name of office, Medrano Highway Robbery, and Anti- date, time, name Fencing Law cases) and signature of g. Gambling paraphernalia or its PNP: Peñablanca/Iguig/ receiving staff. photograph, if any, item/cash Amulung/ Alcala/ Baggao/ Solana or Enrile Write or stamp the 5 minutes Juvie Lei money (bet/wager) (for illegal assigned NPS Medrano gambling case) docket number on h. Certification (for Anti-Car Napping Traffic Management Group/ the IDF. Law case) Land Transportation Office- Tuguegarao City Record the 5 minutes Juvie Lei i. Certification (for illegal possession Firearms and Explosives complaint in the Medrano/Vanessa of firearms, ammunitions and Office, Camp Crame, Manila appropriate logbook M. Maramag explosives cases) and electronic j. Certification of Non-Licensee or Philippine Overseas and database, if any. Non-Holder of Authority (for illegal Employment Authority, 5. Receive the duly Tuguegarao City recruitment case) stamped/ received k. Chemistry Report/Laboratory PDEA Crime Lab Office 02, copy of IDF with examination report signed by Camp Adduru, Tuguegarao assigned NPS docket City forensic chemist (for Dangerous number and sign in Drugs Law/ Comprehensive the logbook Dangerous Drugs Act cases) l. Death Certificate (for parricide, Philippine Statistic Authority, murder, homicide cases) Tuguegaro City m. Authority to File Complaint (for Bureau of Custom / TOTAL: 35 minutes violation of the Tariff and Customs Bureau of Internal Revenue Tuguegarao City Laws or National Internal Revenue Code, respectively) n. Birth Certificate; or dental chart accompanied by the certificate of the dentist; or affidavit of any of Philippine Statistic Authority, the parent/disinterested person Tuguegarao City stating the age and date of birth of the victim/offender (for minor victim/ offender) o. Certificate of discernment (for DSWD -, Peñablanca/ cases covered by R.A. 9344 "the Iguig/Amulung/Alcala/Baggao, Solana/Enrile Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act", in cases where the offender is 15 years old and below 18 years old) 4. Investigation Data Form (1 original copy, 2 Office of the Provincial Prosecutor- Tuguegarao City 1 photocopy) 2. Receiving Criminal Complaints for Inquest Proceedings An inquest proceeding is an informal and summary investigation conducted by a public prosecutor in criminal cases involving persons arrested and detained without the benefit of warrant of arrest issued by the Court for the purpose of determining whether or not these persons should remain under the custody and correspondingly be changed in Court. Office or Division: Office of the Provincial Prosecutor Classification: Simple Type of Transaction: G2C Who may avail: All CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS Machine copy of Land Transportation Office, No. of the current official Tuguegarao City Document Where to Secure Copies receipt of payment 1. Affidavit of Arrest/Apprehension 5 + PNP- of the registration (and Affidavit of Turnover if number of Peñablanca,/Iguig/Amulung/Alcala, fees of the subject Baggao/Solana or Enrile citizen’s Arrest) (1 original copy, 4 respondent/s motor vehicle + no. of respondent/s Photograph of the PNP Tuguegarao City photocopies) motor vehicle, if 2. Investigation Report (1 original 5 + PNP- readily available Peñablanca,/Iguig/Amulung/Alcala, copy, 4 + no. of respondent/s number of Traffic Management Group/ Baggao/Solana or Enrile Certification photocopies) (1 original copy, 4 + respondent/s Land Transportation Office, no. of respondent/s photocopies) Tuguegarao City 3. Affidavit of complainant and 5 + Complainant and Witness/es Other evidence of Land Transportation Office, witness/es number of ownership Tuguegarao City (1 original copy, 4 + no. of respondent/s g. Violation of the Anti-Cattle respondent/s photocopies) Rustling Law (PD 533) 4. Supporting Documents (1 original 5 + copy, 4 + no. of respondent/s number of photocopies): respondent/s a. Murder, Homicide and Machine copy of Parricide the cattle certificate Certified true/ Philippine Statistic Authority of registration machine copy of Photograph of the PNP- death certificate of cattle, if readily Peñablanca,/Iguig/Amulung/Alcala, Baggao/Solana or Enrile the victim available Autopsy report and Hospital the certificate of post-mortem h. Violation of Illegal Gambling Law (PD examination, if 1602) already available Gambling paraphernalia PNP- Marriage certificate Philippine Statistic Authority, Peñablanca,/Iguig/Amulung/Alcala, (for parricide case) Tuguegarao City Baggao/Solana or Enrile b. Frustrated or Attempted Photograph of the gambling PNP- paraphernalia, if any Peñablanca,/Iguig/Amulung/Alcala, Homicide, Murder, Baggao/Solana or Enrile Parricide and Physical Cash money, if any PNP- Injuries Peñablanca,/Iguig/Amulung/Alcala, Medical certificate Any government hospital Baggao/Solana or Enrile of the complaining near you i. Illegal Possession of Firearms, witness/victim Ammunitions and Explosive (PD 1866, showing the nature as amended by RA 8294) Chemistry report duly signed by Firearms and Explosives Office, and extent of the Camp Crame, Manila