SC CIRCULAR NO. 56-2000, September 05, 2000

For the information and guidance of all concerned, quoted hereunder
is the latest amendment of Section 4 of Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of
Civil Procedure as amended by the Resolution of 21 July 1998, approved
by the Court En Bane in its resolution dated 1 August 2000 in A.M. No.
00-2-03-SC. (Reglementary Periods to File Petitions for Certiorari and
Petition for Review on Certiorari) to wit:

“RULE 65

Sec. 4. When and where petition filed. – the petition
shall be filed not later than’ sixty (60) days from notice of the
judgment, order or resolution. In case a motion for reconsideration or
new trial is timely filed, whether such motion is required or not the
sixty (60) day period shall be counted from notice of the denial of the
said motion.

The petition shall be filed in the Supreme Court or, if it relates
to the “acts or omissions of a lower court or of a corporation, board,
officer or person, in the Regional Trial Court exercising jurisdiction
over the territorial area as defined by the Supreme. Court. It may also
be filed in the Court of Appeals whether or not the same is in the aid
of its appellate jurisdiction or in the Sandiganbayan if it is in aid
of its appellate jurisdiction. If it involves the acts or omissions of a
quasi-judicial agency, unless otherwise provided by law or these rules,
the petition shall be filed in and cognizable only by the Court of
Appeals.

No extension of time to file the petition shall be granted except
for compelling reason and in no case exceeding fifteen (15) days. (4a)”

The resolution took effect on September 1, 2000.

September 5, 2000.