Article 23p. 23

LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS CODES, CANONS AND RULES

For services in connection with the return of examination

notebooks to examinees, a fee of thirty (P30.00) pesos

shall also be charged. (6a)

Section 7. Clerks of Regional Trial Courts . —

(a) For filing an action or a permissive counterclaim or

money claim against an estate not based on judgment,

or for filing with leave of court a third-party, fourth-party,

etc., complaint, or a complaint in intervention, and for all

clerical services in the same, if the total sum claimed,

exclusive of interest, or the stated value of the property in

litigation, is:

1. Less than P100,000.00 P500.00

2. P100,000.00 or more but less than P150,000.00 P800.00

3.

P150,000.00

or

more

but

less

than

P200,000.00

P1,000.00

4.

P200,000.00

or

more

but

less

that

P250,000.00

P1,500.00

5.

P250,000.00

or

more

but

less

than

P300,000.00

P1,750.00

6.

P300,000.00

or

more

but

less

than

P350,000.00

P2,000.00

7. P350,000.00 or more but not more than P400,000.00

P2,250.00

8. For each P1,000.00 in excess of 400,000.00 P10.00

(b) For filing

1. Actions where the value of the subject matter cannot

be estimated P600.00

2.

Special

civil

actions except judicial foreclosure of

mortgage which shall be governed by paragraph (a)

above 600.00

3. All other actions not involving property 600.00

In a real action, the assessed value of the property, or if

there is none, the estimated value thereof shall be alleged

by the claimant and shall be the basis in computing the

fees.

(c) For filing requests for extrajudicial foreclosure of real

estate

or

chattel

mortgage,

if

the

amount

of

indebtedness, or the mortgagee's claim is:

1. Less than P50,000.00 P275.00

2. P50,000.00 or more but less than P100,000.00 P400.00

3. P100,000.00 or more but less than P150,000.00 P500.00

4.

P150,000.00

or

more

but

less

than

P200,000.00

P650.00

5.

P200,000.00

or

more

but

less

than

P250,000.00

P1,000.00

6.

P250,000.00

or

more

but

less

than

P300,000.00

P1,250.00

7. P300,000.00 or more than but less than P400,000.00

P1,500.00

8.

P400,000.00

or

more

but

less than P500,000.00

P1,750.00

9. P500,000.00 or more but not less than P1,000,000.00

P2,000.00

10. Fore each P1,000.00 in excess of P1,000,000.00 P10.00

(d) For initiating proceedings for the allowances of wills,

granting

letters

of

administration,

appointment

of

guardians, trustees, and other special proceedings, the

fees payable shall be collected in accordance with the

value of the property involved in the proceedings, which

must be stated in the application or petition, as follows:

1.

More than P100,000.00 but less than P150,000.00

P2,000.00

2. P150,000.00 or more but less than P200,000.00 2,250.00

3.

P200,000.00

or

more

but

less

than

P250,000.00

2,500.00

4.

P250,000.00

or

more

but

less

than

P300,000.00

2,750.00

5.

P300,000.00

or

more

but

less

than

P350,000.00

3,000.00

6. P350,000.00 or more but not more than P400,000.00

3,250.00

7. For each P1,000.00 in excess of P400,000.00 10.00

If the value of the estate as definitely appraised by the

court is more than the value declared in the application,

the difference of fee shall be paid: provided that a

certificate from the clerk of court that the proper fees

have been paid shall be required prior to the closure of

the proceedings.

(e) for filing petitions for naturalization or other modes of

acquisition of citizenship, two thousand P2,000.00) pesos;

(f) For filing petitions for adoption, support, annulment of

marriage,

legal

separation

and

other

actions

or

proceedings

under

the

Family

Code,

two

hundred

(P200.00) pesos;

If the proceedings involve separation of property, an

additional fee corresponding to the value of the property

involved shall be collected, computed in accordance with

the rates for special proceedings.

(g) For all other special proceedings not concerning

property, two hundred (P200.00) pesos;

(h)

For

the performance of the marriage ceremony

including

issuance

of

certificate

of

marriage,

three

hundred (P300.00) pesos;

(i) For filing an application for commission as notary

public, five hundred (P500.00) pesos;

(j) For certified copies of any paper, record, decree,

judgment, or entry thereof for each page, four (P4.00)

and fifteen (P15.00) pesos for certification;

(k) For a commission on all money coming into the clerks'

hands by law, rule, order or writ of court and caring for

the same, one and one-half (1.5%) per centum on all sums

not exceeding forty thousand (P40,000.00) pesos, and

one (1%) per centum on all sums in excess of forty

thousand (P40,000.00) pesos.

(l) For any other services as clerk not provided in this

section, one hundred and fifty (P150.00) pesos shall be

collected. (7a)

Section 8. Clerks of Courts of the First Level . —

(a) For each civil action or proceeding, where the value of

the

subject

matter

involved, or the amount of the

demand, inclusive of interest, damages of whatever kind,

attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and costs is:

1. Not more than P20,000.00 P150.00

2. More than P20,000.00 but not more than P100,000.00

500.00

3. More than P100,000.00 but not more than P200,000.00

1,250.00

4. More than P200,000.00 but not more than P300,000.00

1,750.00

5. More than P300,000.00 but not more than P400,000.00

2,500.00

In a real action, other than for forcible entry and unlawful

detainer, the assessed value of the property or if not

declared for taxation purposes, the assessed value of the

adjacent lots, or if there is none, the estimated value

thereof shall be alleged by the claimant and shall be the

basis in computing the fees.

(b) For initiating proceedings for the allowance of wills,

granting of letters of administration and settlement of

estates of small value, where the value of the estate is:

1. Not more than P20,000.00 P250.00

2. More than P20,000.00 but not

more than P100,000.00 1,350.00

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