Section 2June 20, 1991, Sec./Art. 2

Subject to the provisions of Section 1 hereof, all cases filed or pending for filing with court-martial or other similar bodies, except those where the accused had already been arraigned, shall within thirty (30) days following the effectivity of this Act transferred to the proper civil courts: provided, that the Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall, upon petition before commencement of trial and with the written consent of the accused, order the transfer of such excepted case or cases to the proper civil courts for trial and resolution.