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Administrative Order No. 253
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 253 AUTOMATIC REVIEW OF THE S AND S OF THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE INVOLVING DISMISSAL OF CASES UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165 (COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002)
Section 1. All decisions and resolutions of the Secretary of Justice involving dismissal of cases under Republic Act No. 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) shall be subject to the automatic review of the Office of the President (OP). Pending review by the OP, execution of the decision or resolution shall be stayed.
Section 2. The entire records of the case shall be elevated by the Secretary of Justice to the OP within five (5) days from the issuance of his decision or resolution.
Section 3. The automatic review enunciated herein shall not preclude the concerned parties from appealing their cases to the OP pursuant to A. O. No. 18 and M. C. No. 58.
Section 4. A. O. No. 18 and MC NO. 58 are hereby amended accordingly.
Section 5. This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its publication in a national newspaper of general circulation. DONE in the City of Manila, this 29 th day of January, in the year or our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine. (Sgd.) GLORIA M. ARROYO By the President: (Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary