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Act No. 166 Section 5

Act No. 166 Section 5

Section 5

SEC. 5. The proceedings in the court hereby created shall be in accordance with the Civil and Criminal Codes of Procedure for Courts of First Instance in force in the Philippine Islands at the times when the several actions pending therein shall come on for trial; but in any appeals pending in said court, additional evidence may be received, if the court finds that the reception of such evidence is necessary in the interests of justice. All actions, civil and criminal, determined in said court may pass to the Supreme Court for revision, in the same manner and with the same effect as though the actions had been heard in a Court of First Instance organized under Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-six.

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CitationAct No. 166 Section 5 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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