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Act No. 190 Section 11

Incidental powers of courts.

Section 11

SEC. 11. Incidental powers of courts. — Every court shall have power: 1. To preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence; 2. To enforce order in proceedings before it, or before a person or persons empowered to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority; 3. To compel obedience to its judgments, orders, and process, and to the lawful orders of a judge out of court, in an action or proceeding pending therein; 4. To control, in furtherance of justice, the conduct of its ministerial officers, and of all other persons in any manner connected with a judicial proceeding before it, in every matter appertaining thereto; 5. To compel the attendance of persons to testify in an action or proceeding pending therein; 6. To administer or cause to be administered oaths in an action or proceeding pending therein, and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of its powers; 7. To amend and control its process and orders so as to make them conformable to law and justice.

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CitationAct No. 190 Section 11 (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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