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CA 158 Section 57

Incidental powers of Municipal Court.

Section 57

SEC. 57. Incidental powers of Municipal Court.—The Municipal Court shall have power to administer oaths and issue certificates pertaining thereto; to issue summonses, writs, warrants, executions, and all other processes necessary to enforce its orders and judgments; to compel the attendance of witnesses; to punish contempt of court by fine or imprisonment, or both, within the limitations imposed by law, and to require of any person' arrested a bond for good behavior or to keep the peace, or for the further appearance of such person.

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CitationCA 158 Section 57 (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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