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RA 296 Section 58

Hours of daily sessions of the courts.

Section 58

SEC. 58. Hours of daily sessions of the courts.—The hours for the daily session of Courts of First Instance shall be from nine to .twelve in the morning, and from three to five in the afternoon, except on Saturdays, when a morning session only shall be required; but the judge may extend the hours of session whenever in his judgment it is proper to do so. The judge holding any court may also, in his discretion, order that but one session per day shall be held instead of two, at such hours as he may deem expedient for the convenience 'both of the court and the public; but the number of hours that the court shall be in session per day shall be not less than five.

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CitationRA 296 Section 58 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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

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