The Sandiganbayan is a special court

Court

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 in the Philippines

Philippines

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 which was established under Presidential Decree No. 1606. Its rank is equivalent to the Court of Appeals

Philippine Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals of the Philippines is the Philippines' second highest judicial court, just after the Supreme Court. The court consists of 68 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice...

. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice. The Sandiganbayan building is located at Centennial Building, Commonwealth Ave., Batasan Road, Quezon City

Quezon City

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 in Metro Manila

Metro Manila

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The creation of the Sandiganbayan was originally provided for by Article XIII of the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines

Constitution of the Philippines

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