This textbook is created to address the learning needs of future law enforcement officers by ‘unboxing’ the provisions of the 2000 Rules of Criminal Procedure. Each concept comes with handy outcomes-based illustrations and examples that every law enforcer is expected to know in actual practice. This textbook has simplified concepts through summaries and true-to-life events that will assist students in applying each lesson with ease. Criminal Procedure and Court Testimony
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
RENATO M. ABASTILLAS, JR., RCRIM.
He is a Bachelor of Science in Criminology graduate at the Philippine College of Criminology as a Club Bulakeño Foundation scholar. He obtained his law degree from the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law. He worked as Court Attorney IV at the Court of Tax Appeals in the office of Senior Associate Justice Juanito C. Castañeda, Jr. In 2015, he was appointed as Public Attorney I and was promoted to Public Attorney Il at the Public Attorney’s Office in Quezon City District Office. In 2018, he joined the Office of the Ombudsman - Office of the Special Prosecutor as Assistant Special Prosecutor I. However, after more than a year, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte appointed him to the Department of Justice as Assistant City Prosecutor of Quezon City. He is a long-time board reviewer in Criminal Law and Jurisprudence at leading review centers, particularly Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Universidad de Manila, Philippine College of Criminology, Taguig City University, STRATREV, Stronghold Review Center, Center for Technical Professions, Ariel D. Manlusoc Review Center, Pathways International Review and Training Center Corp., MATEC Training and Review Center, College of St. Catherine Quezon City, Carl E. Balita Review Center, Quest Review Center and Crime zone. He is the first lead Convenor in Criminal Law and Jurisprudence (TOS-Criminology) in the First Criminology Summit conducted by the Professional Criminologists Association of the Philippines. He was a recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Criminologist of the Year Award-Government Service Category given by the Professional Criminologists Association of the Philippines.
ATTY. ERIC PAUL D. PERALTA
He is an assistant professor at the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB), the director of the Human Resources Development Office (HRDO) of UPLB, and the chairperson of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Regular Goods and Services of UPLB. He is a consultant for various domestic corporations and companies, and a regular provider of technical assistance in the field of gender and development, women and children’s rights, human rights, and various relevant laws. He is a trial lawyer, the owner of the Laguna-based Peralta Law Offices, and an author of criminology books under REX Education.
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