This edition, approximately 320 pages in physical form including the appendices, is updated with recent decisions of the Philippine Supreme Court involving or affecting the Shari'a courts as well as pertinent amendments to the Rules of Court of the Philippines. The "Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines" and the "Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao," which are the basic laws governing the Muslims in the Philippines, are appended in the edition for reference. Atty. Mangontawar M. Gubat holds the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management (2003), Master in Public Administration (1998), Juris Doctor (cum laude) (1989), and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Accounting (1984), all from Mindanao State University, Marawi City.His teaching career included the following: Associate Professor, Mindanao State University College of Law; Assistant Professor in accounting, Jamiatul Philippine Al-Islamia; and Lecturer, MSU-IIT College of Law Extension Classes, MSU College of Business Administration; and Mindanao School of Business Administration (now defunct).In the government service, he had held the positions of College Secretary (MSU College of Law), Public Attorney II (Public Attorney's Office, Information Officer II, and Staff Writer (MSU-Office of Alumni Relations).Presently, he is Deputy Provincial Prosecutor (Provincial Prosecutor III) of the Province of Lanao del Norte. He was thrice designated by the Secretary of Justice as OIC-Provincial Prosecutor of Lanao del Norte covering the period from the middle part of 2016 up to the present, at which period, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Lanao del Norte was awarded the 2017 Seal of Excellence and 2018 Seal of Excellence for being the best prosecution office (medium-case load) in Region X.He is also author of the "Rules of Criminal Procedure Annotated," "Special Rules of Procedure Governing Philippine Shari'a Courts Annotated," and "Reviewer in Procedure and Evidence Governing Philippine Shari'a Courts." He is author of various articles published in the Mindanao Law Journal, Mindanao Varsitarian, Shura, Pagsibol, and Alumni Monitor where he had the privilege of serving in different capacities.He is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Beta Sigma Lambda Exclusive Law Fraternity, and founding President of the Stallones Accountancia (formerly known as Flintstones).As a student, he graduated law as class salutatorian and college leadership awardee. He is a recipient of dean's award for academic excellence (1981), a class valedictorian (1975), and finalist to the 1989 Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines.Atty. Gubat is a native of Marantao, Lanao del Sur. He is the third son of DepEd Superintendent Mabandes Alonto Gubat and Hadja Nasriyyah Matara Domaub Mapasang. He is married to the former Rocaya Di...
