Impact evaluations
Impacts of judicial reform in criminal case procedures on court congestion in the Philippines
3ie Impact Evaluation Report 131, 2021
Aniceto C Orbeta Jr, Vicente B Paqueo and Bilal Siddiqi
The Supreme Court of the Philippines introduced a key reform that aims to expedite trials and resolutions by imposing strict timelines on existing stages of court action and introducing best practices for speedy disposition. Authors of this report assess the impact of the reform on court efficiency in the Philippines.