Writ of Amparo: A Rapid Judicial Relief for Extralegal Killings and Enforced Disappearances

The petition for a writ of amparo is a remedy available to any person whose right to life, liberty and security is violated or threatened with violation by an unlawful act or omission of a public official or employee, or of a private individual or entity. The writ shall cover extralegal killings and enforced disappearances or threats thereof. (Section 1, A.M. No. 07-9-12-SC)According to the case of Siegfred D. Deduro vs. Maj. Gen. Eric C. Vinoya, G.R. No. 254753, July 04, 2023, the said remedy was described as a hybrid writ of the common law and civil law traditions, and “provides rapid judicial relief as it partakes of a summary proceeding that requires only substantial evidence to make the appropriate reliefs available to the petitioner; it is not an action to determine criminal guilt requiring proof beyond reasonable doubt, or liability for damages requiring preponderance of evidence, or administrative responsibility requiring substantial evidence that will require full and exhaustive proceedings.”

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Alburo Law
October 13, 2025

The petition for a writ of amparo is a remedy available to any person whose right to life, liberty and security is violated or threatened with violation by an unlawful act or omission of a public official or employee, or of a private individual or entity. 

The writ shall cover extralegal killings and enforced disappearances or threats thereof. (Section 1, A.M. No. 07-9-12-SC)


According to the case of Siegfred D. Deduro vs. Maj. Gen. Eric C. Vinoya, G.R. No. 254753, July 04, 2023, the said remedy was described as a hybrid writ of the common law and civil law traditions, and “provides rapid judicial relief as it partakes of a summary proceeding that requires only substantial evidence to make the appropriate reliefs available to the petitioner; it is not an action to determine criminal guilt requiring proof beyond reasonable doubt, or liability for damages requiring preponderance of evidence, or administrative responsibility requiring substantial evidence that will require full and exhaustive proceedings.”


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