Can the Philippines extradite an accused with pending local cases? | ABOGADO

August 13, 2026

By ABOGADO.COM.PH Staff

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Can the Philippines extradite an accused who is already facing trial here?

The RP-US Extradition Treaty allows surrender to be postponed until local proceedings end, or for the accused to be temporarily surrendered to face the foreign case.

But who decides which case goes first? Does a pending Philippine case merely delay extradition? And how do dual criminality and overlapping charges affect surrender?

Atty. Evecar Cruz-Ferrer and Atty. Lorenzo Luigi Gayya examine how Philippine jurisdiction, treaty obligations, and due process intersect.

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