DOJ Manual for ProsecutorsIt was in 1996 that the first Manual for Prosecutors of the Department ofJustice was issued as a unified guide for prosecutors in their day to dayservices to the public. In the ensuing years, the Rules on CriminalProcedure had undergone revisions, several special laws were enacted,and various jurisprudence emerged, thus, affecting the work of theprosecutors. Yet, the Manual remained as it was in 1996. The need to revisitthe Manual to keep it attuned