In G.R. No. 80906 entitled "Amaya, et al. v.

Ordonez", September 5, 1988, the

Honorable Court ruled that:
"Whatever the fiscal recommends as the amount of
bail for the provisional release of an accused is only
recommendatory. The Judge still retains the discretion
to apply the precedents laid down by the Supreme
Court regarding the reasonable nature of the bail to
be required. It is not bound by the Fiscals
recommendation. More binding are the decisions of
the Supreme Court."