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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 75
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 75 -
CREATING THE PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
WHEREAS, the attainment of justice is an
essential component of a genuine democracy, as injustice breeds popular
discontent;
WHEREAS, the need for fundamental and comprehensive reforms in the
system of administration of justice has been long-felt; and
WHEREAS, the accomplishment of these fundamental and comprehensive
reforms in the system of administration of justice shall further
consolidate the democratic gains of the February 1986 Revolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
1. There is hereby created the Presidential Task
Force on the Improvement of the Administration of Justice composed of
the following:
a) Chairman — Secretary of Justice
b) Co-Chairman designated by the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court; and
c) Members:
1) Representative of the President of the Senate;
2) Representative of the Speaker of the House of
Representatives;
3) Representative of the Secretary of Budget and
Management;
4) Representative of the Integrated Bar of the
Philippines;
5) Cabinet Secretary or his representative; and
6) Chief, Research and Law Reform Division, UP Law
Center.
2. The Task Force shall have the following objectives:
a) To formulate short-term and medium-term plans to
improve the system of administration of justice;
b) To review, prioritize and adopt proposals on the
improvement of the system of administration of justice as may be
submitted to it by the technical panels to be created for the
purpose;
c) To recommend appropriate issuances for the
consideration of the President, the Supreme Court or the Congress to
implement such short-term and medium-term plans as may be necessary; and
d) To identify mechanisms that will sustain the
efficient and effective performance of the reformed system of
administration of justice.
3. The Task Force shall observe the following
guidelines:
a) The Task Force is not a government
office/agency/instrumentality, and the Chairman, Co-Chairman and
Members thereof shall serve in ex-officio capacity; and
b) The Task Force shall ensure that the work-plans
and the recommendation that it shall draw up shall promote the
following ends:
1) a more democratic access to legal assistance
services and the institutions of justice;
2) innovative but feasible alternatives to
litigation;
3) promote understanding of the law toward popular
empowerment; and
4) provide for more expeditious conditions for the
attainment of justice.
4. The UP Law Center is hereby designated as the
Secretariat of the Task Force with the following functions:
a) To oversee and monitor the activities of the
technical panels and coordinate the meetings of the Task Force with the
technical panels;
b) To document the proceedings of meetings of the
technical panels and the Task Force; and
c) To provide technical assistance to the Task Force
and the technical panels and such other support services as may be
required by the technical panels and the Task Force.
5. The Task Force, with the assistance of the
Secretariat, shall create technical panels to tackle specific areas of
concern in the administration of justice. The panels shall be composed
of recognized experts in the field and include, where relevant,
representatives from non-government organizations (NGOs).
The technical panels shall have the following functions:
a) Review the findings and recommendations of
previous studies done on the subject matter, specifically those which
are appropriate, relevant and feasible, given the identified problems
and concerns in the administration of justice. They shall not conduct
new studies, unless such a study concerns a subject where no previous
inquiries have been undertaken;
b) Conduct consultations with sectoral groups and
relevant government agencies as may be necessary; and
c) Submit to the Task Force, through the Secretariat,
a Final Report that shall include, among others, action plans, draft
memorandas, circulars, orders and legislations in their areas of
assignment that shall address the concerns.
6. The Office of the President shall allocate Two
Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200,000.00) chargeable against its
appropriations, subject to the usual accounting and auditing
procedures, to support the activities of the Task Force.
7. The Task Force shall submit its recommendations to
the President not later than 90 days from the date hereof.
This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 21st day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-eight.
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