PHILJA
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 1-99
SUBJECT
: Rules and Requirements
Pertaining to Inclusion of PHILJA Educational Programs in All
Conventions/Conferences
of Judges and Court Personnelchanrobles virtual law library
Section
12 of Republic
Act No. 8557, establishing the Philippine Judicial Academy and
defining
its powers and functions, provides that "All conventions of Judges and
Court personnel shall include pertinent Academy educational programs
under
such rules and requirements as the Academy may prescribe." This
provision,
in effect, reiterates the provisions of Supreme Court Administrative
Circular
No. 11-96 dated October 10, 1996, as amended by Circular No. 13-96
dated
November 28, 1996, requiring the inclusion in all
conventions/conferences
of Judges and Court personnel of educational and training programs of
the
Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) to enable participants to avail
themselves
of the benefits of such programs and keep them updated on the law,
current
jurisprudence and administrative policies, judicial techniques and
suggested
remedies to problems in trial and procedure.
Pursuant
therefore, to the above-cited provision of law giving the Philippine
Judicial
Academy die responsibility of providing educational programs during
conventions/conferences
involving Judges and court personnel, the following rules and
requirements
are hereby formulated for the guidance of all concerned:chanrobles virtual law library
(1) All
conventions/conferences involving Judges and Court personnel shall
include
pertinent educational and training programs to be formulated and
conducted
by the Philippine Judicial Academy and, for this purpose, all officers
of the different associations of Judges and Court personnel are
directed
to coordinate with the Philippine Judicial Academy at least three (3)
months
before the date of the activity, for the planning, formulation and
implementation
of the proper training programs to be included in their proposed
conventions/conferences;chanrobles virtual law library
(2) Before
coordinating with PHILJA regarding these training programs
above-mentioned,
the officers of the Associations concerned must first obtain the
corresponding
authority to hold such convention/conference from the Office of the
Court
Administrator, conformably with the prescribed guidelines provided for
in Circular No. 23-98, dated February 18, 1998, issued by Court
Administrator
Alfredo L. Benipayo.chanrobles virtual law librarychanrobles virtual law library
(3) This
Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.chanrobles virtual law librarychanrobles virtual law library
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A. MELENCIO HERRERA
Chancellor
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