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[A.M. No. 99-11-07-SC.February 6, 2001]

RE: DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN BRANCHES OF THE RTC AS FAMILY COURTS

EN BANC

Gentlemen:

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated FEB 6 2001.

A.M. No. 99-11-07-SC (Re: Designation of Certain Branches of the Regional Trial Courts as Family Courts.)

WHEREAS, under the Resolution of 1 February 2000 in this administrative matter, three (3) RTC branches in Quezon City were designated as Family Courts;

WHEREAS, it has become apparent that the number of salas designated is not enough to effectively cope with the influx of family court cases.Thus, there is an immediate need to designate additional RTC branches as Family Courts;

NOW, THEREFORE, the following branches of the Regional Trial Court in Quezon City are hereby DESIGNATED as additional Family Courts:

1. Branch 84 ~ ~ Judge Mariflor Punzalan-Castillo

2. Branch 86 ~ ~ Judge Teodoro A. Bay

3. Branch 88 ~ ~ Judge Abednego O. Adre

4. Branch 89 ~ ~ Judge Elsa I. Guzman

The following guidelines shall be adopted:

1. All cases cognizable by Family Courts filed after the effectivity of this Resolution shall be raffled among the above-mentioned RTC branches until such time that it is equitable to include the previously designated Family Courts in Quezon City in the raffle of such cases to be determined by the Executive Judge therein.

2. All the above-mentioned salas shall submit to the Executive Judge a list of cases not cognizable by the Family Courts except those where trial has already begun, for re-raffle among the raffle among the other RTC branches thereat.

3. The guidelines set forth in the previous Resolution of 1 February 2000 in this administrative matter is adopted in so far as they are applicable.

This resolution shall take effect on the 15^th day of March, 2001 and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines not later than the 15^th day of February 2001.

Promulgated this 6^th day of February, 2001.

Very truly yours,

LUZVIMINDA D. PUNO
Clerk of Court

(Sgd.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA

Asst. Clerk of Court

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