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CIRCULAR
NO. 4-99
TO: ALL
JUDGES AND EMPLOYEES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, SHARI’A DISTRICT
COURT,
METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL
TRIAL
COURT, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT AND SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT.
SUBJECT:
PHILJA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 1-99 DATED JANUARY 7, 1999 – RE:
RULES
AND REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO INCLUSION OF PHILJA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
IN ALL CONVENTIONS/CONFERENCES OF JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL.
For your information
and guidance, we invite your attention to the PHILJA Memorandum
Circular
No. 1-99 - Re: Rules and Requirements Pertaining To Inclusion of
PHILJA Educational Programs In All Conventions/Conferences Of Judges
And
Court Personnel, to wit:
"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 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
the responsibility of providing educational programs and during
conventions/conferences
involving Judges and court personnel, the following rules and
requirements
are hereby formulated for the guidance of all concerned:
[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 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;
[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 conventions/ conferences 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.
[3] This
Memorandum
Circular shall take effect immediately."
January 12,
1999.
[Sgd.]
ALFREDO
L. BENIPAYO
Court
Administrator
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