SUBJECT:  APPLICATIONS FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD TO TRAVEL/STAY ABROAD. 

In the interest of the public service and to ensure the consistency and uniformity in the application of the policies of the Office of the Court Administrator on the matter, the Court Administrator shall henceforth act upon the applications or requests of all judges and court personnel [who had already been permitted or authorized to travel abroad] for the extension of the period covered by the original or previous permission or authority. 

Applications or requests for the extension of the period to travel/stay abroad should be submitted to the Office of the Court Administrator ten [10] working days before the expiration of the period covered by the original or previous permission or authority. Applications or requests received by this Office after the said period had already lapsed or expired, shall not be entertained. For this reason, all judges and court personnel concerned should exert efforts to ensure that their applications or requests for extension are sent to and received by the Office of the Court Administrator in accordance with the provision of this Circular. 

This Circular modifies the provisions of prior Circulars/Memoranda inconsistent herewith, takes effect immediately and shall remain in force until further orders. 

For strict compliance.