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TO: ALL
JUDGES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS,
MUNICIPAL
TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT
TRIAL
COURTS
SUBJECT: SPEEDY DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES WITH DETENTION PRISONERS AND WITH WITNESS PROTECTION, SECURITY AND BENEFIT [WPSB] WITNESSES. The attention of this Court was invited by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Committee of the Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Program, Department of Justice, Manila, on the alarming number of detainees/prisoners in the City and Municipal Jails nationwide, due to slow disposition of criminal cases pending in our courts. In order to minimize the delay in resolving cases, all judges are enjoined to act promptly on cases pending in their respective salas, particularly, criminal cases involving detention prisoners, pursuant to the mandate of Administrative Circular No. 4 dated September 22, 1988. Furthermore, you are hereby directed to faithfully observe Section 9 of R. A. 6981, Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act [WPSB], which provides: Strict observance is enjoined. October 5, 1992.
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