WHEREAS, delay in the disposition of cases is a frequent complaint of litigants and the public in general;

WHEREAS, there is a need to reduce, if not totally eliminate, delay in the adjudication of cases in all levels;
 
WHEREAS, there is a need to study assiduously and recommend practical and systematic ways and means to accelerate the deliberation and expedite the adjudication of these pending cases and to implement these measures to achieve as much as possible a zero backlog in the Supreme Court and all the various courts;
 
NOW THEREFORE, a Committee on Zero Backlog is hereby created to study the number of pending cases before the Supreme Court and to determine how this problem can be addressed to ensure that cases will be decided expeditiously within the reglementary period;
 
This Committee shall be composed of the following:
 
Chaitperson: -  Hon. REYNATO S. PUNO

Members:   Hon. ANTONIO T. CARPIO
                    Hon. MINITA CHICO-NAZARIO
                    Hon. CANCIO C. GARCIA
                    Hon. PRESBITERO J. VELASCO,]R.
                    The Clerk of Court, Supreme Court
                    The Chief Attorney, Supreme Court
                    The Chief, Judicial Records Office, Supreme Court
 
The Committee may propose additional members as it may deem necessary as well as appoint a Secretary and an Assistant Secretary to assist it in the conduct of its duties; it may also formulate the necessary guidelines in the performance of its functions.
 
The Chairperson, Members, Secretary and Assistant Secretary shall receive the expense allowance prescribed in Administrative Circular No. 13-99 dated September 30, 1999.
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Issued this 26th day of January, 2006.