| MEMORANDUM
ORDER NO. 01-2000
IN
RE: SUSPENSION OF THE HIRING OF NEW PERSONNEL.
Administrative
Order No. 100, promulgated by the President on December 1999, directs
the
suspension of the hiring of new personnel for purposes of generating
additional
funds for the implementation of the 10% across-the-board salary
increase
for fiscal year 2000. The Order affects only the departments and
agencies
of the Executive Branch of the Government, including government-owned
or
controlled corporations, and state universities and colleges. However,
the Legislative and Judicial Branches, as well as the Local Government
Units, are “encouraged to adopt the provisions of [the] Order at their
own respective discretion.”
In
light of the main objective of the Order and the imperative need to
adopt
and pursue some austerity measures in the Judiciary, the hiring of new
personnel shall be deferred or suspended except for the following
positions:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
1.
Coterminous positions in the Offices of the Chief Justice and Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court, Presiding Justice and Associate Justices
of the Court of Appeals and the Sandiganbayan, the Court Administrator,
the Deputy and the Assistant Court Administrators, Chancellor and Vice
Chancellor of the Philippine Judicial Academy, and the Judicial and Bar
Council;
2.
Vacant positions in the various offices or divisions in the Supreme
Court,
including the Office of the Court Administrator, which have been
published
or ordered by the Chief Justice to be filled up and the applicants
thereof
have filed their applications before 01 January 2000; and vacant
positions
in the Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Court of Tax Appeals, and lower
courts which have been recommended for filling-up and the applicants
therefor
have passed the Selection and Promotions Board concerned before 31
January
2000;
3.
Vacant positions whose filling-up is justified by compelling reasons as
may be determined by the head of office concerned and subject to the
approval
of the Chief Justice.cralaw:red
The
employment of casuals shall be allowed only if their services are
deemed
necessary by the requesting or recommending authority, subject to the
approval
of the Chief Justice. The appointment of casuals may be renewed only if
their services are still necessary and their performance rating is very
satisfactory.
This
Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.cralaw:red
Issued
this 31st day of January 2000.
[Sgd.]
HILARIO
G. DAVIDE, JR.Chief
Justice
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