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[A.M. No. 07-11-604-RTC : December 04, 2007] RE: REQUEST FOR THE DESIGNATION OF RTCS IN MANILA, CEBU CITY AND CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO HANDLE ALL CASES OF TERRORISM.:
[A.M. No. 07-11-604-RTC : December 04, 2007]
RE: REQUEST FOR THE DESIGNATION OF RTCS IN MANILA, CEBU CITY AND CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO HANDLE ALL CASES OF TERRORISM.
Sirs/Mesdames:
Quoted hereunder; for your information, is a resolution of the Court En Banc dated December 4, 2007
"A.M. No. 07-11-604-RTC.- Re: Request for the Designation of RTCs in Manila, Cebu City and Cagayan de Oro City to Handle All Cases of Terrorism.-The Court Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Office of the Assistant Court Administrator and the Court Management Office, to
"A.M. No. 07-11-604-RTC.- Re: Request for the Designation of RTCs in Manila, Cebu City and Cagayan de Oro City to Handle All Cases of Terrorism.-The Court Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Office of the Assistant Court Administrator and the Court Management Office, to
(a) DENY the request of (Ret.) P/Dep. Director Marcelo S. Ele, Secretariat, Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) to designate Special Courts to handle terrorism cases; and
(b) DIRECT the Office of the Court Administrator to MONITOR all cases involving terrorism, and see to it that the judges concerned shall set these cases for continuous trial in accordance with Section 48 of R.A. 9372 [Human Security Act]." Quisumbing, J., on leave.
Very truly yours,
(Sgd.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA
Clerk of Court
(Sgd.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA
Clerk of Court