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[A.M. No. 03-05-03-SC. May 5, 2003]

RE:DECLARING THE FORMAL ORGANIZATION OF THE CA

EN BANC

Gentlemen:

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated MAY 5 2003.

A.M. No. 03-05-03-SC(Re:Declaring the Formal Organization of the Court of Appeals Three Divisions in Cebu City and Three Divisions in Cagayan de Oro City and for Other Purposes.)

WHEREAS, under Republic Act No. 8246 entitled An Act Creating Additional Divisions in the Court of Appeals; Increasing the Number of Court of Appeals Justices from Fifty-one (51) to Sixty-nine (69), Amending for the purpose Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes, six new Divisions of the Court of Appeals to be composed of three justices each were created, three of which shall sit in Cebu City and the other three, in Cagayan de Oro City.

WHEREAS, the Supreme Court has already secured in its favor donations of perpetual usufruct over a lot from the Province of Cebu and a lot from the City of Cagayan de Oro on which the building for the new Division may be constructed;

WHEREAS, the formal organization of these six new Divisions cannot be made to wait for the construction of the buildings, as no funds are immediately available for the latter purpose.

WHEREAS, in the meantime, buildings may be rented to house the new Divisions.

WHEREAS, the Executive Department is as equally committed as the Supreme Court in formally organizing the new divisions and has indicated willingness to provide funds for the lease of the needed buildings and to consider the allocation of funds for the construction of the buildings.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Court hereby RESOLVES to

1. FORMALLY ORGANIZE the aforementioned new six Divisions of the Court of Appeals, three of which shall sit in Cebu City and the other three, in Cagayan de Oro City;

2. DIRECT the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals and the Court Administrator to (a) submit a revised organizational structure and plantilla of personnel for the Divisions and the corresponding budgetary requisites therefore; and (b) look for buildings in Cebu City and in Cagayan de Oro City which may be considered for lease for use of the new Divisions assigned in said places;

3. DIRECT the Committee on Halls of Justice to make studies for and submit recommendation on, the construction of the Halls of Justice for the new Divisions;

4. DIRECT the Clerk of Court of the Court of Appeals to make a study on the library requirements for the new Divisions and submit recommendations thereon; and

5. DIRECT the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to prepare itself for the process of selecting nominees for the position of Associate Justice for the six new Divisions.

The Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals, the Court Administrator, the Committee on Halls of Justice, and the Judicial and Bar Council may seek the assistance and support of the officials and personnel in their respective offices or in other offices to ensure the effective and expeditious performance of the duties and responsibilities imposed in them in this Resolution.

Compliance with items 1, 2, 3 and 4 above should be submitted not later than 30 July 2003.

Promulgated this 5th day of May 2003.

Davide, Jr., C.J., Bellosillo, Puno, Panganiban, Quisumbing, Ynares-Santiago, Sandoval-Gutierrez, Carpio, Austria-Martinez, Corona, Carpio-Morales, Callejo, Sr., and Azcuna, JJ., concur.

Very truly yours,

LUZVIMINDA D. PUNO
Clerk of Court

By:

(Sgd.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA

Assistant Clerk of Court


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