CIRCULAR
NO. 15-97
TO: ALL
JUDGES AND PERSONNEL OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL
COURTS,
MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL
CIRCUIT
TRIAL COURTS, SHARI’A DISTRICT COURTS AND SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURTS
SUBJECT:
GUIDELINES ON THE RELEASE OF CHECKS FOR SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES
[MODIFIED
DISBURSEMENT SCHEME (MDS) AND CONTINUOUS FORMS] OF JUDGES AND PERSONNEL
OF THE LOWER COURTS.
I.
Checks for salaries
and allowances of judges and personnel of the lower courts, shall be
released
through mail. However, such checks may be personally taken from the
Checks
Disbursement Division of the Office of the Court Administrator subject
to the.following conditions:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
I A.
Only the
Presiding
Judge of the Court and/or his designated Liaison Officer are authorized
to receive checks. There shall be only one such Liaison Officer whose
authority
is non-transferrable. His authority shall be for a definite period,
renewable
in the interest of the service.I B.
For
purposes of
designation of the Liaison Officer, the Presiding Judge concerned or
his
Clerk of Court shall accomplish the enclosed form in duplicate and
attach
a 2" x 2" I.D. picture on both copies. The original copy shall be
mailed
to the Checks Disbursement Division of the Office of the Court
Administrator.
The duplicate shall be retained by the designated Liaison Officer for
presentation
to the Checks Disbursement Division when requesting for the release of
checks.I C.
The
Presiding Judge
taking the checks of his personnel shall present his Court I.D. to the
Checks Disbursement Division.II.
The employee concerned
may have his/her check released through his/her legitimate spouse, son
or daughter duly authorized under a Special Power of Attorney. Except
for
those herein mentioned, no other person may be authorized by the
employee
to take his/her check.
The authorized representative
shall present a copy of the Special Power of Attorney and an
identification
card when taking the check of the principal.
III.
Checks for salaries
and allowances shall be released three [3] days before due date.
This circular shall
take effect on April 1, 1997.
March 31, 1997.
[Sgd.]
ALFREDO
L. BENIPAYOCourt
Administrator__________________________________________
______________
D
a t e
Office
of the Court Administrator
Supreme
Court
Manila
Gentlemen:
I hereby
designate Mr./Ms.[Name of authorized
representative]an employee of the[Court/Place]
to act as our Liaison Officer to the Office of the Court
Administrator.
As such, he/she is given authority by the undersigned to get this
court’s
checks representing salaries, allowances, and other claims from 19__ to
_________19__.
For
your information and guidance.
__________________________________________
(Printed
name/signature of Judge or Clerk of Court)
Printed
name of designated Representative ________________________________
Specimen
signature of Designated Representative ___________________________
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