OCA CIRCULAR NO. 68-2009, June 04, 2009

To attain the policy of the State to protect and promote the
right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among
them (Section 15, Article II of the Constitution), Republic Act No.
9003, otherwise known as The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000,
was enacted to ensure the protection of public health and environment
in general and to institutionalize public participation in the
development and implementation of national and local integrated,
comprehensive, and ecological waste management programs.

In Administrative Circular 46-2003 dated 18 September 2003 re:
Adopting an Ecological Solid Waste Management System and Creating a Task
Force for the Purpose, the Court acknowledges the role of the National
Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) in overseeing the
implementation of solid waste management plans, prescribing policies to
achieve the objectives of R.A. No. 9003, taking the lead in the
implementation of the Act in all government agencies and in requiring
said agencies to adopt an ecological waste management system to be
disseminated to all employees.

In the same Administrative Circular then Honorable Chief Justice
Hilario G. Davide, Jr., formed a Task Force to formulate a comprehensive
action plan for the Court composed of the Chief Administrative Officer;
Supervisory Staff representing the different offices of the Court,
Representatives of the employees associations; The Head of the
Maintenance Division; and The Head of the Contracted Janitorial
Services.

The Task Force was mandated to adopt an ecological waste
management plan and to coordinate with the NSWMC for technical
assistance to implement waste segregation in the Court in order to
achieve the objectives of R.A. No. 9003.

On April 16, 2009 , during the Forum on Environmental Justice –
Upholding the Right to a Balanced and Healthful Ecology, a commitment
was made by the Office of the Court Administrator for the replication of
this undertaking in the first and second level courts.

To attain the purposes of Administrative Circular 46-2003, all
judges of the first and second level courts are hereby directed to adopt
an ecological solid waste management system in the court, and create a
task force for the purpose. They shall oversee all the phases of the
program from planning to actual implementation, monitoring,

supervision, and evaluation thereof to achieve, maintain,
preserve, and perpetuate at all times a pleasant environment in the
court.

Executive Judges shall strictly monitor compliance with this
Circular by the judges under their administrative supervision, and shall
submit a report on the progress of the implementation to the Court
Management Office, Office of the Court Administrator within thirty days
from notice.

Issued this __4^th__ day of June 2009.