OCA CIRCULAR NO. 28-2004, February 18, 2004
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 28-2004, February 18, 2004
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TO:
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ALL TRIAL JUDGES |
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SUBJECT:
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RECIPIENTS OF “DANGAL NG BAYAN” OR “LINGKOD NG BAYAN” AWARDS |
Quoted hereunder is the Resolution dated 13 January 2004 of. the
Honorable Court En Banc issued in A.M. No. 04-1-03-SC Re: Request for
Salary Adjustment and Query on Automatic Inclusion as Applicant to the
Court of Appeals of Judge Clifton U. Ganay, to wit:
“(a) DECLARE that the (1) constitutional
requirements for appointment to the Judiciary proscribe automatic
promotion to the next higher position that Republic Act No. 6713
bestows upon Dangal ng Bayan or Lingkod ng Bayan awardees, and (2) same
law does not expressly allow the incentive award of salary increase
equivalent to that which the holder of a next b pier position receives
as such salary . increase would resist in distortion, in pay in
violation of Section 2 of Republic Act No. 6758, and(b) x x x x Members of the Judiciary are recipients of the
Dangal ng Bayan or Lingkod ng Bayan Award shall be automatically
included in the list of applicants to the next higher judicial position
of Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals or of the Sandiganbayan if
one such position is vacant; and (2) Judicial Excellence Awuds Committee
to include among its award categories the recognition of such
recipient(s).”
For your information and guidance.
__18__ February 2004.
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PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.
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Court Administrator
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