SC CIRCULAR NO. 22, September 02, 1987
SC CIRCULAR NO. 22, September 02, 1987
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION OF COURTS
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ALL JUDGES OF THE COURT OF
TAX APPEALS, 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 |
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Service of Writs and Court Processes in connection with Cases involving Foreign Governments or Instrumentalities thereof
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The attention of this Court has been called by the Department of
Foreign Affairs, Manila, to persistent complaints from its foreign
posts and the foreign embassies in Manila that court processes have been
mailed or otherwise delivered to them without coursing the same through
the Department.
As the practice complained of is not in consonance with
diplomatic practice, this Court had previously issued Memorandum
Circular No. 3, dated March 14, 1978 advising all judges that court
processes and writs issued in connection with cases involving foreign
governments or agencies should be forwarded to the Department of
Foreign Affairs for transmission to the foreign embassy concerned by
diplomatic note.
This Court hereby reiterates this Circular and enjoins strict compliance therewith.
September 2, 1987
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(Sgd.) CLAUDIO TEEHANKEE |
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Chief Justice
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