SC ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 08-2003, February 12, 2003

For a more effective delivery of public service, and
for the promotion of career growth among officials and personnel of the
Judiciary, all Judges, Clerks of Court, Legal Researchers Branch Clerks
of Court, Stenographers, Interpreters, Sheriffs & Docket Clerks
handling civil and criminal cases of First and Second Level Trial Courts
of Region V are enjoined to attend and participate in the Regional
Judicial Career Enhancement Program (Level 2) under the auspices of the
Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), to be held from 25 to 28 February
2003 (Tuesday to Friday ) at Aristocrat Hotel, Elias Angeles St., Naga
City.

Sessions and attendance of Docket Clerks handling
civil and criminal cases will start only on January 26, 2003 (Wednesday)
at 1:00 P.M. Before that time, there will neither be accommodation nor
subsistence provisions for them.

Legal Researchers, Stenographers, and Sheriffs are
likewise directed to attend only the “Court Administration Management
and Dynamics Session: TQM-TCPS” and the Dialogue with the Court
Administrator on January 31, 2003 (Friday). They may obtain local
government assistance to cover their travel expenses.

Judges are directed to leave a skeletal force in their respective courts during the Regional Seminar.

Attendance in this Seminar shall be MANDATORY and on
OFFICIAL BUSINESS with expenses for travel chargeable to the funds
provided by Memorandum Order No. 03-2003, dated January 3, 2003, and
subject to the existing accounting and auditing rules.

Participants are hereby reminded of the requirement
that in order to claim reimbursement of travel expenses from the Supreme
Court, they must submit a sworn statement that they did not receive any
travel subsidy from the local government.

Court employees participating on the last day,
January 31, 2003 (Friday), as selected by OCA, will not be entitled to
reimbursement of their travel expenses.

All communications relating to the Program shall be
addressed to Hon. Ameurfina M. Herrera, PHILJA Chancellor, 3rd Floor,
Centennial Building, Supreme Court (Taft Avenue building), Padre Faura,
Manila.

February 12, 2003.