OCA CIRCULAR NO. 60-2006, March 27, 2006
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 60-2006, March 27, 2006
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RE:
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Collection of Mediation Fees in B.P. 22 Cases |
The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee has called the
attention of this Office that there is no uniformity in the collection
of mediation fee relative to B.P. 22 cases filed by the same complainant
before the same court at any one time.
Based on the reports submitted to the Finance Division of the
Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), some Clerks of Court collect only
Five Hundred Pesos (Php500.00) for a number of cases that are
consolidated. Others, pursuant to existing rules collect Five Hundred
Pesos (Php500.00) per case.
The collection of only one payment for several cases is not in accordance with Section 9 of Revised Rule 141.
Henceforth, you are hereby DIRECTED to COLLECT Five Hundred Pesos (Php500.00) for EACH B.P. 22 case that is filed.
For strict compliance.
This Circular shall take effect immediately.
__27__ March 2006.
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PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.
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Court Administrator
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