OCA CIRCULAR NO. 93-2006, July 03, 2006

OCA CIRCULAR NO. 93-2006, July 03, 2006

OCA Circulars July 3, 2006
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TO:
THE JUDGES AND CLERKS OF COURTS OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS,
METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL
COURTS AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS
SUBJECT:

SUBMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS, COMMENTS AND PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
IN THE IMPLEMENTA­TION OF SUPREME COURT EN BANC RESOLUTION DATED OCTOBER 16,
2001 IN A.M. NO. 01-10-5-SC- PHILJA DESIGNATING THE PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL
ACADEMY (PHILJA) AS THE COMPONENT UNIT OF THE SUPREME COURT FOR COURT-REFERRED
AND COURT-RELATED MEDIATION CASES AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
MECHANISMS, AND ESTABLISH­ING THE PHILIPPINE MEDIATION CENTER (PMS) FOR THE
PURPOSE

Pursuant to the Supreme Court En Banc Resolution dated October
16, 2001 in Administrative Matter No. 01-10-5-SC-PHILJA (1) designating the
Philippine Judiciary Academy (PHILJA) as the component unit of the Supreme Court
for court-referred and court-related mediation cases and other alternative
dispute resolution mechanism; and (2) establishing the Philippine Mediation
Center (PMC) for the mediation as one of the modes of Alternative Dispute
Resolution with the end in view of reducing docket congestion.

In order to improve court services and to address concerns that
the Office of the Court Adminstrator and other court stakeholders may have with
respect to the duties and responsibilities assigned to the judges and clerks of
courts in the implementation of mediation, you are hereby directed to submit to
this Office not later than July 31, 2006 your observations and comments on as
well as problems encountered in the implementation of mediation.

For strict compliance.

June 3, 2006.

 
CHRISTOPER O. LOCK
 
Court
Administrator