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

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

OCA Circulars June 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 IMPLEMENTA­ TION 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 ESTABLISH­ ING THE
PHILIPPINE MEDIATION CENTER (PMS) FOR THE PURPOSE

Pursuant to the Suprem 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