OCA CIRCULAR NO. 54-2003, May 20, 2003
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 54-2003, May 20, 2003
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TO:
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ALL JUDGES AND CLERKS OF COURTS OF THE FIRST LEVEL COURTS
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SUBJECT:
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EXEMPTION OF THE COMELEC FROM THE PAYMENT OF THE REQUIRED LEGAL FEES IN PETITIONS FOR EXCLUSION
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For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the resolution
of the Court En Bane dated May 5, 2003 issued in A.M. No. 03-04-11-SC.
“A.M. No. 03-04-11-SC. Re: Letter of Chairman Benjamin S. Abalos,
COMELEC, dated 15 April 2003.- The Court Resolved, upon recommendation
of the Office of the Court Administrator, to EXEMPT the COMELEC from the
payment • of the required legal fees under Rule 141 of the Rules of
Court, subject to the following conditions:(a) that petitions for exclusion are filed by the election officers in the name of or for and on behalf of COMELEC;
(b) that petitions for exclusion are filed pursuant to the
pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. 8189, also known as “the
Voter’s Registration Act of 1996,” or “The Omnibus Election Code,” or
Section 2, Article IX (C) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution; and(c) that election officers are PROHIBITED from allowing themselves
to be used by any candidate or political party in the filing of
exclusion cases to avoid the payment of fees or to harass duly
registered voters.”
For compliance.
May 20,2003.
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PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.
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Court Administrator
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