ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 90-2007, October 05, 2007

In the interest of public service and to simplify the process in the
disposal of unnecessary property in the lower courts. Section II,
paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Revised Administrative Circular No. 7-2004
(Providing a Program for the Management of Unnecessary Property of the
Judiciary) issued on 03 March 2004 is amended to read as follows:

2. Regional Disposal Committee (RDC)

Several RDCs shall be
created in each of the thirteen (13) Judicial Regions. Each Executive
Judge of the Regional Trial Court and Shari’a District Courts shall he
designated ex-officio Chairperson. The Executive Judge shall take
charge of the disposal of unnecessary properties of the Regional Trial
Courts, the Shari’a District Courts, the Municipal Trial Court in
Cities, the Municipal Trial Courts, the Municipal Circuit Trial Courts
and the Shari’a Circuit – Courts within his/her jurisdiction . Each RDC
in a multi-sala court with three (3) branches or more shall be composed
of th e Region at Trial Court (R TC) Exec utive Judge as Chairperson
and two (2) RTC judges, a first level court judge, and the RTC Clerk of
Court (OCC) as members. Each RDC in a multi-sala court with only two
(2) branches shall be composed of the RTC Executive Judge as
Chairperson and one (1) RTC Judge, two (2) first level court judges and
the RTC Clerk of Court (OCC) as members. Each RDC in a single sala
court shall be composed of the RTC/SDC Executive Judge as Chairperson,
three (3) first level court judges, and the RTC/SDC Clerk of Court as
members. The Chairperson shall nominate for designation by the Court Administrator
the RTC judge/s and the judge/s representing the first level courts as
members, and designate the three-member Secretariat from among the
personnel under his/her territorial jurisdiction. Hence, there will be
as many RDCs as there are RTC/SDC Executive Judges in a Judicial
Region.

For multi-sala Municipal Trial Court
in Cities (MTCCs) which have their own Executive Judges, these MTCCs
shall be placed under the Regional Disposal Committee of the RTC having
jurisdiction over their stations.

3. Metropolitan Trial Court Disposal Committee (MeTCDC)

Several MeTCDCs shall be created for
the Metropolitan Trial Courts in the National Capital Judicial Region
which shall take charge of the disposal of unnecessary Judiciary
property under its control and administration. The MeTCDCs shall each be
composed of the Executive Judge as Chairperson and another Metropolitan
Trial Court Judge and the Clerk of Court (OCC) as members. The
Chairperson shall nominate, for designation by the Court Administrator,
the member-judge and shall designate the three-member Secretariat from
among the personnel under his/her territorial jurisdiction.

For single sala MeTCs, they shall be
placed under the Regional Disposal Committee of the RTC having
jurisdiction over their stations.

The Chairperson of each Regional Disposal Committee and Metropolitan
Trial Court Disposal Committee shall constitute, within one (1) month
upon receipt of this circular, the members of their respective RDC and
MeTCDC.

A certified list of the RDC and MeTCDC as constituted, inclusive of
the names of the RTC/SDC/MeTC judge/s nominated and members thereof,
shall be submitted to the Property Division, Office of Administrative
Services, Office of the Court Administrator within ten (10) days upon
the constitution of the said RDCs and MeTCDCs.

For strict compliance.

October 5, 2007.