DIRECTING THE ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION OF ATTYS. RICHARD G. EVANGELISTA AND MARIA ROSARIO A. LABUGUEN TO THE MASTER OF LAWS (e-LAW) COURSE AT THE MONASH UNIVERSITY IN MELBOU…

Whereas, the Philippine-Australia Human Resource
Development Facilitiy (PAHRDF) has chosen the Supreme Court (SC) as one
of its targeted institutions in the Philippines to be a recipient of
both short-term and long-term scholarships and training programs offered
by the Australian government through the PAHRDF which are primarily
aimed at improving the capacity of the SC to help alleviate poverty and
contribute towards a sustainable and equitable development;

Whereas, pursuant to the Partnering Agreement entered
into by the SC and PAHRDF, the latter agreed to provide specific
funding support to the approved short-term and long-term scholarships
and trainings, and the SC, to support the implementation of these
activities under the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement.;

Whereas, one of the approved long-term scholarships
for the year 2007 is a Master of Laws (e-Law) at the Monash University
in Melbourne, Australia, and to which the following Court employees were
accepted for the period commencing from January 3, 2007 to December 31,
2007:

Whereas, the aforenamed employees attended on
official time in the pre-departure briefing held at Polo Hotel, Davao
City, on November 14-15, 2006, which the PAHRDF, required prior to their
departure to Australia;

NOW, THEREFORE, authoritty is hereby granted to the
aforenamed employees to attend the above long-term training course in
Austarlia from January 3, 2007 to December 31, 2007 on OFFICIAL TIME.

Any communication relating to the course should be
addressed to Atty. Eden T. Candelaria, Deputy Clerk of Court and Chief
Administative Officer, and Chaiperson, Personnel Development Committee
(PDC).

Issued this 21st day of December 2006.