OCA CIRCULAR NO. 88 – 2011, July 11, 2011

WHEREAS, the Supreme Court’s Judicial Reform Program (JRP) has implemented projects and other interventions to address the perennial problem of case congestion and delay in the hearings and disposal of cases in all court levels. Among these are: case and docket management training, human resources capacity-building for judges and court personnel, and conduct of dialogues and focus group discussions with other justice sector agencies who are likewise mandated with the prompt and fair of justice;

WHEREAS, Chief Justice Renato C. Corona has stated that case decongestion and efficient case management are the key priority reform areas under his leadership. With this policy direction, the Court through the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) and the Program Management Office (PMO) have piloted a case decongestion project in the three (3) Regional Trial Courts and one (1) Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu where the Courts’ average number of cases filed is higher than that disposed for each month;

WHEREAS, the conduct of another Case Decongestion and Case Delay Reduction Project (CDDRP) in selected courts which were found to have high caseloads is expected to significantly declog the dockets of these courts, eventually improving the overall case disposal rate and overall efficiency in their operations;

WHEREAS, the CDDR project aims to: (1) reduce by at least 10% to 15% the number of pending cases in these selected courts after the recommendations of the diagnostic audit are complied with; (2) identify the specific problems/difficulties of the judges and court personnel in disposing of their pending cases; and (3) develop a docket/case management plan for each court branch;

WHEREFORE, IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING, the following Judges and Court Personnel are required to attend and participate in-the CDDRP activities on the following dates:

GDDRP Meeting with OCA Court Management Office (CMO) and Judicial Supervisors from the Offices of the Deputy and Assistant Court Administrators (DCAs and ACAs) and Program Management Office (PMO) July 12, 2011; 1:00-4:00 P.M., Supreme Court

GDDRP Meeting with OCA Court Management Office (CMO) and Judicial Supervisors from the Offices of the Deputy and Assistant Court Administrators (DCAs and ACAs) and Program Management Office (PMO) July 12, 2011; 1:00-4:00 P.M., Supreme Court

1. Hon. Raul Bautista Villanueva		Deputy Court Administrator	Office of the Court Administrator
2. Hon. Geraldine Faith A. Econg		Judicial Reform Program Administrator	Program Management Office (PMO)
3. Hon. Jaime M. Guray			RTC Branch 260, Paranaque City
4. Hon. Bibiano G. Colasito			MeTC Branch 45, Pasay City
5. Atty. Enar Cabanilla		Judicial Supervisor	Office of DCA Raul B. Villanueva
6. Atty. Simon Peter G. Palma		Court Attorney II	Office of DCA Nimfa C. Vilches
7. Atty. Generoso O. Damot		Court Attorney V	Office of ACA Thelma C. Bahia
8. Atty. James T. Sy		Chief of Staff	Office of ACA Jenny Lind A. Delorino
9. Atty. Rigor R. Pascual		Court Attorney IV	Office of Associate Justice Abad
10. Ms. Khareen N. Villanueva		Executive Assistant I	OCA-CMO
11. Atty. Antonio Andre D. Calizo		Court Attorney VI	PMO
12. Ms. Veronica A. Jimenez		Project Dev’t Officer IV	PMO

CDDRP Meeting with the Presiding Judges and Branch Clerks of Court of the 17
selected Courts
July 15, 2011; 10:00-3:00 P.M., Manila City

1. Hon. Jaime M. Guray		RTC Branch 260, Paranaque City
2. Hon. Bibiano G. Colasito		MeTC Branch 45, Pasay City
3. Atty. Enar Cabanilla	Judicial Supervisor	Office of DCA Raul B. Villanueva
4. Atty. Simon Peter G. Palma	Court Attorney II	Office of DCA Nimfa C. Vilches
5. Atty. Generoso O. Damot	Court Attorney V	Office of ACA Thelma C. Bahia
6. Atty. James T. Sy	Chief of Staff	Office of ACA Jenny Lind A. Delorino
7. Atty. Rigor R. Pascual	Court Attorney IV	Office of Associate Justice Abad
8. Ms. Khareen N. Villanueva	Executive Assistant I	OCA-CMO
9. Atty. Antonio Andre D. Calizo	Court Attorney	VI PMO
10. Ms. Veronica A. Jimenez	Project Dev’t Officer IV	PMO

Presiding Judges of the 17 selected courts

11. Hon. Antonio D. Marigomen 12. Hon. Matias M. Garcia 13. Hon. Mary Josephine P. Lazaro 14. Hon. Kevin Narce B. Vivero 15. Hon. Marino E. Rubia 16. Hon. Hilarion P. Clapis, Jr. 17. Hon. Ruth C. Santos 18. Hon. Leopoldo V. Canete 19. Hon. Eduardo I. Tanguangco 20. Hon. Eduardo Ramon R. Reyes 21. Hon. Joy Nieves Casihan-Dumlao 22. Hon. Flordeliza Mallorca-Silao 23. Hon. Teodoro N. Solis 24. Hon. Donato H. De Castro 25. Hon. Liwliwa S. Hidalgo Bucu 26. Hon. Job M. Mangente 27. Hon. James V. Go

RTC Branch 61, Bogo, Cebu RTC Branch 19, Cavite, Bacoor RTC Branch 74, Antipolo, Rizal RTC Branch 71, Antipolo, Rizal RTC Branch 24, Binan, Laguna RTC Branch 3, Nabunturan,Compostela Valley RTC Branch 72, Antipolo, Rizal RTC Branch 60, Barili, Cebu RTC Branch 89, Bacoor, Cavite MeTC Branch 68, Pasig City MeTC Branch 72, Pasig City MeTC Branch 59,Mandaluyong City RTC Branch 25, Binan, Laguna MeTC Branch 77, Paranaque City MeTC Branch 76, Marikina City MeTC Branch 54, Navotas City MTCC Branch 2, Butuan City

Clerk of Court (COQ and Branch Clerk of Court (BCC) of the 18 selected courts

28. Atty. Rey Caayon 29. Atty. Mely H. Vista COC V 30. Atty. Ferdinand Mingaw BCC 31. Atty. Ruby P. Ferrer BCC 32. Atty. Lovettejoi O. Belza-Reyes COC V 33. Atty. Joynalyn Nemenzo-Agno OCC 34. Atty. Nadia Diumano OIC, BCC 35. Atty. Rhoda Razonable COC VI 36. Atty. Czairina Arevalo COC V 37. Atty. Maria Laarni N. Morallios BCC 38. Ms. Salome R. Virrey BCC 39. Ms. Arden M. Raniosa BCC 40. Ms. Vicky B. Paz OIC COC 41. Mr. Virgilio C.David BCC 42. Ms. Hanneli Robles-Garay BCC 43. Ms. Maricris Gillamac-Ortiz COC 44. Ms. Ma. Elmer M. Rosales BCC	COC VI COC V BCC BCC COC V OCC OIC, BCC COC VI COC V BCC BCC BCC OIC COC BCC BCC COC BCC	RTC Branch 61, Bogo, Cebu RTC Branch 19, Cavite, Bacoor RTC Branch 74, Antipolo, Rizal RTC Branch 71, Antipolo, Rizal RTC Branch 24, Binan, Laguna RTC Branch 3, Nabunturan,Compostela Valley RTC Branch 72, Antipolo, Rizal RTC Branch 60, Barili, Cebu RTC Branch 89, Bacoor, Cavite MeTC Branch 68, Pasig City MeTC Branch 72, Pasig City MeTC Branch 59,Mandaluyong City RTC Branch 25, Binan, Laguna MeTC Branch 77, Paranaque City MeTC Branch 76, Marikina City MeTC Branch 54, Navotas City MTCC Branch 2, Butuan City

The attendance of the above-enumerated participants shall be MANDATORY and on OFFICIAL BUSINESS. No companion nor substitution of participants shall be allowed. Roundtrip airfare and overnight accommodation of participants from Cebu, Compostela Valley and Butuan City shall be for the account of ABA-ROLI. As for the other participants, public transportation expenses shall be reimbursed subject to the presentation of actual tickets (e.g. bus,ferry) used.

These selected courts are hereby directed to immediately discontinue with the inventory presently being conducted until the July 15 meeting is held and appropriate information is provided relative to the conduct of this inventory.

The participants should see to it that their respective court calendars are properly managed and the parties are notified in advanced of any cancelled hearing.

Issued this 11th day of July 2011.

	(SGD)JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator