OCA CIRCULAR NO. 62-2004, May 06, 2004
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 62-2004, May 06, 2004
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TO:
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ALL EXECUTIVE JUDGES
OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, JUDGES AND CLERKS OF COURTS OF THE SINGLE SALA METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, AND MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES AND JUDGES AND CLERKS OF COURT OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS. |
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SUBJECT:
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DUTY ON ELECTION DAY, 10 MAY 2004
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In the interest of an efficient administration of justice and to
ensure speedy disposition of election related cases, you are hereby DIRECTED to
report to your respective courts on 10 May 2004 to act on all election
matters within your jurisdiction and to resolve the same with utmost
caution and dispatch.
In case the Executive Judge would not be able to report, he may
designate the Vice Executive Judge or any of the judges in the station.
In vacant single sala Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial
Courts in Cities, Municipal Trial Courts and Municipal Circuit Trial
Courts where the station of the acting presiding judge is very far from
the court concerned, any urgent election matter shall be referred by the
clerk of court to the presiding judge of the nearest court with a
presiding judge or to the Executive Judge, whichever is nearer, for
appropriate action.
The Clerk of Court in the Office of the Clerk of Court shall
maintain a skeletal force in the office, to attend to the collection of
court fees.
For compliance
__6__ May 2004.
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PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.
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Court Administrator
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