OCA CIRCULAR NO. 85-2007, September 10, 2007

For the information and guidance of all concerned, quoted hereunder
is Part V. Item 2b of the Amended Revised Administrative Circular No.
50-2001 Establishing the Merit Selection and Promotion Plan (MSPP) for
the Lower Courts:

V. PROCEDURE

x x x

2. Publication of Vacant Positions

b. Notify the Clerk of Court to post notices of vacancies.

Within five days from notification, the Clerk of Court shall post notices of vacancies to be filled in three conspicuous
places in the court’s premises for ten working calendar days. The
notice shall specify the qualification standards and requirements for
the position.

Within two months from the expiration of the ten-day period of posting, the following guidelines shall be observed:

a. The Presiding Judge or Acting Presiding Judge
shall submit all applications, with or without recommendation, to the
Executive Judge.

b. The Executive Judge shall indorse all
applications, with or without recommendation, to OAS-OCA within five
days from receipt thereof

x x x

It has been brought to our attention that some applicants for the
vacant positions in the lower courts still submit applications even
after the lapse of two months from the expiration of the ten-day period
of posting.

In order to expedite the processing of appointments, Part V. Sec.
2b of the Amended Revised Administrative Circular No. 50-2001
Establishing the Merit Selection and Promotion Plan (MSPP) for the Lower
Courts as stated above shall be strictly implemented.

Henceforth, all applications received by the Executive
Judge/Presiding Judge for those filed in the lower courts and by the
Office of Administrative Services, Office of the Court Administrator for
those directly filed in the Supreme Court after the aforesaid two-month period shall no longer be entertained.

This Circular shall take effect immediately

Manila, Philippines.

10 September 2007.