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SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES

CHIEF JUSTICE

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES

HON. ANTONIO T. CARPIO HON. PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.

HON. RENATO C. CORONA

HON. TERESITA J. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO HON. ARTURO D. BRION

HON. LUCAS P. BERSAMIN HON. MARIANO C. DEL CASTILLO HON. ROBERTO A. ABAD

HON. MARTIN S. VILLARAMA, JR. HON. JOSE P. PEREZ HON. JOSE C. MENDOZA

HON. DIOSDADO M. PERALTA

HON. MARIA LOURDES P. A. SERENO HON. BIENVENIDO L.REYES HON. ESTELA M. PERLAS-BERNABE

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JUDICIAL EDUCATIONJUDICIAL EDUCATIONJUDICIAL EDUCATIONJUDICIAL EDUCATIONJUDICIAL EDUCATIONRegular ProgramsSpecial Focus ProgramsRoundtable DiscussionsConvention-SeminarsAlternative Dispute ResolutionSpecial LecturesPrograms for Quasi-Judicial AgenciesOther Training Programs and ActivitiesPHILJA Website and Fax/Electronic AlertsPHILJA Judicial Journal and Bulletin

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Professors with Administrative DutiesConsultantsFounding Chancellor EmeritusExecutive OfficesAcademic OfficesPhilippine Mediation Center OfficeSupport OfficesOur 15th Anniversary CelebrationOur AwardeesOur 2011 Christmas CelebrationOutreach 2011

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FINANCIAL REPORTFINANCIAL REPORTFINANCIAL REPORTFINANCIAL REPORTFINANCIAL REPORTSources of PHILJA FundsGrants and DonorsFinancial Statements

APPENDICESAPPENDICESAPPENDICESAPPENDICESAPPENDICESAppendix A: Summary of ProgramsAppendix B: PMCO Statistical SummariesAppendix C: PublicationsAppendix D:Graduates of PJP Appointed to the JudiciaryAppendix E: Our PartnersAppendix F: Foreign Institutional VisitsAppendix G:Donations to the Judiciary through PHILJAAppendix H:HRD ProgramsAppendix I: PHILJA Corps of ProfessorsAppendix J: Resolutions of Standing CommitteesAppendix K: Composition of Standing CommitteesAppendix L: PHILJA Development Center–Project Implementation

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1ORGANIZATION PROFILE

WHO WE AREWHO WE AREWHO WE AREWHO WE AREWHO WE AREThe Philippine Judicial Academy was created onMarch 12, 1996, through Administrative Order No.35-96 issued by the Supreme Court. It wasinstitutionalized through Republic Act No. 8557 onFebruary 26, 1998.

OUR MANDATEOUR MANDATEOUR MANDATEOUR MANDATEOUR MANDATEAside from being the education arm of the SupremeCourt tasked with the training of justices, judges,court personnel, lawyers, and aspirants to judicialposts, the Academy is also the Supreme Court’scomponent unit for court-annexed mediation,appeals court mediation and other forms ofalternative dispute resolution, including judicialdispute resolution, pursuant to its mandate toensure an efficient and credible judiciary.

OUR VISIONOUR VISIONOUR VISIONOUR VISIONOUR VISIONTo bring about a Judiciary that is independent,competent, effective, and enjoys public trust andconfidence.

OUR MISSIONOUR MISSIONOUR MISSIONOUR MISSIONOUR MISSION• To serve the Judiciary.• To make available opportunities for the

development of judicial competence.• To foster sound values and the formation of

constructive attitudes.

OUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERSWe share our experience and expertise with otherjudicial education providers and provide services tothe legal institutions representing the pillars ofjustice and to the multi-sector groups and agenciesinvolved in judicial education.

OUR STRUCTUREOUR STRUCTUREOUR STRUCTUREOUR STRUCTUREOUR STRUCTUREThe Academy is composed of the following: theexecutive offices (offices of the Chancellor, the ViceChancellor, and the Executive Secretary); theacademic offices (Academic Affairs Office andResearch, Publications and Linkages Office); thePhilippine Mediation Center Office; and the supportoffices (Administrative Office, Finance Office, andthe PHILJA Training Center Office) (see pp 38-40 andorganizational chart on p 34).

GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCEGOVERNANCEGOVERNANCEGOVERNANCEIn the formulation of policy, the Academy isgoverned by its Board of Trustees and by theAcademic Council (see p 45). The Chancellor headsthe Management Committee, composed of theheads of PHILJA offices, which directs the dailyoperations of the Academy. PHILJA’s other standingcommittees (see p 46-48) assist in the management,supervision, and implementation of their respectivefunctions, including the direction of courses ofaction for issues and concerns.

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1996The Supreme Court issues Administrative OrderNo. 35-96 creating the Philippine JudicialAcademy and appoints Justice Ameurfina A.Melencio Herrera as Chancellor. PHILJA conducts11 seminar-workshops and convention-seminarsfor 579 judges and 168 court personnel, incoordination with the UP Institute of JudicialAdministration. Justices of the Supreme Courtand the Court of Appeals are the first lecturersand speakers.

1997PHILJA trains 3,237 justices and judges and 5,316court personnel through 42 training programs. Ajudge of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals leadsdiscussions on the intricacies of the appellate justicesystem at the first Appellate Justices’ Conferencewith the justices of the Court of Appeals. Seminarson the salient features of the 1997 Rules of CivilProcedure are held nationwide. PHILJA begins to linkwith international judicial education organizations.Plans to construct a PHILJA training facility aredrawn.

1998Republic Act No. 8557 institutionalizes PHILJA as a“training school for justices, judges, court personnel,lawyers and aspirants to judicial posts.” A corps ofprofessorial lecturers is organized; consortiums areestablished with other institutions for programdevelopment and implementation. The CentennialLecture Series is held with its focus on “Legal andJudicial Education Reforms and the Narvasa Court.”The cornerstone is laid for the proposed trainingfacility at Tagaytay City.

1999The World Bank reports that PHILJA has achievedinternational standards in its support of judicial

independence. The Board of Trustees approvesthe creation of the Academic Affairs Office; theResearch, Publications and Linkages Office; andthe Administrative and Finance Offices. The firstgender sensitivity seminar, the Securities andExchange Commission Program for quasi-judicialagencies, and the Pilot Project on Mediation andConciliation are implemented. The first issue ofthe PHILJA Bulletin is released.

2000PHILJA spearheads the Centenary Lecture Series andholds the first Pre-Judicature Program for aspirantsto judicial posts. The first issue of the PHILJA JudicialJournal featuring “The Third Appellate JusticesConference” is launched. Eighty-eight mediators aretrained.

2001PHILJA holds first-time seminars on environmentalprotection, on economic, social and cultural rights,and on Philippine Corporate Culture. Three hundredfifty-nine more mediators are accredited. Alongwith its regular publications, the PHILJA Bulletin andthe Judicial Journal—PHILJA releases its Fax/Electronic Alerts—an update on SC decisions inadministrative cases, on recent administrativecirculars and on administrative matters. Delegatesto the 9th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia andthe Pacific in New Zealand specially note PHILJA’scritical role in elevating judicial education standards.

2002A computer training and proficiency seminar is heldfor Court of Appeals and Sandiganbayan justices.Seminars are held on the Indigenous Peoples’ RightsAct, the Comprehensive Drugs Act of 2002, as wellas a symposium on “The Challenge of Terrorism andthe Defense of Human Rights.” The Canadian andPhilippine Governments embark on a 5-year JusticeReform Initiatives Support project (JURIS). The SCdirects the Ridge Sports and Country ClubCorporation facility in Tagaytay to cease businessoperations. The PHILJA website is launched.

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2003Court-Annexed Mediation is introduced in the trial courts and in the Court of Appeals. Mediation unitsare set up in Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao. Case flow management is pilot-tested in Pasay City courtsand the E-Learning Pilot Project is launched. The first Asia Pacific Judicial Educators’ Forum (APJEF) isheld in Manila where its charter is signed, and the Chancellor is elected Chair of its Executive Committee.Twenty delegates are sent to the First and Second Study Tours to Canada.

2004PHILJA coordinates with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) its plans for the constructionof a proposed training center. The Regional Judicial Career Enhancement Programs (RJCEP) are carriedout in the 13 judicial regions. Multidisciplinary seminars for Family Courts are held nationwide.


2005The Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide, Jr. DistinguishedLecture Series is held. PHILJA is praised as a worldleader in developing judicial education at theplenary session for Canadian and Philippine judicialeducators. Pursuant to its consortium with PHILJA,the San Beda Graduate School of Law admits 21applicants to the school’s Master of Laws program.Two departments, the Shari’a and IslamicJurisprudence and the Alternative DisputeResolution, are added to the Academic Council. TheNon-Project Grant Assistance Counter Value Fundof Japan for the construction of the PHILJA trainingcenter is approved; Php300M is subsequentlyreleased.

2006PHILJA receives positive ratings in the American BarAssociation-Asia’s Judicial Reform Index for thePhilippines 2006 Analysis. The Regional JudicialCareer Programs are sacrificed due to sudden lackof funding but, nonetheless, 119 seminar-workshopsare held. Six video training modules on “ImprovingJudicial Proceedings Involving Child Sexual Abuse andExploitation cases” are launched. Seventy-oneappeals court mediators take their oath at the firstnational conference of mediators. PHILJA takescharge of activities for the Academic, National and

Global Forums on Liberty and Prosperity – the ChiefJustice’s judicial philosophy.

2007A total of 146 seminars are held, an average of 12in a month, including seven orientation programsfor 331 newly appointed judges, 27 Code of Conductseminar-workshops, and computer literacy andadvanced training programs for Court of Appealsjustices and personnel. The Chief Justice and theChancellor are Guest Speaker and Guest Presenter,respectively, at the 2007 Pacific Judicial Conferencein Guam. PHILJA grants requests from othercountries’ institutions for the advancement ofjudicial education.

2008A record 188 seminars are conducted to benefit21,756 judicial personnel, including 5,875 judges.PHILJA holds international-level conferences anddistinguished lectures by the Chief Justice of Spain,a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand, a formerPhilippine Permanent Representative to the UnitedNations, the Committee Head of the customaryinternational humanitarian law project of the RedCross International Committee, and a formerPresident of the International Criminal Tribunal forthe former Yugoslavia. Court-Annexed Mediationin Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, and Rizal gain 100percent success rates.

2009Chancellor Justice Herrera turns over the leadershipto Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna. At the IOJT conferencein Australia, the new Chancellor is elected memberof the Executive Committee for the Asia-Pacificregion; the Founding Chancellor Emeritus receivesa Distinguished Performance Award for her work asIOJT Regional Deputy President for Asia and thePacific. The construction of the PHILJA TrainingCenter begins.

2010The PHILJA Training Center is inaugurated and is thevenue for the last lecture in the Chief Justice ReynatoS. Puno Distinguished Lecture Series. PHILJA officesin Manila are refurbished. PHILJA conducts the firstseminar on the Special Rules of Court on AlternativeDispute Resolution and a national summit on familycourts.

2011PHILJA holds three seminars on the Special Rules ofCourt on Alternative Dispute Resolution; implements106 special focus programs and 24 regular trainingprograms for 1,404 judges, 415 clerks of court, and168 legal researchers; and administers three pre-judicature programs (PJP) to 111 aspirants. Fifteengraduates of the PJP are appointed to the judiciary.

5THE YEAR AT A GLANCE


JANUARYJANUARYJANUARYJANUARYJANUARY• The Supreme Court en banc, through its

resolutions, approves the Consolidatedand Revised Guidelines to Implement theExpanded Coverage of Court-AnnexedMediation (CAM) and Judicial DisputeResolution (JDR) in A.M. No. 11-1-6 SCPHILJA, and the Interim Guidelines forImplementing Mediation in the Court ofTax Appeals in A.M. 11-1-5 SC PHILJA.

• The Chief Justice of the Guam SupremeCourt delivers the Chief Justice Renato C.Corona First Distinguished Lecture on thetopic Media and the Courts.

• The Roundtable Discussion on Anti-Trafficking in Persons is held for multi-sectoral participants in partnership with theAustralian Government Aid Program.

FEBRUARYFEBRUARYFEBRUARYFEBRUARYFEBRUARY• PHILJA participates in the Second Steering

Committee Meeting of the AsianConsortium on Human Rights-based Accessto Justice in Bangkok, Thailand.

• PMCO ExeCom members lecture at theSecond Asian Mediation AssociationConference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• The Resource Persons Discussion Workshopis held prior to the series of capacitybuilding seminars on Environmental Lawand the Rules of Procedure forEnvironmental Cases.

• Final Validation Workshop and Writeshop inconnection with the Helpbook on HumanRights Issues are held simultaneously.

MARCHMARCHMARCHMARCHMARCH• A Forum on the Philippine Membership to

the Permanent Court of Arbitration gathersmembers of the Judiciary and othergovernment agencies and otherstakeholders.

• Fifteenth Anniversary Celebration is held atthe new PHILJA Training Center.

APRILAPRILAPRILAPRILAPRIL• Special Agrarian Court Judges and LBP

lawyers attend the seminar-workshop onLand Valuation.

• A resource person from Northern Irelandleads the roundtable discussion on the topic“Constitution and Peace: Lessons fromPeace Agreements.”

• PHILJA representatives present their papersat the Focus Group Discussion onEnvironmental Laws and Regulations inJakarta, Indonesia.

MAYMAYMAYMAYMAY• Delegates from the Nepal Supreme Court

visit the Supreme Court, the Court ofAppeals, selected Regional Trial Courts, andPMC Units.

JUNEJUNEJUNEJUNEJUNE• Two books launched

Access to Environmental Justice: A Sourcebookon Environmental Rights and Legal Remedies

Helpbook on Human Rights Issues: ExtralegalKillings and Enforced Disappearances

7MESSAGE

While 2010 was a tough act to follow, the PhilippineJudicial Academy (PHILJA) took up my challenge toexcel even more in 2011. The Academyaccomplished, among other things, the followingthis year:

• implemented 106 special focus programswith various program partners;

• held 24 regular training programs;

• facilitated four roundtable discussions;

• provided training to 1,404 judges, 415 Clerksof Court, and 168 legal researchers;

• held nine convention-seminars for othercourt personnel;

• administered three pre-judicature programsto a total of 111 judicial aspirants;

• had 15 graduates of previous pre-judicatureprograms appointed to the Judiciary thisyear;

• conducted five legal researches;

• published three judicial journals;

• produced seven special publications;

• conducted 15 regular programs for thePhilippine Mediation Center;

• provided basic training to 35 prospectivemediators and facilitated the accreditationof 33 others;

• implemented 27 mediation programs;

• delivered 24 Information Disseminationprograms to 4,274 barangay officials allover the country, through the EnhancedJustice on Wheels (EJOW) project of theSupreme Court.

As PHILJA continued to engage in its regular andspecial workshops and training seminars, I exploredthe possibilities of accessing social medianetworking to increase the range of our knowledgeexchange and sharing modules.

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I ventured on trying Facebook and have set up the“Philippine Justice Network” as an interactive forumfor news and developments regarding Philippinejudges and justices. There, I posted some jottingson the Philippine Court system, Due Process and theRule of Law, the Care and Running of the Courts,and trial court statistics.

Before the year ended, I represented PHILJA at theInternational Organization for Judicial Training (IOJT)Conference in Bourdeaux, France. I was invited totalk in two roundtable discussions about “Mediaand the Courts” and “Personal Security of PhilippineJudges.” I shared with foreign delegates our ManualGuide for the Judiciary in Dealing with Media andthe highlights of our Personal Security Trainingprogram for judges.

Of course, all these would not have been possiblewere it not for our concerted efforts. Thus, I wouldlike to thank all the PHILJA family; the Supreme Courtfamily, headed by the Honorable Chief JusticeRenato C. Corona, and all the Associate Justices ofthe Court; all other Justices, our Court Administratorand his officials, all our Judges and court personnel;and our development partners, for the continuingfullhearted support.

May we continue working together towards judicialexcellence in the years ahead.

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JULYJULYJULYJULYJULY• First Career Enhancement Program held for

Clerks of Court

• Quasi-Judicial Program held for POEAlawyers and legal staff

AUGUSTAUGUSTAUGUSTAUGUSTAUGUST• PHILJA is represented at the General

Assembly of the Asian Consortium onHuman Rights-based Access to Justice inChiangmai, Thailand.

• 19 judges and 14 stakeholders attend amulti-sector workshop on Public-PrivatePartnership in infrastructure.

• Two seminars on Speedy Trial andDisposition of Cases held this monthcomplete the series covering all RegionalTrial Courts and First Level Courtsnationwide (see pp 12 and 65).

SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBERSEPTEMBERSEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER• Eighty-one participants from the National

Capital Judicial Region attend the Trainingof Trainors for the new Small Claims CaseMonitoring System program.

• Book launch: Benchbook for Philippine TrialCourts (Revised and Expanded)

• Two seminar-workshops for judges on theEffective Use of the Benchbook (Revisedand Expanded) for Philippine Trial Courts

• Selected Appellate Court Justices fromManila, Cebu, and Cagayan de Oro attendthe Roundtable Discussion on CombatingHuman Trafficking in the Philippines.

OCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBER• Local and foreign delegates attend the

Fourth Asia Pacific Regional Conference,Hague Conference on Private InternationalLaw, held in Makati City (see pp 20 and31).

• The Chancellor lectures in tworoundtable discussions at the FifthInternational Conference on the Trainingof the Judiciary in Bordeaux, France (seep 30).

NOVEMBERNOVEMBERNOVEMBERNOVEMBERNOVEMBER• Two workshops on Implementing the

International Framework for CourtExcellence is conducted for 22 selectedjudges from the NCJR (see p 14).

• The first rollout lecture of the MetrobankProfessorial Chair Lecture series, renamed“Academic Excellence Lecture Series in theJudiciary,” is delivered on the topic Updateson Corporate Rehabilitation in thePhilippines (see p 19).

• The Career Enhancement Program is heldfor the Insurance Commission lawyers andother legal staff.

• A roundtable discussion revisiting Courtdecisions on marriage is held among multi-sector representatives (see p 15).

DECEMBERDECEMBERDECEMBERDECEMBERDECEMBER• The eighth Metrobank Foundation

Professorial Chair Lecture on Internationaland Human Rights Law features the topic“Legal Nuances to the PhilippineRatification of the Rome Statute of theInternational Criminal Court” (see p 19).


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OUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMES• Held 24 regular training programs (see p 62)• Implemented 106 special focus programs

with various program partners (see pp 62-66)

• Provided training to 1,404 judges, 415 clerksof court, and 168 legal researchers

• Administered three pre-judicature programsto 111 aspirants (see p 62)

• Had 15 graduates of PJPs appointed to thejudiciary (see p 73)

• Facilitated four roundtable discussions (seep 66)

• Conducted nine convention-seminars forvarious court personnel (see pp 66-67)

• Implemented Alternative Dispute Resolutionmechanisms through the conduct of 29trainings, programs and activities (see pp 70-72)

• Provided basic training to 35 prospectivemediators and facilitated accreditation of33 others (see p 71)

• Received an average 100 percentprofitability rating for all seminarsconducted

• Assisted in elevating the Philippines to Tier2 status in the US State DepartmentTrafficking in Persons (TIP) report (see p 13)

• Published two PHILJA bulletins and threejudicial journals, and seven specialpublications (see p 73)

ISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNS• Policies on procurement of venues for

PHILJA TPAs have deferred some of theAcademy’s programs

• Policy reasons disallowing certain citiesas training venues despite their strategiclocation and proximity to participants’stations

• Reconciling financial guidelines of theSupreme Court and of the developmentpartners for projects and TPAs

• Overlapping of TPA schedules• Lack of technical personnel support during

meetings, e.g., BOT, AC, RG, and at TPAs

TARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETS• Development of innovative methods for

environmental awareness in TPAs and inrespective offices

• Paperless training and adequate technicalsupport

• Zero backlog of regular publications

CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTS• Regular programs (p 10)• Special focus programs (p 11)• Roundtable discussions (p 15)• Convention-seminars (p 17)• Alternative dispute resolution (p 18)• Special lectures (p 19)• Quasi-judicial programs (p 21)• Other training programs and activities

(see p 22)• PHILJA website, judicial journal, fax/

electronic alerts, and bulletin (p 23)

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Section Guide


REGULAR PROGRAMSREGULAR PROGRAMSREGULAR PROGRAMSREGULAR PROGRAMSREGULAR PROGRAMSThe Academy’s core or regular programs are conductedto ensure judicial excellence, in keeping with itsmandate. Orientation seminar-workshops provideinformation, direction, and tools for new judges andclerks of court. Career enhancement anddevelopment programs update judges and courtpersonnel on recent developments in law andjurisprudence. Training activities for lawyers aspiringto become judges provide preliminary informationand judicial skills training.

• The Orientation Seminar-Workshop for NewlyAppointed Clerks of Court prepares the new clerksof court for their administrative and adjudicativesupport functions, and meets their professionaland career enhancement needs required by theMandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)program.

• The Pre-Judicature Program qualifies itssuccessful graduates for possible nomination bythe Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to judicialpositions; entitles graduates to 15 units towardsa Master of Laws degree at the San Beda CollegeGraduate School of Law; and constitutes fullcompliance with all MCLE requirements for onecompliance period.

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• The Orientation Seminar-Workshop for NewlyAppointed Judges addresses the following coreareas:

a. The Judicial Person, which deals with thevalues, attitude, behavior and properconduct of judges and inculcates in them asense of duty and responsibility in thedischarge of their obligation to promptlyadminister justice;

b. Judicial Skills , which deals with theadjudicative and administrative skills of thejudges and develops their skills in research,communication, management, and decision-writing; and

c. Judicial Knowledge, which provides thejudges with a more intense study ofsubstantive and procedural law from ajudicial perspective.

• The Career Enhancement Program for Clerks ofCourt updates the RTC and First Level Clerks ofCourt on developments in various legal subjectsand enables lawyers-clerks of court to qualify forexemption from the MCLE compliancerequirements under Bar Matter No. 850.

• The Career Development Program for Court LegalResearchers provides continuing judicialeducation in response to the need to update legalresearchers on systems and procedures toenhance their values and skills.

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SPECIAL FOCUS PROGRAMSSPECIAL FOCUS PROGRAMSSPECIAL FOCUS PROGRAMSSPECIAL FOCUS PROGRAMSSPECIAL FOCUS PROGRAMS

• The Competency Enhancement Training for FamilyCourt Judges and Personnel in Handling Child AbuseCases and Trafficking Cases is an intensivemultidisciplinary training program to ensure thatparticipants fully understand the phenomenon ofchild sexual abuse and develop sensitivity towardsit. It is designed for judges and personnel of familycourts and single sala courts handling cases ofchild sexual abuse and commercial sexualexploitation.

• The Enhanced Justice on Wheels program providesthe poor and the marginalized sector improvedaccess to justice by providing fast and freeresolution of conflicts through conciliation,mediation and/or adjudication. Through the EJOWProject, mobile courts are brought to townswithout regular courts, to detention facilities andyouth centers, and to communities that are toofar from the nearest courthouse. The Academyimplements the EJOW segment calledInformation Dissemination through a Dialoguebetween Barangay Officials and Court Officials,where the following topics are discussed, amongothers: Barangay Protection Order (BPO) underRA No. 9262, Diversion under RA No. 9344, andEnforcement of Compromise Agreement beforethe Barangay in Small Claims Court; AgrarianReform Law and Land Registration Law; andOverview of Court-Annexed Mediation and JudicialDispute Resolution (JDR) Mechanisms.

Special focus programs are thematic in nature anddesigned for judges handling specialized cases or forcourt personnel performing specialized functions.These programs focus on new rules, current trendsand developments, and prevailing issues on diverseareas of law. Eighty-two special focus programs wereconducted in 2011, some of which were the following:

• The ASEAN Awareness Program on Trafficking inPersons for Judges and Prosecutors enablesparticipants to identify and trace issues andproblems on trafficking encountered from theground level to the investigation, prosecutorial,and judicial levels; to the filing, prosecution andadjudication of the case in court; and finally toformulating strategies in the successfulprosecution of a trafficking case.

• Increasing Judicial Efficiency: Seminar-Workshopfor Judges on the Effective Use of the Benchbookfor Philippine Trial Courts (Revised and Expanded)aims to help judges resolve issues and renderdecisions more speedily, expeditiously, andconsistently, thus promoting greaterunderstanding of the general public on how thesystem of justice is administered and fosteringmore respect for the courts.


• The Multi-Sectoral Capacity Building Seminar forEnvironmental Laws and the Rules of Procedurefor Environmental Cases addresses the need ofjudges and other stakeholders—concernedgovernment agencies, corporations, practitioners,people’s organizations, non-governmentorganizations, and public interest groups handlingenvironment cases—to identify priority areas toproperly address environmental issues using thenew Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases.Aside from acquainting the participants withprocesses, remedies, and best practices regardingconcerns peculiar to environmental cases, it alsoprovides a forum for proposals andrecommendations to remedy policy gaps, conflictsand barriers in environmental justice.

• The Multi-Sectoral Seminar-Workshop on Public-Private Partnership orients participants on therationale, the basics, and the economics of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) covering various typesof infrastructure and on the different risksinvolved in its implementation, including adiscussion of related case studies for insights andlessons.

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• The Personal Security Training for Judges providesparticipants with a clear comprehension of thefundamental precepts of safety and securityprecautions which will lead to increasedawareness of their critical role in theadministration of justice. It also impresses uponthe participants the significance of heightenedawareness of diverse modes of operation andareas of potential dangers in the implementationof security measures within their respectivecourts.

• The Seminar on Speedy Trial and Disposition ofCases aims to provide the participants with adeeper understanding of the constitutionalprovisions governing speedy trial in criminal andcivil cases, through relevant lectures anddiscussions on the pertinent laws, and toimplement the rules of procedure in differentcourts relative to speedy disposition of criminaland civil cases.

• The Orientation Seminar-Workshop onComparative Analysis between the Family Codeand the Code of Muslim Personal Laws educatesthe participants on the Shari’a court system vis-à-vis the regular court system as well as on theCode of Muslim Personal Laws. This seriesendeavors to identify the problems confrontingthe Shari’a court system and to propose solutionsin order to strengthen the present Shari’a and

Islamic Jurisprudence.

• The Seminar-Workshop on Agrarian Justice aimsto increase sensitivity to the plight of vulnerablesectors of agrarian society through a betterunderstanding and appreciation of how theagrarian reform system works toward improvingtheir situation in the context of the social justiceprovision of the Philippine Constitution.Participants also increase their awareness of legaldisputes that arise and of intermediate steps tomitigate, if not altogether resolve conflicts, andto strengthen alternative modes of settlingdisputes.


• The Seminar-Workshop on Combating HumanTrafficking in the Philippines was held to improvethe competencies of judges and prosecutors tohandle human trafficking cases, in compliancewith the recommendation under the US StateDepartment 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report(TIP Report) to “disseminate information on the2003 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act throughoutthe country and train law enforcement and socialservice officials, prosecutors, and judges on theuse of the law.” The program provides an overviewof human trafficking in the Philippines and in othercountries; knowledge on the framework forbuilding human trafficking cases in thePhilippines; and best practices in court forhandling victim-witnesses and managing dockets.

The TIP report is an important diplomatic tool ofthe US government to raise global awareness onhuman trafficking and to ensure the punishmentof traffickers, the protection of victims, and theprevention of trafficking anywhere in the world.Its ultimate goal is the eradication of modern-dayslavery.

PHILJA’s efforts in the training of judges,prosecutors, and law enforcers in combatingtrafficking assisted in the elevation of the

Philippines to Tier 2 status in the 2011 TIP report.

• The Seminar-Workshop on CEDAW and GenderSensitivity aims to develop sensitivity to existinggender issues and inequalities and to considerthese in every action and decision. It also aims todevelop the participants’ awareness and skill inthe use of gender-fair language and to deepentheir understanding of women’s human rightsunder the CEDAW.

• The Seminar-Workshop on Dangerous Drugs forJudges, Prosecutors, and Law Enforcers updatesknowledge of participants on the classification ofdrugs, controlled precursors, and essentialchemicals (as listed in the 1961, 1971, and 1988UN Conventions on narcotic drugs), psychotropicsubstances, and the illicit traffic thereof. It alsoaims to increase skills in identifying, gathering,handling, presenting, and proper use of drugevidence and in making arrests, search andseizure; to refresh their knowledge on RA No. 9165and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, onDDB Regulations, and on relevant laws andjurisprudence; and to familiarize them with latestjurisprudence and procedures in the conduct oftrial.

• The Seminar-Workshop on Land Valuation andJust Compensation for Special Agrarian CourtJudges updates Special Agrarian Court judges onnew enactments, amendments, and issuancesregarding agrarian reform law, rules andregulations, as well as on emerging issues andconcerns, particularly with respect to thecomputation of land valuation and justcompensation; and to impress upon the judgestheir significant and indispensable role in thesuccess of the agrarian reform program.

• The Seminar-Workshop on the Rule of Procedurefor Small Claims Cases aims to apprise First LevelCourt judges and clerks of court on the new Ruleof Procedure for Small Claims Cases—a specialrule adopted by the Supreme Court to govern civilclaims which are exclusively for the payment orreimbursement of a sum of money not exceedingPhp100,000.00; and to provide a simpler andmore inexpensive and expeditious means ofsettling disputes involving purely money claims,without the services of a lawyer.

• The Training on the Small Claims Case MonitoringSystem aims to enhance skills in harmonizing datarequirements of the regular reporting systemwith the small claims data; in converting existingdata, including reports, into accurate, consistent,and reliable electronic database throughautomation. It also aims to formulate policychanges, in anticipation of the full operation ofthe Judiciary Case Management System (JCMS),including the setting-up of a system platform; andto increase the OCA-Court Management Office’scapability to analyze and evaluate data fordecision-makers.


• The Seminar-Workshop on Implementing the International Framework for Court Excellence was held tointroduce the framework for court excellence to our judges; to explain how they can use this framework;to measure its impact on their performance; to enable the judges to discover a continuous qualityimprovement cycle to address problems; and to develop an implementation plan for case managementthat would lead to court excellence.

This activity was a result of the proposal of Guam Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert J. Torres, Jr., whowas the activity’s resource person, as well as Mr. Daniel J. Hall, Vice President for Court ConsultingServices of the US-based National Center for State Courts. Both led the discussions and facilitated

the workshops for 44 selected NCJR judges.


ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONSROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONSROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONSROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONSROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

Aside from providing a venue for communication andcollaboration among participants, roundtablediscussions broaden and enhance their outlook andknowledge on a specified field of law or on a specialarea of concern in law or jurisprudence. The openparticipation results in a spectrum of ideas, therebytaking the quality of discussion to a productive andsignificant level.

• On Revisiting the Decisions of the Court onMarriage – The participants revisited Courtdecisions on marriage and discussed their effecton the children and the properties obtainedduring the marriage. Atty. Katrina Legarda led thediscussions among 129 participants comprisingCourt of Appeals Justices, PHILJA officials, SC andCA lawyers, Metro Manila Family Court Judges,law professors, and law students.

• On Anti-Trafficking in Persons – The activity gavethe participants a better understanding of thesigns, symptoms, risks, and vulnerabilities ofpeople in trafficking; and apprised them on howthe present standard operating procedures areaccessed to help trafficking victims.

• On Constitution and Peace: Lessons from PeaceAgreements – Researchers/practitioners withbroad comparative perspectives on the peaceprocess were invited to discuss some of the mostrelevant issues about peace in the Philippines.Lawyer and academic Professor Christine Bell ofNorthern Ireland was the resource person. Shehas conducted comprehensive research on peaceagreements, including public participation andwomen’s role in the peace process.


• On Combating Human Trafficking in the Philippines for Selected Appellate Court Justices (Manila, Cebu,Cagayan De Oro) – aimed to enhance the appellate court justices’ knowledge of the law and bestpractices in combating human trafficking. His Excellency Harry K. Thomas Jr., Ambassador of the

United States to the Philippines, graced the occasion.

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION


CONVENTION-SEMINARSCONVENTION-SEMINARSCONVENTION-SEMINARSCONVENTION-SEMINARSCONVENTION-SEMINARS

The convention-seminars of judges and court employees have academic components which the Academyeffectively utilizes to update the participants on legal developments. Convention-seminars aim to enhancethe competence and efficiency of the participants in discharging their official functions with utmostprofessionalism and responsibility through the development of their judicial, managerial, and interpersonal

skills (see p 66).


ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Appeals Court MediationAppeals Court MediationAppeals Court MediationAppeals Court MediationAppeals Court Mediation

This program is implemented in the Court of Appeals,corollary to CAM in the lower courts. The success ratefor ACM in 2011 is 35.47 percent (see p 69).

Judicial Dispute ResolutionJudicial Dispute ResolutionJudicial Dispute ResolutionJudicial Dispute ResolutionJudicial Dispute Resolution

This program implements activities crafted to developjudges’ skills as conciliators, mediators, and earlyneutral evaluators in order to facilitate amicablesettlement of disputes after unsuccessful mediationbetween the parties.

Three judicial settlement conferences on JDR, whichare skills-based courses for judges; a facultydevelopment workshop; and two orientationprograms on JDR for clerks of court, public prosecutors,public attorneys, and law practitioners were held inDavao, Tagaytay, and Manila. The success rate for JDRis 38.98 percent (see p 69).

Court of Tax Appeals MediationCourt of Tax Appeals MediationCourt of Tax Appeals MediationCourt of Tax Appeals MediationCourt of Tax Appeals Mediation

The curriculum training design for Appellate CourtMediation, particularly for the Court of Tax AppealsMediation Program, as well as guidelines, will soonbe submitted by the designated subcommittee forthe approval of the Executive Committee and theAcademic Council. Two batches of PMC units staffhave been trained to enhance their capabilities. Therecruitment for prospective mediators has been

completed.

Pursuant to its mandate, the Philippine MediationCenter Office takes charge of developing andimplementing the four alternative dispute resolutionmechanisms—Court-Annexed Mediation (CAM),Judicial Dispute Resolution (JDR), Mobile Court-Annexed Mediation (MCAM), and Appeals CourtMediation.

Court-Annexed MediationCourt-Annexed MediationCourt-Annexed MediationCourt-Annexed MediationCourt-Annexed Mediation

Out of 2,045 courts nationwide, the PMCO covers1,496 courts, or 73.15 percent of the total. In 2011,CAM was implemented through one orientationconference on the history, development, andadvantages of mediation to stakeholders in Isabela,followed by one basic mediation course in the samelocation; six pre-internship orientation programs heldin Samar, Southern Leyte, and Biliran, and three inIsabela, followed by a total of nine internshipprograms for these same locations; and four refreshercourses held in Davao City, General Santos, Manila,and Naga City. The success rate for CAM and MCAMin 2011 was 65.11 percent, reflecting 135,346successfully mediated cases out of 340,174 referredcases nationwide.

Mobile Court-Annexed MediationMobile Court-Annexed MediationMobile Court-Annexed MediationMobile Court-Annexed MediationMobile Court-Annexed Mediation

The MCAM is a form of mediation wherebyproceedings are held in a special bus deployed in aspecific area for a certain period. In 2011, the PMCOconducted 24 MCAM activities nationwide fromSantiago, Isabela to Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, inconjunction with the Supreme Court EJOW Program(see p 72).


SPECIAL LECTURESSPECIAL LECTURESSPECIAL LECTURESSPECIAL LECTURESSPECIAL LECTURES

• In collaboration with the Metrobank Foundation,PHILJA held the Eighth Metrobank FoundationProfessorial Chair Lecture on the topic “LegalNuances to the Philippine Ratification of the RomeStatute of the International Criminal Court”delivered by Prof. Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr., the2011 Metrobank Foundation Professorial ChairHolder in International and Human Rights Law.Prof. Roque lectured on the Rome Statute and onthe principles governing the ICC, with focus on itslegal nuances (complimentarity and duty tocooperate) and in relation to the issuessurrounding the Philippines’ ratification of theRome Statute and its obligation to cooperate.

• The Chief Justice Renato C. Corona FirstDistinguished Lecture on the topic Media and theCourts was delivered by Chief Justice Robert J.Torres, Jr. of the Guam Supreme Court. Justices,judges, lawyers, law professors, and studentsattended the lecture, and members of the judicialand legal community attended the video remotesites in Cebu City and Cagayan de Oro City.

• The first Rollout of the Metrobank ProfessorialLectures, renamed Academic Excellence LectureSeries in the Judiciary, was on the lecture of retiredSupreme Court Associate Justice Dante O. Tinga,the 2010 Metrobank Professorial Chair Holder inCommercial/Remedial Law.

In its Resolution in A.M. No. 11-7-1-SC PHILJA,TheSupreme Court en banc approved the rolloutactivity in law schools to enable the judges, lawpractitioners, law students, media, and othersectors to benefit from the expertise of theprofessorial chair holder.


• The Fourth Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), Conference de la Haye de Droit

International Privé, Asia Pacific Regional Conference was held to provide a venue to discuss thelatest work of the HCCH and to exchange information and experiences relating to the implementationof certain Hague Conventions, such as the Intercountry Adoption Convention, the ApostilleConvention, the Service Convention, and the International Child Protection Convention.

Mr. Hans van Loon of the HCCH led the plenary resource speakers with his speech on the topics “TheHague Conference on Private International Law—Origins, Developments and Major Achievements”and “Private International Law Aspects of Economic Migration.” Undersecretary Alicia Bala, DSWD,spoke on “Evolution of Intercountry Adoption in the Philippines.” Among the distinguished speakersduring the breakout sessions were: Supreme Court Justice Roberto A. Abad (The Service and EvidenceConventions—Assessment and Perspective from the Philippines Evidence Convention); Chief JusticeDiana Bryant of the Family Court of Australia (The Relevance of the Child Abduction and ChildProtection Conventions and the Importance of International Cooperation); UP College of LawProfessor Elizabeth Pangalangan (The Case for Joining the Child Abduction Convention: Developmentsin the Philippines).


PROGRAMS FOR QUASI-JUDICIAL AGENCIESPROGRAMS FOR QUASI-JUDICIAL AGENCIESPROGRAMS FOR QUASI-JUDICIAL AGENCIESPROGRAMS FOR QUASI-JUDICIAL AGENCIESPROGRAMS FOR QUASI-JUDICIAL AGENCIES

• The Career Enhancement Program for InsuranceCommission Lawyers and Legal Staff aimed toimprove the legal writing skills of IC lawyers andlegal staff and to update them on the new Rule ofProcedure for Small Claims Cases andAdministrative Guidelines, as well as enhancetheir Facilitation Techniques in Mediation.

• The Seminar-Workshop for the NationalCommission on Indigenous Peoples aimed toprovide the participants a better understandingof the rights guaranteed by the IndigenousPeoples Rights Act (IPRA) and of the role playedby the NCIP in the protection of such rights,utilizing jurisprudence on IPRA; to enhance theirskills in drafting orders and decisions; and toapprise the participants of the rules of procedureand trial techniques that can be applied in quasi-

judicial proceedings.

The Resolution of the Supreme Court En Banc in A.M.No. 99-7-02-SC, dated July 6, 1999, authorized theAcademy to include quasi-judicial agencies in itscontinuing education program. The topics discussedin these programs are of particular interest andusefulness to the quasi-judicial agencies concerned.Participation in the said program entitles theparticipants to credits for partial compliance with theMCLE requirements.

• The Career Enhancement Program for POEALawyers and Legal Staff aimed to improve thelegal writing skills of POEA lawyers and legal staffand to update them on new trends anddevelopments in evidence appreciation, as wellas on emerging issues and ethical dilemmasconcerning the legal profession.


OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIESOTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIESOTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIESOTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIESOTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

• The Assessment and Planning Workshop onEnvironmental Justice aimed to reviewexperiences of the different pillars concerningEnvironmental Justice, specifically on the impactof the implementation of the Rules of Procedureon Environmental Cases on policies, institutions,and communities; to identify gaps and definethe needs of each pillar and across pillars (inter-pillar), in terms of policies and key capacities inrelation to the implementation of the Rules; andto elicit suggestions on the draft Citizen’sHandbook on Environmental Justice as a tool forthe community to address environmental issues.

• The Training of Trainors on the Small Claims CaseMonitoring System (SC2MS) aimed to enlargethe existing group of trainers knowledgeable inthe use of the monitoring system so they mayeffectively assist the participants during thehands-on training for clerks of court and clerksin charge of SC2MS.

• The Final Validation Workshop and Writeshopon the Helpbook on Human Rights Issues:Extralegal Killings (ELK) and EnforcedDisappearances (ED) was held to finalize thepublication of a helpbook on human rights issuesfocusing on State responsibility, human rightsand humanitarian law, the docrine of commandresponsibility, extralegal killings and enforceddisappearances. It will provide applicable laws,systems and processes to guide the differentpillars of the justice system, the NGOs and thecommunity on how best to address the needsof victims of human rights violations with theend in view of effectively resolving cases ofextralegal killings and enforced disappearances

(see p 27).

• To fulfill its mandate to provide continuing qualityjudicial education, particularly in promotingenvironmental law, PHILJA conducted theResource Persons Discussion Workshop toenhance the capabilities of trainors for the seriesof Capacity Building Seminars for EnvironmentalLaw and the Rules of Procedure forEnvironmental Cases. The workshop’s aim wasto acquire topics, with their standard contents andflow, to be included in the training program, aswell as to identify sections in the new Rules ofthe environmental law that need furtherclarification.


PHILJA WEBSITEPHILJA WEBSITEPHILJA WEBSITEPHILJA WEBSITEPHILJA WEBSITE

The Philippine Judicial Academy website is maintainedby the Research, Publications and Linkages Office, withthe assistance of the SC Management InformationSystems Office. It contains information on theAcademy, its organization, programs and courses,schedules of activities, publications and other learningmaterials, including the Fax Alerts. It provides linksto other offices in the judiciary and serves as a venuefor exchange of information and developments in thearea of judicial reform. Important announcements arealso posted on the website. (Front page of the latest

post shown above.)

PHILJA JUDICIALPHILJA JUDICIALPHILJA JUDICIALPHILJA JUDICIALPHILJA JUDICIALJOURNALJOURNALJOURNALJOURNALJOURNAL

Perspectives in JudicialEducation – Selected Speechesand Writings of FoundingChancellor Emeritus AmeurfinaA. Melencio Herrera is thethird PHILJA journal printedthis year. The compilationconveys Justice Herrera’sthoughts on judicial educationgleaned from being PHILJA

Chancellor for 13 years.

PHILJA FAX/PHILJA FAX/PHILJA FAX/PHILJA FAX/PHILJA FAX/ELECTRONIC ALERTSELECTRONIC ALERTSELECTRONIC ALERTSELECTRONIC ALERTSELECTRONIC ALERTSIn 2001, PHILJA launched the Fax/Electronic Alerts projectfor courts equipped to receive them. Issues containingexcerpts of selected Supreme Court decisions inadministrative cases, administrative circulars, andresolutions promulgated during the period areexpeditiously sent to the judges of the first and second

level courts and their personnel.

PHILJA BULLETINPHILJA BULLETINPHILJA BULLETINPHILJA BULLETINPHILJA BULLETINThe PHILJA Bulletin is a quarterly publicationhighlighting the period’s activities and future events.It also includes new rulings of the SC, doctrinalreminders, resolutions, orders, and circulars issuedduring the quarter.

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OUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMES• Publication of the Medium-Term

Development Plan (MTDP) for the Pillars ofthe Philippine Criminal Justice System 2010-2016 and the Assessment of the Capacity ofthe Pillars of the Philippine Criminal JusticeSystem to Implement the MTDP 2010-2016

• Publication and launching of the Access toEnvironmental Justice: A Sourcebook onEnvironmental Rights and Legal Remedies

• Launch of a Helpbook on human rights issues• Launch of a revised and expanded

Benchbook for trial court judges• Citizen’s Handbook on Environmental

Justice• Research design of a Training Module for

the Multi-Sectoral Capacity Building onEnvironmental Laws and The Rules ofProcedure on Environmental Cases in theARMM

ISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNS• Obtaining approvals for implementation of

projects already listed in the approvedAnnual Work Plan between the UNDP andthe Supreme Court

• Reconciling the financial guidelines of thedevelopment partner with that of theSupreme Court

TARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETS• Publication of the Citizen’s Handbook on

Environmental Justice• Utilization of the approved training modules

in Capacity Building Seminars onEnvironmental Laws and The Rules ofProcedure on Environmental Cases in theARMM

• Continued collaboration with partners onEnvironmental Justice

• Provision for more advanced research toolsand a security system for PHILJA’s libraries

• Digitization of records, proceedings, andother materials from lectures, trainingprograms, and related activities

CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTS• Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP)

for the Pillars of the Criminal Justice System2010-2016 (p 26)

• Assessment of the Capacity of the Pillarsof the Philippine Criminal Justice Systemto implement the MTDP for 2010-2016 (p26)

• Access to Environmental Justice: ASourcebook on Environmental Rights andLegal Remedies (p 26)

• Access to Environmental Justice: ACapacity Assessment of the Pillars of theJustice System (p 26)

• Citizen’s Handbook (p 27)• Training Module for the Capacity Building

on Environmental Laws and The Rules ofProcedure on Environmental Cases in theARMM (p 27)

• Helpbook on Human Rights Issues:Extralegal K illings and EnforcedDisappearances (p 27)

• Benchbook for Philippine Trial Courts(Revised and Expanded) (p 27)

Section Guide

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT


WITH THE UNDPWITH THE UNDPWITH THE UNDPWITH THE UNDPWITH THE UNDPIn collaboration with the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP) under the Enhancing Access tothe Pillars of Justice component of its FosteringDemocratic Governance Programme, PHILJAundertook the following researches and published

their specific outputs:

Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) forthe Pillars of the Philippine Criminal JusticeSystem 2010-2016

The book embodies the access to justice MTDP forthe Philippine Criminal Justice System, buildingprimarily on the previous MTDP for CJS 2007-2010.It identifies problems and formulates strategies basedon the Summit on Extrajudicial Killings, the Forum onEnvironmental Justice, the Forum on Access to Justice,and the National Summit on Family Courts.

Assessment of the Capacity of the Pillars ofthe Philippine Criminal Justice System toImplement the MTDP for 2010-2016

The book identifies the existing capacities of the pillarsof the criminal justice system, the challenges andconstraints they face, and recommends actions todevelop and enhance their capacities to implementthe MTDP for the said period.

Access to Environmental Justice: A Sourcebookon Environmental Rights and Legal Remedies

The Sourcebook lays down the principles andframework of environmental justice in the Philippines,identifies emerging trends in environmentaljurisprudence and best practices, and recommendsstrategies to remedy policy gaps and promoteenvironmental justice in the Philippine legal system.

The Sourcebook was launched on June 10, 2011, bythe Supreme Court, simultaneously with the Helpbookon Human Rights Issues: Extralegal Killings and EnforcedDisappearances, another project done in partnershipwith the United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID), and The Asia Foundation (TAF).

Access to Environmental Justice: A CapacityAssessment of the Pillars of the JudicialSystem

The Capacity Assessment book, produced along withthe Sourcebook, situates the current state of theenvironment in the Philippine setting and its impacton the vulnerable groups of our society. Theassessment process determined the mandates of thepillars of the judicial system with respect to enhancingenvironmental justice, identified the gaps and issuesthe pillars face on an institutional level, and gaverecommendations to strengthen their capacities.

Citizen’s Handbook on Environmental Justice

Also funded by the UNDP, the research for the draftingof a citizen’s handbook on environmental justice is acomplementary publication to the Sourcebook onEnvironmental Rights and Legal Remedies.Recognizing the key role that citizens play in theprotection of the environment, the handbook is

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designed to provide information on the people’senvironmental rights, the different legal remediesavailable to them, the various environmentalviolations, and the procedures to follow in order tobring a case before the court or in any other properforum.

Research Design for a Training Module for theMulti-Sectoral Capacity Building onEnvironmental Laws and the Rules of Procedurefor Environmental Cases in the ARMM

PHILJA, in coordination with the DENR, had proposedthe conduct of a Multi-Sectoral Capacity Building onEnvironmental Laws and the Rules of Procedure onEnvironmental Cases in the Autonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao (ARMM). Funded by the UNDP, aresearch/core group was formed composing ofrepresentatives from the PHILJA, PMO, DENR, DILG andARMM. The group was commissioned to review theARMM laws and national laws in relation to theenvironment in order to come up with a trainingmodule that would best suit the ARMM, given theregion’s different setup and current situation.

WITH THE USAIDWITH THE USAIDWITH THE USAIDWITH THE USAIDWITH THE USAIDHelpbook on Human Rights Issues: ExtralegalKillings and Enforced Disappearances

The Helpbook on Human Rights Issues: ExtralegalKillings and Enforced Disappearances intended todisseminate the knowledge and experiences sharedduring the seminar-workshops on ELKs and EDs; toidentify gaps in the legal system and in the processesof other concerned agencies; and to makerecommendations to address these.

The Helpbook contains six chapters covering the topics:Situationer, Investigation, The Commission on HumanRights, Prosecution, The Judicial Process, and The Role ofCivil Society. USAID Deputy Chief Daniel Millerexpressed the hope that the user-friendly Helpbook willlead to a better response to cases of human rightsviolations. TAF Country Representative Dr. Steven Roodcommended the hard work that led to the productionof this important reference for trial judges and otherstakeholders in human rights.

Benchbook for Philippine Trial Courts(Revised and Expanded), Vols. I and II - 2011

Funding from the USAID Philippine Mission enabledPHILJA to produce the revised and expandedBenchbook, now in two volumes, to update the judges’knowledge and skills, and to enhance their capacityto perform various functions. Included in the book’scontents are the topics on Civil and CriminalProcedures, Special Civil Actions and Proceedings,Alternative Dispute Resolution and KatarungangPambarangay Laws, and Environmental Law andProcedural Rules.

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Section Guide

OUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMES• Nine convention-seminars for court

personnel associations• 24 information dissemination programs

delivered to 4,274 barangay officialsthrough the SC EJOW

• Researches and publications onenvironmental law with the UNDP

• Two international conferences conducted• Lecture of PMCO ExeCom members at the

Second Asian Mediation AssociationConference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia(see p 46).

• Participation at the Second SteeringCommittee Meeting and at the GeneralAssembly of the Asian Consortium onHuman Rights-based Access to Justice inBangkok, Thailand (see p 45)

• Participation at the FGD on EnvironmentalLaws and Regulations in Jakarta (see p 45)

• Partnered with various agencies (see pp74-76)

• Donations received for PHILJA and otherjudicial agencies (see pp 79-80)

ISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNS• Lack of uniform guidelines on the

management of TPAs with partners andother linkages

• Lack of preparation and experience ofpartners’ project representatives in trainingprocedures and protocol

TARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETS• Updated and centralized database of partner

organizations and agencies for efficient andcoordinated exchange of information,agreements, and correspondence

• Sustained harmonious linkages with presentpartners and establishment of futurecollaborations

CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTS• Chancellor’s lectures at the Fifth IOJT in

Bordeaux, France (p 30)• The Fourth Asia Pacific Regional

Conference, Hague Conference on PrivateInternational Law (p 31)

• ABA-ROLI (p 31)• EPJUST connection (p 31)• Visits of foreign delegations (p 31)• Forum on the Philippine Membership to the

Permanent Court of Arbitration andInternational Dispute Resolution (p 31)


WORKING TOGETHERWORKING TOGETHERWORKING TOGETHERWORKING TOGETHERWORKING TOGETHER

TOWARDS EXCELLENCETOWARDS EXCELLENCETOWARDS EXCELLENCETOWARDS EXCELLENCETOWARDS EXCELLENCE

As it moves forward to the next decade, the PhilippineJudicial Academy continues to value its partnershipwith various organizations, such as judicialinstitutions, court personnel associations, quasi-judicial agencies, academe, and other multi-sectorstakeholders, all of whom share its vision for judicialexcellence. In 2011, it partnered with both local andinternational groups and individuals in the conductof forums, conferences, roundtables, seminar-workshops and other activities to implement,supplement, and improve its course offerings andspecial focus programs to be significantly relevant tothe times through expected enhanced judicialperformance. It sent its representatives to importantconferences abroad to share their knowledge,experience, and expertise in judicial education forwhich the Academy’s resources have frequently beensought.

The Academy expresses its appreciation and gratitudeto its partners, notably the USAID, the UNDP, ABA-ROLI, and EPJUST, as it highlights some of these

linkages made in 2011.

FIFTH INTERNATIONALFIFTH INTERNATIONALFIFTH INTERNATIONALFIFTH INTERNATIONALFIFTH INTERNATIONALCONFERENCECONFERENCECONFERENCECONFERENCECONFERENCEON THE TRAININGON THE TRAININGON THE TRAININGON THE TRAININGON THE TRAINING

OF THE JUDICIARYOF THE JUDICIARYOF THE JUDICIARYOF THE JUDICIARYOF THE JUDICIARYBORDEAUX, FRANCEBORDEAUX, FRANCEBORDEAUX, FRANCEBORDEAUX, FRANCEBORDEAUX, FRANCE

The International Organization for Judicial Training(IOJT) organizes international conferences every otheryear to bring together judges and other judicialinstitution delegates to discuss the “aims and teachingtechniques inherent to judicial training.” PHILJA is afounding member of the IOJT.

The Chancellor, recently elected to its Board ofGovernors, attended the fifth international conference.He was previously a member of the IOJT’s ExecutiveCommittee for the Asia-Pacific region. He lectured atseparate roundtable discussions: on training judgeson communication, where he shared the Philippineexperience on “Media and the Court”; and on trainingjudges to deal with exceptional circumstances bysharing PHILJA’s Personal Security Training programfor Philippine judges.


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FOURTH HAGUEFOURTH HAGUEFOURTH HAGUEFOURTH HAGUEFOURTH HAGUECONFERENCE ON PRIVATECONFERENCE ON PRIVATECONFERENCE ON PRIVATECONFERENCE ON PRIVATECONFERENCE ON PRIVATEINTERNATIONAL LAWINTERNATIONAL LAWINTERNATIONAL LAWINTERNATIONAL LAWINTERNATIONAL LAW

(HCCH)(HCCH)(HCCH)(HCCH)(HCCH)ASIA PACIFIC REGIONALASIA PACIFIC REGIONALASIA PACIFIC REGIONALASIA PACIFIC REGIONALASIA PACIFIC REGIONALCONFERENCE, MAKATI CITYCONFERENCE, MAKATI CITYCONFERENCE, MAKATI CITYCONFERENCE, MAKATI CITYCONFERENCE, MAKATI CITY

Twenty-three countries were represented in thisconference, conducted in partnership with theDepartment of Foreign Affairs–Office of Legal Affairsand the University of the Philippines Law Center–Institute of International Legal Studies, with fundsfrom the DFA (Php1.8M), UP (Php555,000.00), andPHILJA (Php222,000.00).

The conference also aimed to serve as a platform forthe sharing of the Philippine experience and thechallenges it faces in implementing the IntercountryAdoption Convention, among others, and to increasethe Philippines’ visibility in the field of privateinternational law, given its recent membership in theHCCH.

AMERICAN BARAMERICAN BARAMERICAN BARAMERICAN BARAMERICAN BARASSOCIATIONASSOCIATIONASSOCIATIONASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION–RULERULERULERULERULEOF LAW INITIATIVE (ABA-OF LAW INITIATIVE (ABA-OF LAW INITIATIVE (ABA-OF LAW INITIATIVE (ABA-OF LAW INITIATIVE (ABA-

ROLI)ROLI)ROLI)ROLI)ROLI)Following the launch of the revised and expandedBenchbook for Philippine Trial Courts, seminar-workshops on the effective use of the Benchbookwere held. Seminars on Speedy Trial and Dispositionof Cases, on Combating Human Trafficking in thePhilippines, on the Rule of Procedure for Small ClaimsCases, as well as Training of Trainors on the SmallClaims Case Monitoring, were also conducted.

EUROPEAN UNIONEUROPEAN UNIONEUROPEAN UNIONEUROPEAN UNIONEUROPEAN UNION–PHILIPPINES JUSTICEPHILIPPINES JUSTICEPHILIPPINES JUSTICEPHILIPPINES JUSTICEPHILIPPINES JUSTICESUPPORT PROGRAMSUPPORT PROGRAMSUPPORT PROGRAMSUPPORT PROGRAMSUPPORT PROGRAMIn addition to PHILJA’s representation at variousforums and conferences, it also recommended theparticipation of Judge Francisco Roberto D. Quilala,RTC Branch 14, Laoag, Ilocos Norte, and Judge LaureanoT. Alzate, RTC Branch 22, Kabacan, North Cotabato, atthe EPJUST-sponsored Judicial Human Rights TrainingExchange Program in Vienna, Austria, in the firstquarter of 2011.

Chancellor Azcuna was the EPJUST-Philippine delegateto the European Judicial Human Rights Study Tour inBarcelona, Spain, in November 2010. Judge Jonel S.Mercado, RTC, Br. 52, Guagua, Pampanga, was PHILJArepresentative to the EUROJUST-European JudicialNetwork Study Tour in The Hague, Netherlands, inOctober 2010. Both presented their reports on thestudy tours in March and January 2011, respectively.

VISITS TO PHILJAVISITS TO PHILJAVISITS TO PHILJAVISITS TO PHILJAVISITS TO PHILJAAmong the foreign visitors to PHILJA in 2011, thebiggest delegations were from Bangladesh, Indonesia,and Nepal. Aside from being briefed on PHILJA’straining programs and activities, they were also giventhe opportunity to observe and actually participatein ongoing seminar-workshops and in a study tour oncase management (see p 77-79).

FORUM ON THE PHILIPPINEFORUM ON THE PHILIPPINEFORUM ON THE PHILIPPINEFORUM ON THE PHILIPPINEFORUM ON THE PHILIPPINEMEMBERSHIP TO THEMEMBERSHIP TO THEMEMBERSHIP TO THEMEMBERSHIP TO THEMEMBERSHIP TO THEPERMANENT COURT OFPERMANENT COURT OFPERMANENT COURT OFPERMANENT COURT OFPERMANENT COURT OFARBITRATION ANDARBITRATION ANDARBITRATION ANDARBITRATION ANDARBITRATION ANDINTERNATIONAL DISPUTEINTERNATIONAL DISPUTEINTERNATIONAL DISPUTEINTERNATIONAL DISPUTEINTERNATIONAL DISPUTERESOLUTIONRESOLUTIONRESOLUTIONRESOLUTIONRESOLUTIONPHILJA partnered with the DFA Office of Legal Affairsand the UP Law Center–International Legal Studies onMarch 2, 2011, at the Malcolm Theater UP College ofLaw. It brought together stakeholders from thegovernment, academe, legal profession and theprivate sector for a discussion of issues arising fromthe Philippine Accession to the 1907 Convention forthe Pacific Settlement of Disputes and Membershipin the Permanent Court of Arbitration.


PHILJA Officials (from left): Justice Delilah Vidallon Magtolis (Ret.), Chief of the Academic Affairs Office;Justice Justo P. Torres, Jr. (Ret.), Vice Chancellor and Acting Chief of Finance; Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna (Ret.),Chancellor; Justice Marina L. Buzon (Ret.), Executive Secretary and Acting Chief of Office for the PhilippineMediation Center; Judge Thelma L. Ponferrada (Ret.), Chief of Office for Administration; Professor SedfreyM. Candelaria, Head of the Research, Publications and Linkages Office.

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OUR ORGANIZATIONOUR ORGANIZATIONOUR ORGANIZATIONOUR ORGANIZATIONOUR ORGANIZATION

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OUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMES• Renewed appointment of the Chancellor

and Vice Chancellor• Renewed contracts of four consultants• Appointed additional consultants• Promoted 12 staff to nine permanent and

three casual positions• Appointed one coterminous staff to

permanent• Appointed 19 new staff to seven

permanent, two coterminous, and 10casual positions

• Renewed appointment of seven casualpersonnel

• Renewed contracts of 168 PMC units staff(January-June) and 173 PMC units staff(July-December)

• Sent 63 staff to OAS-conducted humanresource development seminars andseminars on health and wellness; and 66staff to special seminars (see pp 80-81)

• Sent staff to the steering committeemeeting of the Asian Consortium forHuman Rights-based Access to Justice (seep 45)

• Held 12 echo sessions on Human ResourceDevelopment (see 81)

• Celebrated the 15th anniversary of theAcademy

• Conducted employee awards• Held outreach activities• Produced the 2010 Annual Report

ISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNS• Necessary positions are unfilled due to

pending DBM approval of the Notice ofOrganization, Staffing and CompensationAction (NOSCA)

• Delay in submission of team leaderreports and of requests to the CJ forauthority to conduct TPAs

TARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETS• Accreditation of hotel providers for PHILJA

TPAs• Digitization of records and improved filing,

recording, and storage systems• Prompt submission of reports, including

agenda and minutes of meetings• Competent technical assistance at

meetings• Replacement of old and unreliable service

vehicles• Increase in staff participation at HRD

sessions

CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTS• Organizational chart (p 34)• Board of Trustees (p 35)• Academic Council (p 36)• Renewal of Terms of Executive Officials

(p 37)• Corps of Professors (p 37)• Professors with Administrative Duties (p 37)• Our Consultants (p 37)• Founding Chancellor Emeritus (p 37)• Executive offices (p 38)• Academic offices (p 39)• Philippine Mediation Center Office (p 39)• Support offices (p 40)• PHILJA 15th Anniversary celebration (p 41)• Our awardees (p 42)• First Christmas celebration at the PTC (p 42)• Outreach activities (p 42)

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BOARD OF TRUSTEESBOARD OF TRUSTEESBOARD OF TRUSTEESBOARD OF TRUSTEESBOARD OF TRUSTEESThe Board is composed of the Chief Justice asChair, the Senior Associate Justice as Vice Chair,and the members: PHILJA Chancellor; PresidingJustices of the Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan,and Court of Tax Appeals; Court Administrator;presidents of the Philippine Judges Associationand the Philippine Association of Law Schools; anda judge appointed by the Board to represent the

First Level Courts.

Hon. RENATO C. CORONAChief Justice

Chair

Hon. ANTONIO T. CARPIOSenior Justice

Vice Chair

Hon. ADOLFO S. AZCUNAPHILJA Chancellor

Member

Hon. ANDRES B. REYES, JR.Presiding Justice, Court of Appeals

Member

Hon. EDILBERTO G. SANDOVALPresiding Justice, Sandiganbayan

Member(September 17, 2010 to June 20, 2011)

Hon. ERNESTO D. ACOSTAPresiding Justice

Court of Tax AppealsMember

Hon. JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator

Supreme CourtMember

Hon. ANTONIO M. EUGENIO, JR.President, Philippine Judges

AssociationMember

(November 22, 2007 to October 13, 2011)

Dean AMADO D. VALDEZPresident, Philippine

Association of Law SchoolsMember

Hon. JOSE C. VITUGResource Person

Hon. DELILAH VIDALLON MAGTOLISPHILJA Chief of Officefor Academic Affairs

Resource Person

Hon. MARINA L. BUZONPHILJA Executive Secretary

Recorder-Secretary

Hon. FRANCISCO H. VILLARUZ, JR.Presiding Justice, Sandiganbayan

Member(October 10, 2011 onwards)

Hon. FRANKLIN J. DEMONTEVERDEPresident, Philippine Judges

AssociationMember

(October 14, 2011 onwards)

Hon. JOSE LORENZO R. DELA ROSAPresiding Judge

MTC, Victoria, LagunaMember


A C A D E M I CA C A D E M I CA C A D E M I CA C A D E M I CA C A D E M I CC O U N C I LC O U N C I LC O U N C I LC O U N C I LC O U N C I LThe Academic Council iscomposed of the chairpersons ofthe 14 academic departmentswho are recognized authoritiesin various areas of law andjudicial management. Uponconsultation with the AcademicCouncil, prospective departmentchairpersons are nominated bythe Chancellor to the Board ofTrustees, for approval by the

Supreme Court en banc.

Dean Pacifico A. AgabinConstitutional Law

Chair

Prof. Ruben F. BalaneCivil Law

Chair

Justice Edilberto G. SandovalCriminal Law

Chair

Justice Magdangal M. De LeonRemedial Law

Chair

Dean Cesar L. VillanuevaCommercial Law

Chair

Dr. Purificacion V. QuisumbingInternational and

Human Rights LawChair

Fr. Ranhilio C. AquinoJurisprudence andLegal Philosophy

Chair

Justice Hilarion L. AquinoEthics and Judicial Conduct

Chair

Court AdministratorJose Midas P. Marquez

Court ManagementChair

Prof. Emmanuel L. CaparasCourt Technology

Chair

Justice Jainal D. RasulShari’a and Islamic

JurisprudenceChair

Prof. Myrna S. FelicianoLegal Methodand Research

Chair

Associate DeanSedfrey M. Candelaria

Special Areas of ConcernChair

Chair Alfredo F. TadiarAlternative Dispute Resolution

Chair

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RENEWAL OF TERMSRENEWAL OF TERMSRENEWAL OF TERMSRENEWAL OF TERMSRENEWAL OF TERMSOF EXECUTIVE OFFICIALSOF EXECUTIVE OFFICIALSOF EXECUTIVE OFFICIALSOF EXECUTIVE OFFICIALSOF EXECUTIVE OFFICIALSThe appointment of Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna asChancellor was renewed for another term ending onMay 31, 2013. Justice Justo P. Torres’ term as ViceChancellor was also extended until May 8, 2013.

CORPS OF PROFESSORSCORPS OF PROFESSORSCORPS OF PROFESSORSCORPS OF PROFESSORSCORPS OF PROFESSORSThe Corps of Professors is the official instructionalforce of PHILJA. It is composed of chairpersons andmembers of the Academic Departments, speciallecturers, professors (full-time and part-time), andprofessorial lecturers (see pp 82-83).

PROFESSORS WITHPROFESSORS WITHPROFESSORS WITHPROFESSORS WITHPROFESSORS WITHADMINISTRATIVE DUTIESADMINISTRATIVE DUTIESADMINISTRATIVE DUTIESADMINISTRATIVE DUTIESADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

Justice Oswaldo D. Agcaoili

Professor II

Judge Fortunato M. De Gracia, Jr.Professor I

PHILJA Coordinatorfor Visayas and Mindanao

OUR CONSULTANTSOUR CONSULTANTSOUR CONSULTANTSOUR CONSULTANTSOUR CONSULTANTS

(a) Retired Justice Consuelo Ynares-Santiago wasappointed as PHILJA‘s newest consultant effectiveOctober 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.

The consultancy contracts of (b) Retired JusticeMinerva Gonzaga-Reyes, (c) Fr. Ranhilio C. Aquino,(d) Atty. Orlando B. Cariño, and (e) Engr. Salvador P.Castro were renewed.

(f) Mrs. Adoracion S. Yulo was appointed as consultant

for financial matters from January to December 2011.

FOUNDINGFOUNDINGFOUNDINGFOUNDINGFOUNDINGCHANCELLOR EMERITUSCHANCELLOR EMERITUSCHANCELLOR EMERITUSCHANCELLOR EMERITUSCHANCELLOR EMERITUS

Retired Supreme Court JusticeAmeurfina A. Melencio Herrera wasChancellor of PHILJA from 1996 to2009. The Supreme Court conferredupon her the title FoundingChancellor Emeritus through its enbanc Resolution dated February 24,

2009, in A.M. No. 09-2-17-SC. Justice Herreracontinues to be involved in PHILJA activities,particularly as co-chair of the PHILJA Development

Center–Project Implementation Committee and of

the PHILJA Training Center Executive Committee.


EXECUTIVE OFFICESEXECUTIVE OFFICESEXECUTIVE OFFICESEXECUTIVE OFFICESEXECUTIVE OFFICES

CHANCELLOR’S OFFICECHANCELLOR’S OFFICECHANCELLOR’S OFFICECHANCELLOR’S OFFICECHANCELLOR’S OFFICE

The Chancellor, as the head of the Academy, managesits day-to-day affairs and exercises supervision andcontrol of all personnel. He represents the Academythrough membership and participation ininternational organizations, meetings, andconferences, such as at the Fifth InternationalConference on the Training of the Judiciary atBordeaux, France, where he was chosen by theInternational Organization for Judicial Training (IOJT)to lecture at separate roundtable discussions.

In 2011, the Chancellor was assisted by his staff inthe supervision of the planning, development, andimplementation of the continuing judicial educationprogram for justices, judges, court personnel, andlawyers aspiring for judicial positions through hisoffice’s participation in the conduct of the year’strainings, programs, and activities. The Chancellor’sOffice particularly led in the workshop onImplementing the International Framework for CourtExcellence, in the roundtable discussion on trafficking,and in the ASEAN Awareness Course Program forJudges and Prosecutors.

VICE CHANCELLOR’S OFFICEVICE CHANCELLOR’S OFFICEVICE CHANCELLOR’S OFFICEVICE CHANCELLOR’S OFFICEVICE CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE

Aside from assisting the Chancellor in the managementand supervision of the administrative and financialundertakings of PHILJA, the Vice Chancellor’s Officealso formulated operational policies and guidelines,namely, implementation of DBM circulars, preparationof budget proposals, proper budget allocation for TPAs,monitoring of professional fee payments to lecturersand other service providers, and implementation ofinternal control measures and delineation of functionsof offices.

As designated Acting Head for Finance, the V iceChancellor represented PHILJA in several budgetdeliberations at the Senate and at the House ofRepresentatives.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S OFFICEEXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S OFFICEEXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S OFFICEEXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S OFFICEEXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S OFFICE

The Executive Secretary is the ex officio RecorderSecretary of the Board of Trustees and the AcademicCouncil, is custodian of all records of proceedings, andperforms other duties assigned by the Chancellor.Aside from being designated acting chief of office ofthe Philippine Mediation Center Office and memberof its Executive Committee, the Executive Secretary isalso a member of the ManCom, the Research Group,the PTC ExeCom, and the PHILJA Personnel ManagementCommittee (PPMC). The ESO staff actively participatedin the conduct of this year’s training programs andactivities, notably in the Distinguished Lecture Series,the Metrobank Professorial lectures, and the FourthHague Conference on Private International Law.


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PHILIPPINE MEDIATIONPHILIPPINE MEDIATIONPHILIPPINE MEDIATIONPHILIPPINE MEDIATIONPHILIPPINE MEDIATIONCENTER OFFICECENTER OFFICECENTER OFFICECENTER OFFICECENTER OFFICEThe Philippine Mediation Center Office is responsiblefor the expansion, development, implementation,monitoring, and sustainability of SC AlternativeDispute Resolution Mechanisms—Court-AnnexedMediation, Appeals Court Mediation, Judicial DisputeResolution, and Mobile Court-Annexed Mediation—and other ADR mechanisms. It is tasked with theorganization of PMC units throughout the country asare deemed necessary. It is under the operationalcontrol and supervision of PHILJA, in coordination withthe Office of the Court Administrator, through theExecutive Judges.

The PMCO has three divisions: Mediation Planning andResearch, Mediation Resource Management, andMediation Education, Training and Monitoring.

ACADEMIC OFFICESACADEMIC OFFICESACADEMIC OFFICESACADEMIC OFFICESACADEMIC OFFICES

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICEACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICEACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICEACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICEACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

The Academic Affairs Office performs the core functionof the Academy—to provide and implement acurriculum for judicial education through the conductof training programs designed to upgrade the legalknowledge, moral fitness, probity, efficiency, andcapability of justices, judges, court personnel, lawyers,and aspirants to judicial posts.

The three AAO divisions—the Judicial EducationDivision, the Court Personnel Education Division, andthe Programming and Monitoring Division—assist theChief of Office in the overall management andsupervision of AAO operations and activities, includingthe conceptualization, formulation, andimplementation of training policies and continuingjudicial education programs.

Aside from its management and conduct of regulartraining activities, the AAO was also an active partnerin the implementation of other PHILJA special focusprograms in 2011.

RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONSRESEARCH, PUBLICATIONSRESEARCH, PUBLICATIONSRESEARCH, PUBLICATIONSRESEARCH, PUBLICATIONSAND LINKAGES OFFICEAND LINKAGES OFFICEAND LINKAGES OFFICEAND LINKAGES OFFICEAND LINKAGES OFFICE

The three divisions of the Research, Publications andLinkages Office carry out the Academy’s researchactivities, execute related studies, and organizeresearch materials and outputs prior to publication.The RPLO produces regular and special publicationsthat are distributed to the members of the judiciarynationwide, primarily to the judges. It collaborateswith other institutions in generating resources andexecuting training programs, and in mobilizingresearch and development and publication of judicialeducation materials arising from such undertakings.


SUPPORT OFFICESSUPPORT OFFICESSUPPORT OFFICESSUPPORT OFFICESSUPPORT OFFICES

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICEADMINISTRATIVE OFFICEADMINISTRATIVE OFFICEADMINISTRATIVE OFFICEADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

The Administrative Office, headed by the Chief of Officefor Administration, implements the functions of itsthree divisions:

• Corporate Planning Division – tasked to formulateannual and long-term institutional developmentplans; and monitor/evaluate PHILJA’sperformance other than academic performance;

• Administrative Division, comprising the HumanResource Management Section and the Propertyand Supply Section that plan and manage humanresources, supplies, physical assets, and otherlogistical services;

• Information Systems Division – develops andmanages the Academy’s programs and systemspertaining to information technology andmaintains software and hardware for itsimplementation.

The Administrative Division is pursuing the long-awaited approval by the Department of Budget andManagement of the NOSCA for PHILJA in order to fillpositions necessary to enhance the capacities of itsvarious offices.

FINANCE OFFICEFINANCE OFFICEFINANCE OFFICEFINANCE OFFICEFINANCE OFFICE

The Vice Chancellor, having been designated as ActingHead for Finance, oversees the three divisions of theFinance Office, namely, Budget, Accounting, and Cashdivisions, which undertake the planning of theAcademy’s finances; record and report financialtransactions; and take charge of receipts, safekeeping,and disbursement of funds.

PHILJA TRAININGPHILJA TRAININGPHILJA TRAININGPHILJA TRAININGPHILJA TRAININGCENTER OFFICE (PTCO)CENTER OFFICE (PTCO)CENTER OFFICE (PTCO)CENTER OFFICE (PTCO)CENTER OFFICE (PTCO)

The functions of the PTCO are implemented through itsthree divisions—Operations; Engineering, IT andGeneral Services; and Security Services—with theGeneral Manager having overall responsibility underthe supervision of the PTC Executive Committee.

The PTCO reported the success of the PHILJA TrainingCenter’s first activity in October, the 60th Seminar-Workshop for Newly Appointed Judges, despite thelack of staff and supplies. The acting manager andsome staff underwent orientation and hands-ontraining on hotel operations at the Linden Suites. Theyear closed with PHILJA officials, staff, and guestsholding the Academy’s annual Christmas celebrationat the Center.


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OUR 15OUR 15OUR 15OUR 15OUR 15THTHTHTHTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONIt was the third consecutive year that PHILJA had celebrated its anniversary since its establishment 15 years ago.The activities for this memorable celebration revolved around the theme Greening the Judiciary. Tree saplingswere planted by officials and staff at the grounds of the newly built PHILJA Training Center. A program thatfocused on the care of the environment was held, with a video presentation and a lecture on environmentalawareness by PENRO Eleuterio P. Recile of the DENR. PHILJA also awarded its outstanding employees for theyear.


OUR AWARDEESOUR AWARDEESOUR AWARDEESOUR AWARDEESOUR AWARDEES

PHILJA AWARDEESPHILJA AWARDEESPHILJA AWARDEESPHILJA AWARDEESPHILJA AWARDEES

During its anniversary celebration, PHILJA awardedcertificates of recognition to its 2011 modelemployees who met the criteria, particularly on havingintegrity and an exemplary work attitude:Chancellor’s Award – Gloria Gatchalian; Employee ofthe Year (Supervisory Level) – Atty. Joicel Sopeña Bote;and Employee of the Year (Non-Supervisory Level) –Romeo A. Arcullo. The Loyalty Awardees were JoyceP. Abancio, Romulo M. Abancio, Jr., Elizalde S.Carmona, Romil Q. De Leon, and Maria Lourdes B. DelaCruz.

OUR 2011 CHRISTMASOUR 2011 CHRISTMASOUR 2011 CHRISTMASOUR 2011 CHRISTMASOUR 2011 CHRISTMASCELEBRATIONCELEBRATIONCELEBRATIONCELEBRATIONCELEBRATIONThe Academy closed the year with its celebration ofthe Christmas season at its newly operational PHILJATraining Center. Officials, consultants, and staffattended the lively program held at the auditoriumwith everyone wearing masks depicting the themePHILJA Christmaskquerade: Expressions of Love, Hopeand Joy.

OUTREACH 2011OUTREACH 2011OUTREACH 2011OUTREACH 2011OUTREACH 2011The Academy joined other Supreme Court offices onDecember 2, 2011, in reaching out to the residents ofBarangay Frances in Calumpit, Bulacan, one of severalflooded areas during typhoon Pedring. Theydistributed Noche Buena bags to selected indigentsof seven puroks in the barangay.

In an earlier outreach activity to carry out its Adopt aLivelihood Program, a PHILJA team distributed rawmaterials and equipment (high speed sewing machine,benchgrinder and electric fan) to the residents ofBarangay Narra Uno, Bulihan, Silang, Cavite. The teamalso taught the women how to make fancy accessoriesand jewelry from beads as an additional livelihoodopportunity.

SC PRAISE AWARDEESSC PRAISE AWARDEESSC PRAISE AWARDEESSC PRAISE AWARDEESSC PRAISE AWARDEES

PHILJA awardees in the 2011 Supreme Court PRAISE

awards (Search for Model Employees and Special

Awardees) pose with Senior Associate Justice AntonioT. Carpio, Chair of the Board of Judges, and ChancellorAzcuna. Also shown are PHILJA finalists for modelemployees: Atty. Apple Jane B. Clemente (Professionallevel) and Mr. Romeo A. Arcullo (Non-Supervisorylevel); Special Awardees—Mr. Romulo A. Abancio, Jr.(Communications Excellence), Mr. Joseph Arvin S. Cruz(Innovation), and Atty. Rodel O. Hernandez(Leadership); and finalist for the Model EmployeeAward Ms. Minerva C. Briones of the FMBO, who had

recently transferred to PHILJA.

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GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCEGOVERNANCEGOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE

Section Guide

OUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMES• New members appointed to the Board of

Trustees• Resolutions issued by the Board of Trustees

(see pp 84-85)• Resolutions issued by the Academic Council

(see p 85)• Resolutions issued by the Philippine

Mediation Center Office ExeCom (see p 86)

ISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNS• Limitation on the number of lectures a

government employee may deliver atPHILJA training programs and activitiesdespite his or her expertise

• Occasional delay in the delivery of certainoffice supplies

• Limited office space and facilities of PMCunits

TARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETS• Efficient conduct of meetings• Improved and efficient collection of

mediation fees• Permanent plantilla for PMC unit staff• Recruitment and training of additional

mediators

CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTS• Board of Trustees (p 45)• Academic Council (p 45)• PHILJA Management Committee (p 46)• PMCO Executive Committee (p 46)• PTC Executive Committee (p 47)• Research Group (p 47)• PHILJA Personnel Management

Committee (p 48)• ADR Grievance Committee (p 48)• PHILJA Development Center–Project

Implementation Committee (p 48)

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GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCEGOVERNANCEGOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of thePhilippine Judicial Academy tasked to formulate andapprove all policy proposals in accordance with thegeneral thrust of the Academy’s efforts to achieve itsgoals.

In 2011, the Board issued 34 resolutions governingpolicy actions and directions. Among these is BOTResolution No. 11-13, dated March 16, 2011,approving the Academic Council Resolution No. 01-2011, dated February 23, 2011, which recommendedthat participants to the Orientation-Seminar for NewlyAppointed Judges, for reason of assumption of theirjudicial duties, should complete at least 80 percentof the total number of seminar days and shouldattend the next scheduled orientation-seminar for anylectures they would miss.

The new members appointed in 2011 are:

• Presiding Justice Francisco H. Villaruz, Jr.,Sandiganbayan

• Judge Jose Lorenzo R. Dela Rosa, First LevelCourts

• Dean Amado D. Valdez, Philippine Associationof Law Schools

BOARD OFBOARD OFBOARD OFBOARD OFBOARD OFTRUSTEES (BOT)TRUSTEES (BOT)TRUSTEES (BOT)TRUSTEES (BOT)TRUSTEES (BOT)

ACADEMICACADEMICACADEMICACADEMICACADEMICCOUNCIL (AC)COUNCIL (AC)COUNCIL (AC)COUNCIL (AC)COUNCIL (AC)

The Academic Council is composed of all chairpersonsof the PHILJA academic departments who areauthorities in various areas of law and judicialmanagement. The Council considers and approves thetrainings, programs, and activities of the academy,upon recommendation by the chiefs of office of theAAO and the RPLO.

In its 168th meeting on October 12, 2011, the Councilrecommended Prof. Herminio “Harry” L. Roque, Jr., asthe 2011 Metrobank Professorial Chair Holder inInternational and Human Rights Law. Prof. Roquelectured on the “Legal Nuances to the PhilippineRatification of the Rome Statute of the InternationalCriminal Court.”

The Academic Council also recommended theattendance of PHILJA Atty. John Pallera at the secondmeeting of the Steering Committee of the AsianConsortium on Human Rights-based Access to Justiceand the consequent participation of Prof. AmparitaSta. Maria at the Consortium’s general assembly; andthe participation of retired Supreme Court JusticeAlicia Austria-Martinez and Professor Myrna S.Feliciano, Chair of the Department of Legal Methodand Research, at the Focus Group Discussion onEnvironmental Laws and Regulations in Jakarta,

Indonesia.


PHILIPPINE MEDIATIONPHILIPPINE MEDIATIONPHILIPPINE MEDIATIONPHILIPPINE MEDIATIONPHILIPPINE MEDIATIONCENTER EXECUTIVECENTER EXECUTIVECENTER EXECUTIVECENTER EXECUTIVECENTER EXECUTIVECOMMITTEECOMMITTEECOMMITTEECOMMITTEECOMMITTEE(PMC ExeCom)(PMC ExeCom)(PMC ExeCom)(PMC ExeCom)(PMC ExeCom)

The PMC ExeCom was created on February 12, 2008,pursuant to A.M. No. 08-2-5 SC PHILJA (see p 87 forits composition). It holds discussions andrecommends actions pertaining to the expansion,development, implementation, monitoring, andsustainability of the SC ADR mechanisms.

In 2011, the PMC ExeCom passed a number ofresolutions approving the accreditation of 34mediator-trainees; the renewal of the accreditation of231 mediators; the reactivation of accreditation of 15mediators; and the grant of provisional authority tofive mediators to conduct mediation in the Court ofAppeals–Cebu City.

Significantly, the Supreme Court en banc, through itsresolutions, approved in January 2011 theConsolidated and Revised Guidelines to Implement theExpanded Coverage of Court-Annexed Mediation(CAM) in A.M. No. 11-1-6 SC PHILJA, and the InterimGuidelines for Implementing Mediation in the Courtof Tax Appeals in A.M. 11-1-5 SC PHILJA.

PMC ExeCom members Dean Eduardo delos Angeles andAtty. Linda M. Hornilla lectured at the Second AMAConference held in Malaysia on February 24-25, 2011.

S T A N D I N GS T A N D I N GS T A N D I N GS T A N D I N GS T A N D I N GC O M M I T T E E SC O M M I T T E E SC O M M I T T E E SC O M M I T T E E SC O M M I T T E E S

PHILJA MANAGEMENTPHILJA MANAGEMENTPHILJA MANAGEMENTPHILJA MANAGEMENTPHILJA MANAGEMENTCOMMITTEECOMMITTEECOMMITTEECOMMITTEECOMMITTEE (ManCom)(ManCom)(ManCom)(ManCom)(ManCom)

The PHILJA ManCom is composed of executive officials,heads of office, a PHILJA professor, a consultant, andoffice representatives. Its members meet twice a monthto address the Academy’s administrative and financialconcerns; to discuss academic matters, policies,designations or assignments of personnel and PHILJA’sparticipation in special projects or activities; and todecide on courses of action and their implementationthrough memoranda, office orders, directives orassignments for study, research, and recommendation.Reports on current undertakings by each office are also

taken up during the meetings (see p 87).

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RESEARCH GROUP (RG)RESEARCH GROUP (RG)RESEARCH GROUP (RG)RESEARCH GROUP (RG)RESEARCH GROUP (RG)

PHILJA TRAINING CENTERPHILJA TRAINING CENTERPHILJA TRAINING CENTERPHILJA TRAINING CENTERPHILJA TRAINING CENTEREXECUTIVE COMMITTEEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE(PTC ExeCom)(PTC ExeCom)(PTC ExeCom)(PTC ExeCom)(PTC ExeCom)

The powers and functions of the PHILJA Training Centerare vested in the PTC ExeCom through which theoperational plans for the PTC are implemented (see p87 for its composition). The committee meets regularlyto discuss plans and their implementation, and tomonitor and assess the progress and impact of theincreasing number of activities held at the venue.

With the Chief Justice’s approval in December 2010 ofthe MOOE of PTC to be sourced from the PHILJA FiscalAutonomy (FA) account, the Committee has sincesubmitted for study the Draft Implementing Rules andRegulations for AO No. 102-2009 (Defining theOrganization, Powers and Functions of the PhilippineJudicial Academy Training Center).

The creation of the PTC Information CommunicationTechnology Team and the establishment of the PTCEnvironmental Unit were approved in 2011.

Prior to the commencement of its operations inOctober 2011, the PTC management held anoperations planning activity for its personnel. Theacting general manager and selected staff also hadhands-on orientation training at the Linden Suites. ThePTC also hosted the 163rd meeting of the AcademicCouncil and a field visit by World Bank officials inNovember. Four training activities were held in theremaining months of the year.

The Research Group conducts in-depth study of legalinquiries and makes its recommendations to helpachieve the goals of judicial reform. (see p 88 for itscomposition).

The RG took charge of the rollout of the CompetencyEnhancement Training (CET) for Judges and CourtPersonnel Handling Cases Involving Children for singlesala courts. Through the Research Group, PHILJA helda roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons,effectively utilizing for the succeeding workshops itspreviously published material Facilitators’ andParticipants’ Handbook on Trafficking. It also heldtwo seminar workshops on ASEAN AwarenessProgram for Trafficking in Persons for Judges andProsecutors. The Research Group also collaboratedwith the UNICEF and the DOJ in revising the old CETmodule for family courts. It generated a moduleframework for single sala court judges and personnel,and held a roundtable discussion revisiting theSupreme Court decisions on marriage and the effectson the children and the properties obtained duringthe marriage, including listening to a lecture by itsmember, Atty. Katrina Legarda.


Out of eight complaints filed against mediators in2010, four were resolved by the committee (see p 88for its composition) in 2011. One mediator wassuspended for violating the SC rules on mediation,while three complaints were dismissed after nosufficient basis was found for each of the saidcomplaints. During the year, one mediator wassuspended for violating the SC rules on mediation, andanother was admonished for not being circumspectin her conduct, with warning of more severe penaltyfor a similar offense in the future. Grave misconduct,bias shown in the conduct of mediation proceedings,and impropriety were the common complaints againstmediators.

PHILJA PERSONNELPHILJA PERSONNELPHILJA PERSONNELPHILJA PERSONNELPHILJA PERSONNELMANAGEMENTMANAGEMENTMANAGEMENTMANAGEMENTMANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE (PPMC)COMMITTEE (PPMC)COMMITTEE (PPMC)COMMITTEE (PPMC)COMMITTEE (PPMC)

To ensure the quality of PHILJA personnel and tooversee the employees’ career advancement, thePPMC is tasked to screen applicants according to meritand fitness, in accordance with the criteria set for thespecific positions, prior to its recommendation to theSC Selection and Promotion Board, which filled sixPHILJA positions in 2011 (see p 88 for its composition).

STANDING COMMITTEESSTANDING COMMITTEESSTANDING COMMITTEESSTANDING COMMITTEESSTANDING COMMITTEES

PHILJA DEVELOPMENTPHILJA DEVELOPMENTPHILJA DEVELOPMENTPHILJA DEVELOPMENTPHILJA DEVELOPMENTCENTER–PROJECTCENTER–PROJECTCENTER–PROJECTCENTER–PROJECTCENTER–PROJECTIMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATIONCOMMITTEE (PDC-PIC)COMMITTEE (PDC-PIC)COMMITTEE (PDC-PIC)COMMITTEE (PDC-PIC)COMMITTEE (PDC-PIC)

ADR GRIEVANCEADR GRIEVANCEADR GRIEVANCEADR GRIEVANCEADR GRIEVANCECOMMITTEECOMMITTEECOMMITTEECOMMITTEECOMMITTEE

The PDC-PIC saw the realization of its two projects:the construction and equipping of the PHILJA TrainingCenter (PTC) and the renovation of the PHILJA TrainingCenter–Annex Training Facility. It supervised all aspectsin the construction of the new building, including theprocurement of its furniture, fixtures, and equipment.It monitored to completion the construction of thenew building, as well as supervised the implementationof the punch list of minor construction details throughthe Technical Operations Group (TOG), in cooperationwith the E.M. Cuerpo, Inc. (EMCI) and the AmalgamatedProject Management Services, Inc. (APMSI), prior tothe expiration of the defects liability period.Simultaneously, the committee (see p 88 for itscomposition) managed the renovation of the AnnexTraining Facility (ATF).

The PDC-PIC continues to work to enhance the PTC.For the ATF project, it awaits the issuance of a NoObjection Letter by the World Bank as regardsadditional minor works particularly on theenhancement of the environmental and safety facilities

of the ATF (see p 89 for PTC and ATF matters.)

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OUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMESOUTCOMES• Significantly improved workflow by

utilizing the computerized systeminstalled by MISO for PHILJA and PMCpayroll

• Timely liquidation of cash advancesthrough appointment of additionalspecial disbursing officers and regularmonitoring

• Participation of PHILJA offices in thepreparation of the FY 2012 PHILJA budgetproposal

• Enhanced check and balance by theinvolvement of PHILJA offices in thepreparation of the Budget Utilization Slip(BUS) and budget estimates for PHILJATPAs

• Fast-tracked Journal Entry Vouchers andFinancial Statement Preparation

• Modified the Financial Reports forPHILJA BOT, ManCom, and PMC and PTCExeComs

ISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNSISSUES AND CONCERNS• Security of the Finance Office especially

the Cash Division for safety of cashitems, accountable forms, and financialrecords

• Procurement tasks of Budget Division• Lack of officers and staff for mounting

financial responsibilities like thereconciliation of PMC bank accounts andcollecting officers’ accounts, and othersimilar accounts

TARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETSTARGETS• Request for the appointment of needed

officers and support staff• Secure the Finance Office area• Utilize the LBP ATM Payroll System for

reimbursement of expenses of PMCunits staff and for payment of Court ofAppeals mediators’ fees

• Adopt and implement computerizedfinancial systems—Electronic NewGovernment Accounting System (E-NGAS),PHILJA Revenue Monitoring System (RMS),and the PHILJA FMIS Cash Position Report(CPR) and Budget Monitoring Report,PDCI FMIS, PTC Financial and OperatingSystem, and Financial DocumentTracking/Filing System

• Strengthen internal control structuresand procedures

CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTS• Sources of PHILJA Funds (p 50)• Grants and Donors (p 51)• Financial Statements

• Trial Balance (p 52)• Post-Closing Trial Balance (p 54)• Detailed Statement of Income and

Expenses (p 56)• Statement of Government Equity (p 58)• Detailed Balance Sheet (p 59)• Liabilities and Equity (p 60)

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Section Guide


SOURCES OF PHILJA FUNDSSOURCES OF PHILJA FUNDSSOURCES OF PHILJA FUNDSSOURCES OF PHILJA FUNDSSOURCES OF PHILJA FUNDS

The graph shows the sources of funds for the PHILJA operations. Funds are provided by the SupremeCourt–Fiscal Autonomy, Judicial Reform Support Project–World Bank (JRSP-WB) and Modified DisbursementSystem (MDS) for PHILJA’s regular and special focus programs, and Supreme Court–Government of thePhilippines (SC-GOP) Counterpart Fund and Supreme Court–United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) Grant for special focus programs. The SC-PHILJA Training Center (PTC) Fund is sourced from the SC-PHILJA Fiscal Autonomy Fund and payments made by non-PHILJA entities. The Philippine Mediation Center(PMC) Fund is used exclusively for its operations as provided for in Section 9, Rule 141, of the Rules ofCourt. Grants from donor/partner agencies likewise contribute to the implementation of the Academy’sProjects.

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The graph shows the grants and donations that augmented the Academy’s funds for the implementation of itsprojects and programs in 2011.

Not shown are the financial assistance made through direct disbursement by donor/partner agencies, namely,Action for Economic Reforms (AER), Department of Foreign Affairs–Office of Legal Affairs (DFA-OLA), University ofthe Philippines Law Center (UPLC), Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR),Metrobank Foundation, Inc., Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), Court of Appeals, The Asia Foundation (TAF), UnitedNations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Asia Regional Trafficking in Persons Project (ARTIP), United States Agency forInternational Development–American Bar Association–Rule of Law Initiative (USAID-ABA-ROLI), University of theEast (UE), United States Department of Justice–Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance Training (USDOJ-OPDAT), Asian Consortium for Human Rights-Based Access to Justice (ACHRBAJ), International Organization forJudicial Training (IOJT), Agrarian Justice Foundation, Inc. (AJFI), Committee on Gender Responsiveness in theJudiciary (CGRJ), Court of Appeals–Gender and Development Focal Point (CA-GAD), Plan International, Inc., United

States Department of the Interior (USDOI) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

GRANTS AND DONORSGRANTS AND DONORSGRANTS AND DONORSGRANTS AND DONORSGRANTS AND DONORS

51.40 %

23.23 %

22.03 %

3.34 %


TRIAL BALANCETRIAL BALANCETRIAL BALANCETRIAL BALANCETRIAL BALANCE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

This financial report is a consolidatedstatement of the following: The AsiaFoundation Fund, PHILJA Fund, PhilippineMediation Trust Fund, Pre-Judicature Fund,Quasi-Judicial Fund, and UNICEF Fund.

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POST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCEPOST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCEPOST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCEPOST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCEPOST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCE


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STATEMENTSTATEMENTSTATEMENTSTATEMENTSTATEMENTOF GOVERNMENTOF GOVERNMENTOF GOVERNMENTOF GOVERNMENTOF GOVERNMENTEQUITYEQUITYEQUITYEQUITYEQUITY


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LIABILITIES AND EQUITYLIABILITIES AND EQUITYLIABILITIES AND EQUITYLIABILITIES AND EQUITYLIABILITIES AND EQUITY


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APPENDICESAPPENDICESAPPENDICESAPPENDICESAPPENDICES

Section Guide

Appendix A: Summary of Programs (pp 62-69)Appendix B: PMCO Statistical Summaries (pp 69-72)Appendix C: Publications (p 73)Appendix D: Graduates of PJP Appointed to the Judiciary (p 73)Appendix E: Our Partners (pp 74-76)Appendix F: Foreign Institutional Visits (pp 77-79)Appendix G: Donations to the Judiciary through PHILJA (pp 79-80)Appendix H: HRD Programs (pp 80-81)Appendix I: PHILJA Corps of Professors (pp 82-83)Appendix J: Resolutions of Standing Committees (pp 84-86)Appendix K: Composition of Standing Committees (pp 87-88)

Appendix L: PHILJA Development Center–Project Implementation Committee (p 89)


APPENDIX AAPPENDIX AAPPENDIX AAPPENDIX AAPPENDIX ASUMMARY OF PROGRAMSSUMMARY OF PROGRAMSSUMMARY OF PROGRAMSSUMMARY OF PROGRAMSSUMMARY OF PROGRAMS

• Region XII9-11 August 2011The VIP Hotel, Cagayan de Oro CityP = 98.28 %, M = 23, F = 42, TP = 65

• Region II14-16 September 2011Ivory Hotel and Convention Center, Tuguegarao CityP = 100 %, M = 36, F = 76, TP = 112

• Region XI22-24 November 2011Family Country Hotel and Convention CenterGeneral Santos CityP = 100 %, M = 25, F = 64, TP = 89

Career Development Program for Court Legal Researchers• Pilot Development Program for Court Legal

Researchers of NCJR11-12 August 2011College of Saint Benilde Hotelcor. Estrada and Arellano Sts., Malate, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 15, F = 28, TP = 43

• National Capital Judicial Region8-9 September 2011Traders Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay CityP = 100 %, M = 14, F = 25, TP = 39

• National Capital Judicial Region24-25 October 2011College of Saint Benilde Hotel, cor. Estradaand Arellano Sts., Malate, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 14, F = 23, TP = 37

• National Capital Judicial Region28-29 November 2011College of Saint Benilde Hotelcor. Estrada and Arellano Sts., Malate, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 14, F = 35, TP = 49

SPECIAL FOCUS PROGRAMS

ASEAN Awareness Program on Trafficking in Persons• Judges and Prosecutors

27-28 January 2011Avenue Plaza Hotel, Magsaysay Avenue, Naga CityM = 13, F = 3, TP = 16

• Judges and Prosecutors31 January-1 February 2011Bethel Guest House, Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete CityM = 14, F = 2, TP = 16

• Judges21-22 June 2011Willy’s Beach Club Hotel, Boracay Island, AklanM = 13, F = 5, TP = 18

Competency Enhancement Training for Judges and CourtPersonnel Handling Child Abuse and Trafficking Cases• Judges and Court Personnel

22-24 February 2011Traders Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay CityP = 100 %, M = 22, F = 30, TP = 52

LEGEND:P = ProfitabilityM = MaleF = FemaleTP = Total Participants

REGULAR PROGRAMS

Orientation Seminar-Workshop for Newly Appointed Judges• 59th Orientation

9-18 February 2011College of Saint Benilde Hotelcor. Estrada and Arellano Sts., Malate, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 26, F = 24, TP = 50

• 60th Orientation4-13 October 2011PHILJA Training Center, Tagaytay CityP = 100 %, M = 15, F = 26, TP = 41

Orientation Seminar-Workshop for Newly Appointed Clerksof Court• 21st Orientation

15-18 November 2011Orchid Garden Suites620 Pablo Ocampo Sr. St.,Malate, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 10, F = 26, TP = 36

• 22nd Orientation6-9 December 2011PHILJA Training Center, Tagaytay CityP = 100 %, M = 13, F = 32, TP = 45

Pre-Judicature Programs• 22nd Pre-Judicature Program

3-18 March 2011Bayview Park Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 27, F = 27, TP = 54

• 23rd Pre-Judicature Program18-29 July 2011Traders Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay CityP = 100 %, M = 20, F = 17, TP = 37

• 24th Pre-Judicature Program5-16 September 2011Pearlmont Inn, Cagayan de OroP = 100 %, M = 7, F = 13, TP = 20

Career Enhancement Program for Clerks of Court• Region IX

5-7 July 2011Top Plaza Hotel, Dipolog CityP = 100 %, M = 25, F = 43, TP = 68

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Competency Enhancement Training for Judges and CourtPersonnel Handling Cases Involving Children• Judges and Court Personnel

6-8 July 2011Hotel Dominique, Tagaytay CityP = 100 %, M = 25, F = 26, TP = 51

• Judges and Court Personnel2-4 August 2011Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel, Laoag City, Ilocos NorteP = 100 %, M = 32, F = 19, TP = 51

• Judges and Court Personnel18-20 October 2011Marco Polo Hotel, Davao CityP = 100 %, M = 30, F = 24, TP = 54

Enhanced Justice on Wheels (EJOW) ProgramInformation Dissemination Through a Dialogue betweenBarangay Officials and Court Officials• City of San Fernando and the Municipalities of Pampanga

10 March 2011Bale Katimawan Hall, Pampanga Police ProvincialOffice, City of San Fernando, PampangaM = 70, F = 17, TP = 87

• City of Santiago, Isabela25 March 2011Bulwagan ng Mamamayan, Santiago City, IsabelaM = 121, F = 69, TP = 190

• Cities of Cauayan and Roxas, Isabela28 March 2011Cauayan City Coliseum, Cauayan, IsabelaM = 258, F = 31, TP = 289

• Municipality of Ilagan, Isabela29 March 2011Ilagan Municipal Hall Lobby, Ilagan, IsabelaM = 189, F = 15, TP = 204

• City of Dipolog5 May 2011Atrium, Top Plaza Hotel, Dipolog CityM = 67, F = 35, TP = 102

• Province of Misamis Occidentaland the City of Oroquieta6 May 2011Farmers Cultural and Training CenterProvincial Capitol, Oroquieta CityM = 113, F = 41, TP = 154

• Municipalities of Ipil and Imeldaand the City of Zamboanga6 May 2011Grand Astoria Hotel, Ground Floor Astoria PlazaFunction Hall, Zamboanga CityM = 244, F = 144, TP = 388

• City of Antipolo9 June 2011Ynares Fitness Center, Ynares Sports ComplexAntipolo CityM = 108, F = 69, TP = 177

• City of Isabela, Basilan30 June 2011Querexeta Formation Center, Isabel City, BasilanM = 55, F = 21, TP = 76

• City of Pagadian7 July 2011Cafe Ilang-Ilang, Benigno Aquino St., Pagadian CityM = 136, F = 35, TP = 171

• City of Naga22 July 2011Naga Youth Center, Naga CityM = 64, F = 59, TP = 123

• City of Silay28 July 2011Natalio G. Velez Sports and Cultural CenterAguinaldo St., Silay CityM = 107, F = 60, TP = 167

• City of Balanga, Bataan4 August 2011Bulwagan ng Bayan II, Balanga CityM = 142, F = 79, TP = 221

• City of Angeles5 August 2011Angeles Session Hall, Angeles CityM = 136, F = 55, TP = 191

• City of Puerto Princesa19 August 2011Palawan State University Performing Arts CenterPSU Campus, Puerto Princesa City, PalawanM = 92, F = 76, TP = 168

• City of Pasay8 September 2011Session Hall, Pasay City HallM = 133, F = 90, TP = 223

• Province of Antique22 September 2011Gov. Evelio B. Javier Gymnasium, Binarayan HillsSan Jose, AntiqueM = 168, F = 85, TP = 253

• Municipality of Kalibo23 September 2011Trade Hall, Provincial Capitol, Kalibo, AklanM = 134, F = 46, TP = 180

• City of Parañaque30 September 2011Don Galo Gymnasium, Parañaque CityM = 81, F = 63, TP = 144

• Province of Misamis Oriental, City of Gingoog9 November 2011Arturo S. Lugod Memorial Sports and Cultural Center,F. Dugencio St., Gingoog CityM = 69, F = 31, TP = 100


• Province of BukidnonMunicipality of Manolo Fortich10 November 2011Heroes Hall, Mangima Spring Resort MangimaManolo Fortich, BukidnonM = 113, F = 37, TP = 150

• City of Valenzuela11 November 2011Valenzuela City Center for Performing ArtsPoblacion II, Malinta, Valenzuela CityM = 52, F = 14, TP = 66

• Province of Pangasinan and Municipality of Lingayen24 November 2011Sison Auditorium, Capitol CompoundLingayen, PangasinanM = 193, F = 32, TP = 225

• Municipality of Dagupan25 November 2011Leisure Coast Resort, Bonuan-Binloc, Dagupan CityM = 149, F = 46, TP = 195

Increasing Judicial Efficiency: Seminar-Workshop for Judgeson the Effective Use of the Benchbook for Philippine TrialCourts (Revised and Expanded)• National Capital Judicial Region (Batch 1)

20 September 2011Traders Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay CityP = 100 %, M = 29, F = 31, TP = 60

• National Capital Judicial Region (Batch 2)21 September 2011Traders Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay CityP = 100 %, M = 39, F = 28, TP = 67

• Regions X, XI, and XII17 October 2011Marco Polo Hotel, Davao CityP = 100 %, M = 47, F = 28, TP = 75

• Region IX21 October 2011Garden Orchid Hotel, Zamboanga CityP = 100 %, M = 23, F = 9, TP = 32

• Region VIII2 December 2011Leyte Park Hotel, Tacloban CityP = 100 %, M = 55, F = 20, TP = 75

• Region VII13 December 2011Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, Cebu CityP = 100 %, M = 57, F = 25, TP = 82

Multi-Sectoral Capacity Building Seminar for EnvironmentalLaws and the Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases• 5th Multi-Sectoral

27-29 April 2011Imperial Palace Suites, Timog CenterTomas Morato Ave., Quezon CityP = 100 %, M = 64, F = 32, TP = 96

• 6th Multi-Sectoral25-27 May 2011Holiday Inn Clark, Mimosa DriveClark Free Port Zone, PampangaP = 100 %, M = 63, F = 26, TP = 89

• 7th Multi-Sectoral27-29 July 2011East Asia Royale Hotel, General Santos CityP = 100 %, M = 65, F = 34, TP = 99

• 8th Multi-Sectoral31 August-2 September 2011La Piazza Hotel and Convention Center,Legazpi City, AlbayP = 100 %, M = 63, F = 24, TP = 87

• 9th Multi-Sectoral28-30 September 2011Marco Polo Hotel, Davao CityP = 100 %, M = 50, F = 18, TP = 68

• 10th Multi-Sectoral19-21 October 2011Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Iloilo CityP = 100 %, M = 49, F = 28, TP = 77

• 11th Multi-Sectoral7-9 December 2011Century Park Hotel, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 63, F = 20, TP = 83

Multi-Sectoral Seminar-Workshop on Public-PrivatePartnership• 11 August 2011

Discovery Suites, Ortigas Center, Pasig CityM = 14, F = 19, TP = 33

Orientation Seminar-Workshop on Comparative Analysisbetween the Family Code and the Code of Muslim PersonalLaws• 28-30 March 2011

College of Saint Benilde Hotelcor. Estrada and Arellano Sts., Malate, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 37, F = 19, TP = 56

• 19-21 September 2011Top Plaza Hotel, Dipolog CityP = 77 %, M = 13, F = 26, TP = 39

Personal Security Training for Judges• 22-24 March 2011

Imperial Palace Suites, Timog Center,Tomas Morato Ave., Quezon CityP = 100 %, M = 26, F = 26, TP = 52

• 21-23 June 2011Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga CityP = 100 %, M = 26, F = 21, TP = 47

• 16-18 August 2011Grand Regal Hotel, Bacolod CityP = 100 %, M = 26, F = 21, TP = 47

• 6-8 December 2011East Asia Royale Hotel, General Santos CityP = 100 %, M = 34 , F = 10 , TP = 44

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Seminar on Speedy Trial and Disposition of Cases• 18 March 2011

Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, Cebu CityP = 100 %, M = 35, F = 10, TP = 45

• 13 May 2011Pryce Plaza Hotel, Cagayan de Oro CityP = 100 %, M = 40, F = 12, TP = 52

• 5 August 2011Fort Ilocandia Resort HotelLaoag City, Ilocos NorteP = 100 %, M = 32, F = 22, TP = 54

• 26 August 2011Hotel Venezia, Renaissance GardenWashington Drive, Legazpi CityP = 100 %, M = 45, F = 10, TP = 55

Seminar-Workshop on Agrarian Justice• 10th Multi-Sectoral for the Province

of Negros Occidental2-4 February 2011L’Fisher Hotel, Bacolod CityP = 100 %, M = 36, F = 25, TP = 61

• 11th Multi-Sectoral for Region XI22-24 November 2011Apo View Hotel, Davao CityP = 100 %, M = 48, F = 21, TP = 69

Seminar-Workshop on CEDAW and Gender Sensitivity• Judges, Clerks of Court, Legal Researchers and

Interpreters, City of Dumaguete28-29 April 2011Plaza Maria Luisa Suites Inn, Dumaguete CityP = 100 %, M = 24, F = 32, TP = 56

• Judges, Clerks of Court, Legal Researchersand Interpreters, Province of Palawan12-13 May 2011Hotel Fleuris, Puerto Princesa City, PalawanP = 100 %, M = 13, F = 36, TP = 49

• Selected Judges and Clerks of Court,National Capital Judicial Region2-3 June 2011Century Park Hotel, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 21, F = 23, TP = 44

• Court of Appeals Employees (Cebu City Station)20-21 October 2011Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu CityP = 100 %, M = 17, F = 33, TP = 50

• Court of Appeals Employees(Cagayan de Oro City Station)10-11 November 2011VIP Hotel, Cagayan de Oro CityP = 100 %, M = 17, F = 27, TP = 44

• Court of Appeals Employees (Manila Station)1-2 December 2011Century Park Hotel, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 10, F = 32, TP = 42

Seminar-Workshop on Combating Human Trafficking in thePhilippines• 15-16 June 2011

Waterfront Insular Hotel, Davao CityP = 97.70 %, M = 28, F = 17, TP = 45

• 22-23 June 2011Sarabia Manor Hotel, Iloilo CityP = 100 %, M = 33, F = 18, TP = 51

Seminar-Workshop on Dangerous Drugs for Judges,Prosecutors and Law Enforcers• Regions IX, X, XI, and XII

5-7 May 2011Royal Mandaya Hotel, Davao CityP = 100 %, M = 107, F = 27, TP = 134

• Region V8-10 November 2011Villa Caceres, Naga CityP = 100 %, M = 77, F = 28, TP = 105

Seminar-Workshop on Land Valuation and Just Compensation• Special Agrarian Court Judges (NCJR and Regions I to V)

and LBP Lawyers13-15 April 2011Taal Vista Hotel, Tagaytay CityM = 37, F = 24, TP = 61

• Special Agrarian Court Judges (Region VI to XII)17-19 May 2011Flushing Meadows Hotel, Panglao, BoholM = 42, F = 15, TP = 57

Seminar-Workshop on the Rule of Procedure for Small ClaimsCases• Region V (Batch 1)

25 January 2011Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga CityP = 100 %, M = 28, F = 41, TP = 69

• Region V (Batch 2)27 January 2011Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga CityP = 100 %, M = 34, F = 34, TP = 68

• Region II24 February 2011Traders Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay CityP = 100 %, M = 58, F = 64, TP = 122

• Visayas and Mindanao16 March 2011Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, Cebu CityP = 100 %, M = 14, F = 24, TP = 38

• NCJR and Luzon26 April 2011Traders Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay CityP = 100 %, M = 23, F = 21, TP = 44


Training on Small Claims Case Monitoring System (SC2MS)• National Capital Judicial Region

13 October 2011Traders Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay CityP = 100 %, M = 28, F = 53, TP = 81

• Region IV14 October 2011Traders Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay CityP = 100 %, M = 19, F = 76, TP = 95

• Region VI10 November 2011Days Hotel Iloilo, General Luna St., Iloilo CityP = 100 %, M = 20, F = 48, TP = 68

• Region VII11 November 2011Days Hotel Iloilo, General Luna St., Iloilo CityP = 100 %, M = 12, F = 41, TP = 53

• Region III29 November 2011Holiday Inn Clark, Clark Field, Angeles City, PampangaP = 100 %, M = 23, F = 86, TP = 109

• Regions IX, X, and the Province of Surigao del Sur8 December 2011Pryce Plaza Hotel, Cagayan de Oro CityP = 100 %, M = 30, F = 53, TP = 83

Workshop on Implementing the International Frameworkfor Court Excellence• 2-3 November 2011

PHILJA Training Center, Tagaytay CityM = 15, F = 7, TP = 22

• 3-4 November 2011PHILJA Training Center, Tagaytay CityM = 12, F = 10, TP = 22

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

Revisiting the Decisions of the Court on Marriage• 23 November 2011

M.K. Tan Auditorium, Bayanihan Center,UNILAB Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig CityM = 43, F = 86, TP = 129

Anti-Trafficking in Persons• 21 January 2011

Traders Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay CityM = 17, F = 16, TP = 33

Constitution and Peace: Lessons from Peace Agreements• 15 April 2011

En Banc Conference Room, Supreme Court New Building,Padre Faura, ManilaM = 11, F = 3, TP = 14

Combating Human Trafficking in the Philippines for SelectedAppellate Court Justices (Manila, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro)

• 22 September 2011Century Park Hotel, ManilaM = 26, F = 12, TP = 38

CONVENTION-SEMINARS

16th National Convention and Seminar of the PhilippineWomen Judges Association (PWJA)• 2-4 March 2011

Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu CityF = 288, TP = 288

Convention and Seminar and Election of Officers of theSheriffs’ Confederation of the Philippines (SCOPHIL)• 5-7 April 2011

Ibalong Center for RecreationLegazpi Terminal Compound Bitano, Legazpi CityM = 611, F = 78, TP = 689

8th National Convention and Election of Officers of theProcess Servers Association of the Philippines (PROSAPHIL)• 13-15 April 2011

Brokenshire Resort and Convention CenterMadapo, Davao CityM = 356, F = 58, TP = 414

6th National Convention and Seminar of the CourtStenographers Association of the Philippines (COSTRAPHIL)• 18-20 May 2011

Grand Men Seng Hotel, Davao CityM = 138, F = 2036, TP = 2174

Convention and Seminar of the Court Librarians Associationof the Philippines (CLAPHIL)Theme: The Challeges and Information Services Delivery ofCourt Libraries in an Environment of Change and Reforms• 25-27 May 2011

Santa Monica Beach Resort, Dumaguete CityF = 20, TP = 20

10th National Convention and Seminar of the Regional TrialCourt-Clerks of Court Association of the Philippines (COCAP)Theme: The Clerks of Court: Catalysts of Public Faith in theJudiciary• 23-25 August 2011

Waterfront Hotel, Lahug, Cebu CityM = 123, F = 241, TP = 364

13th Convention and Seminar of the Metropolitan and CityJudges Association of the Philippines (MetCJAP)• 13-15 September

Subic Bay Travelers Hotel, Subic Bay Freeport Zone,Olongapo CityM = 78, F = 65, TP = 143

National Convention and Election of Officers and DirectorsPhilippine Judges Association (PJA)Theme: Responsive to New Challenges• 12-14 October 2011

New World Hotel, Makati CityM = 356, F = 189, TP = 545

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18th National Convention-Seminar and Election of Officersof the Philippine Trial Judges League, Inc. (PTJLI)Theme: Philippine Trial Judges League, Inc.: Kaagapay saDaang Matuwid• 17-19 November 2011

Negros Oriental Convention Center, Dumaguete CityM = 205, F = 124, TP = 329

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Court-Annexed Mediation

Basic Mediation Course• Isabela Mediation Program

15-18 August 2011The Isabela Hotel, Cauayan CityM = 21, F = 14, TP = 35

Orientation Conference with Stakeholders on Court-AnnexedMediation• Isabela Mediation Program

24 May 2011The Hotel Andrea, Cauayan City, IsabelaM = 55, F = 40, TP = 95

Orientation and Screening of Prospective Mediators andPMC Unit Staff• Isabela Mediation Program

Ilagan, Cauayan City and Santiago City19-21 July 2011Hall of JusticeM = 34, F = 23, TP = 57

Pre-Internship Orientation and Meeting with Judges, Clerksof Court, Branch Clerks of Court, Mediator-Trainees, andPMCU Staff in Court-Annexed Mediation• Biliran, Samar Province, and Southern Leyte Mediation

Program 2 August 2011

Hall of Justice, Regional Trial CourtCatarman, Northern SamarM = 19, F = 19, TP = 38

3 August 2011Hall of Justice, Calbayog CityM = 14, F = 6, TP = 20

4 August 2011Hall of Justice, Catbalogan CityM = 16, F = 16, TP = 32

5 August 2011Conference Hall, Capitol Building, Borongan CityM = 19, F = 26, TP = 45

8 August 2011Session Hall, Legislative Building, Capitol Site,Maasin CityM = 17, F = 17, TP = 34

10 August 2011Hall of Justice, Naval, BiliranM = 13, F = 9, TP = 22

• Isabela Mediation Program 1 September 2011

Hall of Justice, Regional Trial CourtSantiago City, IsabelaM = 17 , F = 16 , TP = 33

1 September 2011Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court,Cauayan City, IsabelaM = 12, F = 9, TP = 21

2 September 2011Hall of Justice, Regional Trial CourtIlagan, IsabelaM = 26, F = 13, TP = 39

Refresher Course for Court-Annexed Mediators• Davao Mediation Program

3-4 October 2011Grand Regal Hotel, Davao CityM = 16, F = 13, TP = 29

• South Cotabato and Sarangani Mediation Program5-6 October 2011Phela Grand Hotel, General Santos CityM = 19, F = 7, TP = 26

• Metro Manila Mediation Program3-4 November 2011Court of Appeals Auditorium, Court of Appeals, ManilaM = 23, F = 14, TP = 37

• Camarines Sur Mediation Program22-23 November 2011Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga CityM = 6, F = 6, TP = 12

Judicial Dispute Resolution

Judicial Settlement Conference for Judges on Judicial DisputeResolution (JDR) (Skills-based Course)• 30 May-2 June 2011

Grand Regal Hotel, Davao CityM = 22, F = 19, TP = 41

• 25-28 January 2011Kachina Function Room, Century Park Hotel, ManilaM = 19, F = 10, TP = 29

• 16-18 November 2011PHILJA Training Center, Tagaytay CityM = 16 , F = 26 , TP = 42

Orientation of Clerks of Court, Public Prosecutors, PublicAttorneys, and Law Practitioners on Judicial DisputeResolution• City of Manila

18 February 2011Court of Appeals Auditorium, Court of Appeals, ManilaM = 62, F = 62, TP = 124

• Davao1 June 2011Grand Regal Hotel, Davao CityM = 61, F = 37, TP = 98


Other ADR Training Programs and Activities

Seminar-Workshop on the Special Rules of Court onAlternative Dispute Resolution• 2nd Seminar-Workshop

29-31 March 2011El Cielito Hotel, Baguio CityM = 25, F = 16, TP = 41

• 3rd Seminar-Workshop12-14 April 2011Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu CityM = 25, F = 4, TP = 29

• 4th Seminar-Workshop4-6 October 2011Grand Regal Hotel, Davao CityM = 20, F = 9, TP = 29

Work Orientation and Skills Enhancement Seminar forPhilippine Mediation Center Unit Staff• Batch 1

6-7 December 2011Bayview Park Hotel, ManilaM = 22, F = 36, TP = 58

• Batch 28-9 December 2011Bayview Park Hotel, ManilaM = 26, F = 33, TP = 59

Forum on the Philippine Membership in the Permanent Courtof Arbitration and International Dispute Resolution• 2 March 2011

Malcolm Theatre, UP College LawDiliman, Quezon CityTP = 215

SPECIAL LECTURES

Fourth Hague Conference on Private International Law,Conference de la Haye de Droit International Privé, AsiaPacific Regional ConferenceTheme: The Work of the Hague Conference on PrivateInternational Law• 26-28 October 2011

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Makati CityM = 110, F = 111, TP = 221

Academic Excellence Lecture Series in the Judiciary• Updates on Corporate Rehabilitation

15 November 2011Conference Room, Dalupan Bldg., College of Law,University of the East, Manila(TP = 431)

Distinguished Lecture Series• Chief Justice Renato C. Corona First Distinguished

Lecture “Media and the Courts”13 January 2011En Banc Session Hall, Supreme Court, ManilaTP = 357

Metrobank Professorial Lecture• 8th Metrobank Foundation Professorial Chair Lecture

9 December 2011Centennial Building, Court of Appeals, ManilaTP = 196

PROGRAMS FOR QUASI-JUDICIAL AGENCIES

Career Enhancement Program for Insurance CommissionLawyers and Legal Staff• 18 November 2011

IT Training Room, Insurance Commission1071 UN Avenue, Ermita, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 10, F = 20, TP = 30

Career Enhancement Program for POEA Lawyers and Legal Staff• 21-22 July 2011

PST Hall, 4th Floor, Blas F. Ople Bldg., POEA,Mandaluyong CityP = 100 %, M = 24, F = 21, TP = 45

Seminar-Workshop for the National Commission on IndigenousPeoples• 15-17 November 2011

Camelot Hotel, Mother Ignacia Street, Quezon CityP = 100 %, M = 16, F = 15, TP = 31

OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

Resource Persons Discussion Workshop on the CapacityBuilding Seminar for Environmental Laws and the Rules ofProcedure for Environmental Cases• 24-25 February 2011

Century Park Hotel, ManilaP = 100 %, M = 24, F = 21, TP = 45

Assessment and Planning Workshop on Environmental Justice• 29 November 2011

Astoria Plaza Hotel, Ortigas Business District, Pasig CityP = 100 %, M = 14 , F = 10 , TP = 24

Training of Trainors on the Small Claims Case MonitoringSystem (SC2MS)• 9 September 2011

Traders Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay CityP = 100 %, M = 26, F = 18, TP = 44

Final Validation Workshop and Writeshop on the Helpbook onHuman Rights Issues: Extralegal Killings and EnforcedDisappearances• 25-27 February 2011

Regency Lagoon Resort, Boracay IslandMalay, AklanM = 9, F = 5, TP = 14

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Book Launching• Access to Environmental Justice: A Sourcebook

on Environmental Rights and Legal Remedies• Helpbook on Human Rights Issues: Extralegal Killings

and Enforced DisappearancesJoint Launch10 June 2011New Building Lobby, Supreme Court, Manila

APPENDIX BAPPENDIX BAPPENDIX BAPPENDIX BAPPENDIX B

PMCO STATISTICAL SUMMARIESPMCO STATISTICAL SUMMARIESPMCO STATISTICAL SUMMARIESPMCO STATISTICAL SUMMARIESPMCO STATISTICAL SUMMARIES

• Benchbook for Philippine Trial Courts(Revised and Expanded)12 September 2011Supreme Court Session HallNew Supreme Court Building, Padre Faura St., ManilaP = 100 %, M = 67, F = 68, TP = 135

Mediation has significantly contributed to the declogging of court dockets in 2011.

STATISTICS OF CASES

TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCREDITED MEDIATORS

TOTAL NUMBER OF PMC UNIT STAFF


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PMCO STATISTICAL SUMMARIESPMCO STATISTICAL SUMMARIESPMCO STATISTICAL SUMMARIESPMCO STATISTICAL SUMMARIESPMCO STATISTICAL SUMMARIES

COURT-ANNEXED MEDIATION PROGRAM

Samar, Southern Leyte, and Biliran Mediation Program

• Pre-Internship Orientation Program

• Internship Program

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Isabela Mediation Program

• Pre-Internship Orientation Hall of Justice, Cauayan, Isabela

• Internship Program

Refresher Course


JUDICIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM

MOBILE COURT-ANNEXED MEDIATION

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PUBLICATIONSPUBLICATIONSPUBLICATIONSPUBLICATIONSPUBLICATIONS

PHILJA JUDICIAL JOURNAL• Human Rights• Conference on Arbitration for the Judiciary• Perspectives in Judicial Education: Selected Speeches

and Writings of Justice Ameurfina A. Melencio Herrera

PHILJA BULLETIN• PHILJA Bulletin, Vol. XII, Issue 48

October-December 2010• PHILJA Bulletin, Vol. XIII, Issue 49, January-March 2011• PHILJA Bulletin, Vol. XIII, Issue 50, April-June 2011

PHILJA FAX/ELECTRONIC ALERTS• December 2010 to November 2011 Fax/Electronic Alerts

PHILJA WEBSITE• PHILJA publications available online in pdf format:

Fax/Electronic Alerts (December 2010 toNovember 2011)

PHILJA Bulletins (January-March 2010, Vol. XII,Issue No. 45; April-June 2010, Vol. XII, Issue No.46; and July-September 2010, Vol. XII, Issue No. 47)

2010 PHILJA Annual Report• Updating of PHILJA’s Calendar of Activities, List of

Conducted Seminars, News, Announcements, LearningMaterials, List of BOT Officials, PHILJA Judicial Journaltopics, and Special Publications

OTHER PUBLICATIONS• Justitia et Lex: Handbook and Casebook on Commercial

Law• Medium-Term Development Plan for the Pillars of the

Philippine Criminal Justice System (2010-2016)• Assessment of the Pillars of the Philippine Criminal Justice

System: To Implement the Medium-Term DevelopmentPlan for the Criminal Justice System (2010-2016)

• Access to Environmental Justice: A Sourcebook onEnvironmental Rights and Legal Remedies

• Access to Environmental Justice: A Capacity Assessmenton the Pillars of the Judicial System

• Helpbook on Human Rights Issues: Extralegal Killings andEnforced Disappearances

• Benchbook for Philippine Trial Courts: Revised andExpanded (Volumes I and II) 2011

• 2010 PHILJA Annual Report

REPRINTED PUBLICATIONS• Laws, Rules and Issuances on Environmental Cases• Training Manual on Gender Sensitivity and CEDAW

APPENDIX DAPPENDIX DAPPENDIX DAPPENDIX DAPPENDIX D

GRADUATES OF PJPGRADUATES OF PJPGRADUATES OF PJPGRADUATES OF PJPGRADUATES OF PJPAPPOINTED TO THE JUDICIARYAPPOINTED TO THE JUDICIARYAPPOINTED TO THE JUDICIARYAPPOINTED TO THE JUDICIARYAPPOINTED TO THE JUDICIARY

ALCALA, CARLO MARTIN R.MTCC, Branch 03Zamboanga CityRegion IX15th PJP 2008

ALVARADO, ADELYN P.MCTC, Branch 02Salay-Binuangan, MisamisOrientalRegion X17th PJP 2009

AREVALO, MA. ROWENA M.MTCDasmariñas, CaviteRegion IV12th PJP 2007

ASUNCION, MIGUEL S.RTC, Branch 97Antipolo City, RizalRegion IV17th PJP 2009

BATO, ZANDRA T.MTCNoveleta, CaviteRegion IV19th PJP 2010

CRUZ-ROJO, IRA FRITZIE C.MTCC, Branch 03Antipolo City, RizalRegion IV12th PJP 2007

DAMASING, CAROLYN C.MCTC, Branch 03Kinoguitan-Sugbungcogon,Misamis OrientalRegion X18th PJP 2007

DAMIAN, NOEL DARREN C.4th MCTCValladolid-San Enrique-Pulupandan, Negros OccidentalRegion VI16th PJP 2008

DAVID, AILEEN LIZA M.MTCC, Branch 2San Jose Del Monte City,BulacanRegion III16th PJP 2008

HUERTO, PERLA P.MCTCTaysan-Lobo, BatangasRegion IV19th PJP 2010

IBAY, MARIE GRACE J.METC, Branch 94Parañaque CityNational Capital Region11th PJP 2006

NALUPTA-BARBA,MYRA SHIELA M.MTCC, Branch 01Laoag City, Ilocos NorteRegion I20th PJP 2010

OPOLINTO, LEODY M.MTCC, Branch 03Baguio CityRegion I17th PJP 2009

RUELO, EARL CHARITO J.MTCC, Branch 05Iligan City, Lanao del Norte8th PJP 2004

SORDAN, MARIE CLAIREVICTORIA M.RTC, Branch 95Antipolo City, RizalRegion IV1st PJP 2000


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OUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERS

Action for Economic Reforms (AER)• Multi-Sectoral Seminar-Workshop on Public-Private

Partnership (PPP)

Agrarian Justice Foundation, Inc. (AJFI)• Multi-Sectoral Seminar-Workshop on Agrarian Justice

American Bar Association–Rule of Law Initiative (ABA-ROLI)• Increasing Judicial Efficiency: Seminar-Workshop for

Judges on the Effective Use of the Benchbook forPhilippine Trial Courts (Revised and Expanded)

• Launching of the Benchbook for Philippine Trial Courts(Revised and Expanded)

• Seminar on Speedy Trial and Disposition of Cases• Seminar-Workshop on Combating Human Trafficking in

the Philippines• Seminar-Workshop on the Rule of Procedure for Small

Claims Cases• Training of Trainors on the Small Claims Case Monitoring

System (SC2MS)• Training on the Small Claims Case Monitoring System

(SC2MS) for NCJR

Asia Regional Trafficking in Persons Project• ASEAN Awareness Program on Trafficking in Persons for

Judges• Roundtable Discussion on Anti-Trafficking in Persons

Asian Development Bank (ADB)• Seminar-Workshop on the Special Rules of Court on

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC)• Seminar-Workshop on CEDAW and Gender Sensitivity for

Court of Appeals Employees• Seminar-Workshop on CEDAW and Gender Sensitivity for

Judges, Clerks of Court, Legal Researchers and Interpreters

Ateneo Law School (ALS)• “Constitution and Peace: Lessons from Peace

Agreements” - A Roundtable Discussion

Australian Government Aid Program (AUSAID)• ASEAN Awareness Program on Trafficking in Persons for

Judges

Cardno Shaping the Future• ASEAN Awareness Program on Trafficking in Persons for

Judges

Child Protection Network Foundation, Inc. (CPU-Net)• Competency Enhancement Training for Judges and Court

Personnel Handling Cases Involving Children• Competency Enhancement Training for Judges and Court

Personnel Handling Child Abuse and Trafficking Cases

Cities: Angeles; Antipolo; Balanga, Bataan; Cauayan, Isabela;Dipolog; Gingoog; Isabela; Naga; Oroquieta; Pagadian;Parañaque; Pasay; Puerto Princesa; San Fernando, Pampanga;City of Santiago, Isabela; Silay; Valenzuela; Zamboanga

• Information Dissemination Through a Dialogue betweenBarangay Officials and Court Officials

Clerks of Court Association of the Philippines (COCAP)• 10th National Convention and Seminar of the Regional Trial

Court-Clerks of Court Association of the Philippines

Committee on Enhanced Justice on Wheels• Information Dissemination Through a Dialogue between

Barangay Officials and Court Officials

Court of Appeals– Committee on Genderand Development (CA-GAD) Focal Point

• Seminar-Workshop on CEDAW and Gender Sensitivity forCourt of Appeals Employees

Committee on Gender Responsiveness in the Judiciary(CGRJ)


Committee on Gender Responsiveness in the Judiciary(CGRJ)–Subcommittee on Training and Capacity Building

• Seminar-Workshop on CEDAW and Gender Sensitivity forJudges, Clerks of Court, Legal Researchers and Interpreters

Conciliation Resources International Alert• “Constitution and Peace: Lessons from Peace Agreements”

- A Roundtable Discussion

Court Librarians Association of the Philippines (CLAPHIL)• Convention and Seminar of the Court Librarians

Association of the Philippines

Court of Appeals (CA)• Roundtable Discussion on Combating Human Trafficking

in the Philippines for Selected Appellate Court Justices(Manila, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro)


Court Stenographers Association of the Philippines(COSTRAPHIL)

• 6th National Convention and Seminar of the CourtStenographers Association of the Philippines

Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB)• Seminar-Workshop on Dangerous Drugs Law for Judges,

Prosecutors and Law Enforcers

Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)• Multi-Sectoral Seminar-Workshop on Agrarian Justice• Seminar-Workshop on Land Valuation and Just

Compensation for Special Agrarian Court Judges and LBPLawyers

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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)• Multi-Sectoral Capacity Building on Environmental Laws

and the Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases• Resource Persons Discussion Workshop on the Capacity

Building Seminar for Environmental Law and the Rules ofProcedure for Environmental Cases

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)• 4th Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Theme: The Work of

the Hague Conference on Private International Law

Department of Foreign Affairs–Office of Legal Affairs• Forum on the Philippine Membership in the Permanent

Court of Arbitration and International Dispute Resolution

Department of Justice (DOJ)• Multi-Sectoral Seminar-Workshop on Agrarian Justice

European Union–Philippines Justice Support Program• European Union–Philippine Justice Support Program

(EPJUST) Judicial Human Rights Training Exchange Program

Government of Japan• Construction of PHILJA Training Center Main and Lodging

Buildings

Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment throughAlternative Legal Services (IDEALS)

• Multi-Sectoral Seminar-Workshop on Agrarian Justice

Insurance Commission• Career Enhancement Program for Insurance Commission

Lawyers and Legal Staff

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)–Davao Chapter• Orientation of Clerks of Court, Public Prosecutors, Public

Attorneys, and Law Practitioners on Judicial DisputeResolution

International Association of Women Judges• 16th National Convention and Seminar of the Philippine

Women Judges Association

Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP)• Seminar-Workshop on Land Valuation and Just

Compensation for Special Agrarian Court Judges and LBPLawyers

MDG3 Fund of the Government of Netherlands• 16th National Convention and Seminar of the Philippine


Metrobank Foundation, Inc.• Academic Excellence Lecture Series in the Judiciary:

Updates on Corporate Rehabilitation• 8th Metrobank Foundation Professorial Chair Lecture

Metropolitan and City Judges Association of the Philippines(MetCJAP)• 13th Convention and Seminar of the Metropolitan and City

Judges Association of the Philippines

Municipalities: Ilagan, Isabela; Kalibo, Aklan; Lingayen;Manolo Fortich;

• Information Dissemination Through a Dialogue betweenBarangay Officials and Court Officials

National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)• Personal Security Training for Judges

National Center for State Courts (NCSC)• Workshop on Implementing the International Framework

for Court Excellence

National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP)• Seminar-Workshop for the National Commission in

Indigenous Peoples

Philippine Judges Association (PJA)• National Convention and Election of Officers and Directors

Philippine Judges Association

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)• Career Enhancement Program for POEA Lawyers and Legal

Staff

Philippine Trial Judges League, Inc. (PTJLI)• 18th National Convention Seminar and Election of Officers

of the Philippine Trial Judges League, Inc.

Philippine Women Judges Association (PWJA)• 16th National Convention and Seminar of the Philippine


Plan International, Inc.• Competency Enhancement Training for Judges and Court

Personnel Handling Child Abuse and Trafficking Cases

Process Servers Association of the Philippines (PROSAPHIL)• 8th National Convention and Election of Officers of the

Process Servers Association of the Philippines

Provinces: Antique, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Pangasinan• Information Dissemination Through a Dialogue between

Barangay Officials and Court Officials

Public Attorney’s Office (PAO)• Multi-Sectoral Seminar-Workshop on Agrarian Justice

Sheriffs’ Confederation of the Philippines (SCOPHIL)• Convention and Seminar and Election of Officers of the

Sheriffs’ Confederation of the Philippines

Supreme Court–Committee on Security• Personal Security Training for Judges

Supreme Court–Office of the Court Administrator (SC-OCA)• Personal Security Training for Judges• Seminar on Speedy Trial and Disposition of Cases• Seminar-Workshop on the Rule of Procedure for Small

Claims Cases• Training on the Small Claims Case Monitoring System

(SC2MS)


Supreme Court–Program Management Office (SC-PMO)• Assessment and Planning Workshop on Environmental

Justice• Chief Justice Renato C. Corona First Distinguished Lecture

“Media and the Courts”• Information Dissemination Through a Dialogue between

Barangay Officials and Court Officials• Multi-Sectoral Capacity Building on Environmental Laws



• Seminar-Workshop on Combating Human Trafficking inthe Philippines

• Training of Trainors on the Small Claims Case MonitoringSystem (SC2MS)

• Training on the Small Claims Case Monitoring System(SC2MS) for NCJR

The Asia Foundation (TAF)• Final Validation Workshop and Writeshop on the

Helpbook on Human Rights Issues: Extralegal Killings andEnforced Disappearances

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)• Competency Enhancement Training for Judges and Court

Personnel Handling Cases Involving Children

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)• Assessment and Planning Workshop on Environmental

Justice• Enhancing Access to the Pillars of Justice• Multi-Sectoral Capacity Building on Environmental Laws

and the Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases• Seminar-Workshop for the National Commission in

Indigenous Peoples

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)• Benchbook for Philippine Trial Courts (Revised and

Expanded)• Final Validation Workshop and Writeshop on the

Helpbook on Human Rights Issues: Extralegal Killings andEnforced Disappearances

• Helpbook on Human Rights Issues: Extralegal Killings andEnforced Disappearances

• Increasing Judicial Efficiency: Seminar-Workshop forJudges on the Effective Use of the Benchbook forPhilippine Trial Courts (Revised and Expanded)

• Launching of the Benchbook for Philippine Trial Courts(Revised and Expanded)

• Multi-Sectoral Capacity Building on Environmental Laws

and the Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases• Resource Persons Discussion Workshop on the

Capacity Building Seminar for Environmental Law andthe Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases

• Seminar on Speedy Trial and Disposition of Cases• Seminar-Workshop on Combating Human Trafficking in the

Philippines• Seminar-Workshop on the Rule of Procedure for Small

Claims Cases• Training of Trainors on the Small Claims Case Monitoring

System (SC2MS)• Training on the Small Claims Case Monitoring System

(SC2MS)

United States Agency for International Development(USAID)–Government of the Philippines

• Workshop on Implementing the International Frameworkfor Court Excellence

United States Department of Justice Criminal Division–Officeof Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance andTraining (OPDAT)

• Roundtable Discussion on Combating Human Traffickingin the Philippines for Selected Appellate Court Justices(Manila, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro)

• Seminar-Workshop on Combating Human Trafficking in thePhilippines

United States Department of the Interior (USDOI)• Multi-Sectoral Capacity Building on Environmental Laws



University of the East–College of Law• Academic Excellence Lecture Series in the Judiciary:

Updates on Corporate Rehabilitation

University of the Philippines–College of Law• 4th Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Theme: The Work of

the Hague Conference on Private International Law

University of the Philippines Law Center–Institute ofInternational Legal Studies

• Forum on the Philippine Membership in the PermanentCourt of Arbitration and International Dispute Resolution

World Bank (WB)• Renovation of the PHILJA Training Center–Annex

Training Facility• Training on the Small Claims Case Monitoring System

(SC2MS) for NCJR

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OUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERSOUR PARTNERS

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APPENDIX FAPPENDIX FAPPENDIX FAPPENDIX FAPPENDIX F

FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL VISITSFOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL VISITSFOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL VISITSFOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL VISITSFOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL VISITSPHILJA was honored by the visits of distinguisheddelegates and visitors from other jurisdictions, withwhom knowledge is shared, institutional capabilitiesare promoted, and experiential learnings areexchanged.

JANUARY• Hon. ROBERT J. TORRES, Jr.

Chief Justice, Unified Courts of Guam

Purpose, Date, and VenueLecturerChief Justice First Distinguished Lecture Series13 January 2011En Banc Session Hall, Supreme Court, Manila

• Atty. ALBERT MOSKOWITZJudicial and Prosecutorial AdvisorAsia Regional Trafficking in Persons Project (ARTIP)

Purpose, Date, and VenueRoundtable Discussion on Anti-Trafficking in Persons21 January 2011Traders Hotel, Manila

Purpose, Date, and Venue

LecturerASEAN Awareness Program on Trafficking in Persons forJudges and Prosecutors27-28 January 2011Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga City

• Atty. CLAIRE METTAMJudicial and Prosecutorial AssistantAsia Regional Trafficking in Persons Project (ARTIP)

Purpose, Date, and VenueLecturerASEAN Awareness Program on Trafficking in Persons forJudges and Prosecutors31 January-1 February 2011Bethel Guest House, Dumaguete City

FEBRUARY• Ms. MARIA RENDON

Chief, Office of Economic Development and GovernanceUnited States Agency for International Development

Purpose, Date, and VenueSpeakerResource Persons Discussion Workshop on the CapacityBuilding Seminar for Environmental Laws and the Rulesof Procedure for Environmental Cases24 February 2011Century Park Hotel, Manila

MARCH• His Excellency ROBERT G. BRINKS

Ambassador of the Netherlands to the Philippines

Purpose, Date, and VenueSpeaker16th National Convention and Seminar of the PhilippineWomen Judges Association2 March 2011Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City

APRIL• Ms. CHRISTINE BELL

Visiting Professor of Public International LawUniversity of Ulster, United Kingdom

Purpose, Date, and VenueResource Person“Constitution and Peace: Lessons from PeaceAgreements”- A Roundtable Discussion15 April 2011En Banc Conference Room, Supreme Court

MAY• Hon. Justice Mr. TOP BAHADUR MAGAR

Justice, Supreme Court of Nepal• Hon. Justice Mr. GIRISH CHANDRA LAL

Justice, Supreme Court of Nepal• Mr. NAHAKUL SUBEDI

Joint Registrar, Supreme Court of Nepal• Mr. KRISHNA PRASAD SAPKOTA

President, Supreme Court Bar Association• Mr. RAM PRASAD NEUPANE

Undersecretary, Supreme Court of Nepal

Purpose, Date, and VenueKnowledge Sharing on Court-Annexed Mediation andCaseflow Management(Officials of the Supreme Court of Nepal)19-20 May 2011PHILJA Conference Room, Supreme Court

• PUJIASTUTI HANDAYANISupreme Court of Indonesia

• ABDULLAHSupreme Court of Indonesia

• RUDI SUPARMONOSupreme Court of Indonesia

• BONNIARTI KALALANDESupreme Court of Indonesia

• FIFIEK MULYANAJustice Reform Team Office

• SUKMA VIOLETTAIndonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL)

• WINDU KISWOROIndonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL)

• UMAR SUYUDIIndonesian Ministry of Environment (MOE)


• SUGENG RIYONOSupreme Court of Indonesia

• BAMBANG HERU MULYONOSupreme Court of Indonesia

• Dra. ATIEK KOESRIJANTIIndonesian Ministry of Environment (MOE)

• Mr. INDRO SUGIANTO

Purpose, Date, and VenueCooperation and Strengthening Capacity onEnvironmental Adjudication (Indonesian Delegation)25 May 2011PHILJA Training Center, Tagaytay City

JUNE• Justice MOHAMMAD ANWARUL HAQUE

Justice of High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh• Justice FARAH MAHBUB

Justice of High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh• Md. ISMAIL HOSSAIN

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhaka• Md. SOHEL AHMED

Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge• AKM SALIMULLAH

District Judge, Barishal District Court• TANJINA ISMAIL

District Judge, Gazipur District Court• MAHBUBER RAHMAN SARKER

Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice andParliamentary Affairs

• Md. SABBIR FAIZDeputy Registrar, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

• KARUNAMOY CHAKMADeputy Attorney General, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

• Md. AMINUDDINSenior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

• EMADULLAH SHAHIDUL ISLAMPresident, Sylhet Bar Association

• SHAKHAWAT LITONSr. Reporter, The Daily Star Newspaper

• Dr. SHAHDEEN MALIKSr. Justice Advisor, UNDP Bangladesh

• Ms. CYNTHIA FARIDJustice Consultant, UNDP Bangladesh

• Mr. SCOTT CIMENT, Esq.ABA-ROLI Country Director and UNDP Consultant

Purpose, Date, and VenueCase Management Study Tour with the Judiciary ofBangladesh8 June 2011PHILJA Training Center, Tagaytay City

• Mr. RENAUD MEYERCountry Director, United Nations Development Programme

• Dr. STEVEN ROODCountry Representative, The Asia Foundation

• Mr. DANIEL MILLERDeputy Chief, Office of Economic Development andGovernanceUnited States Agency for International Development

Purpose, Date, and VenueLaunch of the (a) Access to Environmental Justice: ASourcebook on Environmental Rights and Legal Remedies;and (b) Helpbook on Human Rights Issues: ExtralegalKillings and Enforced Disappearances.10 June 2011Supreme Court, Manila

• His Excellency HARRY K. THOMAS, Jr.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryEmbassy of the United States of AmericaSpeaker

• Ms. SHEILA PHILLIPSLegal Advisor, United States Department of Justice CriminalDivisionOffice of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistanceand TrainingLecturer

Purpose, Date, and VenueSeminar-Workshop on Combating Human Trafficking in thePhilippines15-16 June 2011Waterfront Hotel, Davao City

• Atty. ALBERT MOSKOWITZJudicial and Prosecutorial AdvisorAsia Regional Trafficking in Persons Project (ARTIP)

Purpose, Date, and VenueLecturerASEAN Awareness Program on Trafficking in Persons forJudges21-22 June 2011Willy’s Beach Club Hotel, Boracay Island, Aklan

• Ms. KATHERINE SOUTHWICKRule of Law AdvisorAmerican Bar Association-Rule of Law Initiative

• Ms. SHEILA PHILLIPSLegal AdvisorUnited States Department of Justice Criminal DivisionOffice of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistanceand Training (OPDAT)

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FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL VISITSFOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL VISITSFOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL VISITSFOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL VISITSFOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL VISITS

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• Mr. ERIC MCLOUGHLINDeputy AttachéUnited States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Purpose, Date, and VenueSeminar-Workshop on Combating Human Trafficking inthe Philippines22-23 June 2011Sarabia Manor Hotel, Iloilo City

SEPTEMBER• Ms. CATHERINE HAMLIN

Democracy OfficerOffice of Economic Development and GovernanceUnited States Agency for International Development

• Mr. SCOTT CIMENT, Esq.Country DirectorAmerican Bar Association–Rule of Law Initiative

Purpose, Date, and VenueLaunch of the Benchbook for Philippine Trial Courts(Revised and Expanded)12 September 2011Supreme Court Session Hall

• His Excellency HARRY K. THOMAS, Jr.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryEmbassy of the United States of AmericaSpeaker

• Mr. ROBERT R. STRANGResident Legal AdvisorUnited States Department of Justice Criminal DivisionOffice of Overseas Prosecutorial DevelopmentAssistance and Training (OPDAT)Embassy of the United States in the PhilippinesResource Person

Purpose, Date, and VenueRoundtable Discussion on Combating Human Traffickingin the Philippines for Selected Appellate Court Justices(Manila, Cebu and Cagayan De Oro)22 September 2011Century Park Hotel, Manila

NOVEMBER• Hon. ROBERT J. TORRES, Jr.

Chief Justice Emeritus, Supreme Court of Guam• Mr. DANIEL J. HALL

Vice President for Court Consulting ServicesNational Center for State Courts

Purpose, Date, and VenueLecturersWorkshop on Implementing the International Frameworkfor Court Excellence3-4 November 2011PHILJA Training Center, Tagaytay City

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• 1 unit HP DL380GL E5620 Rack Mount Server and 1 unit RedHat Enterprise Linux Server v.6 Standard, 3 YearSubscription

• Court of Tax Appeals• For the Court of Tax Appeals Case Management

Information System (CMIS) kiosk• Acceptance approved on October 4, 2011

European Union-Philippines Justice Support Programme

(EPJUST)

Donation, Beneficiary/End User, and Purpose• 1 unit Laptop, 1 unit Desktop, and 8 pieces Desk Table• PHILJA• To enhance the capacity and effectiveness of the

Philippine Criminal Justice System• Acceptance approved on May 12, 2011

Foundation for the Enhancement of Legal Education, Inc.(FELE)

Donation, Beneficiary/End User, and Purpose• Php50,000.00• PHILJA• For the training of candidates for appointment to the

Judiciary and for sitting judges as well• Acceptance approved on May 31, 2011

Justice Justo P. Torres, Jr.

Donation, Beneficiary/End User, and Purpose• Various seedlings and trees• PHILJA Training Center• To augment seedlings/trees planted at the PHILJA Training

Center• Acceptance approved on October 3, 2011


Professor Sedfrey M. Candelaria

Donation, Beneficiary/End User, and Purpose• 1 unit Color Inkjet Printer• PHILJA-Research, Publications and Linkages Office• For the research and publications endeavors of PHILJA• Acceptance approved on August 26, 2011

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)through the American Bar Association–Rule of Law Initiative(ABA-ROLI)

Donation, Beneficiary/End User, and Purpose• 1,140 units Globe Tattoo 3G USB Wireless Broadband

Modem• First Level Courts• To monitor and evaluate the progress of small claims cases

nationwide• Acceptance approved on August 16, 2011

Donation, Beneficiary/End User, and Purpose• 1 unit TP-UNI WIRELESSLAN CARD- Tl-WN3S0GO• Office of the Court Administrator–Court Management

Office• To monitor and evaluate the progress of small claims cases

nationwide• Acceptance approved by the Court en banc on August 16,

2011

Donation, Beneficiary/End User, and Purpose• 1 piece Tl-WA701ND 150M Access Point• Office of the Court Administrator–Court Management

Office• To monitor and evaluate the progress of small claims cases

nationwide• Acceptance approved on August 16, 2011

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DONATIONS TO THE JUDICIARYDONATIONS TO THE JUDICIARYDONATIONS TO THE JUDICIARYDONATIONS TO THE JUDICIARYDONATIONS TO THE JUDICIARYTHROUGH PHILJATHROUGH PHILJATHROUGH PHILJATHROUGH PHILJATHROUGH PHILJA

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SEMINARS ATTENDED BY PHILJA STAFF

Seminars Conducted by SC-OAS

Regular Seminars (total of 57 PHILJA staff)• Orientation for New Staff (4 staff)• Gender Sensitivity Training (16 staff)• Leadership Towards Organizational Transformation

(8 staff)• Supervisory Development Course (6 staff)• Code of Conduct for Court Personnel (16 staff)• Coaching on Open Office Suite (2 staff)• Service Delivery Enhancement Program (3 staff)• Communication Skills Training (2 staff)

Health and Wellness Seminar (total of 6 PHILJA staff)• Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus (2 staff)• Lay Forum/Workshop on Common Work-Related

Musculoskeletal Disorder (2 staff)• Lecture on Pulmonary Tuberculosis (2 staff)

Special Seminars (total of 52 PHILJA staff)• Emergency Evacuation and Rescue Drill (9 staff)• VIP Security and Protection Training (3 staff)• Orientation on RA No. 9710: Act Providing for the Magna

Carta of Women (5 staff)• Seminar and Actual Demonstration on Fire Prevention

and Safety Consciousness (4 staff)• Orientation on the Use of Fire Extinguishers (3 staff)• Emergency Medical Services Training First Aid Team

(5 staff)• Basic Rescue Seminar (6 staff)• Developing Study Skills of Children (4 staff)• Updates on Philippine Bidding Documents and RA No. 9184

(4 staff)• Orientation-Seminar on the Ecological Solid Waste

Management Act of 2000 (6 staff)• Preparation of Annual Procurement Plan (3 staff)

Seminars Conducted by Other Training Providers

Special Seminars (total of 14 PHILJA staff)• Certificate Course in Facilitating Adult Learning (1 staff)• Internal Control Structure (2 staff)• Pilot Workshop on Human Rights Approach to Realizing

Equal Access to Justice (3 staff)• Training of Trainers on the Small Claims Case Monitoring

System (8 staff)• Orientation/Hands-on Training on Hotel Operations (PTC

acting manager and staff)

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Seminars Conducted by International Organizations(1 PHILJA staff)

• 2nd Steering Committee Meeting of the Consortium,Bangkok, Thailand (Asian Consortium for Human Rights-based Access to Justice)

HRD SESSIONS

Special Lectures• Inspirational Lecture on Work and Working Relationships

Mr. Ronald P. Caraig10 January 2011

• Environmental AwarenessMr. Jose Elmer C. Bascos (PENRO Officer, DENR)11 March 2011

• On Writing (Part I)Ms. Arsenia M. Mendoza6 June 2011

• On Writing (Part II)Ms. Arsenia M. Mendoza1 August 2011

Echo Sessions• Laws and Rules on Government Expenditures

Ms. Maria Luisa A. Magno and Ms. Sherryl E. Casucian7 February 2011

• Seminar and Actual Demonstration on Fire Preventionand Safety ConsciousnessAtty. Elmer D.G. Eleria, Mr. Romulo M. Abancio, Jr., and Mr.Jose T. Name, Jr.4 April 2011

• Physical Assets Management and Preparation of theAnnual Procurement Plan for 2012Ms. Ma. Ina Macariola, Ms. Eleonor S. Benbinuto, and Mr.Ryan Jay S. Orcullo2 May 2011

• Orientation on MEDICARDMs. Julieta L. Herrera4 July 2011

• Facilitating Adult LearningAtty. John Iggy G. Pallera5 September 2011

• Learning Design and EvaluationAtty. Elmer D.G. Eleria3 October 2011

• Effective Presentation SkillsAtty. Mark Anthony D.R. Polonan, Ms. Joan Marie C. Tejada,and Ms. Lourdes Lolita S. Pelausa7 November 2011

• Legal System Development CourseAtty. Rodel O. Hernandez5 December 2011

RECOGNITION PROGRAM

PHILJA Awards• Chancellor’s Award

Ms. Gloria M. GatchalianExecutive Assistant III-CT, Executive Secretary’s Office

• Model Employee Award (Supervisory Level)Atty. Joicel C. Sopeña-BotePHILJA Attorney III-CT, Executive Secretary’s Office

• Model Employee Award (Non-Supervisory Level)Mr. Romeo A. ArculloJudicial Staff Employee IIResearch, Publications and Linkages Office

• Loyalty AwardsMs. Joyce P. AbancioCashier III, Cashier Division, Finance OfficeMr. Elizalde S. CarmonaJudicial Employee II, Academic Affairs OfficeMr. Romulo M. Abancio, Jr.Chief Judicial Staff OfficerCorporate Planning Division, Administrative OfficeMr. Romil Q. De LeonTraining Assistant II, Academic Affairs OfficeMs. Maria Lourdes B. Dela CruzBudget Officer III, Budget Division, Finance Office

SC PRAISE Awards• Communications Excellence Award

Mr. Romulo M. Abancio, Jr.SC Chief Judicial Staff OfficerCorporate Plannning Division, Administrative Office

• Innovation AwardMr. Joseph Arvin S. CruzTraining Specialist III, Academic Affairs Office

• Model Employee Award Finalist (Non-Supervisory Level)Mr. Romeo A. ArculloJudicial Staff Employee IIResearch, Publications and Linkages Office

• Model Employee Award Finalist (Professional Level)Atty. Apple Jane B. ClementePHILJA Attorney II, Academic Affairs Office

• Leadership Award (Finalist)Atty. Rodel O. HernandezPHILJA Attorney IV, Philippine Mediation Center Office

Ready, Aim, Shoot Photo Contest Award• Viewers’ Choice Award

Mr. Jonathan G. EvangelistaClerk IV, Administrative Division, Administrative Office

Outreach Programs• Adopt a Livelihood Program

6 May 2011Barangay Narra Uno, Bulihan, Silang, Cavite

• SC Goes to Calumpit, Bulacan2 December 2011Barangay Frances, Calumpit, Bulacan


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DEPARTMENT HEAD AND MEMBERS

Constitutional Law DepartmentChair: Dean Pacifico A. Agabin, Professor IIVice Chair: Dean Marvic F. Leonen, Professor IIMembers:

Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, Professor IIDean Raul C. Pangalangan, Professor IIDean Antonio G.M. La Viña, Professor II

Chair Emeritus: Justice Hugo E. Gutierrez, Professor II

Civil Law DepartmentChair: Prof. Ruben F. Balane, Professor IIVice Chair: Judge Rosalina L. Pison, Professor IIMembers:

Justice Delilah Vidallon Magtolis, Professor IIDean Ed V incent S. Albano, Professor IIAtty. Jose Maria A. Ochave, Professor II

Chair Emeritus: Justice Ricardo C. Puno, Sr., Professor II

Remedial Law DepartmentChair: Justice Magdangal M. De Leon, Professor IIVice Chair: Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, Professor IIMembers:

Justice Noel G. Tijam, Professor IIJustice Jose C. Reyes, Jr., Professor IIJustice Priscilla J. Baltazar Padilla, Professor IIJustice Marlene Gonzales-Sison, Professor IIJustice Cristina J. Cornejo, Professor II

Chair Emeritus:Justice Oscar M. Herrera, Sr., Professor IIJustice Alfredo L. Benipayo, Professor II

Criminal Law DepartmentChair: Justice Edilberto G. Sandoval, Professor IIVice Chair: Justice Rodolfo G. Palattao, Professor IIMembers:

Justice Efren N. dela Cruz, Professor IIJustice Rodolfo A. Ponferrada, Professor IIJustice Mario V. Lopez, Professor II

Commercial Law DepartmentChair: Dean Cesar L. Villanueva, Professor II (January 2011-October 1, 2011)

Justice Jose C. Vitug, Professor II (October 2, 2011-present)

Vice Chair: Justice Estela M. Bernabe, Professor II (January-September 11, 2011 – appointment to SC)

Members:Prof. Jose Claro S. Tesoro, Professor IProf. Jose Salvador Y. Mirasol, Professor IDr. Cheselden George V. Carmona, Professor I

Chair Emeritus: Justice Jose C. Vitug, Professor II

International and Human Rights Law DepartmentChair: Dr. Purificacion V. Quisumbing, Professor II (January 2011-December 1, 2011)

Vice Chair: Prof. Carlos P. Medina, Jr., Professor IIMembers:

Dean Merlin M. Magallona, Professor IIProf. Amparita S. Sta. Maria, Professor IIProf. Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr., Professor I

Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy DepartmentChair: Fr. Ranhilio C. Aquino, Professor IIVice Chair: Prof. Emmanuel Q. Fernando, Professor IIMembers:

Prof. Pedro P. Perez, Jr., Professor IFr. Luis S. David, S.J., Professor I

Ethics and Judicial Conduct DepartmentChair: Justice Hilarion L. Aquino, Professor IIVice Chair: Justice Hector L. Hofileña, Professor IIMembers:

Justice Josefina G. Salonga, Professor IIJustice Edgardo L. Cruz, Professor IIJustice Apolinario D. Bruselas, Jr., Professor II

Court Management DepartmentChair: CA Jose Midas P. Marquez, Professor IIVice Chair: ACA Jesus Edwin A. Villasor, Professor IMembers:

Judge Geraldine Faith A. Econg, Professor IJudge Lelu P. Contreras, Professor I

Legal Method and Research DepartmentChair: Prof. Myrna S. Feliciano, Professor IIVice Chair: DCA Nimfa C. Vilches, Professor II

(January 2011-December 15, 2011)

Members:Prof. Dante B. Gatmaytan, Professor IIProf. Meyose G. Libunao, Professor I

Special Areas of Concern DepartmentChair: Associate Dean Sedfrey M. Candelaria Professor IIVice Chair: Prof. Melencio S. Sta. Maria, Jr., Professor IIMembers:

Justice Teresita Dy-Liacco Flores, Professor IIProf. Angela P. Sarile, Professor IIProf. Thelma L. Mendoza, Professor II

Court Technology DepartmentChair: Prof. Emmanuel L. Caparas, Professor IIVice Chair: Prof. Francis Ed Lim, Professor IIMembers:

Prof. Jesus M. Disini, Jr., Professor IIMr. Rey C. Espinosa, Professor I

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Shari’a and Islamic Jurisprudence DepartmentChair: Justice Jainal D. Rasul, Professor IIVice Chair: Justice Omar U. Amin, Professor IIMembers:

Justice Hakim S. Abdulwahid, Professor IIJustice Japar B. Dimaampao, Professor IIDean Carmen A. Abubakar, Professor II

Alternative Dispute Resolution DepartmentChair: Chair Alfredo F. Tadiar, Professor IIVice Chair: Dean Eduardo D. De los Angeles, Professor IIMembers:

Engr. Salvador P. Castro, Professor IDean Eulogia M. Cueva, Professor IIUsec. Linda L. Malenab-Hornilla, Professor II

SPECIAL PROFESSORSChief Justice Renato C. Corona, Professor IIAssociate Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Professor IIAssociate Justice Conchita Carpio Morales (Ret.)

Professor II (January 2011-June 17, 2011)

Associate Justice Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr., Professor IIAssociate Justice Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura (Ret.)

Professor II (January 2011-June 13, 2011)

Associate Justice Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro, Professor IIAssociate Justice Arturo D. Brion, Professor IIAssociate Justice Diosdado M. Peralta, Professor IIAssociate Justice Lucas P. Bersamin, Professor IIAssociate Justice Mariano C. Del Castillo, Professor IIAssociate Justice Roberto A. Abad, Professor IIAssociate Justice Martin S. Villarama, Jr., Professor IIAssociate Justice Jose P. Perez, Professor IIAssociate Justice Jose C. Mendoza, Professor IIAssociate Justice Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno, Professor II

(August 13, 2010-present)

Associate Justice Bienvenido L. Reyes, Professor II(August 16, 2011-present)

Associate Justice Estela M. Perlas-Bernabe, Professor II(September 11, 2011-present)

PROFESSORS WITH ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIESJustice Oswaldo D. Agcaoili, Professor IIAssociate Dean Sedfrey M. Candelaria

Head, RPLO, Professor IIJudge Fortunato M. De Gracia, Jr., Professor I

PHILJA Coordinator in the Visayas and Mindanao

PROFESSORIAL LECTURERSProfessor IIJustice Vicente V. Mendoza (Ret.)CA Zenaida N. Elepaño (Ret.)

Professorial Lecturer IIDr. Melflor A. Atienza (September 14, 2011-present)

Dean Froilan M. BacunganDr. Norieta C. BalderramaAmbassador Lilia R. BautistaDean Joe-Santos B. Bisquera

Com. Dominador V. Calamba III (Ret.)Dean Salvador T. CarlotaProf. Danilo L. ConcepcionJustice Rodrigo V. CosicoDr. Raquel D. FortunJustice Portia A. Hormachuelos (Ret.)Prof. Jacinto D. JimenezACA Ismael G. Khan (ret.)Justice Aurora S. Lagman (Ret.)Justice Nicolas P. Lapeña, Jr. (Ret.)Prof. Katrina LegardaJustice Regalado E. Maambong (January 2011-May 27, 2011)

Dr. Bernadette J. MadridDean Carlos P. OrtegaProf. Elizabeth A. PangalanganDean Willard RianoJustice Remedios Salazar-FernandoDr. Erlyn A. Sana (September 14, 2011-present)

Com. Rene V. SarmientoDean Gil Marvel P. TabucanonJustice Mariano M. Umali (Ret.)Prof. Dennis Villa-IgnacioDean Cesar L. Villanueva (October 2, 2011-present)

Professorial Lecturer IJudge Philip A. AguinaldoPros. Lilian Doris S. AlejoProf. Ruby AlvarezAtty. Brenda Jay Angeles-Mendoza (September 14, 2011-present)

Prof. Vicente S. AquinoJudge Divina Luz P. Aquino-SimbulanProf. Sarah Lou Y. ArriolaAtty. Amy A. Avellano (September 14, 2011-present)

Prof. Flordeliza L. BolanteJudge Iluminada P. CabatoProf. Hans Leo J. CacdacDr. Mariella S. CastilloFr. Rafael T. CruzProf. Ma. Carina M. CunananJudge Marivic T. DarayJudge Reynaldo B. DawayDr. Evangeline de la FuenteJudge Ma. Lorna P. Demonteverde (Ret.)Prof. Ronaldo R. GutierrezProf. Arturo V. NoblejasProf. Andrew Michael S. OngProf. Rena M. Rico PamfiloJudge Ma. Rowena M. San PedroProf. Ma. Cleofe Gettie SandovalProf. Edwin R. SandovalProf. Gilbert V. SembranoJudge Maria Filomena D. SinghProf. Hector D. SolimanJudge Eduardo I. TanguangcoProf. Ronald S. TolentinoJudge Cesar O. UntalanJudge Joselito DJ. VibandorJudge Caridad Walse-Lutero


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTIONS

71st BOT Meeting, 18 January 2011• BOT Resolution No. 11-01

Approving the appointment of Ms. Adoracion S. Yulo asconsultant on financial matters for PHILJA, effective for aperiod of six months, from January 1 to June 30, 2011

• BOT Resolution No. 11-02Approving authority for the: (1) Opening of a CurrentAccount for the account of SC-PHILJA-PTC Fund with aninitial deposit of Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php50,000.00) atthe Land Bank of the Philippines-SC Extension Branch.The minimum average daily balance (ADB) for the accountis Twenty Thousand Pesos (Php20,000.00); (2) Payment ofThree Hundred Fifty Pesos (Php350.00) for the initial checkbooklet and One Thousand Four Hundred Pesos(Php1,400.00) for additional four booklets; and (3)Designation of the abovementioned PHILJA Executivesand Officers as signatories for the SC-PHILJA-PTC BankAccount

• BOT Resolution No. 11-03Approve the selection of Judge Jose Lorenzo R. Dela Rosaas the representative of the First Level Courts in the Boardof Trustees for a term of one year effective immediately,without prejudice to subsequent reappointment

• BOT Resolution No. 11-04Recommending the approval of (1) the grant ofprovisional authority to trained Mediators for AppealsCourt Mediation (ACM) in Cebu, namely: Retired Court ofAppeals Associate Justice Mercedes G. Gozo-Dadole,Retired Judge V ictorino U. Montecillo, and SeniorLawyers, Attys. Anna Marie P. Militante, Gloria E. Ramos,and Michael L. Yu, pending their eventual accreditationand completion of their internship; and (2) the conductby the PMCO of the required internship program for thetrained mediators in Cebu

• BOT Resolution No. 11-05Approving PMCO ExeCom Resolution No. 02-2011, datedJanuary 11, 2011, recommending the accreditation of Mr.Nelson R. De la Cruz as Mediator for Court-AnnexedMediation (CAM) in the Municipality of Kalibo, Aklan,effective for a period of two years from January 11, 2011to January 10, 2013

• BOT Resolution No. 11-06Approving PMCO ExeCom Resolution No. 03-2011, datedJanuary 11, 2011, recommending the renewal ofaccreditation of 83 Mediators for Court-AnnexedMediation (CAM) in the Cities of Baguio; Quezon; LasPiñas; Dagupan, Urdaneta, Alaminos, San Carlos,

Pangasinan; Naga, Marawi; Cagayan de Oro; Olongapo;Mandaue; Bacolod; and San Fernando, Pampanga; and inthe Municipalities of La Trinidad, Benguet; Balayan,Batangas; and Burgos, Lingayen, V illasis and Tayug,Pangasinan, effective for a period of two years, perattached list and respective periods

• BOT Resolution No. 11-01Approving PMCO ExeCom Resolution No. 04-2011, datedJanuary 11, 2011, recommending the reactivation ofaccreditation of four Mediators for Court-AnnexedMediation (CAM), namely: Ms. Epifania Sagun-Sedico forQuezon City; Mr. Roy A. Camacho and Ms. Lichello M.Cammayo for Marikina City; and Mr. Isagani G. Tan, Jr. forBacolod City, effective for a period of two years, fromJanuary 11, 2011 to January 10, 2013

72nd BOT Meeting, 16 March 2011• BOT Resolution No. 11-08

Approving the term of the Chancellor, for a term of twoyears, without prejudice to subsequent reappointments

• BOT Resolution No. 11-09Approving the term of the Vice Chancellor Justo P. Torres,Jr., for a term of two years, without prejudice to subsequentreappointments

• BOT Resolution No. 11-10Approving the Contracts of Consultancy of Fr. Ranhilio C.Aquino, Atty. Orlando B. Cariño and Engr. Salvador P. Castro,Jr., for another period of six months, effective from April1, 2011 to September 30, 2011

• BOT Resolution No. 11-11Approving the term of Justice Minerva Gonzaga-Reyes,for another six months

• BOT Resolution No. 11-12Approving the renewal of contract of consultancy of Mrs.Adoracion S. Yulo, for another period of six months,effective July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, for one lasttime

• BOT Resolution No. 11-13Approving Academic Council Resolution No. 01-2011,dated February 23, 2011, recommending that, for purposesof assumption of their judicial duties, participants to theOrientation-Seminar for Newly Appointed Judges shouldcomplete at least 80 percent of the total number ofseminar days and attend the lectures which they missedat the next scheduled Orientation Seminar

• BOT Resolution No. 11-15Approving PMCO ExeCom Resolution No. 05-2011, datedFebruary 1, 2011, recommending the renewal ofaccreditation of Mr. Teofilo M. Casupanan, as CAMMediator for the City of San Fernando, Pampanga,effective for a period of two years, from March 16, 2011 toMarch 15, 2013

• BOT Resolution No. 11-16Approving PMCO ExeCom Resolution No. 06-2011, datedMarch 1, 2011


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• BOT Resolution No. 11-20Approving PMCO ExeCom Resolution No. 10-2011, datedMarch 15, 2011, recommending the 2011 PhilippineMediation Center Office Operating Budget in the amountof Pph78,415,678.00

73rd Meeting, 31 May 2011• BOT Resolution No. 11-21

Approving the Rollover of Php100,000,000.00 in TreasuryBills with the Land Bank of the Philippines

• BOT Resolution No. 11-22Approving the Rollout of the Metrobank FoundationProfessorial Lectures

• BOT Resolution No. 11-23Approving the change of designation of Justice Cristina J.Cornejo and Judge Rosalina L. Pison, from Professor I toProfessor II

• BOT Resolution No. 11-24Approving PMCO ExeCom Resolution No. 11-2011, datedApril 5, 2011





• BOT Resolution No. 11-29Approving PMCO ExeCom Resolution No. 16-2011, datedMay 17, 2011

74th Meeting, 26 July 2011• BOT Resolution No. 11-30

Approving the renewal of the contracts of consultancy ofFr. Ranhilio C. Aquino, Atty. Orlando B. Cariño, and Engr.Salvador P. Castro, Jr., for another period of six months,effective October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012

• BOT Resolution No. 11-31Approving the appointment of Justice Consuelo Ynares-Santiago as PHILJA Consultant for a period of six months,effective October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012

• BOT Resolution No. 11-32Approving PMCO ExeCom Resolution No. 17-2011, datedJuly 5, 2011, recommending the renewal of accreditationof 128 CAM Mediators

• BOT Resolution No. 11-33Approving PMCO ExeCom Resolution No. 18-2011, datedJuly 19, 2011, recommending the renewal of accreditationof Atty. Julita A. Espartero and Atty. Ramil P. Abing as CAMMediators for the Cities of Makati and Lapu-lapu,respectively, effective for a period of two years from July31, 2011 to July 30, 2013

75th BOT Meeting, 8 September 2011• BOT Resolution No. 11-34

Approving the renewal of the contract of consultancy ofJustice Minerva Gonzaga-Reyes, for another period of sixmonths, effective January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012

• BOT Resolution No. 11-35Approving the request for authority to conduct the re-bidding by the Bids and Awards Committee for Goods andServices (BAC-GS) for the purchase of three units of servicevehicles for PHILJA(A.M. No. 11-10-2-SC-PHILJA, dated October 4, 2011, HOLDin ABEYANCE)

ACADEMIC COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS

• AC Resolution No. 01-11, 23 February 2011Policy Guidelines for participants to the Orientation-Seminar for Newly Appointed Judges that they shouldcomplete at least 80 percent of the total number ofseminar days, however, they are required to attend thelectures which they missed at the next scheduledorientation-seminar

• AC Resolution No. 02-11, 5 May 2011Change of designation of Justice Cristina J. Cornejo,Member of the Department of Remedial Law, and JudgeRosalina L. Pison, Vice Chair of the Department of CivilLaw, from Professor I to Professor II

• AC Resolution No. 03-11, 14 September 2011Approval of Selection Committee–Academic CouncilResolution No. 01-2011, dated May 20, 2011,recommending Atty. Brenda Jay Angeles-Mendoza as amember of the Corps of Professors, to be assigned a topicbased on her expertise, subject to the approval of theChair of the Department concerned

• AC Resolution No. 04-11, 14 December 2011Approval of Selection Committee–Academic CouncilResolution No. 02-2011, dated September 14, 2011,recommending Atty. Salvador S. Panga, Jr. as a member ofthe ADR Department and to designate him as ProfessorialLecturer I

• AC Resolution No. 05-11, 14 December 2011Approval of Selection Committee–Academic CouncilResolution No. 03-2011, dated September 14, 2011,recommending to the Finance Division to implement theexisting policy that when PHILJA Professors are engagedby the Academy on a “full-time” basis, they shall not beentitled to honoraria for lecturing


PHILIPPINE MEDIATION CENTER EXECOMRESOLUTIONS

11 January 2011• PMCO Resolution No. 001-2011

Granting provisional authority to 5 Mediators to conductmediation to resolve disputes pending in the Court ofAppeals in Cebu, pending their eventual accreditationafter the completion of the required internship andauthorizing the conduct by the PMCO of the requiredinternship program for the trained Mediators in CebuA.M. No. 11-2-7-SC-PHILJA, 1 February 2011

• PMCO Resolution No. 002-2011Accreditation of 1 Mediator-Trainee for CAMA.M. No. 11-2-4-SC-PHILJA, 1 February 2011

• PMCO Resolution No. 003-2011Renewal of Accreditation of 83 Mediators for CAMA.M. No. 11-2-5-SC-PHILJA, 1 February 2011

• PMCO Resolution No. 004-2011Reactivation of Accreditation of 4 Mediators for CAMA.M. No. 11-2-6-SC-PHILJA, 1 February 2011

1 February 2011• PMCO Resolution No. 005-2011

Renewal of Accreditation of 1 Mediator for CAMA.M. No. 11-4-4-SC-PHILJA, 5 April 2011

1 March 2011• PMCO Resolution No. 006-2011

Reactivation of Accreditation of 4 Mediators for CAMA.M. No. 11-4-5-SC-PHILJA, 5 April 2011

• PMCO Resolution No. 007-2011Reactivation of Accreditation of 1 Mediator for CAMA.M. No. 11-4-6-SC-PHILJA, 5 April 2011

• PMCO Resolution No. 008-2011Reactivation of Accreditation of 1 Mediator for ACM-ManilaA.M. No. 11-4-7-SC-PHILJA, 5 April 2011

15 March 2011• PMCO Resolution No. 009-2011

Accreditation of 2 Mediator-Trainees for CAMA.M. No. 11-4-8-SC-PHILJA, 5 April 2011

• PMCO Resolution No. 010-2011Approval of the Proposed PMC Operating Budget for theYear 2011 in the amount of Php78,415,678.00A.M. No. 11-4-9-SC-PHILJA, 5 April 2011

5 April 2011• PMCO Resolution No. 011-2011

Renewal of Accreditation of 17 Mediators for CAMA.M. No. 11-7-2-SC-PHILJA, 5 July 2011

• PMCO Resolution No. 012-2011Reactivation of Accreditation of 1 Mediator for CAMA.M. No. 11-7-3-SC-PHILJA, 5 July 2011

19 April 2011• PMCO Resolution No. 013-2011

Reactivation of Accreditation of 1 Mediator for CAMA.M. No. 11-7-4-SC-PHILJA, 5 July 2011

• PMCO Resolution No. 014-2011Reactivation of Accreditation of 1 Mediator for CAMA.M. No. 11-7-5-SC-PHILJA, 5 July 2011

3 May 2011• PMCO Resolution No. 015-2011

Reactivation of Accreditation of 2 Mediators for CAMA.M. No. 11-7-6-SC-PHILJA, 5 July 2011

17 May 2011• PMCO Resolution No. 016-2011

Approval of the Supplemental Budget amounting toPhp1,000,400.00 to the 2011 PMC Operating Budget forthe purpose of conducting the 4th Seminar-Workshop onthe Special Rules of Court on ADR in Davao City on July 19-21, 2011A.M. No. 11-4-9-SC-PHILJA, 19 July 2011

5 July 2011• PMCO Resolution No. 017-2011

Renewal of Accreditation of 128 Mediators for CAMA.M. No. 11-8-05-SC-PHILJA, 9 August 2011

19 July 2011• PMCO Resolution No. 018-2011

Renewal of Accreditation of 2 Mediators for CAMA.M. No. 11-8-06-SC-PHILJA, 9 August 2011

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PHILJA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (ManCom)PresidingJustice Adolfo S. Azcuna, Chancellor

MembersJustice Justo P. Torres, Jr.Vice Chancellor and Acting Head of FinanceJustice Marina L. Buzon, Executive Secretary and ActingChief of Office for Philippine Mediation CenterJustice Delilah Vidallon MagtolisChief of Office for Academic AffairsProf. Sedfrey M. CandelariaHead of Research, Publications and Linkages OfficeJudge Thelma A. PonferradaChief of Office for AdministrationMs. Maria Luisa A. MagnoOfficer in Charge for Budget, Cash and Accounting DivisionsMr. Romulo M. Abancio, Jr.Acting PTC Manager

PHILJA ConsultantJustice Minerva Gonzaga Reyes

PHILJA ProfessorJustice Oswaldo D. Agcaoili

Office RepresentativesAtty. Reynaline G. Tan-FranciscoPHILJA Attorney V, Office of the ChancellorAtty. Ronaldo M. GarciaPHILJA Attorney IV, Office of the Vice ChancellorMs. Arsenia M. MendozaSC Chief Judicial Staff Officer, RPLO

SecretariatMs. Ma. Christina M. Molo-Recio, SecretaryMs. Eleonor S. Benbinuto, Assistant SecretaryMr. Jonathan G. Evangelista, Support StaffMr. Louisito A. Reyes, Technical StaffEngr. Adrian C. Trovela, Technical StaffMr. Bernie E. Azucena/assigned personnel, Service Staff

PHILIPPINE MEDIATION CENTER EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE (PMC ExeCom)ChairpersonJustice Adolfo S. Azcuna, Chancellor

Ex Officio MembersJustice Marina L. Buzon, Executive Secretary and ActingPHILJA Chief of Office for PMCChair Alfredo F. Tadiar, Chair, PHILJA-ADR DepartmentAtty. Jose Midas P. Marquez, Court Administrator

Regular MembersDean Eduardo D. de los AngelesDean Pacifico A. AgabinJudge Selma P. AlarasHLURB Commissioner Linda L. Malenab-Hornilla

Resource PersonsJustice Oswaldo D. AgcaoiliAtty. Mark Anthony D.R. PolonanMr. Jose T. Name, Jr.Ms. Maria Luisa A. Magno

SecretariatAtty. Rodel O. Hernandez, Recorder-SecretaryAtty. Jose C. Saluib, Jr., Assistant Recorder-SecretaryMs. Janis G. Pondevida, Support StaffMs. Lizel C. Mercado-Corpin, Support StaffMr. Benjie B. Cajandig, Technical StaffMr. Ramil C. Azurin, Technical StaffMr. Ramil B. Ramirez, Technical Staff

PHILJA TRAINING CENTER EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE (PTC ExeCom)ChairpersonJustice Adolfo S. Azcuna, Chancellor

Co-ChairpersonJustice Ameurfina A. Melencio HerreraFounding Chancellor Emeritus

Ex Officio MembersJustice Delilah Vidallon MagtolisChief of Office for Academic AffairsJustice Marina L. BuzonExecutive Secretaryand Acting Chief of Office for Philippine Mediation Center

Regular MembersProf. Sedfrey M. CandelariaHead of Research, Publications and Linkages OfficeEngr. Salvador P. Castro, Jr., PHILJA Consultant

Resource PersonsJudge Thelma A. Ponferrada, Chief of Office for AdministationMr. Romulo A. Abancio, Jr., Acting PTC ManagerMs. Ma. Luisa A. Magno, Officer in Charge, Budget, Cashand Accounting Divisions, Finance Office

SecretariatAtty. Elmer DG Eleria, Assistant Recorder-SecretaryMs. Micaela J. Hosillos, Assistant Recorder-SecretaryMs. Eleonor S. Benbinuto, Support StaffMr. Jonathan G. Evangelista, Technical StaffMr. Bernie E. Azucena, Service Staff


PHILJA PERSONNEL MANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE (PPMC)Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna, ChancellorJustice Justo P. Torres, Jr.Vice Chancellor and Acting Head of FinanceJustice Marina L. Buzon, Executive Secretary and ActingChief of Office for Philippine Mediation Center

Heads of OfficeJustice Delilah Vidallon MagtolisChief of Office for Academic AffairsJustice Marina L. BuzonActing Chief of Office for Philippine Mediation CenterJudge Thelma A. PonferradaChief of Office for AdministrationProf. Sedfrey M. CandelariaHead of Research, Publications and Linkages Office

ConsultantJustice Minerva Gonzaga-Reyes

Employee Representatives and Alternate EmployeeRepresentativesAtty. Eric Voltaire A. Pablo, Lawyer RepresentativeAtty. David L. Ballesteros, Alternate Lawyer RepresentativeMs. Lyra A. Encinares, Employee Representative for SG 18 andabove (non-lawyers)Ms. Armida M. Salazar, Alternate Employee Representativefor SG 18 and above (non-lawyers)Mr. Joseph Arvin S. Cruz, Employee Representative for SG 9-17Engr. Allan John V. Oriarte, Alternate EmployeeRepresentative for SG 9-17Mr. Ryan Jay S. Orcullo, Employee Representative for SG 3-8Mr. Gerardo D. Pinca, Alternate Employee Representative for SG 3-8

SecretariatMs. Lourdes Lolita S. Pelausa, HRM Officer IIIMs. Julieta L. Herrera, HRM Officer II

RESEARCH GROUP (RG)PresidingJustice Adolfo S. Azcuna

Vice ChairpersonJustice Delilah Vidallon Magtolis

MembersJustice Marina L. BuzonProf. Myrna S. FelicianoCourt Administrator Zenaida N. Elepaño (Ret.)Dr. Purificacion V. QuisumbingDCA Nimfa Cuesta VilchesProf. Sedfrey M. Candelaria

Judge Rosalina Luna PisonJudge Philip A. AguinaldoAtty. Jose Maria A. OchaveAtty. Katrina LegardaDr. Bernadette J. Madrid

SecretariatAtty. Joicel Sopeña-Bote, Technical OfficerMs. Michaela J. Hosillos, Recorder-SecretaryMs. Lourdes V. de Castro, Support StaffMs. Michelle P. Rodriguez, Support StaffMr. Rolando G. Bangayan, Jr., Service Staff

ADR GRIEVANCE COMMITTEEChairpersonHLURB Commissioner Linda Malenab-Hornilla

MembersAtty. Ramon F. Dacanay, Mediator, PMC-Quezon CityAtty. Polly Dy, Mediator, PMC-Manila Unit

SecretariatMs. Joan Marie C. Tejada, Committee SecretaryMs. Joanne Narciso Medina, Assistant Committee SecretaryMs. Suzette P. Valdez, Assistant Committee SecretaryMr. Lirio F. Balbin, Support Staff

PHILJA DEVELOPMENT CENTER–PROJECTIMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE (PDC-PIC)ChairpersonJustice Adolfo S. Azcuna

Co-ChairpersonJustice Ameurfina A. Melencio Herrera

Vice ChairpersonJustice Minerva P. Gonzaga-Reyes

MembersAtty. Edna E. Diño, Office of the Chief AttorneyAtty. Corazon F. Flores, Fiscal Management and Budget OfficeMr. Edilberto A. Davis, Program Management Office

Resource PersonsEngr. Salvador P. Castro, Jr., PHILJA ConsultantEngr. Joan G. Cabe, Office on Halls of JusticeEngr. Rodolfo R. Bundoc, Office on Halls of JusticeArch. Arvin M. Natividad, Office on Halls of JusticeMs. Maria Luisa A. Magno, PHILJA-Finance

Technical Operations Group (TOG)Engr. Leonel D. UrdanetaAtty. Eric Voltaire A. PabloEngr. Antonio B. Bayot

SecretariatAtty. Ma. Melissa R. Dimson-Bautista, SecretaryAtty. Eric Voltaire A. Pablo, Assistant SecretaryMr. Romeo A. Arcullo, Support Staff

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PHILJA DEVELOPMENTPHILJA DEVELOPMENTPHILJA DEVELOPMENTPHILJA DEVELOPMENTPHILJA DEVELOPMENTCENTERCENTERCENTERCENTERCENTER–PROJECTPROJECTPROJECTPROJECTPROJECTIMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEEIMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEEIMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEEIMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEEIMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE(PDC-PIC)(PDC-PIC)(PDC-PIC)(PDC-PIC)(PDC-PIC)PHASE I: MAIN AND LODGING BUILDINGS PHASE II: RENOVATION OF THE ANNEX

TRAINING FACILITY

Funding SourceJapan’s Non-Project Grant Assistance Counter Value Fund

Contract Date12 August 2008

Contract Period16 Months

Works ContractorE.M. Cuerpo, Inc. (EMCI)

CMS ConsultantFilipinas Dravo Corporation (FDC)

Target Date of Completion22 December 2009

Actual Date of Completion25 April 2011

Original Contract AmountPhp273,474,426.99

Variation OrdersPhp24,555,917.45

Total Project CostPhp298,030,344.44

Funding SourceWorld Bank’s JRSP Loan Proceeds

Contract Date11 January 2011

Contract Period6 Months

Works ContractorE.M. Cuerpo, Inc. (EMCI)

CMS ConsultantAmalgamated Project Management Services, Inc. (APMSI)

Target Date of Completion30 June 2011

Actual Date of Completion30 June 2011

Original Contract AmountPhp94,672,649.08

Variation OrdersPhp2,752,463.11

Total Project CostPhp97,425,112.19


PHILJA PRAYERPHILJA PRAYERPHILJA PRAYERPHILJA PRAYERPHILJA PRAYER

Father of the Eternal Word,

the same Yesterday, Today, and Forever,You call forth from all creation,

all that is noblest and most exalted.

In Your people’s thirst for justice,we recognize a yearning

for Your Kingdom,When we, Your sons and daughters,

render unto each otherthat which is due and fair,

we serve You and conform ourselvesto Your Holy Will.

Grant that through us,

Your servants at the PhilippineJudicial Academy,

the courts of our land may beso permeated by Your Spirit

and strive for excellence in the Judiciary,so that there may be established among us,

a reign of justice and of profoundrespect for the rights of all.

Make us instruments of justice and equity,

by serving with competence and ardor,so that all may see Your hand

at work in our world,and Your compassion guiding us

through PHILJA’s history.

by Fr. Ranhilio C. Aquino, PhD, JurDr

PHILJA HYMNPHILJA HYMNPHILJA HYMNPHILJA HYMNPHILJA HYMN

They ascend the daisOur ministers of the law

At the Bench they presideOur High Priests of Justice

To the plaint of all they must give earAnd to all who before them stand

They must render rightand redress the wrong.

Refrain

To imbue their heartswith a passion for justiceTo set their souls ablaze

with zeal for the lawTo nurture them in the truth

And to steel them in adversityThus, we swear to serve

at the Philippine Judicial Academy.

Respect for the lawIn all they must impress

Confidence in its processesThey must in all inspire

With motives pure and conscience clearRender justice as the law ordainsAt the Supreme Court’s Academy,

this is our pledge.