[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 243-2016, November 21, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 243-2016, November 21, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 243-2016, November 21, 2016 ]

TO : ALL JUDGES, CLERKS OF COURT AND BRANCH CLERKS OF COURT OF THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL COURTS IN THE CITIES OF BOGO AND DANAO

SUBJECT : INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR MEDIATION TRAINEES ON COURT-ANNEXED MEDIATION

The Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), through the Philippine Mediation Center Office (PMCO), in coordination with the Office of the Court Administrator, is expanding its Court-Annexed Mediation Program in the cities of Bogo and Danao, both in the province of Cebu.

To formally mark the establishment of the Philippine Mediation Center Units (PMCUs) in Bogo City and Danao City, an Internship Program for Mediation Trainees will be conducted from 5 December 2016 to 27 February 2017. This activity aims to provide Mediation Trainees the opportunity to apply what they have learned from the Basic Mediation Course to be conducted at the Hotel Elizabeth, Cebu City, on 21 to 24 November 2016, by handling inediatable cases where they should successfully settle at least three (3) out of five (5) cases assigned to them, in order to be recommended for accreditation as Court- Annexed Mediators. This program will be conducted under the supervision of a Mentor-Coach.

In connection therewith, you are hereby directed to conduct an inventory of mediatable cases and refer them to the PMC Units in Bogo City and Danao City starting 5 December 2016 and thenceforth.

Any communication relating to this program should be addressed to the Hon. Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna, Chancellor, PHILJA, 3 rd Floor, Centennial Building, Supreme Court, Padre Faura Street corner Taft Avenue, Manila.

21 November 2016

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator