[ ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 100-2006, December 21, 2006 ]

[ ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 100-2006, December 21, 2006 ]

[ ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 100-2006, December 21, 2006 ]

DIRECTING THE ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION OF ATTYS. RICHARD G. EVANGELISTA AND MARIA ROSARIO A. LABUGUEN TO THE MASTER OF LAWS (e-LAW) COURSE AT THE MONASH UNIVERSITY IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA UNDER THE PAHRDF-SC PARTNERING AGREEMENT

Whereas, the Philippine-Australia Human Resource Development Facilitiy (PAHRDF) has chosen the Supreme Court (SC) as one of its targeted institutions in the Philippines to be a recipient of both short-term and long-term scholarships and training programs offered by the Australian government through the PAHRDF which are primarily aimed at improving the capacity of the SC to help alleviate poverty and contribute towards a sustainable and equitable development;

Whereas, pursuant to the Partnering Agreement entered into by the SC and PAHRDF, the latter agreed to provide specific funding support to the approved short-term and long-term scholarships and trainings, and the SC, to support the implementation of these activities under the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement.;

Whereas, one of the approved long-term scholarships for the year 2007 is a Master of Laws (e-Law) at the Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and to which the following Court employees were accepted for the period commencing from January 3, 2007 to December 31, 2007:

1. ATTY. RICHARD G. EVANGELISTA

Court Attorney IV

Office of the Chief Attorney

2. ATTY. MARIA ROSARIO A. LABUGUEN

Court Attorney IV

Legal Office

Office of the Court Administrator

Whereas, the aforenamed employees attended on official time in the pre-departure briefing held at Polo Hotel, Davao City, on November 14-15, 2006, which the PAHRDF, required prior to their departure to Australia;

NOW, THEREFORE, authoritty is hereby granted to the aforenamed employees to attend the above long-term training course in Austarlia from January 3, 2007 to December 31, 2007 on OFFICIAL TIME.

Any communication relating to the course should be addressed to Atty. Eden T. Candelaria, Deputy Clerk of Court and Chief Administative Officer, and Chaiperson, Personnel Development Committee (PDC).

Issued this 21st day of December 2006.

(Sgd)ARTEMIO V. PANGANIBAN

Chief Justice

Copy furnished:

Office of the Chief Justice Offices of the Associate Justices Office of the Clerk of Court Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) Office of Legal Office, OCA Office of the Chief Attorney Office of Administrative Services, SC Court Management Office, OCA