[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 247-2018, November 23, 2018 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 247-2018, November 23, 2018 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 247-2018, November 23, 2018 ]

TO : ALL JUDGES (PRESIDING/ACTING PRESIDING/ ASSISTING) AND BRANCH CLERKS OF COURT/OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE OF THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL COURTS NATIONWIDE

SUBJECT: DROPPING OF THE OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR (OCA) CIRCULARS REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF REPORTS BY THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL COURTS

The OCA Reportorial Committee reviewed the issuances of the OCA relative to the submission of reports by the lower courts to determine which among those issuances will be recommended for dropping to streamline and simplify the reportorial requirements of said courts.

Relative thereto, the committee recommended the dropping of some OCA circulars considering that the reports required of by these issuances are already incorporated into other reports, or the required report is for "one-time time submission and/or implementation" only.

In view of the foregoing, the submission of reports under the following OCA issuances is no longer required:

COURT ISSUANCE SUBJECT FREQUENCY OF REPORT SUBMITTED BY SUBMITTED TO

1. OCA Circular No. 18-2002 dated June 20, 2002; Submission of Copies of Final Orders, Decisions, Warrants of Arrest and file Photographs Involving Cases of Illegal Recruitment - All Presiding Judges of the RTCs, MeTCs, MTCCs, MTCs and MCTCs Atty. Rosemarie G. Duquez, Director of Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch, POEA,

2. OCA Circular No. 53-2009 dated may 13, 2009 Reiteration of OCA Circular No. 18-2002 dated June 20, 2002 - -do- -do-

3. OCA Circular No. 46-2009 dated April 20, 2009 Reiteration of OCA Circular No. 103-2007 (Re: Compliance with Administrative Order No. 25-2007 dated March 1, 2007 on Mandatory Continous Trial of cases Involving Extra Judicial Killings of Political Ideologists and Members of Media) On or before the 10th day of the succeeding month All Judges and Clerks of Court of the Regional Trial Courts Office of the Court Administrator

4. OCA Circular No. 14-2008 dated January 24, 2008 Monthly Report on Status of Cases Involving Terrorism On or before the tenth day of every month All Judges and Clerks of Court in the RTCs Office of the Court Administrator thru Court Management Office

5. OCA Circular No. 34-2008 dated March 19, 2008 Inventory of All Environmental Cases Monthly Judges and Clerks of Court of the first and secon level courts Court Management Office, OCA

6. OCA Circular 43-2008 dated April 18, 2008 Submission of Data Regarding Smuggling and Other Customs Related Cases Within ten (10) days upon receipt of notice All Judges and Clerks of Court of the First and Second Level Courts Office of the Court Administrator thru Court Management Office

7. OCA Circular No. 68-2009 dated June 4, 2009 Adopting Ecological Solid Waste Management System in the First and Second Level Courts and Creating a Task Force for the Purpose Within thirty (30) days from notice All Judges of First and Second Level Courts Court Management Office, OCA

8. OCA Circular 152-2009 dated October 28, 2009; OCA Circular No. 101-2005 dated October 6, 2005; Commitment of Juveniles in Conflict with the Law; Inventory on Conviction and its Sanction of Children in Conflict with the Law Every 10th day of January and every 10th day of July of each year All Judges of Family Courts; All Judges and clerks of Court of second Level Courts Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council, 3rd Floor DOJ Agencies Building, NIA Road, Diliman 1100 Q.C., Metro Manila and Office of the Court Administrator

9. OCA Circular No. 160-2009 dated November 10, 2009; OCA Circular No. 05-2006 dated January 13, 2006; OCA Circular No. 72-2003 dated June 16, 2003 Eviction and Demolition Cases Involving Urban Poor; Submission of Copies of Decision, writs of Eviction/Demolition and/or Orders of Similar Report Issued in Cases Involving Urban Poor to the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Five (5) days prior to its intended implementation All judges, clerks of courts, and sheriffs of the first and second level courts Furnish The Secretary General, Housing and urban Development Coordinating Council, 15th Floor, banco de Oro Plaza, Paseo de Roxas St., Makati City

10. OCA Circular No. 80-2013 dated June 25, 2013 Report on Cases Involving of R.A. 9208, otherwise known as the "Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003," as amended by R.A. No. 10364 or the "Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012" Within twenty (20) days from receipt of notice All Judges and Clerks of Court of the RTCs Court Management Office, OCA, via regular mail or electronic mail at tipcases4oca@sc.judiciary.gov.ph

11. OCA CircularNo. 83-2013 dated June 27, 2013 Submission of Monthly Report of Cases Using the Approved New Forms Under Administrative Circular No. 81-2012 dated September 17, 2012, in addition to the Monthly Report of Cases Under Administrative Circular No. 4-2004 dated February 4, 2004 Beginning the month of June 2013 and on or before the tenth day of the succeeding month All Judges and Clerks of Court/Officers-In-Charge of the RTCs, MTCCs, MTCs and MCTCs Statistical Reports Division, CMO OCA

12. OCA Circular No. 17-2014 dated June 27, 2013 Complete Addresses/Locations and Other Contact Information of the Lower Courts Within five (5) days from receipt of Circular All Judges and Clerks of Court of the First and Second Level Courts Court Management Office via courier or email at cmo_oca@mail.judiciary.gov.ph

13. OCA Circular No. 42-2014 dated March 20, 2014 Modification of OCA Circular No. 175-2009 dated December 18, 2009 (Submission of Monthly Report on the Status of Cases Involving Indigenous Cultural Communities [ICCs} and Indigenous Peoples [IPs] On or before the tenth day of every month All judges and Clerks of Court of the First and Second Level Courts Court Management Office via courier or email at cmo_oca@mail.judiciary.gov.ph

14. OCA Circular No. 250A-2016 dated December 5, 2016 Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Circular No. 910 dated 22 April 2016 Submitted on or before 31 January 2017 All Clerks of Court of the First and Second Level Courts Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-Cash Department

15. OCA Circular No. 01-2017 dated January 9, 2017 Submission of quarterly Reports by Regional Trial courts ordered to hear, try and decide drugs cases End of the month following every quarter (starting October-December 2016) All Judges and concerned court personnel of the affected Regional Trial Courts SRD-CMO, OCA, via personal delivery, mail or email at srdcmo-drugscases@sc.judiciary.gov.ph

16. OCA Circular No. 33-2017 dated February 7, 2017 Implementation of Sections 11 and 12 of the Guidelines for Decongesting Holding Jails by Enforcing the Rights of Accused Persons to Bail and to Speedy Trial (A.M. No. 12-11-12-SC), in Relation with the Full Roll Out of Hustisyeah! in Hustisyeah! Courts (A.M. No. 13-04-11-SC) - Concerned Judges and Branch Clerks of Court of the First and the Second Level Courts in Cebu Province and the Provinces in Judicial region 4-A Under the Hustisyeah! Project Office of the Court Administrator by electronic mail at oca.enotice@gm,ail.com

For your information, guidance and strict compliance.

23 November 2018

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator