[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 3-2002, May 02, 2002 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 3-2002, May 02, 2002 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 3-2002, May 02, 2002 ]

TO:

ALL EXECUTIVE JUDGES AND PRESIDING JUDGES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, SHARIA DISTRICT COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS AND SHARIA CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS

SUBJECT:

PERIODIC REPRT ON DETENTION PRISONERS

The Supreme Court En Banc in its Resolution dated 29 January 2002, on A. M. No. 02-1-02-SC, Resolved to:

(a.) DIRECT the lower courts to submit it a periodic report on detention prisoners to the Office of the Court Administrator thru its Executive Judge, either quarterly or semi-annually;

(b.) SEEK assistance of the Department of Interior and Local Govenment (DILG) which has jurisdiction over the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and likewise the assistance of the local government concerned to require the Jail Warden to submit a regular inventory report of detained prisoners preferably by Branch, to all Executive Judges who have jurisdiction over the accused;

(c.) DIRECT the Executive Judges to attest to the veracity of the reports submitted by the courts/branches within their jurisdiction. Relative to the administrative power of the Executive Judge, the reports on detention prisoners submitted by courts over which the Executive Judge has jurisdiction as well as the reports of the Jail Warden shall be consolidated with his report on Monthly Jail Visitation. Thereafter, all reports shall be submitted to the Court Administrator;

(d.) REQUIRE the Court Management Office of the Office of the Court Administrator to submit a periodic evaluation on the reports on detention prisoners submitted by the lower courts;

(e.) APPOVE the proposed forms submitted by the Task Force relative to directives (a), (b) and (c) to be accomplished by the lower courts as well as by the Jail Warden to serve the purpose of Administrative Circulars Nos. 1-2000 and 9-2000,

All concerned are hereby enjoined to comply with the directives of the Honorable Court.

For strict compliance.

2 May 2002

PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.

Court Administrator