[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 117-2003, September 01, 2003 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 117-2003, September 01, 2003 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 117-2003, September 01, 2003 ]

TO:

ALL LOWER COURT PERSONNEL

SUBJECT:

"OCA-RELATED" NEWS AND FEATURES IN THE BENCHMARK

The Office of the Court Administrator-Supreme Court (OCA-SC) has reached an agreement with the Benchmark, the official publication of the Supreme Court, for the allotment of one (1) page to be exclusively devoted to OCA news and features.

The page shall contain the following:

1. News briefs on OCA/SC issuances affecting the lower courts;

News stories on the projects. of lower courts, their officials and personnel, preferably written by them;

Feature articles and other human-interest stories that provide inspiration to the profession, also preferably written by lower court officials and personnel.

The Benchmark is published bi-monthly (February April, June, August, October and December). During the non-printing months (January, March, May, July, September and November), lower court personnel are advised to submit their articles at the following address:

Public Information Office Supreme Court Padre Faura, Taft Avenue, Manila.

Suggestions as to the title of the Benchmark page exclusively/fievoted to lower court personnel are also welcome.

It is understood that the editorial board of the Benchmark have sole discretion to determine which articles shall be published.

01 September 2003.

PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.

Court Administrator