[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 106-2012, October 15, 2012 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 106-2012, October 15, 2012 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 106-2012, October 15, 2012 ]

TO : THE COURT OF APPEALS, SANDIGANBAYAN, COURT OF TAX APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, SHARI'A DISTRICT COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURTS, THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR, PUBLIC ATTORNEYS OFFICE AND THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES

SUBJECT : JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT RULE

For your information and guidance, the Supreme Court En Banc has issued and promulgated the Judicial Affidavit Rule in A.M. No. 12-8-8-SC dated 4 September 2012, in order to fully address the "case congestion and delays that have plagued most courts in cities, given the huge volume of cases filed each year and the slow and cumbersome adversarial system that the judiciary has in place."

In view of the foregoing, you are hereby DIRECTED to OBSERVE faithfully the pronouncements in the abovementioned Judicial Affidavit Rule dated 4 September 2012, appended herewith as Annex "A".

This Judicial Affidavit Rule (A.M. No. 12-8-8-SC) was published in newspapers of general circulation particularly in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and the Manila Times on 8 September 2012 and 10 September 2012, respectively, and ACCORDINGLY, will TAKE EFFECT on 1 January 2013.

Strict compliance is hereby enjoined.

October 15,2012

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator