ADMINISTRATIVE
CIRCULAR NO. 11-99
ATTENDANCE
OF
COURT OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL IN TRAINING, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND
CONFERENCES
CONDUCTED IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The Office of the
Chief Justice has been receiving requests from the officials and
personnel
of several offices of the Judiciary to attend training, seminars,
conferences,
or workshops on various subjects or topics.
Henceforth,
attendance
by court officials and personnel in training, seminars, workshops, or
conferences
to be held within the Philippines may be authorized only if these are
sponsored
or conducted by the Supreme Court itself, the Philippines Judicial
Academy
(PHILJA), associations or organizations of courts officials or
employees
in coordination with the PHILJA or the Institute of Judicial
Administration
(JIA), the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), the Civil Service
Commission
(CSC) or other agencies of the Government, relevant professional
organizations,
or non-governmental organizations duly accredited by the CSC.
Unless
specially
authorized, only those holding permanent positions who have at least
very
satisfactory performance ratings during the latest rating period, and
who
have not attended a similar activity for the last two (2) years may be
allowed to participate in such training, seminars, workshops or
conferences.
In every case,
the
participants shall submit a report on their participation within five
(5)
days from the completion of the training, seminar, workshop, or
conference,
which shall be accompanied by a certification of successful completion
or certificate of attendance by the sponsoring institution or
organization.
The report shall be submitted to the Office of the Chief Justice,
copies
furnished the Office of the Administrative Services of the Supreme
Court
for participants from the Supreme Court, the Presiding Justice of the
Court
of Appeals and the Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan for
participants
from the Court of Appeals and the Sandiganbayan, respectively, and the
Office of the Court Administrator for participants from the lower
courts.
This
Administrative
Circular takes effect upon its promulgation and shall be disseminated
by
the Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court and the Court Administrator.
Copies
thereof shall be furnished the Presiding Justice of the Court of
Appeals,
the Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan, and Chairman of the Civil
Service
Commission.
Promulgated this
1st day of September 1999.
[Sgd.]
HILARIO
G. DAVIDE, JR.Chief
Justice
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