ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 49-2004
CLARIFYING THE
PROVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 44-2004 ON DISABLING OF MODEMS
WHEREAS,
the Chief Justice has been receiving reports that
some employees have installed programs for computer games in their
assigned
computers and play these games even during office hours, thereby
disrupting the
performance of their official functions and affecting their
effectiveness and
efficiency;
WHEREAS,
the installation of programs for computer games
are reported to be one of the primary causes of the spread of computer
viruses,
which could damage the data on the computer;
WHEREAS,
computers are provided to offices for official
purposes only;
WHEREAS,
using computers for non-official purposes, such
as for playing computer games, would mean additional unnecessary energy
consumption, as well as undue wear and tear on the computers;
WHEREAS,
Administrative Circular No. 44-2004 (Adopting
Effective Measures to Reduce Expenditures and Increase Savings in
Appropriations in the Judiciary) prohibits the playing of computer
games in the
office and directs the MISO to "disable the modems from all computer
games
presently installed in the computers of the Court";
WHEREAS,
the provision on disabling of modems may be
misunderstood as to cover modems on computers authorized to access the
Internet, which is not the intention of the prohibition;
WHEREAS,
there is, therefore, a need to clarify the matter
of disabling of modems is hereby clarified and on the authority of the
MISO in
relation thereto.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the directive in Administrative
Circular No. 44-2004 re disabling of modems is hereby clarified to
refer only
to modems which are not authorized to access the Internet. The
Management Information Systems Office (MISO) is hereby directed to
(1)
Submit to
the Chief Justice a list of computers authorized to connect to the
Internet;
(2)
Remove and
disable all computer modems which are not authorized to access the
Internet;
(3)
Conduct
regular inspection of all computers to ensure that no computer games
are
installed or re-installed; and
(4)
Submit
periodic reports to the Chief Justice on computers found to contain
computer
games in the course of servicing or repairing computers.
Finally,
all employees with assigned computers are hereby
directed to remove all computer games from their computers and to
desist from
installing any program for computer games.
Issued
this 27th day of September 2004.
HILARIO
G. DAVIDE,
JR.
Chief
Justice
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