MEMORANDUM
ORDER NO. 49-2004
POSTING ON THE WEB OF
DECISIONS AND RESOLUTIONS OF
THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE
COURT OF TAX APPEALS.
WHEREAS, the DAVIDE WATCH envisions a
Judiciary
that is independent, effective and efficient, and worthy of public
trust and
confidence;
WHEREAS, the values of transparency,
accountability and
integrity in the judicial process promote independence, effectiveness,
and efficiency
in the system;
WHEREAS, making available to the public the
decisions and
resolutions of appellate courts as soon as they are promulgated would
strengthen and promote transparency, accountability and integrity;
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing and consistent
with the
objectives of the Action Program for Judicial Reform (APJR), the
decisions of
each collegiate court should be published on the web through a link
with the
Supreme Court Website; and
WHEREAS, the decisions and resolutions of the
Supreme
Court are published on the Supreme Court Website in accordance with
Memorandum
Order No. 14-2004 dated 27 February 2004, as amended by Amended
Memorandum
Order No. 14-2004 dated 3 August 2004; so must the decisions and
resolutions of
the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, and the Court of Tax Appeals.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Court of Appeals, the
Sandiganbayan
and the Court of Tax Appeals are hereby directed to adopt their own
procedure
of transmitting the printed copy (hard copy) and a magnetic copy of
their
promulgated decisions and resolutions to the Management Information
Systems
Office (MISO) of the Supreme Court. These decisions and resolutions
will be
published on the appellate courts' respective sub-domains in the
Supreme Court
Website, if possible on the day of their promulgation but not later
than three
(3) days after promulgation.
The MISO is directed to make the necessary
arrangements with each
appellate court to implement this Memorandum.
This Memorandum Order shall take upon its
issuance.
Issued this 4th day of August 2004.
HILARIO
G. DAVIDE,
JR.
Chief
Justice
Chairman, First Division
REYNATO
S.
PUNO
JOSE C. VITUG Associate
Justice
Associate Justice Chairman, Second
Division
Chairman, Third Division
(per A.M. No.
99-12-08-SC- revised)
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