April 1, 2014

EN BANC

A.M. No. 13-05-05-SC

NOTICE

Sirs/Mesdames :

Please take notice that the Court en banc issued a Resolution dated April 1, 2014, which reads as follows:

"A.M. No. 13-05-05-SC (Re: Revision of Restrictions on Teaching Hours of Justices, Judges and Personnel of the Judiciary). Acting on the request of Associate Justice Roberto A. Abad for a revision of the restrictions on the teaching hours of justices, judges, and personnel of the Judiciary under

1. Teaching shall be allowed for not more than ten (10) hours a week. On regular working days (Monday through Friday), teaching shall not be conducted earlier than 5:30 p.m.

2. An application for permission to teach if filed by a judge shall be accompanied by a certification of the Clerk of Court concerned regarding the condition of the court docket showing: (a) the number of pending cases; and (b) the number of cases disposed of within a three-month period prior to the start of the semester in his or her respective sala.

3. An application for permission to teach filed by a judge or justice shall require approval as follows: IcHTED

a. If filed by a judge from a lower level court, it shall be subject to the approval of the executive judge concerned;

b. If filed by an executive judge, it shall be subject to the approval of the Court Administrator;

c. If filed by an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, or the Court of Tax Appeals, it shall be subject to the approval of the presiding justice concerned;

d. If filed by the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, or the Court of Tax Appeals, it shall be subject to the approval of the Chief Justice.

4. An application for permission to teach filed by court personnel shall require approval as follows:

a. If filed by court personnel from a lower level court, it shall be subject to the approval of the executive judge concerned;

b. If filed by court personnel from the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, or the Court of Tax Appeals, it shall be subject to the approval of the presiding justice or the executive justice concerned, as the case may be;

c. If filed by Supreme Court personnel belonging to a chamber of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, it shall be subject to the approval of the Associate Justice concerned, who will notify the Chief Justice and the Office of Administrative Services, Supreme Court, of this approval;

d. If filed by other Supreme Court personnel, it shall be subject to the approval of the Chief Justice.

5. The approving authority may deny the application or allow less than ten (10) hours of teaching a week, depending on the applicant's performance record.

6. At the end of every year, an approving authority shall submit to the Chief Justice a report on the applications submitted for the year and the respective status of, or action taken on, each application.

For strict compliance.

Let the provisions in the Human Resource Manual reflect these amendments." Mendoza, J., on leave. (35) Amendments in bold.

Very truly yours,

(SGD.) ENRIQUETA E. VIDAL
Clerk of Court