EN BANC
[A.M. No. 18-09-03-SC. October 2, 2018.]
RE: PROPOSED GRANT OF FRINGE BENEFIT TO JUSTICES, JUDGES, OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL OF THE SUPREME COURT, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL, COURT OF APPEALS, SANDIGANBAYAN, COURT OF TAX APPEALS AND THE LOWER COURTS
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court en banc issued a Resolution dated OCTOBER 2, 2018, which reads as follows:
"A.M. No. 18-09-03-SC (Re: Proposed Grant of Fringe Benefit to Justices, Judges, Officials and Personnel of the Supreme Court, Presidential Electoral Tribunal, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Court of Tax Appeals and the Lower Courts). — Acting on the Memorandum dated September 17, 2018 of Atty. Corazon G. Ferrer-Flores, Deputy Clerk of Court and Chief, Fiscal Management and Budget Office, the Court Resolved to:
(a) APPROVE the grant of fringe benefit in the amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) to each of the following:
(i) Justices, officials and employees of the Supreme Court (SC) and the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), chargeable against the respective savings from the regular appropriations of the SC and the PET;
(ii) Justices, officials and employees of the Court of Appeals (CA), Sandiganbayan and Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), chargeable against the respective savings from the regular appropriations of the said appellate courts; and
(iii) Judges and personnel of the lower courts, and employees of the Halls of Justice, chargeable against the savings from the regular appropriations of the lower courts and the SC, respectively;
(b) APPROVE the following requests pursuant to the resolutions dated March 25, 2014, September 23, 2014 and March 28, 2017 in A.M. No. 14-03-05-SC (Re: Revised Accounting Entries Proposed by the Commission on Audit for Constitutional Fiscal Autonomy Group [CFAG] Member-Agencies), to wit:
(i) Modification in allotment of the amount of Two Hundred Thirty-Eight Million Six Hundred Thousand Pesos (P238,600,000.00) from Unfilled Positions account of the lower courts to Other Personnel Benefits — lower courts, to cover funding requirements for the grant of fringe benefit at the rate of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) to each of the judges, officials and personnel of the lower courts;
(ii) Modification in allotment of the amount of Sixteen Million Six Hundred Thousand Pesos (P16,600,000.00) from various Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) accounts of the CA to Other Personnel Benefits — CA, to cover funding requirements for the grant of fringe benefit at the rate of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) to each of the Justices, officials and personnel of the CA;
(iii) Modification in allotment of the amount of Four Million Fifty Thousand Pesos (P4,050,000.00) from Lump-sum for Unfilled Positions account of the Sandiganbayan to Other Personnel Benefits — Sandiganbayan, to cover funding requirements for the grant of fringe benefit at the rate of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) to each of the Justices, officials and personnel of the Sandiganbayan; and
(iv) Modification in allotment of the amount of Two Million Seven Hundred Seventy Thousand Pesos (P2,770,000.00) from Personnel Services accounts of the CTA to Other Personnel Benefits — CTA account, to cover funding requirements for the grant of fringe benefit at the rate of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) to each of the Justices, officials and personnel of the CTA; and
(c) APPROVE the corresponding Augmentation/Realignment Orders (AROs) in the amounts specified hereunder for the grant of the fringe benefit, to wit:
(i) ARO No. 2018-019 in the amount of Two Hundred Thirty-Eight Million Six Hundred Thousand Pesos (P238,600,000.00) for the lower courts;
(ii) ARO No. 2018-020 in the amount of Sixteen Million Six Hundred Thousand Pesos (P16,600,000.00) for the CA;
(iii) ARO No. 2018-021 in the amount of Four Million Fifty Thousand Pesos (P4,050,000.00) for the Sandiganbayan; and
(iv) ARO No. 2018-022 in the amount of Two Million Seven Hundred Seventy Thousand Pesos (P2,770,000.00) for the CTA." Bersamin, J., on official business. Caguioa, J., on leave. Gesmundo, J., on official business. (adv13 & 37-[a]) SDHTEC
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) EDGAR O. ARICHETAClerk of Court