Authorizing Release of the Additional Cost of Living Allowance under the Judiciary Development Fund Decree Corresponding to the Eighty Percent of the Collections Therefor for the Period July 1 To 31, 2004

August 3, 2004

SUPREME COURT MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 47-04

AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF THE ADDITIONAL COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE UNDER THE JUDICIARY DEVELOPMENT FUND DECREE CORRESPONDING TO THE EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE COLLECTIONS THEREFOR FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1 to 31, 2004

Pursuant to and by virtue of the authority vested in him by P.D. No. 1949 (Judiciary Development Fund Decree), the Chief Justice hereby authorizes the release of additional cost of living allowance from the eighty per centum (80%) allotted for the purpose from the income of the Judiciary Development Fund from July 1 to 31, 2004, including that portion of the eighty per centum of the income collected prior thereto which may still remain available after the previous releases for the Second Quarter of CY 2004, to augment the allowances of the Justices, Judges, the Officials, and the Personnel of the Judiciary for the first month of the Third Quarter of CY 2004 at the rates hereafter set forth:

COURT	No. of	Rates	Amount
	Personnel
SUPREME COURT (including
OCA and PET)
Personnel receiving salary of
P7,000.00 and below	547	3,000	P1,641,000.00
Personnel receiving salary of
P7,001.00 to P10,000.00	386	2,900	1,119,400.00
Personnel receiving salary of
P10,001.00 and above	1,013	2,800	2,836,400.00
Hall of Justice
50% recommended rate	479	1,500	718,500.00
Court of Appeals
Personnel receiving salary of
P7,000.00 and below	295	3,000	885,000.00
Personnel receiving salary of
P7,001.00 to P10,000	255	2,900	739,500.00
Personnel receiving salary of
P10,001.00 and above	628	2,800	1,758,400.00
SANDIGANBAYAN
Personnel receiving salary of
P7,000.00 and below	53	3,000	159,000.00
Personnel receiving salary of
P7,001.00 to P10,000.00	109	2,900	316,100.00
Personnel receiving salary of
P10,001.00 and above	176	2,800	492,800.00
COURT OF TAX APPEALS
Personnel receiving salary of
P7,000.00 and below	14	3,000	42,000.00
Personnel receiving salary of
P7,001.00 to P10,000.00	22	2,900	63,800.00
Personnel receiving salary of
P10,001.00 and above	46	2,800	128,800.00
LOWER COURTS
Personnel receiving salary of
P7,000.00 and below	3,504	3,000	10,512,000.00
Personnel receiving salary of
P7,001.00 to 10,000.00	8,043	2,900	23,324,700.00
Personnel receiving salary of
P10,001.00 and above	11,504	2,800	32,211,200.00
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Total Amount			P76,948,600.00
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The release shall be subject to the usual implementing guidelines. aDACcH

This Memorandum Order takes effect immediately. The Court Administrator, Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court, the Chiefs of the Office of Administrative Services and the Fiscal Management and Budget Office of the Supreme Court and the Officers-in-Charge of the Office of the Administrative Services and the Financial Management Office of the Office of the Court Administrator shall forthwith implement it. aSTHDc

Issued this 3rd day of August 2004.

(SGD.) HILARIO G. DAVIDE, JR.Chief Justice