Creating the Judiciary-Wide Committee on Data Reconciliation

November 25, 2016

SUPREME COURT MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 46-2016

CREATING THE JUDICIARY-WIDE COMMITTEE ON DATA RECONCILIATION

WHEREAS, the Judiciary will participate in the constitutionally mandated exercise of a national planning process that will create a Philippine Development Plan;

WHEREAS, the said planning process requires the establishment of indicators, and setting of annual targets, based upon accurate and standardized data sets used by the entire justice sector;

WHEREAS, to fully actualize these objectives, there is a need to create a committee tasked to streamline the process of gathering, utilizing and updating of data sets, and other appropriate terminologies and metrics, by the Judiciary, to ensure that timely and accurate information are used in the national planning process.

NOW THEREFORE, the Judiciary-Wide Committee on Data Reconciliation is hereby created and constituted as follows:

Chairperson:	Hon. Karl B. MirandaAssociate Justice, Sandiganbayan
Vice-Chairperson:	Atty. Anna-Li Papa-GombioDeputy Clerk of Court, En Banc
Members:	Atty. Eden T. CandelariaSupreme Court-Office of Administrative Services Atty. Carlos N. GarayManagement Information Systems Office Atty. Marina B. Ching, Court Management OfficeAtty. Caridad A. Pabello, Office of Administrative ServicesAtty. Lilian Baribal Co, Fiscal Management OfficeAtty. Ma. Regina A.F.M. Ignacio, Halls of JusticeAtty. Wilhelmina D. Geronga, Legal Office Atty. Jilliane Joyce R. De DumoOffice of the Chief Justice Atty. Elmer DG. EleriaPhilippine Judicial Academy Atty. Brenda Jay Angeles MendozaPhilippine Medication Center Office Representative of the Court of Appeals Representative of the Sandiganbayan Representative of the Court of Tax Appeals Ms. Ursula Edita O. San PedroJudicial and Bar Council
Secretary:	To be designated by the Chairperson

The Judiciary-Wide Committee shall have the following functions and duties:

1. Review and collate all relevant data sets available in the Judiciary;

2. Conduct study, research and/or survey of all existing laws, rules, regulations, and other relevant issuances pertaining to the gathering, utilizing and updating of data sets, and appropriate terminologies and metrics, by the Judiciary, to ensure its timeliness and accuracy;

3. Receive, assess, and provide recommendations on the appropriate terminologies, data sets and metrics to be used by the Judiciary, in relation to other international standards;

4. Propose steps to standardize such data sets, terminologies and metrics to be used by the Judiciary;

5. Liaise with appropriate government agencies in the standardization of such data sets, terminologies and metrics;

6. Prepare the Judiciary Data Handbook and other necessary materials, as an output of the Committee;

7. Propose other policy guidelines and relevant recommendations to the Office of the Chief Justice and/or to the Court relative to the above-mentioned functions; and

8. Perform such functions as may be directed by the Chief Justice or by the Court and those that are inherent, incidental or essential to the accomplishment of its above duties and objectives.

The Chairperson, Working Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Members and Members of the Secretariat of the Committee shall receive the usual expense allowances.

This Memorandum Order shall take effect upon its issuance this 25th day of November 2016.

(SGD.) MARIA LOURDES P.A. SERENOChief Justice

(SGD.) ANTONIO T. CARPIOSenior Associate Justice

(SGD.) PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.Associate Justice

Published in the Philja Bulletin, Vol. XVIII, Issue No. 72, Page 51 on October-December 2016.