Deposits of Mediation Fees into the New Philippine Mediation Fund Account
OCA Circular No. 130-2021 mandates all judges and clerks of court to deposit mediation fees into the newly established SC-OCA Mediation Trust Fund Account, effective November 2, 2021. This directive follows the Court En Banc's resolution to transfer the Philippine Mediation Center Office to the Office of the Court Administrator and to have the Financial Management Office oversee the Mediation Trust Fund. Courts are required to submit monthly financial reports detailing collections and deposits, along with the necessary documentation, by the 10th of the following month. Compliance with this directive is essential for proper administration of mediation funds.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 130-2021
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 29, 2021
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 130-2021
| TO | : | All Judges, Clerks of Court of the First and Second Level Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Deposits of Mediation Fees into the New Philippine Mediation Fund Account |
Pursuant to the Resolution of the Court En Banc in A.M. No. 21-08-01-SC-PhilJa, 1 dated 5 October 2021, which approved, among others, the transfer of the Philippine Mediation Center Office from the Philippine Judicial Academy to the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), and the administration by the Financial Management Office (FMO), OCA, of the Mediation Trust Fund, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED TO DEPOSIT ALL MEDIATION FEES to the New SC-OCA Mediation Trust Fund Account No. 3472-1010-47, effective 2 November 2021, and SUBMIT a monthly financial report on the collections and deposits made, duly subscribed and sworn to before the Executive Judge/Presiding Judge, attaching therewith a duplicate copy of official receipts and copy of the machine validated deposit slips to the Accounting Division, FMO, OCA, on or before the 10th day of the succeeding month.
For your information and strict compliance.
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Footnotes
1. Proposed Transfer of the Philippine Mediation Center Office from the Philippine Judicial Academy to the Office of the Court Administrator.
Cite This Law
Deposits of Mediation Fees into the New Philippine Mediation Fund Account, OCA Circular No. 130-2021, Oct 29, 2021 (Philippines)
Deposits of Mediation Fees into the New Philippine Mediation Fund Account, OCA Circular No. 130-2021 (Phil. 2021)
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