En Banc Resolution Dated 06 December 2022 in A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC (Re: Guidelines on the Selection and Designation of Executive Judges and Defining Their Powers, Prerogatives and Duties) Relative to the Increase in the Monthly Expense Allowance of Executive Judges and Vice-Executive Judges
OCA Circular No. 65-2023 informs Executive Judges and Vice-Executive Judges of the first and second level courts about a recent en banc resolution regarding their monthly expense allowances. Based on the guidelines established in A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC, the allowances have been increased according to the number of branches each judge oversees. Executive Judges' allowances range from PHP 2,500 to PHP 8,000, while Vice-Executive Judges' allowances range from PHP 1,500 to PHP 4,000, depending on their respective court branches. This adjustment aims to better support the operational needs of judges in fulfilling their duties.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 65-2023
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 15, 2023
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 65-2023
| TO | : | All Concerned Executive Judges and Vice-Executive Judges of the First and Second Level Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | En Banc Resolution Dated 06 December 2022 in A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC (Re: Guidelines on the Selection and Designation of Executive Judges and Defining Their Powers, Prerogatives and Duties) Relative to the Increase in the Monthly Expense Allowance of Executive Judges and Vice-Executive Judges |
For the information and guidance of all concerned Executive Judges and Vice-Executive Judges of the first and second level courts, quoted below, and attached as Annex "A", is the Resolution of the Court en banc dated 06 December 2022 in A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC (Re: Guidelines on the Selection and Designation of Executive Judges and Defining Their Powers, Prerogatives and Duties):
A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC (Re: Guidelines on the Selection and Designation of Executive Judges and Defining Their Powers, Prerogatives and Duties). — The Court Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Fiscal Management and Budget Office, to GRANT the request of Court Administrator Raul B. Villanueva to increase the monthly expense allowance of Executive Judges and Vice-Executive Judges at the following rates:
Executive Judges
|
|
Number of Executive Judges |
Monthly Expense Allowance |
|
A. Regional Trial Court |
|
|
|
(a) Forty (40) or more branches |
2 |
PHP8,000.00 |
|
(b) Twenty (20) or more but less than forty (40) branches |
4 |
PHP6,000.00 |
|
(c) Ten (10) or more but less than twenty (20) branches |
22 |
PHP5,000.00 |
|
(d) Two (2) or more but less than ten (10) branches |
152 |
PHP4,000.00 |
|
B. Shari'a District Court |
5 |
PHP2,500.00 |
|
C. MeTC, MTCC, MTC, MCTC |
|
|
|
(e) Twenty (20) or more branches |
2 |
PHP5,000.00 |
|
(f) Ten (10) or more but less than twenty (20) branches |
3 |
PHP4,000.00 |
|
(g) Two (2) or more but less than ten (10) branches |
69 |
PHP3,000.00 |
|
D. Single Sala Courts |
134 |
PHP2,500.00 |
Vice-Executive Judges
|
|
Number of Vice-Executive Judges |
Monthly Expense Allowance |
|
A. Regional Trial Court |
|
|
|
(a) Forty (40) or more branches |
6 |
PHP4,000.00 |
|
(b) Twenty (20) or more but less than forty (40) branches |
12 |
PHP3,000.00 |
|
(c) Ten (10) or more but less than twenty (20) branches |
41 |
PHP2,500.00 |
|
(d) Two (2) or more but less than ten (10) branches |
102 |
PHP2,000.00 |
|
B. MeTC, MTCC, MTC, and MCTC |
|
|
|
(e) Twenty (20) or more |
6 |
PHP2,500.00 |
|
(f) Ten (10) or more but less than twenty (20) branches |
5 |
PHP2,000.00 |
|
(g) Two (2) or more but less than ten (10) branches |
41 |
PHP1,500.00 |
(SGD.) RAUL B. VILLANUEVACourt Administrator
ANNEX A
A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC
Cite This Law
En Banc Resolution Dated 06 December 2022 in A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC (Re: Guidelines on the Selection and Designation of Executive Judges and Defining Their Powers, Prerogatives and Duties) Relative to the Increase in the Monthly Expense Allowance of Executive Judges and Vice-Executive Judges, OCA Circular No. 65-2023, Feb 15, 2023 (Philippines)
En Banc Resolution Dated 06 December 2022 in A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC (Re: Guidelines on the Selection and Designation of Executive Judges and Defining Their Powers, Prerogatives and Duties) Relative to the Increase in the Monthly Expense Allowance of Executive Judges and Vice-Executive Judges, OCA Circular No. 65-2023 (Phil. 2023)
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