Re: Request of Senator Mar Roxas to Exempt Pre-Need Plan Victims from Paying the Court/Filing Fees
On March 3, 2009, the Philippine Supreme Court issued a resolution regarding a request from Senator Mar Roxas to exempt victims of pre-need plans from paying court and filing fees. The Court agreed to grant this exemption for those victims who qualify as indigent litigants, as defined by Amended Administrative Circular No. 35-2004. This decision aims to alleviate the financial burden on vulnerable individuals involved in litigation related to pre-need plans. The resolution highlights the Court's commitment to ensuring access to justice for those in need.
March 3, 2009
[A.M. No. 09-2-18-SC]
Sirs/Mesdames :
Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of the Court En Banc dated March 3, 2009
"A.M. No. 09-2-18-SC (Re: Request of Senator Mar Roxas to Exempt Pre-Need Plan Victims from Paying the Court/Filing Fees). — The Court Resolved to NOTE the Letter dated February 16, 2009 of Senator Mar Roxas, requesting that pre-need plan victims be exempt from paying the court/filing fees.
The pre-need plan litigants shall be exempt from paying the court/filing fees if they fall under the category of indigent litigants under Amended Administrative Circular No. 35-2004."
Austria-Martinez and Tinga, JJ., on official leave. (104)
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMAClerk of Court