Relaxation of the Rules on Prescribed Office Attire and Allowing the Wearing of Wash Day Clothes from 07 to 31 December 2022

December 14, 2022

OCA CIRCULAR NO. 346-2022

 

For the information and guidance of all first and second level courts, appended herein as Annex "A" is the approved Memorandum dated 06 December 2022 of the Committee for Office Uniform for the Supreme Court, the Presidential Electoral Tribunal and the Lower Courts on the request of the Supreme Court Employees Association (SCEA) for the relaxation of the Guidelines on the Wearing of Appropriate Office Attire thereby allowing court employees to wear denim or "maong" pants, rubber shoes, sandals, and step-ins, pursuant to Paragraph IV (B) [B.3] of Administrative Circular No. 42-2013, in relation to Paragraph II of the 06 December 2018 Guidelines on the Wearing of Appropriate Office Attire *effective 07 December 2022 until 31 December 2022, provided, that the following shall continue to be prohibited: (1) collarless t-shirts for men; and (2) ripped pants/jeans, provided, further, that all court employees shall wear DECENT and PRESENTABLE ATTIRE while on official duty.

(SGD.) RAUL B. VILLANUEVACourt Administrator

ANNEX A

Supreme Court Memorandum

Footnotes

* II. Collarless t-shirts for men shall not be allowed even on Fridays. However, denim or "maong" pants, rubber shoes, sandals, and step-ins may still be worn on Fridays only.