Requirement that All Lawyers Should Indicate in the Pleading Their Number in the Roll of Attorneys
OCA Circular No. 58-03, issued on May 29, 2003, mandates that all lawyers in the Philippines must include their Roll of Attorneys Number in all pleadings submitted to judicial and quasi-judicial bodies. This requirement is in addition to the existing obligation to provide their current Professional Tax Receipt (PTR) and Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Official Receipt or Life Member Number. The resolution aims to enhance accountability and transparency in legal proceedings. Strict compliance with this directive is emphasized for all concerned parties.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 58-03
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 29, 2003
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 58-03
| TO | : | The Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Court of Tax Appeals, Regional Trial Courts, Shari'a District Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, Municipal Trial Courts, Municipal Circuit Trial Courts, Shari'a Circuit Courts, the Office of the State Prosecutor, Public Defenders Office and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines |
| SUBJECT | : | Requirement that All Lawyers Should Indicate in the Pleading Their Number in the Roll of Attorneys |
For the information and guidance of all concerned, quoted hereunder is the Resolution of the Court En Banc dated 12 November 2002, in Bar Matter No. 1132, to wit: IDCHTE
"Bar Matter No. 1132 — Re: Request to Require Lawyers to Indicate in the Pleading their Number in the Roll of Attorneys. — The Court Resolved, upon recommendation of the Office of the Bar Confidant to GRANT the request of the Board of Governors of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Ilocos Norte to require all lawyers to indicate their Roll of Attorneys Number in all papers and pleadings submitted to the various judicial or quasi-judicial bodies in addition to the requirement of indicating the current Professional Tax Receipt (PTR) and the IBP Official Receipt or Life Member Number. "
Strict compliance is hereby enjoined.
(SGD.) PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.Court Administrator
Cite This Law
Requirement that All Lawyers Should Indicate in the Pleading Their Number in the Roll of Attorneys, OCA Circular No. 58-03, May 29, 2003 (Philippines)
Requirement that All Lawyers Should Indicate in the Pleading Their Number in the Roll of Attorneys, OCA Circular No. 58-03 (Phil. 2003)
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