Resolution Dated 21 June 2016 in A.M. No. 03-03-03-SC (Amendment of A.M. 03-03-03-SC Dated June 17, 2003, for the Expansion of the Coverage of Cases Cognizable by Special Commercial Courts to Include All Cases Governed by the FRIA, Liquidation Cases Emanating from Administrative Proceedings, and Dissolution and Liquidation of Partnerships under the Civil Code)
OCA Circular No. 176-2016 informs all presiding judges and clerks of courts in the Second Level Courts about the expansion of cases that special commercial courts can handle. Following the Resolution dated June 21, 2016, the coverage now includes cases governed by the Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act (FRIA), as well as liquidation cases from administrative proceedings and the dissolution and liquidation of partnerships under the Civil Code. This amendment, published on July 22, 2016, is effective starting August 6, 2016. Compliance with this directive is mandated.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 176-2016
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 28, 2016
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 176-2016
| TO | : | All Presiding Judges and Clerks of Courts of the Second Level Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Resolution Dated 21 June 2016 in A.M. No. 03-03-03-SC (Amendment of A.M. 03-03-03-SC Dated June 17, 2003, for the Expansion of the Coverage of Cases Cognizable by Special Commercial Courts to Include All Cases Governed by the FRIA, Liquidation Cases Emanating from Administrative Proceedings, and Dissolution and Liquidation of Partnerships under the Civil Code) |
Pursuant to the Resolution dated 21 June 2016 in A.M. No. 03-03-03-SC, the Court En Banc, among other matters, expanded the coverage of cases cognizable by the special commercial courts by including all cases governed by the Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act of 2010 (FRIA), liquidation cases emanating from administrative proceedings, and dissolution and liquidation of partnerships under the Civil Code.
The Resolution dated 21 June 2016, appended herein as Annex "A",was published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Philippine Star on 22 July 2016 and shall take effect on 06 August 2016.
Strict compliance is hereby enjoined. SDAaTC
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
ANNEX A
A.M. No. 03-03-03-SCJune 21, 2016
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Resolution Dated 21 June 2016 in A.M. No. 03-03-03-SC (Amendment of A.M. 03-03-03-SC Dated June 17, 2003, for the Expansion of the Coverage of Cases Cognizable by Special Commercial Courts to Include All Cases Governed by the FRIA, Liquidation Cases Emanating from Administrative Proceedings, and Dissolution and Liquidation of Partnerships under the Civil Code), OCA Circular No. 176-2016, Jul 28, 2016 (Philippines)
Resolution Dated 21 June 2016 in A.M. No. 03-03-03-SC (Amendment of A.M. 03-03-03-SC Dated June 17, 2003, for the Expansion of the Coverage of Cases Cognizable by Special Commercial Courts to Include All Cases Governed by the FRIA, Liquidation Cases Emanating from Administrative Proceedings, and Dissolution and Liquidation of Partnerships under the Civil Code), OCA Circular No. 176-2016 (Phil. 2016)
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