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    OCA Circular No. 157-2023

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    This circular from the Office of the Court Administrator establishes guidelines for lower court organizations and associations regarding the holding of activities such as conventions, seminars, meetings, and oath-taking ceremonies. Specifically, it limits conventions and seminars to two consecutive days on Thursdays and Fridays, with Wednesday allowed for preparation. Monthly meetings are limited to six per year on Fridays. Oath-taking ceremonies are limited to one day following elections. Requests to hold activities should be submitted at least two months in advance. This circular supersedes previous inconsistent guidelines.

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    This circular from the Office of the Court Administrator establishes guidelines for lower court organizations and associations regarding the holding of activities such as conventions, seminars, meetings, and oath-taking ceremonies. Specifically, it limits conventions and seminars to two consecutive days on Thursdays and Fridays, with Wednesday allowed for preparation. Monthly meetings are limited to six per year on Fridays. Oath-taking ceremonies are limited to one day following elections. Requests to hold activities should be submitted at least two months in advance. This circular supersedes previous inconsistent guidelines.

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    Republic of the Philippines

    Supreme Court
    Office of the Court Administrator
    Manila

    OCA CIRCULAR NO. 157-2023

    TO ALL LOWER COURT ORGANIZATIONS/


    ASSOCIATIONS

    SUBJECT GUIDELINES ON THE HOLDING OF


    ASSOCIATION / ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES

    The Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) recognizes the


    importance of activities, such as conventions/ seminars, regular
    meetings, or oath-taking of newly-elected officers, of
    associations / organizations of judges and employees to bolster the
    sense of camaraderie, among others, of court officials and personnel,
    as well as to serve as a venue for meaningful exchanges of ideas and
    knowledge-sharing. However, equally essential is the performance of
    the regular functions of the participants in the respective courts or
    offices that may be affected by said activities, the durations of which
    may sometimes vary. Thus, to establish uniformity in the grant of
    requests from judiciary associations / organizations on the holding of
    these regular activities, the following guidelines on the particular
    days of the week as well as the number of days for such activities
    shall be observed:

    1) Conventions/seminars, regardless of kind/type (i.e.


    National or Regional) shall be for a maximum period of two
    (2) consecutive days only, on official time, which should
    be on Thursday and Friday of a chosen particular week, with
    Saturday allotted for travel time and in no case shall these
    be held at the start or middle of the week.

    Officers and participants are given an additional one (1) day


    for pre-convention/ seminar preparation, which shall be on
    a Wednesday;

    2) Consultative/preparatory meetings prior to scheduled


    conventions/ seminars shall be limited to two (2) meetings
    in a year, on official time, for the concerned officers and
    members only, and applying item number 1 above as to the
    particular days;
    3) Monthly meetings of officers shall be for a maximum of six
    (6) meetings per year, on official time, for the concerned
    officers only, which should be on a Friday of a chosen
    particular week, with one (1) day travel time prior thereto on
    a Thursday; and,

    4) Oath Taking of Officers of the association/ organization shall


    be limited to one (1) day after every election for the newly-
    elected and newly-appointed officers only, and applying item
    number 3 above on the inclusive days.

    It is understood that any expense for activities on official time


    may be chargeable against local funds, if available and authorized.
    Also, and as much as possible, the request for the holding of
    conventions/ seminars should be sent to this Office at least two (2)
    months prior to each intended activity.

    This Circular supersedes OCA Circular No. 76-2016 dated 22


    March 2016 and previous OCA circulars that are inconsistent
    herewith. Also, this Circular does not apply to activities already
    authorized prior to the issuance hereof.

    For guidance and strict compliance.

    12 April 2023

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