Media Advisory
Posted: September 9, 2011
What: Launching of the Benchbook for Philippine Trial Courts (Revised and Expanded) organized by the Supreme Court and the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the American Bar Association—Rule of Law Initiative (ABA-ROLI)
When: September 12, 2011, 2:00 p.m.
Where: Supreme Court Session Hall, New Supreme Court Building, Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila
Who: Judiciary officials led by Chief Justice Renato C. Corona, PHILJA Chancellor Adolfo S. Azcuna, Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez, Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, Deputy Court Administrator Nimfa Cuesta Vilches, and PHILJA Department of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Benchbook Revision Project Director Professor Alfredo F. Tadiar; USAID Mission Director Gloria Steele; and ABA-ROLI Country Director Scott Ciment, Esq.
The Benchbook is intended as primary reference for judges to enhance their efficiency, accountability, and transparency with an end view for them to become great judges.
The nationwide training of judges on the effective use of the Benchbook, with funding assistance from USAID and ABA-ROLI, will commence in September 2011.
You may call Ms. Joan Marie C. Tejada at telephone nos. 552-9516 or 552-9627 for more information.
