The public should morally support the hardworking and overworked judges when the latter initiate worthy improvements in their work systems and procedures intended to better serve the people, as what I had done in the case of the 1st-level trial judges of Las Pinas City. I congratulated them before the Supreme Court for initiating a public feedback mechanism thru the cellular phone system.
LAS PINAS CITY BAR ASSOCIATION (LPBA), INC[1].
Unit 15, Star Arcade, C.V. Starr Avenue
Philamlife Village, Las Pinas City 1743, Philippines
Tel/Fax: (632) 8725443 & 8742539; Mobile: (0 63 920) 326 8824
Email: lcmlaw@gmail.com,
Website: http://groups.msn.com/laspinascitybarassociation
June 27, 2007
Fax
Hon. REYNATO PUNO
Chief Justice
Supreme Court
Manila
Hon. CHRISTOPHER LOCK
Court Administrator
Supreme Court
Manila
RE : COMMENDATION OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT
OF LAS PINAS CITY
MABUHAY:
The Las Pinas City Bar Association (LPBA), Inc. respectfully wishes to COMMEND and CONGRATULATE the Presiding Judge and the two Assisting Judges of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC), Branch 79, of Las Pinas City, i.e., Hon. MARJORIE NOLASCO, Hon. ARTHUR FAMINI, and Hon. PIO PASIA, for their creative, innovative and user-friendly institution of a public feedback mechanism for their Court in the interest of the speedy, fair and inexpensive administration of justice, by assigning a dedicated cellular telephone line (No. 0922 8479205) thru which the public may send confidential SMS text messages or telephone calls relaying their suggestions, recommendations, and complaints, for appropriate study and action by the said Judges.
We highly recommend that the said method be applied in all Courts nationwide as a user-friendly and effective InfoTech-based feedback mechanism for all Courts in the country.
Please let us know of the action that your good offices have taken hereon.
May your day be blessed, happy, enlightened, and liberated. Thank you.
Sincerely.
Atty. MANUEL J. LASERNA JR.
Board Consultant, LPBA, 2007-08
Convenor and Founding President, 2001-2003
Past Vice President, IBP PPLM Chapter, 2005-07
[1] LPBA motto: “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE.” The motto is based on a speech of the great human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr.
