By way of an update on the status of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), it will noted that in the recent administrative matter docketed as “RE: FURTHER CLARIFYING AND STRENGTHENING THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP OF THE PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL ACADEMY. EN BANC, A.M. No. 01-1-04-SC-PHILJA, September 25, 2009”, which arose from a letter dated June 17, 2009 of Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna, Chancellor of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), addressed to Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno, Chairperson of the PHILJA Board of Trustees, requesting the Court’s approval of certain amendments in the PHILJA’s staffing pattern, the Philippine Supreme Court en banc resolved as follows:
1. To GRANT the request of Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna, Chancellor of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), with regard to the Office of Chancellor, as follows:
a. The change in the position title from PHILJA Attorney VI, a newly-created item which is unfilled, to PHILJA Head Executive Assistant and maintaining the nature of the appointment as coterminous with Salary Grade 27;
b. The reversion of the position status from permanent to coterminous with regard to the following items in the plantilla:
SC Chief Judicial Staff Officer — Salary Grade 25
Judicial Staff Officer III — Salary Grade 18
Judicial Staff Assistant III — Salary Grade 10
However, the request to revert the position status of Records Officer II, with Salary Grade 14, from permanent to coterminous is DENIED and said position shall remain to be permanent to ensure the continuity of workflow and preserve the records management in the Office of the Chancellor.
2. To APPROVE AND ADOPT the recommendation of Atty. Eden T. Candelaria, Deputy Clerk of Court and Chief Administrative Officer, Office of Administrative Services, as to the following:
a. The reclassification of each position in the PHILJA Offices of the Vice-Chancellor and Executive Secretary, both having the status of coterminous:
Office of the Vice-Chancellor:
From PHILJA Attorney V to PHILJA Executive Assistant Supervisor, with Salary Grade 26; unfilled
Office of the Executive Secretary:
From PHILJA Attorney IV to PHILJA Executive Assistant VI, with Salary Grade 25; unfilled
2. The reversion of the position status from permanent to coterminous with regard to the following designated items in the plantilla of the PHILJA Offices of the Vice-Chancellor and Executive Secretary:
Office of the Vice-Chancellor:
a. SC Supervising Judicial Staff Officer (Salary Grade 23)
b. Judicial Staff Officer III (Salary Grade 18)
Office of the Executive Secretary:
a. Judicial Staff Officer VI (Salary Grade 22)
b. Judicial Staff Officer III (Salary Grade 18)
except the position of Clerk III (Salary Grade 6) in each office, which remains to be permanent to ensure the continuity of workflow and preserve the records management in each office; and
3. To REQUEST the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Executive Secretary to appoint qualified personnel to the three (3) newly reclassified coterminous positions, namely:
Office of the Chancellor:
PHILJA Head Executive Assistant (Salary Grade 27)
Office of the Vice-Chancellor:
PHILJA Executive Assistant Supervisor (Salary Grade 26)
Office of the Executive Secretary:
PHILJA Executive Assistant VI (Salary Grade 25)
subject to availability of the funds of the Court, pending the release of the Notice of Organization, Staffing and Compensation Action (NOSCA) by the Department of Budget and Management.
