EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 611 August 7, 1980
CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL REORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, justice and its efficient dispensation is the primodial concern of Government;
WHEREAS, to improve judicial services, it has become imperative to reorganize the Judiciary and thereby best serve the public interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President and Prime Minister of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby create a Presidential Committee which shall formulate a plan on the reorganization of the Judiciary, to be composed of Chief Justice Enrique M. Fernando as Chairman and Minister of Justice Ricardo C. Puno as Co-Chairman, with the following as members:
Justice Ramon C. Aquino
Justice Ameurfina A. Melencio-Herrera
Justice Felix Q. Antonio, and
Deputy Minister of Justice Jesus N. Borromeo
The Chairman, the Co-Chairman and the members of the Committee shall serve without remuneration, and their positions shall be purely honorary in character.
The Commission shall, within thirty (30) days from the issuance...
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Creating a Presidential Committee on Judicial Reorganization
Executive Order No. 611
Summary of Executive Order No. 611
Purpose: To create a Presidential Committee to formulate a plan for the reorganization of the Judiciary.
- Establishes a Presidential Committee on Judicial Reorganization. (Section 1)
- The Committee is composed of the following members: (Section 1)
- Chief Justice Enrique M. Fernando (Chairman)
- Minister of Justice Ricardo C. Puno (Co-Chairman)
- Justice Ramon C. Aquino
- Justice Ameurfina A. Melencio-Herrera
- Justice Felix Q. Antonio
- Deputy Minister of Justice Jesus N. Borromeo
- The positions in the Committee are honorary and without remuneration. (Section 1)
- The Committee shall submit a reorganization plan for the entire Judiciary, excluding the Sandiganbayan, within thirty (30) days from the issuance of the order. (Section 2)
- The plan shall cover all lower courts, including the Court of Appeals, Courts of First Instance, city and municipal courts, and all special courts. (Section 2)
- The reorganization plan submitted shall be the basis for appropriate legislation for judicial reorganization. (Section 2)
- The Committee shall be assisted by the respective staffs of the Chairman and Co-Chairman in performing its functions. (Section 3)
Purpose: To create a Presidential Committee to formulate a plan for the reorganization of the Judiciary.
- Establishes a Presidential Committee on Judicial Reorganization. (Section 1)
- The Committee is composed of the following members: (Section 1)
- Chief Justice Enrique M. Fernando (Chairman)
- Minister of Justice Ricardo C. Puno (Co-Chairman)
- Justice Ramon C. Aquino
- Justice Ameurfina A. Melencio-Herrera
- Justice Felix Q. Antonio
- Deputy Minister of Justice Jesus N. Borromeo
- The positions in the Committee are honorary and without remuneration. (Section 1)
- The Committee shall submit a reorganization plan for the entire Judiciary, excluding the Sandiganbayan, within thirty (30) days from the issuance of the order. (Section 2)
- The plan shall cover all lower courts, including the Court of Appeals, Courts of First Instance, city and municipal courts, and all special courts. (Section 2)
- The reorganization plan submitted shall be the basis for appropriate legislation for judicial reorganization. (Section 2)
- The Committee shall be assisted by the respective staffs of the Chairman and Co-Chairman in performing its functions. (Section 3)