[Music] despite the heroic efforts of our judges the darkest of criminal cases of first-level courts remained relatively high as of December 31 2003 out of 447,000 cases 82% were criminal cases indeed clearing the clock dockets of the court remains a daunting task in order to address the alarming delays in the resolution of criminal cases the concept of pretrial in such cases was introduced in the form of a preliminary conference embrace in the rule on summary procedure which took effect on August 1 1983 the rule was revised in 1991 while still retaining the provision on preliminary conference on July 1 2004 the Supreme Court issued administrative matter 3 - 1 - 0 9 ft on pretrial and modes of discovery issued to address the congestion of court docket these guidelines which are applicable to summary procedure of criminal cases before the first level court in a supplementary manner will hopefully provide useful techniques and ways to abbreviate trial and ensure the prompt disposition of cases in order to better illustrate the most efficacious way of conducting a preliminary conference in a criminal case before a first-level court the preparation of this training video was thought of to serve as a guide to judges and as a training tool for lecturers new techniques are presented in this video budget and maximum number of admissions of facts is expected issues limited to only a few and the number of witnesses pared down to the barest minimum as a result only a few hearings are needed for the cross-examination of witnesses and this will hopefully resolve in the past adjudication of cases another strategy to quickly dispose of cases is to settle the feeble aspect of the case and have the criminal case provisionally this base under Section eight rule one one seven of the rules of Criminal Procedure or dismissed using inability of the prosecution to adduce evidence for this state likewise mediation can be a build of imitatable cases to settle the feeble aspect of the case with the implementation of this new guideline we expect the number of criminal cases to drop to all new laws we would like to thank Chief Justice Alavi ogw jr. for his unflagging support of this project the US Agency for International Development or USA and the Asia Foundation for the funding and the support and especially justice allow unilatina vijay president judge romeo f martha judges ralph asleep Maria ELISA tempio D Philomena think elicit the residues man and all the people who gave the precious input to the success of this endeavor one of the most effective ways to hassle the disposition of cases with the pre-trial original trial courts and preliminary conference in first level course through the years the Supreme Court has reverberated and strengthened dispositive and arguing judges and lawyers to take it seriously but alas it has been observed that a good number of them do not realize the importance of the proceeding or even if they do they are loath to observe we have extensive requirements it is high time to change this - everyone involved in forced litigation she got seven realized that is properly conducted a threat trial for the preliminary conference can in big shorten the litigation period loss may be profound the rules of court may serve the best interest of justice but if those fast to implement them refuse to be convinced of the wisdom in difficulty and therefore go about observing them half-heartedly or cavalierly then those laws and rules so forth are of little leaders I therefore urge judges and lawyers to mine disposition the pre-trial and preliminary conference of it's beneficial nuggets for the improvement of the deliver of justice the following audio video presentation is about a preliminary conference before a metropolitan trial court in a criminal case of reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property governed by the rules on summary procedure this presentation graphically demonstrates the proper or correct way of conducting a preliminary conference involving a criminal case under the rule on summary procedure please pay attention to how the judge so expertly filled the preliminary conference satisfying both the letter in the spirit of am number three does one the cu9 supreme court otherwise known as the rule on guidelines to be observed by trial court judges and third support in the conduct of profile and use of deposition discovery measures promulgated by the High Court of July 13200 four relax watch and learn [Music] oh-oh-oh [Music] to illustrate the preliminary conference proceedings relatives to a criminal case filed with first-level or metropolitan trial courts reference is made to the criminal action initiated by the office of the public prosecutor against one Romel Polycarp you for reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property which case is governed by the revised rule on summary procedure the traffic investigator files a complaint with the office of the city prosecutor it examines the complaint sworn statements of the drivers involved photographs and other documentary evidence to determine probable cause once probable cause is found the corresponding criminal information is filed and the records are forwarded to the MACC Clerk of Court the records are forwarded to the presiding judge who issues an order directing the elevation to the port of the entire records of the preliminary investigation from the office of the CP prosecutor after studying the complete record the presiding judge declares the case as falling under summary procedure we also determine whether it is amigable case if commands by complaint the court may dismiss the case outright if on the basis of the complaint in affidavits and other evidence accompanying the same it is patently without basis or merit pursuant to section 12 a of the revised rule on summary procedure however when commenced by information as in this case the court shall issue an order pursuant to section 12 B of the revised rule and summary procedure requiring the submission of the counted affidavit of the accused and those of all his potential witnesses within 10 days from the receipt of the order copy furnish the complainant or prosecutor the prosecution may file reply affidavits within 10 days from the receipt of the counted affidavits of the defense the order is furnished both the office of the city prosecutor and the counsel for private complainant for him to see to it that the affidavits are filed within the required period pursuant to section 13 of the revised rule and summary procedure should the court upon a consideration of the complaint or information and the affidavit submitted by the parties find no cause or ground to hold the accused for trial it shall order the dismissal of the case otherwise the court shall set the case for arraignment in this case the court issues an order finding probable cause setting the arraignment of the accused who is directed to appear under penalty of arrest the noticeable raiment is also furnished a complainant who is required to appear at the arraignment for purposes of plea bargaining please all right metropolitan trial court branch 38 the Court is now in session silence is hereby enjoying the order of all Ralphie residing for the case for arraignment criminal case number 38 - 0 2 0 1 6 4 people of the Philippines versus Rimmel Polycarp you for reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property it's accusing boil monitoring radiation M 2 D 3 responsibilities is present rearrangement physical plantation yes your honor complainant is there a monument on it in court I am assistant city prosecutor Maria filament accuse rimmel will be part of you please come forward Hunter counsel explained to you what will transpire as today toreno knife only one of member serenebean Boogaard o'mooney re-adding forbidding me on okay yes your honor do you understand the English language or do you wish to be arraigned in a language other than English everyone are namely requests for translation in Wadena since my client cannot understand English language very well let's proceed with arraignment madam branch burger court arraigned accused and read information in Tagalog the Bronx Clerk of Court proceeds to translate the information as filed by the prosecutor in Tagalog people of the Philippines vs. rimmel rpoe Mendoza criminal case number 38 - zero - zero one six four four reckless imprudence resulting in damage so property information novella - baba assistant city prosecutor Belinda M sin T is in effect del caramels Polycarp us asylum reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property to lead pneumonia to Musa nodes then we get formula Akala Bingley mana noviembre known Carranza oil saloon/sedan person Havana Cohen ignominy o-nami-san Isuzu aluminum van Nami platen TF a three one three nanoucoco kata on IUP Nakata boss Robin Callahan Street barangay Pelle Papa I belong página a tray on capybara and an acid in Sasaki on Leon Panetta born a sanera Rapids the tool in at Balise asakadai Helana Neto IANA Bunga emission Isuzu passenger jeepney Nami platen njx 199 nanaka registro KY Livia Sandoval at Lompoc Akata Yan Amin Amin aeonium adelinechan laguna llaca pistol konna sabisu Saskia Sokka boa Malaga nonfat dome Nevada lawanda an at Lehman poopies o shahe pencil on Nevada Clements thieves and I on sabotage and I collect that Belinda NSYNC I assistant city prosecutor Revell fully copy do you understand the nature of the appreciation arrested name using their mobile Venus on her blood up and say oh oh boy what a shortly inanimate organ day in people's darkest we did not live here on are you willing to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser of them nice mobile mommy semester mobile baka mashallah on mobile comparison in divorce no your honor the judge should not be satisfied with a manifestation that plea bargaining is not possible he should exert efforts to convince the accused to enter a plea to a lower offense citing the advantages and benefits to be derived therefrom you should however fully explain the thesis statements should not be construed as prejudging the case against the accused and that they attempt to convince the abuse to consider free bargaining is merely in compliance to the real enter a plea of not guilty for the accused rahmel for the copy set this case for preliminary conference on February 21 the challenge here until 12:00 in the afternoon session is adjourned all right during the initial preliminary conference the presiding judge issues an order directing the parties to appear before the Philippine mediation center the judge may direct any court employee to accompany the parties to the PNC unit to ensure their attendance there up in criminal cases covered by the regular procedure the judge shall issue a directive that if the mediation fails the party should appear in a preliminary conference before the branch clerk of court for purposes of marking their documents and exhibit comparison they're off with a clear copies determine the possibility of settlement and to consider other matters as may aid in the prompt disposition of the case in cases covered by the rule on summary procedure it is discretionary on the part of the judge to require the parties to appear before the BCC for a preliminary conference no evidence shall be allowed to be presented and offered during the trial other than those that have been earlier identified and remarked during the preliminary conference except if allowed by the court for good cause shown the preliminary conference before the BCC should be said at least three days before the scheduled preliminary conference before the judge the parties thereafter immediately proceed to the pmc unit for mediation however no settlement was reached before the mediator in a report of failed mediation is filed by the mediator the case is thereafter referred back to court for the preliminary conference while waiting for his case to be called the accused dreams of the amicable settlement of the case prosecutor maria filomena phony deferred prosecution is essentially common for the case your honor Alicia for the duration of the preliminary conference one of the purposes of relevant country is to determine possibility of multiple settlement or plea bargaining as to please forgive me maybe now from defense accuses willing to enter a plea of guilty fellow if it pleases the court your honor my client is not very welcome he's been attending spoken word with them to this game he's not really good with liability okay certainly can your clients consider the lower venice of simple imprudent so includes honesty poverty where you find it only in equal to the budget of the daleks your honor who are previously using to a lesser offense however complainant may need to be be in the amount of 2007 payable in three months however we do expect the king should be position in this position we are in the accused dreamt of a happy ending where reality however eventually sets in - name fenugreek journey where the bell judge Hana Hana tapas a I think a so Tina and Brady type of my satirical cleaner with this or take a soul [Music] after the mediation proceeding say the presiding judge proceeded with a preliminary conference as is scheduled on March 21 of the current year as 2 o'clock p.m. people of the Philippines versus Romel Paulo Carty of correctness imprudence resulting in damage to property appearances the appearance your honor for the prosecution assistant city prosecutor maria filomena poli her honor attorney Maria Lisa sent to the counsel for the accused the complainant beretta yes your honor mr. amar villain family's presence and he's newly armed with a special power of attorney from the register owner of the vehicle even doable today setting is for continuation of preliminary conference this case of reckless included resulting and damage to property is governed by the revised rule and summary procedure as to cleaver gaining prosecution Your Honor at the moment there is no possibility of plea bargaining or of settlement design Your Honor we confirm the manifestation of the public prosecutor and for our part we believe that there is no possibility for settlement we likewise do not agree to any settlement or anything bargaining may we just move for the termination of the preliminary conference and letting proceed to trial the court denied that motion of the defense to just terminate the pre-trial conference where when dated is strictly adhere to the new rules enhance pretrial and preliminary conference proceedings I know that the parties may think that this is just another costs for delay in the resolution of their case but if we comply is with its new rules the any pegs to shorten the life span of a litigation so the judge will now attempt secure an amicable settlement [Music] is there any new proposal for settlement from the news none your honor with all due respect this seems to be a waste of time we already had this discussion before the mediators the PM pain council may call your attention to a and number three that's one that's nine SC which justifies court initiative toward settlement between the parties despite prior resorts imitation this is really more for the benefit of your client more than anyone else because he will save more time and expense of litigation if he settles now here is a boiling possibility of conviction which will expose it to a fine of three times the amount of the claim damages this involves a very small claim and your client may even encourage expense if this case goes to science off the record your honor online annealing Nina Kalina people ionically Antico of this settlement space is not recorded I am only required by the Supreme Court to exert effort to settle the case anything I say at this stage is for the purpose of making the parties agree to acetylene therefore I am not prejudging the case [Music] into into Google 3d printing computer last year 30 D from the photographs and the estimate all the damage submitted by the prosecution how much do you think is the amount of damage caused on complainers vehicle your honor without admitting liability we believe that recent generations they accuse the photographs and the estimate of damage the amount of damage should only be 2,000 pesos with each observation from the defense after the amount of damage prosecution particularly the complainant will agree to accept the amount of 2000 persons as famous for the damages caused on this vehicle may I have a moment confer with a private complainant your honor Oh is available for public specifically little dramatic well your honor after conferring with the private complainant the prosecution will not accept the 2000 census as compensation for the damage sustained by a to be 0 we have an estimate prepared by the auto repair shop which made the repairs of the vehicle and the cost is stated at 3,250 madam prosecutor pictures you Mark show all this like them in a minimal greater compliance vision can the complainant agree to halfway to meet halfway 3,250 as claimed by the complainant and two thousand pesos as proposed by diffuse more or less the amount of 2625 Your Honor my client agrees provided that the criminal case would be proficiently dismissed well your honor to meet the hust halfway which is after all the essence of settlement we will agree I will suspend the proceedings and the parties can go to office of the branch Clerk of Court and finalize the agreement of the civil aspect after you are cited we will call this case again for the provision of this nature of this case [Music] in that scene the criminal case was provisionally dismissed and the civil aspect was settled amicably however in the event the case is not provisionally dismissed and the civil aspect is not settled the court will proceed to conduct the preliminary conference defense counsel what do you say on the proposal that the accused just paid amount of 2625 as a settlement unzila Your Honor we maintain our position that we can only pay two thousand pesos no insurance operation completely well there is none your honor but may we make a manifestation of rigorous the earlier manifestation of the defense counsel your honor yes the prosecution will also maintain its position that the cost of damage is three thousand two hundred and fifty pesos if that is the case let's proceed to the marketing of your documentary evidence and request for admission for the prosecution will the defense admit the existence and distinction the following documents as our exhibit a your honor the traffic accident investigation report all documentary exhibits submitted by the prosecution are marked as follows exhibit a traffic accident report prepared by police inspector hechos s apostolis dated November 15 2004 Exhibit B traffic accidents kept signed by both drivers Exhibit C sworn statement of a module and some exhibits B & B - one two copies of photographs taken on the damaged motor vehicle of the private complainant exhibit II driver's license of a module and some exhibit F resolution issued by the investigating prosecutors exhibit G complaint affidavit of the private complainin exhibit eight reply affidavit of complainant exhibit I estimate of repairs on complainants vehicle exhibit gay Oh our objective with plate number MKX one nine nine and exhibit k CR object me with plate number n KX one nine nine the judge should remind the parties during the marking of the exhibit that no other evidence would be allowed during the trial of the case so they are advised to be candid to the court lay their cards on the table and disclose all witnesses and evidence that they intend to present otherwise they are considered to have waived the right to present the same the purpose of this rule is to prevent concealment and unfair surprise to any of the parties the party should also fully disclose the evidence that they wish to present the judge should always remind the interpreter or the BCC to accurately reflect in the minutes what has been agreed upon and taken up during the pre-trial you should also ensure that the minutes are signed by the parties and their respective counsels what do you say led us to the request of the public prosecutor with respect to the documents existence and your execution yes your honor all the documents mentioned and described by the public prosecutor are admitted as to existence and do execution but not as to the contents of exhibits a C F G and H and I any further manifestation the ten thousand well for our part Your Honor we request for admission and marking the following exhibit one a driver's license from Melvin Carville all documentary evidence are presented by the defense the prosecution for comparison and thereafter marks as follows Exhibit one driver's license of Rimmel Polycarp you see B two sworn statement of Rimmel Polycarp you exhibit three counter affidavit of Rimmel quality RTO exhibits four and four does a photographs of accusers vehicle exceeded 5 and 5.8 ho r and c are of the suit of and driven by a fuse Your Honor the prosecution admits the existence and Jo execution of exhibits want to fight for the defense however we have to deny the contents of documents exhibits 2 & 3 for the defense to the party some additional facts or stipulations or admission for the prosecution your honor may request the defense counsel to stipulate on the territorial jurisdiction of the Hort mr. honor we admit that the subject incident occurred within the territorial jurisdiction of this honorable court that is stipulation number one if the defense counsel also ready to admit the identity of the fuse from L Paula Kirker in Mendoza and that whenever the name is mentioned during these proceedings it will be taken to refer to the fused was arraigned under this information yes your honor we admit the identity of the accused very well that is stipulation number two identity that he admitted further stipulation Your Honor if the defense also ready to admit that the registered owner of the subject vehicle driven by the complainant the jeepney with plate number n KX 1 9 9 is 1 Regis and doable as evidenced by the certificate of registration and official receipt we had earlier mark mr. honor we admit that Lee Jay Sandoval is the registered owner of the passenger GP that is situation number 3 after the civil aspect of this case or the defense that made the correctness of death of damage submitted and prepared by stepper motor shaft respect amount of damage your honor I'm afraid that we cannot admit that without admitting liability we believe that the cost of repairs is two thousand pesos at most first counts of the traffic accident investigation before already stated finding that the bigger driven by the complainant was already an astonishing well it was when your clients bigger Salman debunk the complainants vehicle from behind the you a bigger the judge should make use of the documentary evidence to obtain admissions from the parties agreement on many factual allegations will result in fewer issues to be tried and resolved by the judge your honor we in fact the challenge that support how about the defense any proposal for admission or stipulation a request for admission Your Honor the prosecution admit that immediately after the collision photographs were taken of the abuse motor vehicle and Isuzu aluminum van with plate number PFA three one three to show the damaged portions there off and that said vehicle is registered in the name of davao Industries Incorporated admitted your honor as far as the existence and the taking of the photographs and the ownership of the vehicle driven by the fuse shown by the ort R which were earlier marked in evidence very well that is stipulation number four that after the collision photographs were taken of the accused motor vehicle to show the time exposures zero and that said Vega is registered in the name of Davao Industries Incorporated your honor yet depends cause if anything or these photographs were previously marked as exhibits for and for a in the O RCR as exhibits five and five - a respectively nothing further your honor for admission so aside from the amount of damages what other factual issues are there we can narrow down the factual issues some more using the document submitted by the parties and that missions so far made pursuant to a and number three that's 1 0 minus C the courts required to ask questions on the issues to be tried with the objective of limiting the number of issues so only the genuine edges to shorten the trial it should not be construed to mean any prejudgment on the part of the court any statement on the issues are not intended to favor or prejudice any party I believe one important issues is to determine which we can spot the other but an prosecutors can you produce the sketch prepared by the police investigator yes your honor we have earlier market us our exhibit me show it to the defense counsel a 30-day supply agree to this sketch showing that the vehicle he was driving bumped the rear portion of the jitney driven by complainants complainers not done yes your honor we have admitted this earlier that is right discussion was smart as Exhibit B and was admitted by the accused so it is clear now that the accused vehicle balance not stiffening at this rear portion it's your honor but the piece could have avoided the pollution had not run sang with the sudden stop if it was the vehicle of the future bump the rear portion of the science of vehicle that achieves saw the vehicle of length on when this one if the defense ready to mr. this party yes your honor however when the case for the vehicles and some the cue slowed down in applied the brakes when the vehicles and some unexpectedly pulled into a sudden stop as a result of which their peace vehicle bumped the same I kinda Garrity though hey ba big let me go let me go it all megazor an olympic-level human release that brass prosecutors theory no Your Honor we disagree the vehicle of the complainant was already at a full stop when it was bumped from the rear by the van of that use and even assuming for the sake of argument that the complainant had not yet made a full stop the accused should have left a sufficient distance between the two vehicles to avoid a whole dish on your honor so one factual issue is whether or not accuse slowdown vehicle prior to the collision and apply these brakes to prevent the same do the parties agree that this is an issue to be resolved yes your honor okay thank you let's go back to your defense authority your position is that the accused slow down it's because prior to collision and apply the brakes once ever that we have to support your defense the testimony of the accused himself Your Honor how about the prosecution Your Honor the support our position that the accused did not slow down in apply his brakes in a timely manner we shall be presenting the following evidence first the testimony of the complainant himself amiable and sung and then we have two eyewitnesses plus the police report and the sketch the second factual issue is whether or not the kidney of bland Sun was already at a full stop when it was bombed by the ban of the cues what do the parties have to say about this your honor our position is that complainants basical was moving prior to the collision in that if need a sudden stop which caused a chief vehicle to bump into it and in supporter of we will present the accused prosecution well as far as the prosecution is concerned your honor we maintain our position that the complainant was already at a full stop when his vehicle was bumped by the van of the fuse from the rear in support of this position we shall be presenting the complainant himself and the two eyewitnesses probably the third issue is a civil aspect of this case complainant prosecution is the complainant the claiming the civil aspect of this case or he intends to file a separate civil action eco bio meaning in Daniel Sparrow vicious aha so Mito Omega oblong give Elena - Farah sadhana indianepal I totally cannot open it oh no your honor we will claim it in this criminal case so when our prosecutor complainant is a clean one well principally your honor we are asking for reimbursement of the cost of repairs which is three thousand two hundred and fifty pesos also for lost earnings your honor for the five days that the jeepney was in the repair shop that's 1,000 cases per day your honor so five thousand pesos so for your claim of causes betrayers who are your witnesses we shall be presenting the manager of the stepper motor works your honor who prepared the estimate of repairs how was it use your honor will be protecting me sir Johnny Santana the owner of the other motor shop who will testify that the amount of repairs on companion evening is only two thousand pesos let's go back to the prosecution and to the claim of lost earnings your honor the complainant himself will testify as to V daily earnings of the jeepney acid a legal issue are we a great already well as far as the prosecution is concerned Your Honor we only propose one legal issue and that is whether or not the accused is guilty of reckless incidents in operating his motor vehicle without the required care thereby causing a position with the vehicle of the complainant which suffered damages as a result as defined under article 365 of the revised Penal Code and F four one three six the motor vehicle law or relatively Your Honor the civil liability of the fuse is also being raised principally for cost of repairs and lost earnings their honor we agreed to their issues in loss applicable as proposed by the public for secretor your honor very well thank you in support of your case the prosecutor how many witnesses are you presenting and how many days you need to present this witness Your Honor we have five witnesses that will be the complement himself mr. Denton the traffic investigator the repair shop owner and the two eyewitnesses your honor so we will be needing five trial date your honor aside from admitting the genuineness and to execution of the traffic investigation report has sketch I will reiterate the my question will the defense likewise stipulate as to the correctness of the content of said documents this supported case were executive by the Suffolk investigator wild in the performance of official functions your honor the traffic investigation report and sketch were prepared by police inspector a source of Solace a policeman who came after the accident occurred and hence has no personal knowledge of the incident that may be true but this report is the official record of what happened based on statements of the drivers the relative of positions of the vehicle as shown by the sketch and more importantly the same sketch was signed by both drivers involved all right your honor only has two existence enjoy execution of the sketch in the report yes we admit that with this admission where the defense agree that the prosecution cannot dispense with the testimony of the traffic investigator well for the prosecution your honor we will not agree to dispense with the testimony of the traffic investigator considering that the defense counsel is only willing to admit the existence of these documents but not their contents may I make a clarification your honor well its defense counsel willing to stipulate that these documents were prepared based on actual interviews both parties concerned and eyewitnesses were present at the scene of the collision no your honor we do not admit that how about the relative positions of the vehicles involved immediately after the collision as shown in the traffic investigation report it's assigned by your client yet it does your honor since my client has signed it we can be only to that stipulation that will be our stipulation number six so the prosecution has four remaining witnesses with respect to the two eyewitnesses since said witnesses will be testifying on similar points being merely corroborated of one another the court will apply the most importantly this rule and limit the remaining witness to only want to aggravate the proceedings the court will attempt to reduce the number of witnesses by applying the most important witness rule if one or more witness will merely corroborate the testimony of another said testimony may be dispensed with the judge should have ever keep in mind that limiting witnesses on a factual issue to one should be done only in extremely meritorious cases that is if the facts are very clear otherwise the party concern should be allowed to present an additional witness to establish the fact in dispute with all due respect your honor we want the horse to hear the testimony of both these eyewitnesses we don't need to hear the testimony of two separate witnesses who yet say the same thing applying the most important with this rule under the rules on pretrial and preliminary conference proceedings the court will limit the prosecution to the presentation of only one eyewitness anyway the driver will also we submit your honor we will just ask for a speedy trial dates for the prosecution this is a number of witnesses and number of trial dates needed to present case witnesses her honor we intend to present two witnesses the accused himself and the owner of the motor shop mr. Johnny Santa Anna the one who prepared the estimate of repairs on convenience technique and to trial dates your honor so two witnesses and to trial date for the defense trial shall proceed as follows on March 7th discourage here from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. the complainer on March 15 discourage here from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. the owner of the auto shop on March 29 this current year which is the last hearing date for the prosecution the prosecutor will only offer her documentary evidence and her after recipes defense evidence presentation shall be conducted on April 15 this current year from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for the testimony of the queues and on May 9 from 9:30 to 10:30 for the repair shop honored testimony the defense counsel shall or the offered evidence on that day also and her case will be addressed the Raptor is that understood yes your honor [Music] [Music] thank you it is understood that the testimony of any witness should be completed on the scheduled date of hearing allotted to set witness under the one-day examination of witness rule however degree the court has the discretion whether or not to extend the cross-examination of witnesses for good cost shown the parties are reminded that under the new rule and summary procedure these sworn statements executed and submitted by the drivers and witnesses involved shall take the place of their respective direct testimonies failure of the party Oris counsel to comply with these aforementioned scheduled hearings or deadlines will serve as ground for the waiver of presentation of such witness and the party so sanction must present the remaining evidence within the dates left assigned to him the judge should remind the parties to be ready with the affidavits of their witnesses on rebuttal or sorry bottle if necessary and copies thereof should be furnished the court and the opposing parties prior to the scheduled hearing date if for any reason the witnesses is scheduled to be presented by either side will not be available on the scheduled hearing date then the parties are advised to take their depositions prior to set days if there is a need to subpoena any of the witnesses the parties may inform the court 15 days from today for the issuance of disappear as the filing of memoranda is prohibited in cases governed by the rules and summary procedure this Court will schedule the promulgation of judgment 30 days from May 9 is current here the last day of evidence presentation or on June 9 at 2 o clock in the afternoon session snow joy all right [Music] the parties thereafter find the minutes of the preliminary conference [Music] [Music] did a video watch the vision mission of the judiciary which I promulgated immediately after my appointment our chief justice envisions a judiciary that is independent effective and efficient and will be a public trust and confidence to realize this vision the Supreme Court among other things and initially searches for and adopt strategies that are designed to simplify procedures give judges more responsibility in managing cases and encourage litigants to resolve the disputes through procedures that are less formal than the cumbersome trial the agnostic studies conducted for the division the phone program of the Supreme Court revealed that many judges and plugs are called of the courts of the first and second levels have not made full use of pretrial and the various modes of discovery thus on the eighth day of June 2004 in am number or 3-1 that's on I'm a see the Supreme Court promulgated the guidelines in the conduct of pretrial and use a deposition discovery measures in this course this guidelines establish an effective and efficient pretrial procedure that could set a litigation without trial or at least reduce the issues to the barest minimum and simplify matters so that only a limited number of witnesses and documents could be presented during the actual trial the office of the court administrator developed and produced training videos that highlight we use a pre-trial procedures and the various modes discovery in civil and criminal cases before the first and second level course this project was made possible through the generous support of the United States Agency for International Development under the legal accountability and dispute resolution program implemented by the Asia Foundation to them I extend my heartfelt appreciation and gratitude I also commend and congratulate the officer because administrator the Philippine judicial Academy and the program management office for coming up with a video presentation that will truly improve the administration of justice in the Philippines through effective efficient and speedy delivery a fair equal and impartial justice [Music] [Music] [Music] you
