Table of ContentsFor NGAs15th ODA PORTFOLIO REVIEWTable of ContentsSupreme Court of the PhilippinesAs of December 31, 2006Project FactsheetTable 1Regional Disaggregation of ProjectsTable 2Budget Forecast and Physical TargetsTable 3AFinancial Status of ProjectsTable 3BPhysical Targets and Actual Accomplishments of ProjectsTable 4Physical Outputs of ProjectsTable 5AEstimate of Additional Budget RequirementTable 5BDetailed Estimate of Additional Budget RequirementTable 6Problem Analysis of ProjectsTable 7Projects with Possible Cancellations in CY 2007 and BeyondTable 8Procurement MilestonesTable 9Project Results

Table 116th ODA PORTFOLIO REVIEWTable 1Regional Disaggregation of ProjectsSupreme Court of the PhilippinesAs of December 31, 2007PROJECT TITLELOCATIONPROJECT COST (PM)IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULEREMARKS(mm/dd/yyyy)(Region/s)TPLP/GrantGOPStartCompletionAgency TotalUSAID-ABA-Asia1.Judge to Judge DialoguesRegion 8, NCR31,2402.Code of Conduct for Court PersonnelNationwide141,5843.Training of JBC StaffNCRUSAID-TAF1.Promoting and Strengthening the Sharia Justice Systema.Strengthening the Implementation of the Code of Muslim Personal LawRegion 12USAID-ROLE1.THE SANDIGANBAYANa.Use of Continuous Trial System on Selected CasesNCRb.Study on Rule 65 (on Interlocutory Appeals)NCR6,550c.Automated Case Management and Information SystemNCR2.THE COURT OF TAX APPEALSa.Automated Case Management and Information SystemNCR3.The ARMMa.Technical Assistance to the ARMMARRM6,136ADB1.ADBTA 4832-PHI: Enhancing the Autonomy, Accountability and Efficiency of the Judiciary and Improving the Administration of JusticeNCR, Region 7US$ 1.15M0.800.35Aug-06CONTINUING PROJECTS1.Access to Justice for the Poor through Information, Education, and Communication (IEC)Regions 4B, 5, 6, 12Eu2,438,173Eu1850458Eu577715Jan-05Dec-092.Enhanced Case Flow Management (CFM): Development and Pilot Implementation for the 1st and 2nd Level CourtsNCR39,4203.Judicial Reform Support ProjectNCR, 3, 7, 10US$ 24.402.5021.90Jan-04Dec-09TP - Total Project CostLP - Loan ProceedsGOP - Local Counterpart Fund

Table 216th ODA PORTFOLIO REVIEWTable 2Budget Forecast and Physical TargetsSupreme Court of the PhilippinesAs of December 31, 2007PROJECT TITLEFUND CATEGORYTotal CostAppropriationsMulti-Year Annual Requirement ForecastActual PhysicalProjected Physical Accomplishment( PM )Cover ( PM )( PM )Accomlishment ( % )( % )ICC-ApprovedL/A CostFOAAs of2008200920102011FutureAs ofCY200720082009201020112012FutureOriginalRevised31 Dec.'06CY 2007(GAA)Years31 Dec.'06YearsAGENCY TOTALTP1,408,515,000.001,293,278,000.001,293,406,000.00421,598,000.00402,481,000.00410,334,000.0058,865,000.000.00.0LP1,267,280,000.001,160,700,000.001,160,828,000.00383,642,285.00357,501,000.00362,503,000.0057,053,715.000.0GP0.00.00.00.00.00.0GOP141,235,000.00Cash132,578,000.00132,578,000.0037,955,715.0044,980,000.0047,831,000.001,811,285.000.0Non-cash0.00.00.00.0WORLDBANKJudicial Reform Support ProjectTP1,293,278,000.001,293,406,000.00421,598,000.00402,481,000.00410,334,000.0058,865,000.000.00.0(JRSP) LN-7191PHLP1,160,700,000.001,160,828,000.00383,642,285.00357,501,000.00362,503,000.0057,053,715.00GP0.0GOP-Cash132,578,000.00132,578,000.0037,955,715.0044,980,000.0047,831,000.001,811,285.000.0TP - Total Project CostGOP - Local Counterpart FundL/A - Loan AgreementFOA - Forward Obligational Authority

Table 3A16th ODA PORTFOLIO REVIEWTable 3AFinancial Status of ProjectsSupreme Court of the PhilippinesAs of 31 December 2007(In Pesos)DONORLOAN/ GRANT#PROJECT TITLE / FUND CATEGORYAllotment ReleasesObligationsExpenditureDisb.( PM )( PM )( PM )RateAs of 31 Dec.'06CY 2007TotalAs of 31 Dec.'06CY 2007TotalAs of 31 Dec.'06CY 2007TotalAGENCY TOTALTP737,798,000.00404,186,971.001,141,984,971.00262,621,950.62266,613,287.32529,235,237.94258,226,934.90178,090,835.10436,317,770.00LP383,642,285.00357,501,000.00741,143,285.00227,224,925.35239,748,071.87466,972,997.22223,385,612.22152,060,477.78375,446,090.00GP316,200,000.001,705,971.00317,905,971.0011,170,158.281,134,433.0012,304,591.289,196,819.833,019,298.7812,216,118.61GOP37,955,715.0044,980,000.0082,935,715.0024,226,866.9925,730,782.4549,957,649.4425,644,502.8523,011,058.5448,655,561.39World BankJudicial Reform Support Project (JRSP)TP421,598,000.00402,481,000.00824,079,000.00251,451,792.34265,478,854.32516,930,646.66249,030,115.07175,071,536.32424,101,651.39LN-7191PHLoanLP383,642,285.00357,501,000.00741,143,285.00227,224,925.35239,748,071.87466,972,997.22223,385,612.22152,060,477.78375,446,090.0050.66%TF 050807GP0.00.00.00.00.00.0GOP37,955,715.0044,980,000.0082,935,715.0024,226,866.9925,730,782.4549,957,649.4425,644,502.8523,011,058.5448,655,561.39WB IDFStrengthening Networking and KnowledgeTP16,200,000.000.016,200,000.0011,170,158.280.011,170,158.289,196,819.831,884,865.7811,081,685.6168.41%Sharing among "ASEAN Plus" Judicial andLP0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0Legal InstitutionsGP16,200,000.0016,200,000.0011,170,158.2811,170,158.289,196,819.831,884,865.7811,081,685.61WBTF 55514GrantGOP0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0UNIFEMStudy Tour of Justices, Judges and Women'sTP0.0471,538.00471,538.000.00.00.00.00.00.00.00%Groups from Thailand, Vietnam andLP0.00.00.0IndonesiaGP471,538.00471,538.000.00.00.00.00.00.0GOP0.00.00.00.00.0USAID-ROLEFund Assistance: National Forum onTP0.0130,163.00130,163.000.0130,163.00130,163.000.0130,163.00130,163.00100.00%Extrajudicial KillingsLP0.00.00.0GP130,163.00130,163.00130,163.00130,163.00130,163.00130,163.00GOP0.00.00.00.0Hanns SeidelFund Assistance: National Forum onTP0.0504,270.00504,270.000.0504,270.00504,270.000.0504,270.00504,270.00100.00%FoundationExtrajudicial KillingsLP0.00.00.0GP504,270.00504,270.00504,270.00504,270.00504,270.00504,270.00GOP0.00.00.00.0CommissionFund Assistance: National Forum onTP0.0500,000.00500,000.000.0500,000.00500,000.000.0500,000.00500,000.00100.00%on HumanExtrajudicial KillingsLP0.00.00.0RightsGP500,000.00500,000.00500,000.00500,000.00500,000.00500,000.00GOPUSAID-TAFFund Assistance: National Forum onTP0.0100,000.00100,000.000.0100,000.00100,000.000.0100,000.00100,000.00100.00%Extrajudicial KillingsLP0.00.00.0GP100,000.00100,000.00100,000.00100,000.000.0100,000.00100,000.00GOP0.00.00.00.00.0Japan-NPGAConstruction and Equipping of the PHILJATP300,000,000.000.0300,000,000.000.00.00.00.00.00.00.00%Development CenterLP0.00.00.0GP300,000,000.00300,000,000.000.00.00.00.00.0GOP0.00.00.00.00.0

Table 3B16th ODA PORTFOLIO REVIEWTable 3BPhysical Targets and Actual Accomplishments of ProjectsSupreme Court of the PhilipppinesAs of 31 December 2007PROJECT TITLETARGETACTUALREMARKSCY 2007As of 31 Dec 2007A.1.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ABA-ASIA1Judge to Judge DialoguesAt least 4 dialogues conductedTwo (2) Dialogues were conducted on the topic, The Power of the Judge: Taking Control of Court Proceedings, in Manila and Tacloban City on August 2 and November 16, respectively. Due to the busy schedule of PHILJA, which is the main implementing office of of the Project, the two (2) remaining dialogues are to be conducted in the first quarter of 2008 in the Mindanao and Luzon regions.2Code of Conduct for Court PersonnelNot indicated in the WP for CY 2007Code of Conduct for Court Personnel conducted from May 28 to 31 in General Santos City and Zamboanga City; on June 1 in Davao City; on Oct 9-11 in Nueva Ecija; on Oct. 17-18 in Bohol; on Nov. 6-8 in Naga City; on Nov. 13-15 in Bacolod City; and on Nov. 20-22 in Bulacan.3Training of JBC StaffNot indicated in the WP for CY 2007A record and data management training was conducted in January 2007.A.2IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASIA FOUNDATION1.Promoting and Strengthening the Sharia Justice Systema.Strengthening the Implementation of the Code of Muslim Personal LawAt least 5 seminars conductedA Roundtable Discussions on Islam and the Rule of Law was held last 26 June 2007A.3.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROLE1THE SANDIGANBAYANIn support ot the SB: At least 2 activities conducteda.Use of Continuous Trial System on Selected CasesNot indicated in the WP for CY 2007In December 2006, ROLE initiated the use of Continuous Trial System in the Sandiganbayan. As of 30 November 2007, of the remaining 17 (out of the original 54) cases pilot-tested and heard on continuous trial basis, 3 are deemed submitted for decision, whereas another 3 were already decided against the respective accused. The prosecution is still presenting its evidence in only 4 cases. In all the rest, the accused is set to present his evidence in his respective case. Both the Third and Fourth Division have only one remaining and unresolved case still being heard on continuous trial. To familiarize SB on the Continuous Trial System, ROLE with MCA-PTP invited Federal Prosecutor Cliff Sticklin of Dallas, Texas last 29 June 2007 to lecture on the topic.b.Study on Rule 65 (on Interlocutory Appeals)Not indicated in the WP for CY 2007A series of Roundtable Discussions (RTDs) on Rule 65 with the various stakeholders of the Court were conducted during the 1st semester of 2007. The recommendations therein were presented to the Supreme Court En Banc and resulted to the creation of the Sub-committee on Rule 65 headed by retired Justice Romeo J. Callejo, Sr. On 29 December 2007, the amendments on Rule 41, 45, 58 and 65 were approved by the Court.c.Automated Case Management and Information SystemNot indicated in the WP for CY 2007ROLE has been working with the Sandiganbayan through a series of meetings to enhance the capabilities of its CMIS. Among the enhancements that will be introduced are: ability to generate additional case management and special query reports; improvement of the data security interface; ability to detect data encoding errors; better integration with the Supreme Court and other case management system in the judiciary; ability to connect with the newly established data center of the Supreme Court; integration of an electronic document management system; and migration of the data to Microsoft from Lotus Notes.

As part of the development of the CMIS II, a Seminar-Workshop on IT Project Management was conducted last April 16-18, 2007. Participants consisted of members of the Management Information Systems Division of the Sandiganbayan, representatives from the Records and Management Office, and PHILJA.2THE COURT OF TAX APPEALSa.Automated Case Management and Information Systema. Software developedProject scoping and strategic planning workshops were done in the first quarter of 2007. These planning activities provided a framework and roadmap for the development of an automated case flow and docket management system with the CTA justices and court personnel at its helm.A delegation of justices and clerks of court of the CTA visited the US Administrative Office of the Courts, which is the institution responsible for providing administrative, legal, financial and information technology management support to the federal judiciary in Washington, D.C. The delegates witnessed first hand how the paperless system worked and how the CMIS has evolved to already include the e-filing system.ROLE engaged the services of CPRM to do the inventory and data encoding of cases. To prepare for the activity, CPRM conducted a two-day workshop in July 2007 with the CTA- CMIS TWG to facilitate discussions on management reports to be generated as well as identify data-elements or fields that will be contained on the Case Management Relational Database (CMRD).

As of December 2007, about 925 cases have been extracted from the JRD , which CTA has yet to validate and sign-off. Information gathered by the enumerators will be encoded in the CMRD. CPRM presented the screen shots of the CMRD before the justices en banc in late September.In December 2007, ROLE purchased 8 desktops computers for CTA. These computers will be used for data-encoding of CTA cases. Of the 8 computers, 2 computers will used as servers.To prepare the key officials and personnel of the CA for the roll-out of the CMIS, a series of computer trainings were held last August 29-30 and September 6-7, 2007 in coordination with the Philippine Judicial Academy. .ROLE IT consultant has designed the systems requirements specifications (SRS) which served as the basis of the winning bidder in developing the program. In November/December 2007, ROLE awarded the contract to CPRM taking into consideration the overall soundness of the proposal, CPRMs familiarity with the intricate CA/CTA court process, the established good working relationship with CA/CTA personnel, and their perceived understanding of the CMIS project.Visit to the Sandiganbayan: After the CTAs observational tour to the US courts in Washington, D.C. to witness the benefits of automation in court administration, it was the Sandiganbayans turn to showcase their CMIS to their colleagues in the Court of Tax Appeals.3The ARMMa.Technical Assistance to the ARMMa. Workshops conductedROLE initiated the conduct of dialogues by each of the Presiding Judges of the Regional Trial Courts in the ARMM with the prosecutors, trial lawyers of the Public Attorneys Office and leadership of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines to discern rigidities that affect the just and speedy disposition of criminal cases in their respective courts. There were thirteen BBDs conducted in 2007.While the BBD was court specific and limited to criminal proceedings, five provincial focus group discussions were conducted for the constituent provinces of the ARMM in 2007. The FGD was participated by the RTC Presiding Judges, Provincial and City Prosecutors, PAO Lawyers, and persons from the civil society. It sought to start discussions on the effectiveness, efficiency and affordability of judicial proceedings and identify measures that may be adopted to enhance such effectiveness, efficiency and affordability.ROLE engaged the services of the Bangsamoro Women Solidarity Forum (BMWSF) to review the movement of the 100 last cases disposed of by the 14 RTCs in the ARMM. BWSF examined the case records and recorded each judicial event in a case information sheet. The data is being assembled into a spreadsheet for statistical study to identify mean, median and mode measures of each case incident and identify which events are more prone to delay. The datasheets submitted by BWSF is currently being processed by ROLE ARMM to appreciate the average court speed on each of the key judicial event and relating the same court averages to the regional baseline to determine each courts performance.ROLE also engaged the services of BWSF to assist clerks of courts map out the various court activities and processes from the initiation to the termination of proceedings. Identifying the various steps, the JAM also indicated the usual intervals between various judicial events from the commencement to the termination of the proceedings. The preliminary data submitted on both judicial action mapping and case movement review were presented to a roundtable meeting of ARMM RTC judges participated in by provincial prosecutors and district attorneys of the Public Attorneys Office last August 2007.The ARMM Project Office engaged the assistance of the Computer Science Department of the College of Engineering of the Notre Dame University in the development of the application system. The prototype was presented last 10 January 2007 before the judges and staff of RTC Branches No. 13-15 in Cotabato City.For the first quarter of 2007, the USAID through its Rule of Law Effectiveness (ROLE) Project has delivered and installed computers, furniture and equipments for the ARMM Regional Trial Courts in Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-tawi, Shariff Kabunsuan, Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur.A.4.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ADB1ADBTA 4832-PHI: Enhancing the Autonomy, Accountability and Efficiency of the Judiciary and Improving the Administration of JusticePilot CCAO,CFMO and RCAO established; 7 business processes detailed and installed;Implementation of Component A was started with a consultation with Region 7 executive judges in November 2006.3 users training conducted;SC En Banc approved the pilot implementation of the decentralized administrative structure in Region 7 through A.M. No. 06-11-09-SC.Position descriptions of core positions in pilot offices submitted to OCA; waiting for designation of key personnel in pilot offices by SC En Banc.Component B will be launched on 18 January 2007.A.5.CONTINUING PROJECTS (in 2007)1Access to Justice for the Poor through Information, Education, and Communication (IEC)The project was launched in 23 August 2006. A MOA was approved by SC on 14 November 2006. Project orientations conduocted in five (5) project sites.36 First Level Clerks of Court designated as Municipal Court Information Officers are continuously performing their functions consistent with the Supreme Court guidelinesOCA Circular No. 16-2007 Designating all Clerks of Court of the Concerned First Level Courts as Municipal Court Information Officers for the Access to Justice for the Poor Project was issued in 21 February 2007.Approval and implementation of the IEC GuidelinesMemorandum Circular No. Circular No. 07-2007 Implementing the Approved Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Guidelines for Municipal Court Information Officers under the Access to Justice for the Poor Project Funded by the European Commission took effect on 02 April 2007.Procurement and delivery of 36 sets of computers to the project sitesSome 36 sets of computer were distributed to the project sites.Some 50,000 copies of brochures on Stages of Criminal and Civil Actions in Philippine Courts were published; 16,000 copies of whic have already been distributed to the 17 MCTCs of the project sites (Camarines Sur, Oriental Mindoro, Capiz, Lanao del Norte, and Sultan Kudarat), A2J Partner Agencies (DSWD, DOJ, DILG-LGA, DILG-PPSC, and ALG), RTCs/MTCs, MCTCs, MTCCs, MeTCs (Naga City, Leyte, Tacloban City, Rizal, Bulacan, Laguna, NCR), PNP, NBI, Ombudsman, CA, Sandigan, Parole and Probation Administration, Embassies, . Similarly, these information were also produced in 2,000 tarpaulins; 1,600 copies were already distributed in same places mentioned above.Published and distributed the IEC GuidelinesSome 2,000 copies of the IEC Guidelines were published. Initial distribution covered the project sites, court offices, and partner agencies. Full distribution is still in the planning stage.At least 6 out of 10 existing SC publications are translated into Tagalog.Existing IEC materials were already translated in Tagalog. These are the following: (1) Kasaysayan ng Korte Suprema; (2) Mga Hakbang sa Pagsasampa ng Kasong Kriminal sa Hukuman ng Pilipinas; (3) Mga Hakbang sa Pagsasampa ng Kasong Sibil sa Hukuman ng Pilipinas; (4) Mga Hukom ng Korte Suprema; (5) Sistema ng Hudikatura ng Pilipinas; at (6) Action Program for Judicial Reform.At least 70% of the judges and court personnel in the target project areas sensitized according to the training program; At least 75% of the MCIOs participated in the IEC Skills training.There are 127 out of 146 (86.98%) judges and court personnel of the project sites who have undertaken the sensitization workshop on access to justice and laws on women and children from July -September 2007. Fifteen out of 17 MCIOs have undertaken the IEC Skills Training in October 2007.2Enhanced Case Flow Management (CFM): Development and Pilot Implementation for the 1st and 2nd Level CourtsNot indicated in the WP for CY 2007The CFM pilot project in Pasay City was assessed in April 2006 by a team of judges and court personnel. The assessors emphasized the need to enhance the CFM system and software to include more case tracking features and generation of data for the Case Administration Management Information System (CAMIS) of the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), among others. Based on the recommendations, the Supreme Court implemented the Development and Pilot Implementation of an Enhanced Case Flow Management (CFM) System for the First and Second Level Courts. The project that involves the design, development, testing, pilot implementation, and process and system documentation of the Enhanced CFM System that is integrated with the existing CAMIS of the OCA and other application systems that may be developed later.The project was awarded to Softrigger Interactive Incorporated on 31 August 2006. Development of the core functionalities of the system is ongoing; set-up of development servers is completed and available on-line for preliminary testing; modular framework for transactions have been created and programming for report modules have begun; and prototype developed and pilot-tested on the first week of December 2006.Softrigger Interactive finished with the eCFM software development in August 2007. The eCFM system is now web-based and developed using Microsoft Solutions Framework of .Net Framework. Additional features of the eCFM system include electronic raffling, e-calendaring and the ability to be integrated with the ePayment system and CAMIS.On September 2007, the eCFM system was pilot tested in Pasay City RTCs and MTCs. The eCFM pilot in Pasay will run for a minimum of six months after which it will be assessed and rolled-out in Lapu-Lapu City and AngelesCity HOJs.3Judicial Reform Support ProjectPlease refer to NEDA Project Fact Sheet

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Table 4 16th ODA Portfolio ReviewTable 4Physical Outputs of ProjectsSupreme Court of the PhilippinesAs of December 31, 2007PROJECT TITLEOUTPUT INDICATORACTUAL As of 31 Dec 2007REMARKSA.1.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ABA-ASIA1.Judge to Judge DialoguesDialogues among Filipino judges throughout the country and their international colleagues when warranted and as appropriate conductedTwo (2) Dialogues were conducted on the topic, The Power of the Judge: Taking Control of Court Proceedings, in Manila and Tacloban City on August 2 and November 16, respectively. Due to the busy schedule of PHILJA, which is the main implementing office of of the Project, the two (2) remaining dialogues are to be conducted in the first quarter of 2008 in the Mindanao and Luzon regions.2.Code of Conduct for Court PersonnelCode of Conduct for Court Personnel conducted from May 28 to 31 in General Santos City and Zamboanga City; on June 1 in Davao City; on Oct 9-11 in Nueva Ecija; on Oct. 17-18 in Bohol; on Nov. 6-8 in Naga City; on Nov. 13-15 in Bacolod City; and on Nov. 20-22 in Bulacan.3.Training of JBC StaffCapability of the JBC staff enhancedA record and data management training was conducted in January 2007.A.2IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASIA FOUNDATION1.Promoting and Strengthening the Sharia Justice Systema.Strengthening the Implementation of the Code of Muslim Personal LawImplementation of the Code of Muslim Personal Law strengthenedA Roundtable Discussions on Islam and the Rule of Law was held last 26 June 2007A.3.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROLE1.THE SANDIGANBAYANa.Use of Continuous Trial System on Selected CasesContinuous Trial System used in selected courts.In December 2006, ROLE initiated the use of Continuous Trial System in the Sandiganbayan. As of 30 November 2007, of the remaining 17 (out of the original 54) cases pilot-tested and heard on continuous trial basis, 3 are deemed submitted for decision, whereas another 3 were already decided against the respective accused. The prosecution is still presenting its evidence in only 4 cases. In all the rest, the accused is set to present his evidence in his respective case. Both the Third and Fourth Division have only one remaining and unresolved case still being heard on continuous trial. To familiarize SB on the Continuous Trial System, ROLE with MCA-PTP invited Federal Prosecutor Cliff Sticklin of Dallas, Texas last 29 June 2007 to lecture on the topic.b.Study on Rule 65 (on Interlocutory Appeals)Study on Rule 65 conducted.A series of Roundtable Discussions (RTDs) on Rule 65 with the various stakeholders of the Court were conducted during the 1st semester of 2007. The recommendations therein were presented to the Supreme Court En Banc and resulted to the creation of the Sub-committee on Rule 65 headed by retired Justice Romeo J. Callejo, Sr. On 29 December 2007, the amendments on Rule 41, 45, 58 and 65 were approved by the Court.c.Automated Case Management and Information SystemAutomated Case Management and Information System operationalized.ROLE has been working with the Sandiganbayan through a series of meetings to enhance the capabilities of its CMIS. Among the enhancements that will be introduced are: ability to generate additional case management and special query reports; improvement of the data security interface; ability to detect data encoding errors; better integration with the Supreme Court and other case management system in the judiciary; ability to connect with the newly established data center of the Supreme Court; integration of an electronic document management system; and migration of the data to Microsoft from Lotus Notes.

As part of the development of the CMIS II, a Seminar-Workshop on IT Project Management was conducted last April 16-18, 2007. Participants consisted of members of the Management Information Systems Division of the Sandiganbayan, representatives from the Records and Management Office, and PHILJA.2.THE COURT OF TAX APPEALSa.Automated Case Management and Information SystemAutomated Case Management and Information System developed and operationalized.Project scoping and strategic planning workshops were done in the first quarter of 2007. These planning activities provided a framework and roadmap for the development of an automated case flow and docket management system with the CTA justices and court personnel at its helm.A delegation of justices and clerks of court of the CTA visited the US Administrative Office of the Courts, which is the institution responsible for providing administrative, legal, financial and information technology management support to the federal judiciary in Washington, D.C. The delegates witnessed first hand how the paperless system worked and how the CMIS has evolved to already include the e-filing system.ROLE engaged the services of CPRM to do the inventory and data encoding of cases. To prepare for the activity, CPRM conducted a two-day workshop in July 2007 with the CTA- CMIS TWG to facilitate discussions on management reports to be generated as well as identify data-elements or fields that will be contained on the Case Management Relational Database (CMRD).

As of December 2007, about 925 cases have been extracted from the JRD , which CTA has yet to validate and sign-off. Information gathered by the enumerators will be encoded in the CMRD. CPRM presented the screen shots of the CMRD before the justices en banc in late September.To facilitate a better understanding of the bottlenecks that are causing undue delay in case processing, ROLE commissioned a study of closed cases in the CTA. About 98 closed cases were studied for the duration of one year from November 2005 to 2006. The result, which was presented before the justices en banc on September 24, 2007, revealed that it takes an average of about 3.5 to 4 years to complete a case at the CTAIn December 2007, ROLE purchased 8 desktops computers for CTA. These computers will be used for data-encoding of CTA cases. Of the 8 computers, 2 computers will used as servers.To prepare the key officials and personnel of the CA for the roll-out of the CMIS, a series of computer trainings were held last August 29-30 and September 6-7, 2007 in coordination with the Philippine Judicial Academy. .ROLE IT consultant has designed the systems requirements specifications (SRS) which served as the basis of the winning bidder in developing the program. In November/December 2007, ROLE awarded the contract to CPRM taking into consideration the overall soundness of the proposal, CPRMs familiarity with the intricate CA/CTA court process, the established good working relationship with CA/CTA personnel, and their perceived understanding of the CMIS project.Visit to the Sandiganbayan: After the CTAs observational tour to the US courts in Washington, D.C. to witness the benefits of automation in court administration, it was the Sandiganbayans turn to showcase their CMIS to their colleagues in the Court of Tax Appeals.3.The ARMMa.Technical Assistance to the ARMMARMM RTCs provided with technical assistance.ROLE initiated the conduct of dialogues by each of the Presiding Judges of the Regional Trial Courts in the ARMM with the prosecutors, trial lawyers of the Public Attorneys Office and leadership of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines to discern rigidities that affect the just and speedy disposition of criminal cases in their respective courts. There were thirteen BBDs conducted in 2007.While the BBD was court specific and limited to criminal proceedings, five provincial focus group discussions were conducted for the constituent provinces of the ARMM in 2007. The FGD was participated by the RTC Presiding Judges, Provincial and City Prosecutors, PAO Lawyers, and persons from the civil society. It sought to start discussions on the effectiveness, efficiency and affordability of judicial proceedings and identify measures that may be adopted to enhance such effectiveness, efficiency and affordability.ROLE engaged the services of the Bangsamoro Women Solidarity Forum (BMWSF) to review the movement of the 100 last cases disposed of by the 14 RTCs in the ARMM. BWSF examined the case records and recorded each judicial event in a case information sheet. The data is being assembled into a spreadsheet for statistical study to identify mean, median and mode measures of each case incident and identify which events are more prone to delay. The datasheets submitted by BWSF is currently being processed by ROLE ARMM to appreciate the average court speed on each of the key judicial event and relating the same court averages to the regional baseline to determine each courts performance.ROLE also engaged the services of BWSF to assist clerks of courts map out the various court activities and processes from the initiation to the termination of proceedings. Identifying the various steps, the JAM also indicated the usual intervals between various judicial events from the commencement to the termination of the proceedings. The preliminary data submitted on both judicial action mapping and case movement review were presented to a roundtable meeting of ARMM RTC judges participated in by provincial prosecutors and district attorneys of the Public Attorneys Office last August 2007.The ARMM Project Office engaged the assistance of the Computer Science Department of the College of Engineering of the Notre Dame University in the development of the application system. The prototype was presented last 10 January 2007 before the judges and staff of RTC Branches No. 13-15 in Cotabato City.For the first quarter of 2007, the USAID through its Rule of Law Effectiveness (ROLE) Project has delivered and installed computers, furniture and equipments for the ARMM Regional Trial Courts in Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-tawi, Shariff Kabunsuan, Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur.A.4.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ADB1.ADBTA 4832-PHI: Enhancing the Autonomy, Accountability and Efficiency of the Judiciary and Improving the Administration of JusticeFor Component A, RCAO was launched in Lapulapu City on 5 December 2007 and the screening of applicants for designation to RCAO positions was undertaken by OCA.For Component B, a stakeholder consultations on the Long-Term Justice Reform Program were conducted in Manila (December 6) and Cebu (December 11). The outputs of the thematic group discussions were used in the finalization of the SWAp report.Five (5) units of desktop computers were donated to Lapulapu City HOJ for use of e-register to facilitate case data management and for data back capturing in preparation for eCFM rollout. Training modules and schedule for prosecutors training were prepared in consultation with the NPS.A.5 CONTINUING PROJECTS (in 2007)1.Access to Justice for the Poor through Information, Education, and Communication (IEC)The project was launched in 23 August 2006. A MOA was approved by SC on 14 November 2006. Project orientations conduocted in five (5) project sites.36 First Level Clerks of Court designated as Municipal Court Information Officers are continuously performing their functions consistent with the Supreme Court guidelinesOCA Circular No. 16-2007 Designating all Clerks of Court of the Concerned First Level Courts as Municipal Court Information Officers for the Access to Justice for the Poor Project was issued in 21 February 2007.Approval and implementation of the IEC GuidelinesMemorandum Circular No. Circular No. 07-2007 Implementing the Approved Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Guidelines for Municipal Court Information Officers under the Access to Justice for the Poor Project Funded by the European Commission tProcurement and delivery of 36 sets of computers to the project sitesSome 36 sets of computer were distributed to the project sites.Some 50,000 copies of brochures on Stages of Criminal and Civil Actions in Philippine Courts were published; 16,000 copies of whic have already been distributed to the 17 MCTCs of the project sites (Camarines Sur, Oriental Mindoro, Capiz, Lanao del Norte,Published and distributed the IEC GuidelinesSome 2,000 copies of the IEC Guidelines were published. Initial distribution covered the project sites, court offices, and partner agencies. Full distribution is still in the planning stage.At least 6 out of 10 existing SC publications are translated into Tagalog.Existing IEC materials were already translated in Tagalog. These are the following: (1) Kasaysayan ng Korte Suprema; (2) Mga Hakbang sa Pagsasampa ng Kasong Kriminal sa Hukuman ng Pilipinas; (3) Mga Hakbang sa Pagsasampa ng Kasong Sibil sa Hukuman ng PiliAt least 70% of the judges and court personnel in the target project areas sensitized according to the training program; At least 75% of the MCIOs participated in the IEC Skills Training.There are 127 out of 146 (86.98%) judges and court personnel of the project sites who have undertaken the sensitization workshop on access to justice and laws on women and children from July -September 2007. Fifteen out of 17 MCIOs have undertaken the IEC2.Enhanced Case Flow Management (CFM): Development and Pilot Implementation for the 1st and 2nd Level CourtsOne Enhanced Plan developed and implemented for the 1st and 2nd level courts before end of project.The CFM pilot project in Pasay City was assessed in April 2006 by a team of judges and court personnel. The assessors emphasized the need to enhance the CFM system and software to include more case tracking features and generation of data for the Case Administration Management Information System (CAMIS) of the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), among others. Based on the recommendations, the Supreme Court implemented the Development and Pilot Implementation of an Enhanced Case Flow Management (CFM) System for the First and Second Level Courts. The project that involves the design, development, testing, pilot implementation, and process and system documentation of the Enhanced CFM System that is integrated with the existing CAMIS of the OCA and other application systems that may be developed later.The project was awarded to Softrigger Interactive Incorporated on 31 August 2006. Development of the core functionalities of the system is ongoing; set-up of development servers is completed and available on-line for preliminary testing; modular framework for transactions have been created and programming for report modules have begun; and prototype developed and pilot-tested on the first week of December 2006.Softrigger Interactive finished with the eCFM software development in August 2007. The eCFM system is now web-based and developed using Microsoft Solutions Framework of .Net Framework. Additional features of the eCFM system include electronic raffling, e-calendaring and the ability to be integrated with the ePayment system and CAMIS.On September 2007, the eCFM system was pilot tested in Pasay City RTCs and MTCs. The eCFM pilot in Pasay will run for a minimum of six months after which it will be assessed and rolled-out in Lapu-Lapu City and AngelesCity HOJs.3.Judicial Reform Support ProjectPlease refer to NEDA Project Fact SheetPlease refer to NEDA Project Fact Sheet

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Table 5A16th ODA PORTFOLIO REVIEWTable 5AEstimate of Additional Budget RequirementSupreme Court of the PhilippinesAs of 31 December 2007FUNDING SOURCEPROJECT TITLE / COMPONENTSProject CostCost Overrun% Cost OverrunJUSTIFICATION / REMARKS( PM )( PM )ICC-Approved CostL/A CostFOACurrentRevisedFOAEstimateRevisedFOAEstimateOriginalRevisedEstimate(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)( 6 = 2-1)( 7 = 4-1)( 8 = 5-1)( 9 =6/1*100)( 10 =7/1*100)(11 =8/1*100)World BankJudicial Reform Support ProjectTP1,408,515,000.000.01,293,278,000.001,293,406,000.001,293,278,000.00(115,109,000.00)(115,237,000.00)0.0(8.17)(8.18)(JRSP) - LN-7191PHLP1,267,280,000.001,160,700,000.001,160,828,000.001,160,700,000.00(106,452,000.00)(106,580,000.00)0.0(8.40)(8.41)GOP141,235,000.00132,578,000.00132,578,000.00132,578,000.00(8,657,000.00)(8,657,000.00)0.0(6.13)(6.13)TP - Total Project CostGOP - Local Counterpart FundL/A - Loan AgreementFOA - Forward Obligational Authority

Table 5B16th ODA PORTFOLIO REVIEWTable 5BDetailed Estimate of Additional Budget RequirementsSupreme Court of the PhilippinesAs of 31 December 2007ICC-Approved CostCurrentAllotmentObligationsExpendituresAvailablePROJECT TITLE / COMPONENTSOriginalRevisedEstimateReleasesBudget(PM)(PM)(PM)(PM)(PM)(PM)(PM)(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(F)(G=B-C)TOTALGOPLPJudicial Reform Support ProjectTP1,408,515,000.000.01,293,278,000.00824,079,000.00516,930,646.66424,101,651.39(1,293,278,000.00)(JRSP) - LN-7191PHLP1,267,280,000.001,160,700,000.00741,143,285.00466,972,997.22375,446,090.00(1,160,700,000.00)GOP141,235,000.00132,578,000.0082,935,715.0049,957,649.4448,655,561.39(132,578,000.00)

Table 616th ODA PORTFOLIO REVIEWTable 6Problem Analysis of ProjectsSupreme Court of the PhilippinesAs of December 31, 2007PROJECTOUTSTANDING PROBLEMSREMARKS/ASSESSMENTRECOMMENDATION/SACTION TAKEN/BEING TAKENUSAID-ABA-Asia1.Judge to Judge DialoguesNone2.Code of Conduct for Court PersonnelNone3.Training of JBC StaffNoneUSAID-TAF1.Promoting and Strengthening the Sharia Justice Systema.Strengthening the Implementation of the Code of Muslim Personal LawSC not directly involvedUSAID-ROLE1.THE SANDIGANBAYANa.Use of Continuous Trial System on Selected CasesNoneb.Study on Rule 65 (on Interlocutory Appeals)Nonec.Automated Case Management and Information SystemNone2.THE COURT OF TAX APPEALSa.Automated Case Management and Information SystemNone3.The ARMMa.Technical Assistance to the ARMMNoneADB1.ADBTA 4832-PHI: Enhancing the Autonomy, Accountability and Efficiency of the Judiciary and Improving the Administration of JusticeNoneCONTINUINGEC1.Access to Justice for the Poor through Information, Education, and Communication (IEC)NoneWB1.Enhanced Case Flow Management (CFM): Development and Pilot Implementation for the 1st and 2nd Level CourtsIntegration with CAMIS2.Judicial Reform Support Project

Table716th ODA PORTFOLIO REVIEWTable 7Projects with Possible Cancellations in CY 2008 and BeyondSupreme Court of the PhilippinesAs of 31 December 2007FUNDING SOURCE/PROJECT TITLEJUSTIFICATION / REMARKSPossible Loan Amount forCancellation in 2007and Beyond ($M)AGENCY TOTALNONE0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Table 8TABLE 816th ODA PORTFOLIO REVIEWProject ResultsAs of December 31, 2007Project Title : Judicial Reform Support ProjectLoan Number : Loan No. 7191-PHAgency : Supreme Court of the PhilippinesPROJECT OBJECTIVE/SRESULTS INDICATOR/TARGETOBSERVED RESULTS(Based on Logframe)(Based on Logframe)(Using Proxy or Logframe Indicators)Goal:Effective judiciary achieved5 percentage-point increase in userBased on the National Survey on Users' Experience and Perception on the Judiciary conducted in January to April 2006 by Sagric International, 68 % of lawyers, 50% of litigants and 79% of the other stakeholders are satisfied with their actual experience in the courts; 78% of litigants are confident in the courts ability to resolve cases and serve justice.satisfaction and confidence in HigherCourts5 percentage-point increase in userBased on the National Survey on Users' Experience and Perception on the Judiciary conducted in January to April 2006 by Sagric International, the degree of satisfaction of users in their experience with the courts are:satisfaction and confidence in Pilot ModelCourts relative to the average for lowercourtsAngeles City: Lawyers:77% Litigants38.23% Other Stakeholders: 100%Lapulapu City: Lawyers: 79.24 Litigants:55% Other stakeholders: 91.66%Cagayan de Oro City: Lawyers: 79.23% Litigants: 50.94% Other Stakeholders: 75%Purpose:Improved Judicial ServicesAt least a 10 percentage reduction in caseBased on the findings of the Case Decongestion and D(efficiency, access) in the higherprocessing times (including median timeelay Reduction Strategy Project-Phase 1, the averagecourts and pilot lower courtsfrom case filing to closing of file) incase processing times for the higher courts as of CYHigher Courts2003 are:Supreme Court: 1.43 yearsCourt of Appeals: 1.32 yearsSandiganbayan: 6.6 yearsCourt of Tax Appeals: 2.6 yearsAs the improved/computerized judicial and administrativemanagement systems are still being developed and arenot yet operational, studies on the changes in the caseprocessing times have not yet been undertaken.At least a 10 percentage reduction in caseThe 2004 to 2006 data indicates that there are nobacklogs in Pilot Model Courts relative tosignificant changes in the performance (percentages ofthe average of lower courtssubmitted cases beyond the period) of the pilot sites.Many of the project's deliverables such as improved casemanagement system, improved model court structureand decentralization have yet to be operationalize in thepilot sites. Angeles City HOJ, Lapulapu City HOJ, Cagayande Oro Cit and City of Manila HOJ recorded averagebacklogs of 62 %, 93%,76% and 50% respectively.In 2007, Angeles City, Lapulapu City, Cagayan de Oro Cityand the City of Manila HOJs recorded backlogs in cases asfollows:Angeles City has a backlog 41% or 555 out of the 1,386 cases submitted for decision are beyond the period.Lapu-lapu City has a backlog 93% or 1,186 out of the 1,270 cases submitted for decision are beyond the period.Cagayan de Oro City has a backlog 76% or 3,160 out of the 4,146 cases submitted for decision are beyond the period.Manila has a backlog 41% or 2,247 out of the 5,457cases submitted for decision are beyond the period.Average backlog for all lower courts from 2004 to 2007 is 51.2%.At least a 20 percent per annum increaseFor its first year of operation (Dec. 2004 to Dec. 2005)in the number of citizens served by mobilethe mobile court heard 754 cases and facilitated thecourts after they become operationalrelease of 300 juveniles in conflict with the law. In 2006,the mobile court heard a total of 495 cases andfacilitated the release of 78 detainees. In the 1st Qtr.of 2007, around 120 cases were already heard.Court Annexed Mediation on Wheels implemented in the Province of Rizal from October 1-December 31 2007 resulted in referral of 358 cases for mediation. 219 of said cases were successfully mediated while 22 were unsuccessfully mediated. 94 of the cases were returned to Court50 percent of judges and other courtBased on the corrected report submitted by PhilJA, 51.88 %personnel receiving training on Code of(13, 081 of 25, 212) of Court Personnel (Justices, JudgesEthicsand Lower Court Personnel) was oriented in the Codeof Conduct from 2004 to June 2007.While for the SC Personnel 99.7% or 2068 of 2074 personnelwere already trained as early as January 2006Implementation of gender sensitiveThe formulation of the gender-sensitive HRD Master PlanHRD Master Planwas completed in August 2006. Court to issue a circular/and or Administrative Order adopting the completed Masterplan5 percentage-point increase in userTo be measured after one year of operation of eachsatisfaction with Pilot Model Courts afterpilot sitesfirst year of their operation

Table 9Project Title: JUDICIAL REFORM SUPPORT PROJECTImplementing Agency: SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES16th ODA PORTFOLIO REVIEWTable 9PROCUREMENT MILESTONES (with contracts awarded or NTP issued in CY2007)Contract DescriptionStart of Tendering Process/Submission and Opening of BidsCompletion of Bid EvaluationContract AwardIssuance of Notice to ProceedTotalConcurrence of Funding Institution **Net of Funding Institution's Processing TimeAdvertisementTechnicalFinancial(mm/dd/yy)(1)(mm/dd/yy)(2)(mm/dd/yy)(3)(mm/dd/yy)(4)(mm/dd/yy)(5)(mm/dd/yy)(6)(no. of months)(7=1+2+3+4+5+6)(no. of months)(8)(no. of months)(9=7-8)Consulting Services*Contract Name:Amount (--M)Accomplishment Date:TargetActualRemarksCivil Works*Contract Name:Amount (--M)Accomplishment Date:Target**ActualRemarksGoods (Equipment/Materials)*Contract Name:Supply, delivery and installation of Office Furniture and Fixture for Lapu-Lapu City Hall of JusticeAmount (--M)11,228,178.32Accomplishment Date:TargetOct. 15, 2006Nov. 29, 2006Dec. 19, 2006Jan. 19, 2007Jan. 20, 20073**ActualNov. 5, 12, 2006Dec. 18, 2006Apr. 23, 2007May 7, 2007"May 7, 20075.91 day5.8Remarks*Contract Name:Procurement of 3-units Notebook ComputersAmount (--M)416,100.00Accomplishment Date:TargetDec. 27, 06Jan. 12, 06Jan. 17, 07Feb. 5, 07Feb. 6, 071.33N/A**ActualMar. 5, 07Mar. 23, 07May 16, 07June 22, 07June 22, 073.43RemarksShopping*Contract Name:Procurement of 1-unit Mini DV Video for PIOAmount (--M)135,000.00Accomplishment Date:TargetN/A**ActualOct. 4, 06Oct. 16, 06Oct. 16, 2006Jan. 17, 07Jan. 17, 073.63RemarksShopping*Contract Name:Supply, delivery and installation of Structured Cabling Systems and netwotk equipment for SC Main Old Building and Lapu-Lapu HOJAmount (--M)11,671,595.26Accomplishment Date:TargetMar. 5, 07Mar. 16, 2007Mar. 21, 2007Apr. 10, 2007Apr. 11, 20072N/A**ActualMar. 7, 2007Mar. 19, 2007Apr. 16, 2007May 28, 07May 28, 072.73RemarksShopping*Contract Name:Procurement of 1-set Professional Digital Camera KitAmount (--M)185,225.00Accomplishment Date:TargetMar. 20, 07Mar. 30,07April 4, 2007Apr. 20, 07Apr. 21, 072N/A**ActualMay 29, 2007July 2, 2007August 3, 2007Nov. 12, 2007Nov. 19, 075.73RemarksShopping*Contract Name:Procurement of various IT equipment for eCFM & ePaymentAmount (--M)1,760,985.00Accomplishment Date:TargetApr. 16, 2007Apr. 23, 07April 28, 2007May 11, 07May 12, 072N/A**ActualApr. 26, 2007May 7, 07June 5, 2007June 22, 07June 22, 072.06RemarksShopping*Contract Name:Procurement of various ICT equipment for eCFM and ePaymentAmount (--M)385,543.00Accomplishment Date:TargetApr. 16, 2007Apr. 23, 07April 28, 2007May 11, 07May 12, 072N/A**ActualApr. 26, 2007May 7, 07July 13, 2007Oct. 8, 07Oct. 9, 075.7RemarksShopping*Contract Name:Procurement of 16-units Dot Matrix Printer and 20 units UPS for Lapu-Lapu HOJAmount (--M)252,890.00Accomplishment Date:TargetMay 18, 2008May 28, 07June 4, 2007June 22, 07June 25, 072N/A**ActualMay 22, 2007May 28, 07June 24, 2007Oct. 22, 07Oct. 22, 075RemarksShopping*Contract Name:Procurement of 10-units Page Maker Version 7Amount (--M)307,800.00Accomplishment Date:TargetMay 22, 2007June 7, 2007June 6, 2007June 26, 07June 26, 072N/A**ActualAug. 8, 2007Aug. 20, 07September 26, 2007Nov. 12, 07Nov. 19, 073.43RemarksShopping*Contract Name:Procurement of 2-units Network Modules and 8-units serial cablesAmount (--M)177,600.00Accomplishment Date:TargetMay 29, 2007June 8, 07June 18, 2007July 6, 07July 9, 072N/A**ActualMay 29, 2007June 2, 07August 23, 2007Nov. 12, 07Nov. 12, 075.53RemarksShopping* Major Contracts awarded or NTP issued in 2007 (pls. use extra pages to reflect all major contracts)** Indicate concurrence of Funding Institutions from the start of the tendering process up to contract award

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