SC Opens One-Stop-Shop for Court Concerns
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo takes a tour of the new One-Stop-Shop building with Atty. Maria Teresa B. Sibulo, First Division Clerk of Court. (Photo Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
♍The One-Stop-Shop houses functions of the Judicial Records Office (JRO), Fiscal Management and Budget Office (FMBO-Cashier), and the Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC) which directly deal with the public under one roof.
ꦕThe Receiving Section of the JRO remains to be its dominant function for which separate windows have been designated for those filing initiatory pleadings and petitions, and those for subsequent pleadings. Both are directly encoded into the system immediately upon receipt to curb delay, with the initiatory pleadings being prepared for raffle.
💜An innovation introduced by the One-Stop-Shop is the inclusion of an area for the Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC) for receiving requests for various certifications, such as those for bar membership, bar ratings, good standing (no pending case), verification, and bar examinations abroad, as well as for receiving administrative cases and complaints against lawyers.
🔴It will also add windows during “bar season” to accommodate the number of bar applicants and candidates.
🦋A most welcome addition are the FMBO-Cashier windows on site. This had been a constant source of frustration for court filers in the past as they would have to go all the way to the old building to pay the necessary fees to beat the 4:30 p.m. cut off. With the new One-Stop-Shop, filers are served promptly with the added convenience of the Judiciary e-Payment System (JePS).
The SC One-Stop-Shop delivers on the Supreme Court’s Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations’ (SPJI) push for Efficiency, Innovation, and Access by centralizing the frontlines, digitizing the processes, and addressing the public’s concerns all in one stop. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
The Supreme Court One-Stop-Shop houses the frontline functions of the Judicial Records Office (JRO), Fiscal Management and Budget Office (FMBO-Cashier), and the Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC) under one roof. (Photo Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo is assisted by Clerk of Court En Banc Atty. Marife M. Lomibao-Cuevas, along with (from left to right) Atty. Dennis M. Palad (FBMO), Atty. Basilia T. Ringol (Chief, JRO) and Atty. Pamela Angela U. Antig-Aportadera (OBC). (Photo Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
The SC One-Stop-Shop is located at the right gate of the New Building. (Photo Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)