Amendment to Bar Matter No.

850

Republic of the Philippines  2. xxx; 

Supreme Court  3. xxx; 
EN BANC 4. xxx; 
5. xxx;

Gentlemen: 
   b.     xxx.
 Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of the Court En Banc dated
c. The Judiciary 
                    13 July 2004 The Chief Justice and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 
Incumbent and retired members of the Judiciary, incumbent members of the Judicial and Bar
Council incumbent members of the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee,
 “Bar Matter No. 850. – Re: Proposed Rules on Mandatory Continuing Legal Education for incumbent court lawyers who have availed of the Philippine Judicial Academy programs of
Active Members of the IBP. – Acting on the Letter dated 18 June 2003 of Chairperson Carolina continuing judicial education. 
C. Griño-Aquino, Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee (MCLE), requesting for the    
exemption of incumbent members of the MCLE Office from complying with the MCLE   d.     xxx 
requirements and the payment of the exemption fee, as well as the approval and publication of   e.     xxx 
the amendments to Bar Matter No. 850 and its Implementing Regulations, the Court Resolved, f.  xxx 
upon the recommendation of the Committee on Legal Education, to g.  xxx.

(a) APPROVE the proposed amendments to Bar Matter No. 850 and its Implementing 3)     Section 12, MCLE Implementing Regulations
Regulations, thus: 
 Section 12. Compliance Procedures
1.) Rule 7, Section 1, Bar Matter No. 850
a. xxx, 
Rule 7. EXEMPTIONS b. xxx, 
c. xxx, 
d. xxx, 
   SECTION 1.  Parties exempted from the MCLE.         
- The following members of the Bar are exempt from the MCLE requirements: e. A member who is in non-compliance at the end of the compliance period shall pay a non-
compliance fee of P1,000.00 and shall be listed as a delinquent member of IBP Board of
a) xxx;  Governors upon the recommendation of the MCLE Committee, in which case Rule 139-B of the
b) xxx;  Court shall apply.  
c) The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, incumbent and retired         
members of the judiciary, incumbent members of Judicial Bar Council, incumbent members of (b) APPROVE the proposed MCLE Forms for the effective Implementation of the MCLE
the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee, incumbent court lawyers who have program, to wit:
availed of the Philippine Judicial Academy programs of continuing judicial education 
d) xxx;  1.     MCLE Form No. 08 - Certificate of Exemption 
e) xxx;  2.     MCLE Form No. 09 - Application for Exemption 
f) xxx;  3.     MCLE Form No. 10 – Application for Credit Unit/s for Participating 
g) xxx;          in MCLE Activity/Program as Lecturer/ Resource Speaker or Panelist/ Reactor/
h) xxx;  Commentator/ Moderator/ Coordinator/Facilitator 
i) xxx;   4.     MCLE Form No. 11 – Application for Credit Unit/s for Teaching 
j) xxx;            at an Accredited Law School  
k) xxx;   5.     MCLE Form No. 12 – Application for Credit Unit/s for Publication 
l) xxx;          of a Legal Article or Book 
 6. MCLE Form No. 13 – Certificate of Compliance
2)     Section 5, MCLE Implementing Regulations
and
 Section 5.  Exemptions 
 The following are exempted from the MCLE requirements: (c) direct the Office of the Clerk of Court to cause the publication of the aforecited provisions of
Bar Matter No. 850 and its Implementing Regulations and the MCLE Forms for two (2)
a. The Executive  consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation.

1. xxx;