[A.M. No. 01-7-453-RTC. August 27, 2002]

RE: REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF CASES INVOLVING ASG MEMBERS

EN BANC

Gentlemen:

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated 27 AUG 2002.

A.M. No. 01-7-453-RTC (Re: Request for Transfer of Arraignment and Trial of Criminal Cases Involving Suspected Abu Sayyaf group (ASG) Members and Other ASG-Related Persons from Zamboanga City to Another Location.)

Before acting on the First Indorsement dated August 20, 2002 of Deputy Court Administrator (DCA) Christopher O. Lock, referring for appropriate action the subpoena dated August 12, 2002 issued by Ms. Annelee M. Tunac, OIC-Court Legal Researcher of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 261, addressed to the “authorized representative c/o DCA Christopher O. Lock” to testify and to bring on August 26, 2002 certified true copies of the Information attached to the Request for Change of Venue filed by Atty. Pura Ferrer-Calleja last February 2002, the Court resolves to require Ms. Annelee M. Tunac to report to the Court within five (5) days from receipt of herein resolution whether or not the original records of the subject criminal cases have been received by the RTC of Pasig City pursuant to the Resolution dated August 14, 2001.

Sandoval-Gutierrez, J., is on leave.

Very truly yours,

LUZVIMINDA D. PUNO

Clerk of Court

(Sgd.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA

Asst. Clerk of Court