Judge Myra S. Mangente of the Virac Municipal Trial Court was among the judges of first- and second-level courts recently commended by the Supreme Court for attaining the highest case clearance rates in each judicial region.
The Virac MTC sale of Presiding Judge Mangente was seventh among the top 10 in Region V, with a clearance rate of 106.80%.
In an en banc Notice released by the High Court recently, it adopted the recommendation of the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) recognition be given to the judges of the Regional Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts that registered the 10 highest clearance rates per judicial region for the year 2022.
The OCA had asked the concerned courts to submit data on filed and disposed cases for said year and was able to determine the clearance rates, computed by dividing the total number of case disposals by the total number of incoming cases multiplied by 100.
A clearance rate of 100% would mean that the court was able to dispose one case for every case filed during a given period, it said, and as a matter of standard, the rate best measures the productivity or performance of a court during said specific period.
A clearance rate beyond that threshold indicates the potential to not only prevent but also reduce or eliminate case backlogs, the SC said, noting that the persistence existence of case backlogs has always been seen as the antithesis of efficient case disposition.
“These are the judges who exemplified exceptional commitment to the pursuit of efficient case disposition even amid the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the High Court stated. “Their unwavering dedication, to be sure, stands as a beacon of inspiration for all judges to emulate.”
Judge Mangente is ably supported by a seven-person staff composed of Clerk of Court II Garibaldi L. Sarmiento, Court Interpreter I Princes C. Sarmiento, Court Stenographer I Jean R. Tacorda, Court Stenographer I Hazel R. Padillo, Clerk II Marjun O. Molina, Junior Process Server Danton P. Oliquino, and Utility Worker I Eden Z. Tabo.