Department of Justice(DOJ)

August 30, 2018 Dear Ms. Geraldine Asis, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 27, 2018 04:21:50 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for the scope and manner of prosecuting Small Claims cases. Response to your request We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. You may retrieve your requested information from this Supreme Court url: http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/smallclaims/SMALL%20CLAIMS%20PAMPHLET.pdf. We also attach herewith a copy of Administrative Matter No. 08-8-7-SC, otherwise known as the Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases, for your information. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Hon. Menardo I. Guevarra, Secretary of Justice. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result thereof within thirty (30) calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Officer