Justice Singh Leads Strategic Planning Workshop for the SC Planning and Development Office
August 11, 2023
Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh led an in-depth discussion of the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations 2022-2027 (SPJI), the Supreme Court’s blueprint for judicial reform, at the Interim Planning and Development Office (PDO) Strategic Planning Workshop held in Tagaytay City on August 10, 2023. The workshop was organized in cooperation with the Governance in Justice (GOJUST).
“You have to be fearless as you will be indispensable in the realization, not just of the SPJI, but of all the reform projects and initiatives of the Court,” Justice Singh reminded the workshop participants as she stressed the importance of the PDO in realization of the objectives of the SPJI.
Speaking as workshop resource persons were Atty. Carolyn Mercado, Senior Adviser, Justice Policy and Engagement of GOJUST II Programme; Dr. Ramon Segismundo, Chief Executive Officer of One HRX which provides strategic consulting and advisory services; Mr. Roland Ruiz, Partner Consultant, One HRX; Mr. Jaime Faustino, Program Director, Economic Reform and Development Entrepreneurship, The Asia Foundation; Ms. Maricel Aguilar, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Expert, GOJUST II Programme; and Mr. Ian Niccolo Tobia, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer, GOJUST II Programme.
The PDO was established to monitor and evaluate the projects under the SPJI, ensuring its success. As part of its functions, the PDO shall formulate the judiciary development strategies, prepare detailed operational plans, and develop policies, instruments, and initiatives to mobilize resources for the implementation of judicial development plans.
With the PDO, the Supreme Court envisions a Judiciary where the efforts of all relevant stakeholders are harmonized and judicial resources are effectively utilized, resulting in inclusive development that will ensure seamless court operations towards efficiency, innovation, and access to justice. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh (center), together with (to the left of Justice Singh) Atty. Carolyn Mercado, Senior Adviser, Justice Policy and Engagement of the GOJUST II Programme and (to the right of Justice Singh) Dr. Ramon Segismundo, Chief Executive Officer of consulting start-up One HRX, pose for posterity with the participants of the Interim Planning and Development Office Strategic Planning Workshop held in Tagaytay City on August 10, 2023. The workshop was organized in cooperation with GOJUST.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh addresses the participants of the Interim Planning and Development Office (PDO) Strategic Planning Workshop held in Tagaytay City on August 10, 2023.