Ramon
“We must not be late? Hearing starts at 1:00 PM” a text sent to me yesterday as a reminder from my friend whom I would accompany in Mandaluyong City, Hall of Justice (Bulwagan ng Katarungan).
So we meet at about 11:30 am this morning to take our lunch and at exactly 1:00 pm we were at the said place and met up with her Attorney.
1:30 Pm passed by and the Judge hadn’t arrive. The courtroom is now full of people including police escort, plaintiff and those accused of crimes. Then, perhaps sensing that the courtroom whispers becoming louder now, the clerk of court started her roll call of names of contending parties. From there I realize that we are number five (5) from fifteen cases to be heard that day. No wonder some lawyers can be seen standing at back for lack of chairs.
While waiting I notice a lady PAO (Public Attorney’s Office) lawyer holding a three inches thick folder. I politely ask her how long the case been going on? She replied to me that it started 2005 so that make it 3 years now.
I and my friend look at one another in disbelief and sensing these, the lady lawyer told us that we should not be alarmed because another lawyer is holding eight (8) inches thick file. Oh! My, oh! My. So that would make it 8 years already.
2:00 PM and Judge arrives but it won’t start yet. This time we are waiting for the Fiscal. Oh! My God, maybe we have to synchronize the watches of all these people. By 2:30 PM finally the Fiscal arrives and the hearing formally started by calling all present to stand and say a Prayer. (Next time, kindly include in your prayer that important people in court hearing should not be late.)
By 2:45 PM our agony was finished, after those four cases ahead of us were done in a span of 3 minutes per case.
Only last week a result of new lawyers were released and I remember I read somewhere a question whether we still need more lawyers?
Yes! I think we need more Lawyers to become Judges and Fiscal that should ARRIVE at their Sala on time.
A Day in a Courtroom I would never do again. I swear!
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on Apr 12th, 2008 at 2:06 am
This is the reason why Filipinos are the most patient people in the world and the most forgiving…The people are so use to this kind of system that they accept it as the norm.
on Apr 12th, 2008 at 6:56 am
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Chris - Yes, you are so right about this. i now remember about the joke when the son passed the BAR examination and after a month won his first case,he kidded his father that it took him only a month to win his case and ask his father why it took him 12 long years? The father answered that- “That case I handled that took 12 years supported your schooling”. Oh and by the way, I love your post about -”A Father’s Advice To His Son on the Arts of Dating