The trial court judges in the country have sought Bohol Representative Edgar Chatto's legislative intervention to review certain policies affecting the discharge of their essential duties.
One of their concerns involves a law which reduces the judges' special allowance in the event their basic pay is increased.
They made suggestions during the National Executive Board Meeting of the Philippine Trial Judges' League (PTJL) held for the first time in Bohol, specifically at the Bohol Beach Club in Panglao island, Friday night.
Headed by their national president Judge Kaudri Jainul, who is a Muslim, the judicial group invited the Bohol First District solon to their dinner conference.
Jainul handles the Shaira Court in Isabela City, Basilan. The Shaira Court is a Muslim court.
Judge Leo Moses Lison of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC – name the covered towns) explained that the trial court judges have been granted a special allowance equal to their basic pay.
But a law authored by Sen. Francisco Pangilinan says an increase in the salary of the said lower court judges shall be taken from their own special allowance.
Because any amount of salary raise is charged against the special allowance, they thus get no additional pay at all, the judges said.
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