How the Government Should be Run.
I had to get a NBI clearance. The Bangko Sentral has a new requirement for the top bosses of financial firms. Naturally, I pulled strings to find a contact within the NBI so I would not line up with the rest of the people.
I found one. And less than an hour, I was almost done except for a glitch. There were 2 cases against me. The 1st case was an accident case that happened in 1983 where I got convicted and sentenced for gross negligence and serious physical injuries. I know this case. The Supreme Court reversed my conviction. The 2nd case involved also an accident in 1989. I was charged in the Quezon City Fiscal's office for damage to property. That case was also dropped.
I decided to get the Supreme Court clearance by myself while my ordered my assistant to get a clearance from the QC Fiscal's office.
I took the LRT to the Carriedo NBI Office and on the way back decided to drop by the Supreme Court. The Security office directed me to the Judicial Branch Records Office since the case dated back to 1983 and the cases that were computerized dated only to 1991. Entering the Judicial Branch Records Offfice, I was met by a man named Noynoy. He directed me to the Court of Appeals first to get a case number. He was very helpful and accommodating. He showed me a short cut that enabled me to get to the Court of Appeals without getting drenched in the rain. Apparently the CA and the SC are interconnected!
Upon reaching the Court of Appeals, I was directed to three offices. The 3rd office was the right office. A white haired man entertained me. He was pleasant enough. He took time to understand my problem and asked clarificatory questions. He told me to give him 5 munutes. He came back after 5 minutes with a huge leather bound journal and showed me the case record. Indicated in that book was an entry "Conviction reversed by the Supreme Court" with a date. Without even asking, he told me that he will photocopy the case entries so that I can show this to the SC. He didn't even charge me for the photocopy.
I left the CA and went back to Noynoy at the SC. Noynoy studied the copy and asked me to come back the next day since he has to search for it. He gave me his number so that I could call him before I went back to the SC.
The next day, Noynoy informed me that he could not find my case records. He asked me to talk to his supervisor because she might be able to help me. I went back and Noynoy introduced me to his supervisor who graciously received me. She asked me to go to the Office of the Reporter because they keep all decisions of the SC. Again, she showed me a shortcut to the Centennial building of the SC.
The Office of the Reporter had my case record. The person that entertained me just asked me to pay the fees and the documentary stamps. I got my clearance.
What is remarkable about transacting business with the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court is that the employees that I interacted with genuinely wanted to help me and did help me with a smile and never asked for a centavo. It was like I was transacting business with a private corporation with excellent customer service.
The employees of the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court were not your stereotypical government employees who most o the time sullen and always asking for money.
I found one. And less than an hour, I was almost done except for a glitch. There were 2 cases against me. The 1st case was an accident case that happened in 1983 where I got convicted and sentenced for gross negligence and serious physical injuries. I know this case. The Supreme Court reversed my conviction. The 2nd case involved also an accident in 1989. I was charged in the Quezon City Fiscal's office for damage to property. That case was also dropped.
I decided to get the Supreme Court clearance by myself while my ordered my assistant to get a clearance from the QC Fiscal's office.
I took the LRT to the Carriedo NBI Office and on the way back decided to drop by the Supreme Court. The Security office directed me to the Judicial Branch Records Office since the case dated back to 1983 and the cases that were computerized dated only to 1991. Entering the Judicial Branch Records Offfice, I was met by a man named Noynoy. He directed me to the Court of Appeals first to get a case number. He was very helpful and accommodating. He showed me a short cut that enabled me to get to the Court of Appeals without getting drenched in the rain. Apparently the CA and the SC are interconnected!
Upon reaching the Court of Appeals, I was directed to three offices. The 3rd office was the right office. A white haired man entertained me. He was pleasant enough. He took time to understand my problem and asked clarificatory questions. He told me to give him 5 munutes. He came back after 5 minutes with a huge leather bound journal and showed me the case record. Indicated in that book was an entry "Conviction reversed by the Supreme Court" with a date. Without even asking, he told me that he will photocopy the case entries so that I can show this to the SC. He didn't even charge me for the photocopy.
I left the CA and went back to Noynoy at the SC. Noynoy studied the copy and asked me to come back the next day since he has to search for it. He gave me his number so that I could call him before I went back to the SC.
The next day, Noynoy informed me that he could not find my case records. He asked me to talk to his supervisor because she might be able to help me. I went back and Noynoy introduced me to his supervisor who graciously received me. She asked me to go to the Office of the Reporter because they keep all decisions of the SC. Again, she showed me a shortcut to the Centennial building of the SC.
The Office of the Reporter had my case record. The person that entertained me just asked me to pay the fees and the documentary stamps. I got my clearance.
What is remarkable about transacting business with the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court is that the employees that I interacted with genuinely wanted to help me and did help me with a smile and never asked for a centavo. It was like I was transacting business with a private corporation with excellent customer service.
The employees of the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court were not your stereotypical government employees who most o the time sullen and always asking for money.