MANILA, Philippines — For the next 10 months, court employees will be banned from wearing mini skirts and collarless shirts as well as answering cell phone calls along court hallways. Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin recently announced during his visit to the Quezon City Hall of Justice that he would impose the ban along the hallways of all regional trial courts (RTCs) as well as the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), Court of Appeals (CA) and the Supreme Court (SC). The Chief Justice also told court employees that they should not be seen using their cellular phones in public areas of the court such as corridors, lobbies and elevators. Bersamin also encouraged SC employees to strive to improve the high court and make changes in their regulations and rules of court to speed up the decision of cases. In return, he promised to provide more benefits to court employees.

Source: Philippine Star December 14, 2018 16:00 UTC