1.         The Board of Commissioners approved on 19 May 1997 Resolution No. R-598, amending the Guidelines on Entry of Judgment Pursuant to Rule XIX of the 1996 HLURB Rules of Procedure, by DELETING from the coverage thereof Items B.d and B.e, to wit:

"B.    Coverage

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[d.     Decisions d the Board acted upon by the Office of the President, after thirty (30) days from receipt of Notice of Decision.

e.      Decisions of the Board acted upon by the Supreme Court, forty five (45) days after receipt of Notice of Supreme Court Decision."]

f.        x x x

2.         The amendment shall have the following effect:

2.1           Item B, Coverage, of the Guidelines shall now read as follows:

B. Coverage

Entry of Judgment shall cover final and executory decisions which shall consist of the following:

a.      Decisions of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Arbiter that were not appealed within thirty (30) days after receipt by the parties.

b.      Judgments - upon Compromise Agreements/Amicable Settlements between parties.

c.       Decisions of the Board that were not appealed to the Office of the President despite the lapse of fifteen (15) days after receipt by the parties.

d.      Interlocutory Orders/Resolutions directing specific acts and/or imposing sanctions and administrative fines after thirty (30) days upon receipt by the parties."

2.2           Application of the Guidelines on Entry of Judgment shall therefore be limited to decisions of the Board which have become final and executory at the Arbiter or Board level.

2.3           In all other cases, the burden of proving the finality of the decision shall be on the party moving for execution in a hearing called by the Arbiter for this purpose.

For your information, guidance and/or compliance.

Adopted: 22 May 1997