By Melissa Basmayor/PNA
NAGA CITY — Selected barangay tanods or village watchmen from the 27 barangays of this city have been deputized to assist in the service of summary orders and subpoenas in criminal cases for violations of city ordinances filed at the three branches of Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) here.
This, after a memorandum of agreement was signed on Monday by and between the Peace and Order Council of Naga City and the MTCC here.
Executive Judge Margaret Armea said they noted the high number of violations of city ordinances as compared to other criminal and civil cases.
However, subpoenas and summary orders are not immediately served because of the lack of process servers coming from the different branches.
This, Armea said, is the reason many violators go scot-free.
Meanwhile, the signatories of the memorandum of agreement assured that the selected barangay tanods had undergone rigid training regarding the serving of subpoenas and summary orders.
