Conduct of Fully-Remote Videoconferencing Hearings
OCA Circular No. 67-2021 • Supreme Court Issuances • Office of the Court Administrator Circulars • May 31, 2021
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May 31, 2021 OCA CIRCULAR NO. 67-2021 TO : All Judges of First and Second Level Courts RE : Conduct of Fully-Remote Videoconferencing Hearings Acting on the request of some judges and court personnel, in consideration of their health and safety, as well as the court users', in view of the different levels of community quarantines and surge of COVID-19 cases in some areas, so as to not delay the trial of cases and court processes, and upon approval of Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, all judges of the first and second level courts may conduct fully-remote videoconferencing hearings, regardless of their physical location in the country, with notice to the Office of the Court Administrator, until further notice. For the guidance and compliance of all concerned. (SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator
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