Court Operations from January 10 to 15, 2022 in the First and Second Level Courts in Areas under Alert Level 3

January 7, 2022

OCA MEMORANDUM NO. 04-2022

 

Considering that fourteen (14) areas in the country will be placed under Alert Level 3 from January 9 to 15, 2022, namely, Baguio City in the Cordillera Administrative Region; Dagupan City in Region 1; City of Santiago and Cagayan in Region 2; Angeles City, Bataan, Olongapo City, Pampanga, and Zambales in Region 3; Batangas and Lucena City in Region 4-A; Naga City in Region 5; Iloilo City in Region 6; and Lapu-[L]apu City in Region 7, pursuant to Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Resolution No. 156-A dated January 6, 2022, and consistent with what are provided in OCA Circular No. 160-2021A dated January 1, 2022, the operations of the courts and judicial offices in the said areas from January 10 to 15, 2022 shall be as follows:

1. A skeleton workforce of at least thirty percent (30%) to at most fifty (50%) shall be maintained to enable the courts to sufficiently address matters and concerns, as far as practicable;

2. Saturday duty is suspended during the said period;

3. The regular office hours shall be from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.; and

4. All other directives, such as the conduct of in-court hearings, the filing or service of pleadings, motions, and other court submissions through allowable modes, or the non-suspension of the period to file or serve the same, and the continued non-operation of night courts, as provided for in OCA Circular No. 134-2021, including the safety and health protocols being required by the IATF in its Resolution Nos. 155 and 156, shall be strictly observed.

For the guidance and compliance of all concerned.

(SGD.) RAUL BAUTISTA VILLANUEVADeputy Court Administrator (for Luzon)

Published in the PHILJA Bulletin, Vol. XXIV, Issue No. 93, Page 79.