Physical Closure of Courts until 31 January 2022

January 14, 2022

OCA CIRCULAR NO. 07-2022

 

Pursuant to the authority granted by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo to the Office of the Court Administrator in Supplemental Memorandum Order No. 10-2022-B dated 14 January 2022, the courts in the herein named provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent component cities placed under Alert Level 3, with heightened restrictions, per Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Resolution No. 157-A dated 14 January 2022, except those previously the subject of Memorandum Order No. 10-2022 dated 12 January 2022 and Supplemental Memorandum Order No. 10-2022-A, are PHYSICALLY CLOSED to all court users from 17 to 31 January 2022:

A. For Luzon:

a. Cordillera Administrative Region: Ifugao, Mountain Province;

b. Region 1: Ilocos Sur;

c. Region 3: Aurora;

d. Region 4-B: Marinduque, Romblon;

e. Region 5: Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Sorsogon.

B. For Visayas:

a. Region 6: Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras;

b. Region 7: Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental;

c. Region 8: Ormoc City, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Southern Leyte, Western Samar.

C. For Mindanao:

a. Region 9: City of Isabela, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur;

b. Region 10: Bukidnon, Iligan City, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental;

c. Region 11: Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte;

d. Region 12: General Santos City, South Cotabato;

e. CARAGA: Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte;

f. BARMM: Lanao del Sur.

All the directives expressly provided for in the aforesaid Memorandum Order No. 10-2022 and Supplemental Memorandum Order No. 10-2022-A shall completely apply to the above areas.

Further, all the concerned Judges, court personnel and court users of the first and second level courts in the areas covered by the said IATF Resolution No. 157-A are directed to faithfully comply with the guidelines enumerated in OCA Circular No. 05-2022 dated 13 January 2022.

For the guidance and strict compliance of all concerned.

(SGD.) RAUL BAUTISTA VILLANUEVADeputy Court Administrator(Per Memorandum Order No. 108-2021 dated 17 November 2021)