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COVID-19 Related Court Issuances, Orders, and Circulars

COVID-19 Related Court Issuances, Orders, and

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Issuance

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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
May 14, 2021 Administrative Circular No. 33-2021 To: ALL JUSTICES, JUDGES, COURT PERSONNEL OF THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL COURTS, AND APPELLATE COLLEGIATE COURTS, AND COURT USERS
Re: COURT OPERATIONS STARTING 17 MAY 2021
April 30, 2021 Administrative Circular No. 29-2021 To: ALL JUSTICES, JUDGES, COURT PERSONNEL OF THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL COURTS, AND APPELLATE COLLEGIATE COURTS, AND COURT USERS
Re: WORK ARRANGEMENTS IN COURTS ON 3 – 14 MAY 2021
April 27, 2021 OCA Circular No. 51-2021 To: All Judges and Court Personnel of the First and Second Level Courts
Re: Financial Assistance for Judges and Court Personnel Hospitalized Due to Covid-19 Infection
April 18, 2021 OCA Circular No. 50-2021 To: ALL JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL OF THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL COURTS
Re: VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19
April 14, 2021 Administrative Circular No. 22-2021 To: ALL CONCERNED JUSTICES, JUDGES AND CONCERNED COURT PERSONNEL, AND COURT USERS
Re: PHYSICAL CLOSURE OF COURTS IN ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE AND MODIFIED ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE AREAS
April 11, 2021 OCA Circular No. 47-2021 To: All Concerned Judges and Court Personnel
Re: Extending the Coverage of Administrative Circular No. 21-2021 to Courts in Areas Under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine
April 10, 2021 Administrative Circular No. 21-2021 To: All Concerned Justices, Judges, Court Personnel, and Court Users
Re: Extension of Physical Closure of Courts
April 5, 2021 Announcement Re: Inclusion of Judiciary employees in the Philippine National Deployment and Vaccination Plan for COVID-19 Vaccines
April 3, 2021 Administrative Circular No. 15-2021 TO: ALL LITIGANTS, JUSTICES, JUDGES, PERSONNEL OF THE JUDICIARY, AND MEMBERS OF THE BAR
RE: EXTENSION OFTHE PHYSICAL CLOSURE OF COURTSAND THE FILING PERIODS FOR PLEADINGS AND OTHER COURT SUBMISSIONS IN LIGHT OF THE FURTHER EXTENSION OF THE ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINEFROM APRIL 5 TO APRIL 11, 2021
March 29, 2021 Announcement Re: Declaration of half-day work schedule on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 for all courts nationwide
March 28, 2021 Administrative Circular No. 14-2021 TO:ALL CONCERNED LITIGANTS, JUSTICES, JUDGES, PERSONNEL OF THE JUDICIARY, AND MEMBERS OF THE BAR
RE:EXTENSION OF FILING PERIODS FORPLEADINGS/COURT SUBMISSIONSFOR COURTS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION AND NEARBY PROVINCES PLACED UNDERENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINEFROM MARCH 29 TO APRIL4, 2021
March 27, 2021 Announcement Re: Physical closure of courts in the National Capital Judicial Region and nearby provinces from March 29 to 31, 2021 and throughout the Holy Week
March 25, 2021 Announcement Re: Physical Closure of NCJR Courts, Nearby Provinceson March 25-26, 2021
March 23, 2021 OCA Circular No. 44-2021 To: All Concerned Judges and Court Personnel
Re: Court Operations in the First and Second Level Court in the National Capital Judicial Region and in the Provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal from 24 March – 16 April 2021
November 24, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 62-2020 IN THE MATTER OF THE FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK IN THE SUPREME COURT DURING THE PERIOD OF STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
October 16, 2020 OCA Circular No. 168-2020 To: All Judges of the First and Second Level Courts
Re: OCA Circular on A.M. No. 20-06-14-SC
October 6, 2020 A.M. No. 20-06-14-SC Re: Guidelines in the Imposition of Community Service as Penalty in Lieu of Imprisonment
October 1, 2020 OCA Circular No. 163-2020 To: All Justices and Clerks of Court of Collegiate Courts, and Judges of the First and Second Level Courts
Re: Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 251-2020, Dated 11 September 2020 (Guidelines on the Implementation in the Philippines of the Hague Service Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters)
September 25, 2020 OCA Circular No. 162-2020 To: All Judges and Personnel of First and Second Level Courts
Re: Use of Official Philippine Judiciary Office 365 Accounts for Dissemination of Administrative Orders, Circulars and Other Court Issuances, and Submission of Court Reports
September 24, 2020 OCA Circular No. 161-2020 To: All Concerned Litigants, Judges and Court Personnel of First and Second Level Courts
Re: Authority of All Other First and Second Level Courts to Conduct Videoconferencing Hearings
September 22, 2020 OCA Circular No. 158-2020 To: All Judges of the First and Second Level Courts
Re: Remote Appearances of Parties
September 14, 2020 OCA Circular No. 153-2020 To: All Justice of the Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan and the Court of Tax Appeals and Judges and Clerks of Court of the First and Second Level Courts
Re: Request of the Member Companies of the Philippine Insurers & Reinsurers Association (PIRA) for the Extension of the Validity of their Respective Clearances which Expired on 31 July 2020
September 1, 2020 OCA Circular No. 149-2020 To: All Judges of the First and Second Level Courts Nationwide
Re: Suspension of Commitment Orders for the Transfer of Persons Deprived of Liberty to the Different Jail Facilities
August 25, 2020 OCA Circular No. 145-2020 To: All Judges and Clerks of Court of the First and Second Level Courts
Re: Request of the Member Companies of PHILASURERS for the Continued Validity of their Respective Clearances which Expired on 31 July 2020
August 18, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 45-2020 To: All Litigants, Justices, Judges and Court Personnel of the Judiciary, and Members of the Bar
Re: Court Operations During General Community Quarantine from 19 August 2020 Onwards
August 14, 2020 OCA Circular No. 130-2020 To: All Concerned Judges of the First and Second Level Single-Sala Courts
Re: Authority of All Single-Sala Courts to Conduct Videoconferencing Hearings
August 3, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 43A-2020 To: All Litigants, Justices, Judges and Court Personnel of the Judiciary, and Members of the Bar
Re: Addendum Administrative Circular 43-2020
August 2, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 43-2020 To: All Litigants, Justices, Judges and Court Personnel of the Judiciary, and Members of the Bar
Re: Court Operations from 3 to 14 August 2020
July 29, 2020 OCA Circular No. 125-2020 To: All Judges of the First and Second Level Courts Nationwide
Re: Suspension of the Commitment Orders Orders for the Transfer of Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) from the Jail Facilities of the Bureau of Corrections
July 21, 2020 OCA Circular No. 121-2020 To: All Judges of the First and Second Level Courts
Re: Commitment Orders to the Jail Facilities of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
July 17, 2020 Memorandum Circular No. 07-2020 Work Suspension in the Supreme Court to Conduct Disinfection, Cleaning, and Sanitation of the Different Buildings and Offices
June 30, 2020 OCA Circular No. 106-2020 To: All Judges and Court Personnel of the First and Second Level Courts Nationwide
Re: Guidelines on the Reimbursement of Courts for Purchase of Protective Materials and Equipment Against Covid-19
June 30, 2020 OCA Circular No. 101-2020 To: All Judges and Court Personnel of the First and Second Level Courts
Re: Health Guidelines Due to Covid-19 Cases
June 3, 2020 OCA Circular No. 100-2020 To: All Litigants, Concerned Judges and Court Personnel of the First and Second Level Court, and Members of the Bar
Re: Additional Courts Authorized for Pilot-Testing of Hearing Through Videoconferencing
June 1, 2020 OCA Circular No. 99-2020 To: All Judges of First and Second Level Courts
Re: Required Reports During Community Quarantine Period
May 31, 2020 Announcement Re: Videoconferencing hearings to continue in GCQ areas
May 29, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 41-2020 To: All Litigants, Justices, Judges and Court Personnel of the Judiciary, and Members of the Bar
Re: Court Operations Beginning 1 June 2020
May 26, 2020 OCA Circular No. 98-2020 To: The Judges and Concerned Court Personnel of the Pilot Courts for Videoconferencing Hearings
Re: Videoconferencing Report Form Version 1.1
May 19, 2020 OCA Circular No. 97-2020 To: All the Newly and Originally Appointed Judges of the First and Second Level Courts, and the Judges of the First Level Courts Promoted to the Second Level Courts
Re: Compliance with the Required Immersion Program During this Public Health Emergency
May 18, 2020 OCA Circular No. 96-2020 To: All Litigants, Concerned Judges and Court Personnel of the First and Second Level Courts, Members of the Bar
Re: Pilot Testing of Hearings Through Videoconferencing
May 15, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 40-2020 To: All Litigants, Justices, Judges and Court Personnel of the Judiciary, and Members of the Bar
Re: Courts in Areas Placed Under General Community Quarantine from 16 to 31 May 2020
May 14, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 39-2020 To: All Litigants, Judges and Court Personnel of the Judiciary, And Members of the Bar
Re: Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine InCertain Areas Until 31 May 2020
May 8, 2020 OCA Circular No. 95-2020 To: All Judges and Court Personnel of the First and Second Level Courts, and Officials and Personnel of the Office of the Court Administrator
Re: The New Normal: Cybersecurity in a Covid-Free, Malware-Free Judiciary
May 8, 2020 OCA Circular No. 94-2020 To: All Concerned Litigants, Judges and Court Personnel of the First and Second Level Pilot Courts, and Members of the Bar
Re: Resumption of Raffle of Cases Through Videoconferencing
May 4, 2020 OCA Circular No. 93-2020 To: All Concerned Litigants, Judges and Court Personnel of the First and Second Level Pilot Courts, and Members of the Bar
Re: Implementation of Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 37 – 2020 on the Pilot Testing of Hearings of Criminal Cases Involving Persons Deprived of Liberty through Videoconferencing
April 30, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 38-2020 To: All Justices, Judges, Prosecutors, Public Attorneys and Members of the Bar
Re: Reduced Bail and Recognizance as Modes for Releasing Indigent Persons Deprived of Liberty During this Period of Public Health Emergency, Pending Resolution of their Cases
April 30, 2020 OCA Circular No. 92-2020 To: The Concerned Judges, Clerks of Court in the Offices of the Clerks of Court, and Branch Clerks of Court
Re: Distribution of the Official Philippine Judiciary Office 365 Accounts
April 27, 2020 Administrative Circular No 37-2020 To: All Litigants, Judges and Court Personnel of the First and Second Level Courts, and Members of the Bar
Re: Pilot Testing of Hearings of Criminal Cases Involving Persons Deprived of Liberty Through Videoconferencing
April 27, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 36-2020 To: All Litigants, Justices, Judges and Court Personnel of the Judiciary, and Members of the Bar
Re: Areas Placed Under General Community Quarantine From 1 To 15 May 2020
April 27, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 35-2020 To: All Litigants, Justices, Judges and Court Personnel of the Judiciary, and Members of the Bar
Re: Extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine In Certain Areas Until 15 May 2020
April 20, 2020 OCA Circular No. 91-2020 To All Judges of the First and Second Level Courts
Re: Release of Qualified Persons Deprived of Liberty
April 8, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 34-2020 To All litigants, justices, judges and personnel of the judiciary, and members of the Bar
Re: Extension of Enhance Community Quarantine Over Luzon Until 30 April 2020
April 5, 2020 OCA Circular No. 90-2020 To All Judges and Court Personnel of the Family Court and Regional Trial Courts
Re: Designation of Commercial Court and Family Court Judges as Judge-On-Duty
April 3, 2020 OCA Circular No. 89-2020 To All litigants, justices, judges and personnel of the judiciary, and members of the Bar
Re: Implementation of SC AC 33-2020 on the Electronic Filing of Criminal Complaints and Informations, ad Posting of Bails
March 31, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 33-2020 To All litigants, justices, judges and personnel of the judiciary, and members of the Bar
Re: Online Filing of Complaint or Information and Posting of Bail due to the rising cases of COVID-19 Infection
March 20, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 32-2020 To All litigants, justices, judges and personnel of the judiciary, and members of the Bar
Re: Rising Cases of COVID-19 Infection
Annex A to A.C. No. 32-2020 List of Judiciary Hotlines and Email Addresses
March 16, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 31-2020 To All litigants, justices, judges and personnel of the judiciary, and members of the Bar
Re: Rising Cases of COVID-19 Infection
March 13, 2020 Memorandum To All Chiefs of Office and Services
March 13, 2020 Administrative Order No. 74-2020 PHILJA training programs and activities from Mar 16-May 31 are cancelled until further notice
March 13, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 30-2020 To All justices and personnel of the collegiate courts and judges and personnel of the first and second level courts
Re: NCJR under Community Quarantine
March 13, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 29-2020 To All justices and COURT personnel of the CA, SB, CTA and personnel of the first and second level courts”
Re: Rising Cases of COVID-19 Infection
March 13, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 28-2020 To All offices of the SC
Re: Temporary Suspension/Restriction on the Personal Follow up of pending transactions
March 13, 2020 Memorandum 26-2020 Creating a Task Force to Address the Rising Cases of COVID-19 Infection
March 12, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 27-2020 To All Concerned first and second level court judges and personnel
Re: Rising Cases of COVID-19 Infection
March 12, 2020 Administrative Circular No. 26-2020 To All Concerned first and second level court judges and personnel
Re: Rising Cases of COVID-19 Infection
March 12, 2020 Memorandum Order No. 25-2020
January 31, 2020 Memorandum Order No. 9-2020
Enhanced Justice on Wheels, News, Photo Release

Enhanced Justice on Wheels, Ormoc City, 3 September 2015

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Enhanced Justice on Wheels visits Ormoc City. A court hearing is held inside the Justice on Wheels presided by Ormoc City Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Clifton Nuevo and witnessed by (from left to right) Deputy Court Administrator Thelma Bahia, Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez, Supreme Court Justice Mariano Del Castillo and Ormoc City Vice Mayor Leo Locsin. At least 28 detainees were released as of press time.
Enhanced Justice on Wheels visits Ormoc City. A court hearing is held inside the Justice on Wheels presided by Ormoc City Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Clifton Nuevo and witnessed by (from left to right) Deputy Court Administrator Thelma Bahia, Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez, Supreme Court Justice Mariano Del Castillo and Ormoc City Vice Mayor Leo Locsin. At least 28 detainees were released as of press time.
Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez, Supreme Court Justice Mariano C. Del Castillo, and Deputy Court Administrator Thelma C. Bahia talk with doctor volunteers conducting medical assistance in the Ormoc City Jail during the Enhanced Justice on Wheels in Ormoc City. At least 28 detainees were released as of press time.
Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez, Supreme Court Justice Mariano C. Del Castillo, and Deputy Court Administrator Thelma C. Bahia talk with doctor volunteers conducting medical assistance in the Ormoc City Jail during the Enhanced Justice on Wheels in Ormoc City. At least 28 detainees were released as of press time.
Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez, Supreme Court Justice Mariano C. Del Castillo, and Deputy Court Administrator Thelma C. Bahia talk with inmates of the Ormoc City Jail during the Enhanced Justice on Wheels in Ormoc City.
Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez, Supreme Court Justice Mariano C. Del Castillo, and Deputy Court Administrator Thelma C. Bahia talk with inmates of the Ormoc City Jail during the Enhanced Justice on Wheels in Ormoc City.
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Enhanced Justice on Wheels, News, Photo Release

EJOW Revisits Bacolod

Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez explains the benefits of the Enhanced Justice on Wheels Program (EJOW) to the inmates of the Bacolod City Jail during the EJOW’s revisit to Bacolod city on September 5, 2014.  Aside from the jail and docket decongestion, the Program also provides court-annexed mediation, medical and dental mission, free legal aid to inmates, information and dissemination campaign for barangay officials, and a team building seminar for court employees.  (Photo and Caption by Joachim Florencio Q. Corsiga)

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Enhanced Justice on Wheels, News, Photo Release

EJOW Revisits Bacolod

Supreme Court Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez and Deputy Court Administrator Raul Bautista Villanueva (standing, 2nd and 1st from right) observe the proceedings led by Executive Judge Anita G. Chua inside the mobile-court bus on occasion of the revisit of the EJOW to Bacolod City, on September 5, 2014. The program resulted in the release of 41 inmates, and dismissal of 69 criminal cases. Likewise, 95 inmates have received free legal aid, while 145 barangay officials participated in the legal information lectures, and 185 court employees participated in the team building seminar.  (Photo and Caption by Joachim Florencio Q. Corsiga)

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Enhanced Justice on Wheels, News, Photo Release

EJOW Revisits Iloilo

Supreme Court Justice Mariano C. Del Castillo and Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez (standing, 4th and 3rd  from left) pose with court officials and city volunteers in the jail visitation component of the Enhanced Justice on Wheels program (EJOW), on occasion of the EJOW’s revisit to Iloilo city on September 4, 2014. Also in attendance were: Deputy Court Administrator Raul Bautista Villanueva and Municipal Trial Court in Cities Executive Judge Ma. Theresa E. Gaspar (standing, 1st and 2nd from left) Aside from the Jail and docket decongestion, the Program also consists in the court-annexed mediation, medical and dental mission, free legal aid to inmates, information and dissemination campaign for barangay officials, and a team building seminar for court employees. (Photo and Caption by Joachim Florencio Q. Corsiga)

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Enhanced Justice on Wheels, News, Photo Release

EJOW Revisits Iloilo

Supreme Court Associate Justice Mariano C. Del Castillo (standing, rightmost), Enhanced Justice on Wheels (EJOW) Committee Chairperson, and Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez (standing, back row) observe the proceedings led by Executive Judge Loida D. Maputol inside the mobile-court bus on occasion of the revisit of the EJOW to Iloilo City, on September 4, 2014. The program resulted in the release of 70 inmates and the dismissal of 169 criminal cases. Likewise, 120 inmates have received medical and dental assistance, 80 inmates received free legal aid, while 152 barangay officials participated in the legal information lectures.  (Photo and Caption by Joachim Florencio Q. Corsiga)

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