SC: Court work in some areas suspended on Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Court operations in some areas are suspended on Tuesday, August 26 due to inclement weather, the Supreme Court (SC) announced.

In a tweet, the High Court said it adopted a work-from-home (WFH) arrangement.

The SC said skeleton workforce will be maintained at the SC Docket-Receiving Section of the Judicial Records Office as well as the Cash Collection and Disbursement Division of the Fiscal Management and Budget Office.

Meanwhile, the SC said that work is suspended for the Court of Appeals (CA) in Manila. Similarly, a skeleton workforce will be maintained at the One Stop Processing Center, Cash Division, and General Services Division

The Sandiganbayan, meanwhile, adopted a WFH arrangement for all offices.

A skeleton workforce will be maintained at the Sandiganbayan Judicial Records Division and Cashier Section. 

For the Court of Tax Appeals, a WFH arrangement is adopted while skeleton workforce will be maintained at the  Executive Clerk of Court IV and Executive Clerks of Court III for the Office of the Clerks of Court, and the respective Chiefs of Office for the Office of Legal and Technical Services and Office of Administrative and Finance Services.

Aside from this, the SC said that work in all first and second level courts and judicial offices in the following areas is suspended:

• Metro Manila
• Aurora
• Bulacan
• Nueva Ecija
• Pampanga
• Batangas
• Cavite
• Laguna
• Rizal
• Quezon
• Albay
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
• Masbate
• Sorsogon
• Eastern Samar
• Leyte
• Northern
• Samar
• Southern Leyte

First level courts are the Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, Municipal Trial Court, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts while second level courts are regional trial courts.

The  Department of Interior and Local Government has also announced the suspension of classes and government work in some areas.

A low pressure area of Eastern Samar is expected to bring scattered rains and thunderstorms across large parts of the country within the next 24 hours, according to state weather bureau PAGASA. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News