In areas under Alert Level 2, only 80 percent of total personnel are required to work on-site, the Supreme Court said through Court Administrator Raul B. Villanueva.
In his circular authorized by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, Villanueva said that face-to-face hearings of cases should be given priority while video conferencing inside courtrooms is still allowed. Night courts in areas under Alert Level 1 are allowed to operate and executive judges may conduct jail visitations if needed. For courts without their own facilities in areas under Alert Level 1, only 75 percent of workforce is allowed to report on-site.Fully-remote video conferencing hearings, regardless of the location of the judges in the country, are no longer allowed.Earlier, the Department of Health announced that the National Capital Region remains under Alert Level 1 from August 1 to 15.
Region III: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Angeles City, and Olongapo CityRegion IV-B: Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, and Puerto Princesa City;Region VI: Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo Province, Bacolod City, and Iloilo CityRegion VIII: Biliran, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Ormoc City, and Tacloban CityRegion X: Camiguin, Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City, and Iligan CityCARAGA: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur,...
The following provinces, highly urbanized cities , and independent component cities will remain under Alert Level 2, without prejudice to their respective component cities and municipalities which may be under a different alert level classification:Region IV-B: Occidental Mindoro and PalawanRegion VII: Bohol, Cebu, and Negros OrientalRegion IX: City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga SibugayRegion XI: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao de Oro and Davao...