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Makati, Valenzuela judges, staff to go on self-quarantine
Makati City courts will temporarily close their physical operations for 14 days, from June 25 to July 8, due to a COVID-19 case confirmed by rapid testing and another person under investigation among court personnel.
Executive Judge Elmo Alameda ordered all judges and personnel in Makati to undergo self-quarantine as a safety measure.
The first affected employee has relatives working in the Makati courts.
Both employees are scheduled to undergo confirmatory swab testing, and contact tracing will be conducted in the courts.
Despite the physical closure, court operations will continue through hotline numbers, judiciary emails, video conference hearings, and electronic filing of pleadings.
Valenzuela's RTC-Bulwagang Pangkatarungan will be on temporary lockdown from June 25 until July 9 if a person who had been in contact with a COVID-19 patient tests positive.
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