SC suspends court ops in Metro Manila, 15 provinces due to habagat

Court operations in Metro Manila and several provinces were suspended on Thursday, July 24, due to severe weather conditions brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat).

The Supreme Court ordered first- and second-level courts within the National Capital Judicial Region and specific courts in Pangasinan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Pampanga, Bataan, Tarlac, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Nueva Ecija, Quezon Province, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Marinduque, Sorsogon, Romblon, Masbate, Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Antique, Iloilo, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, Apayao, Zambales, La Union to halt operations starting at 1 p.m.

Additional courts across these provinces suspended work on Thursday, with some areas maintaining a skeletal workforce for urgent matters.

The list of affected courts includes those in Tarlac, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, Zambales, Pampanga, Bataan, and other provinces as listed above.

According to PAGASA, Metro Manila and several provinces are expected to experience 100 to 200 mm of rainfall until Tuesday, with heavy to torrential rain forecasted from July 21 until July 24.