The Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Court of Tax Appeals, and all trial courts in the National Capital Region (NCR) are closed on Friday, Feb. 4, during the first day of the first-ever online and regionalized bar examinations.
Also closed on Feb. 4 are trial courts near testing centers nationwide where the 2020-2021 bar examinations will be conducted.
The second day of the bar examinations will be held on Sunday, Feb. 6.
An estimated 11,790 law graduates are expected to take the bar examinations. The number of examinees is high since the 2020 bar examinations were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the SC decided to conduct the tests simultaneously with the 2021 examinations.
The closure of the courts was ordered by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo in a circular which noted that “a number of court staff and employees and the physical resources of the Supreme Court and collegiate courts have been deployed to the different testing sites in the country for the 2020/2021 Bar Examinations.”
Gesmundo said the closure was recommended by Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, chairperson of the Bar Examinations Committee, and was approved by the SC as a full court.
The circular also stated that “officials, staff, and employees of all Courts who were deployed and rendered service during the preparations and the actual conduct of the Bar Examinations and during the post Bar Examination activities shall be considered on Official Time.”
The following trial courts are closed on Feb. 4:
LUZON
Benguet
1. RTC-OCC - Benguet
2. RTC Branch 3 - Baguio City
3. RTC Branch 4 - Baguio City
4. RTC Branch 5 - Baguio City
5. RTC Branch 6 - Baguio City
6. RTC Branch 7 - Baguio City
7. RTC Branch 60 - Baguio City
8. RTC Branch 61 - Baguio City
9. MCTC Branch 1 - Baguio City
10.MTCC Branch 4 - Baguio City
11.RTC-OCC - La Trinidad
12.RTC Branch 8 - La Trinidad
13.RTC Branch 9 - La Trinidad
14.RTC Branch 63 - La Trinidad
15.MCTC - Kapangan-Kibungan
La Union
1. RTC Branch 34 - Balaoan
2. RTC-OCC- Bauang
3. MTC - Sto. Tomas
4. RTC Branch 26 - San Fernando City
5. RTC Branch 27 - San Fernando City
6. RTC Branch 28 - San Fernando City
7. RTC Branch 29 - San Fernando City
8. RTC Branch 30 - San Fernando City
9. RTC Branch 66 - San Fernando City
10.MTCC OCC - San Fernando City
11.MTCC Branch 1 - San Fernando City
12.MTCC Branch 2 - San Fernando City
13.RTC Branch 31 - Agoo
14.MTC - Bangar
15 .MTC - Bacnotan
16.MTC - Naguilian
17.MTC - Aringay
Abra
1. MCTCAbra
Pangasinan
1. RTC Branch 51 -Tayug
2. RTC Branch 40 - Urdaneta
3. MTC - Sta. Barbara
Ilocos Sur
1. RTC Ilocos Sur
Cagayan
1. RTC OCC - Tuguegarao City
2. RTC Branch 1 - Tuguegarao City
3. RTC Branch 3 - Tuguegarao City
4. RTC Branch 4 - Tuguegarao City
5. RTC Branch 5 - Tuguegarao City
6. RTC Branch 10 - Tuguegarao City
7. MTCC OCC -Tuguegarao City
8. MTCC Branch 1 - Tuguegarao City
9. MTCC Branch 1 - Tuguegarao City
10.MTC- Baggao
11.MCTC - Solana
12.RTC Branch 11 - Tuao
13.MTC - Tuao
14.MTC - Alcala
15.MTC - Cagayan
Nueva Vizcaya
1. RTC OCC - Bayombong
2. RTC Branch 27 - Bayombong
3. RTC Branch 28 - Bayombong
4. RTC Branch 29 - Bayombong
5. MTC- Bayombong
6. RTC OCC - Bainbang
7. RTC Branch 37 - Bambang
Pampanga
1. RTC OCC - Angeles City
2. Family Court Branch 10 - Angeles City
3. RTC Branch 56 - Angeles City
4. RTC Branch 58 - Angeles City
5. RTC Branch 59 - Angeles City
6. RTC Branch 60 - Angeles City
7. RTC Branch 61 - Angeles City
8. RTC Branch 62 - Angeles City
9. RTC Branch 114 - Angeles City
10 .RTC Branch 115 - Angeles City
11.RTC Branch 116 - Angeles City
12.RTC Branch 118 - Angeles City
13.MTCC OCC - Angeles City
14.RTC Branch 9 - City of San Fernando
15.RTC Branch 45 - City of San Fernando
16.RTC Branch 53 - Guagua
Batangas
1. Family Court, Branch 1-FC - Batangas City
2. Family Court, Branch 2-FC - Lipa City
3. RTC OCC - Lipa City
4. RTC OCC - Tanauan City
5. RTC OCC - Batangas City
6. RTC Branch 2 - Batangas City
7. RTC Branch 3 - Batangas City
8. RTC Branch 5 - Lemery
9. RTC Branch 8 - Batangas City
10.RTC Branch 11 - Balayan
11.RTC Branch 12 - Lipa City
12.RTC Branch 13 - Lipa City
13.RTC Branch 66 - Tanauan City
14.RTC Branch 84 - Batangas City
15.RTC Branch 85 - Lipa City
16.RTC Branch 86 - Taal
17.RTC Branch 87 - Rosario
18.MTCC Branch 1 - Lipa City
19.MTCC Branch 1 - Batangas City
20.MCTC Branch 4 - Taysan-Lobo
21.MCTC 6th - Lemery-Agoncillo
22.MCTC 7th - Taal
23.MTC Branch 7
24.MTC - San Luis
25.MTC - Bauan
26.MTC - Ibaan
27.MCTC - Alitagtag-Sta. Teresita
Nueva Ecija
1. FC Branch 8 - Cabanatuan City
Dasmarinas City
2. RTC Branch 90
Quezon
3. RTC Branch 53 - Lucena City
Oriental Mindoro
1. RTC OCC - Calapan City
2. FC Branch 11 - Calapan City
3. RTC Branch 39 - Calapan City
4. RTC Branch 40 - Calapan City
5. RTC Branch 42 - Pinamalayan
6. MTCC - Calapan City
7. RTC OCC - Pinamalayan
8. MCTC - San Teodoro
9. MTC - Socorro
10.MTC - Victoria
Camarines Sur
1. RTC Office of Executive Judge
2. RTC OCC Law Library
3. RTC OCC- Naga
4. RTC Branch 19 - Naga City
5. RTC Branch 20 - Naga City
6. RTC Branch 21 - Naga City
7. RTC Branch 22 - Naga City
8. RTC Branch 23 - Naga City
9. RTC Branch 25 - Naga City
10.RTC Branch 26 - Naga City
11.RTC Branch 27 - Naga City
12.RTC Branch 29 - Naga City
13.RTC Branch 57 - Libmanan
14.RTC Branch 61 - Naga City
15.RTC Branch 62 - Naga City
16.MTCC OCC - Naga City
17.MTCC Branch 2 - Naga City
18.MTCC Branch 3 - Naga City
19.RTC OCC - Iriga
20.RTC Branch 35 - Iriga
21.RTC Branch 36 - Iriga
22.RTC Branch 37 - Iriga
23.RTC Branch 60 - Iriga
24.MTCC Branch 2 Iriga
25.RTC Branch 63 - Calabanga
26.RTC OCC - Pili
27.RTC Branch 31 - Pili
28.RTC Branch 33 Pili
29. MTCC - Camaligan-Gainza-Milaor
30. MTC - Balatan
31. MCTC - San Fernando
VISAYAS
Iloilo
1. RTC OCC - Iloilo
2. RTC Branch 22 - Iloilo City
3. RTC Branch 23 - Iloilo City
4. RTC Branch 25 - Iloilo City
5. RTC Branch 26 - Iloilo City
6. RTC Branch 27 - Iloilo City
7. RTC Branch 29 - Iloilo City
8. RTC Branch 34 - Iloilo City
9. RTC Branch 35 - Iloilo City
10.RTC Branch 39 - Iloilo City
11.RTC Branch 70 - Barotac Viejo
12.MTCC OCC - Iloilo City
13.MTC - Oton
14.MTCC Branch 2 - Iloilo City
15.MTCC Branch 5 - Iloilo City
16.MTCC Branch 8 - Iloilo City
17 .MTCC Branch 9 - Iloilo City
18.MTCC Branch 12 - Cabatuan
Negros Occidental
1. RTC OCC
2. RTC Branch 41 - Bacolod City
3. RTC Branch 42 - Bacolod City
4. RTC Branch 43 - Bacolod City
5. RTC Branch 44 - Bacolod City
6. RTC Branch 46 - Bacolod City
7. RTC Branch 48 - Bacolod City
8. RTC Branch 49 - Bacolod City
9. RTC Branch 52 - Bacolod City
10.RTC Branch 53 - Bacolod City
11.RTC Branch 54 - Bacolod City
12.RTC Branch 57 - Bacolod City
13.MTCC Branch 1 - Bacolod City
14.MTCC Branch 3 - Bacolod City
15.MTCC Branch 4 - Bacolod City
16.MTCC Branch 5 - Bacolod City
17 .MTCC Branch 6 - Bacolod City
18.MTCC Branch 7 - Bacolod City
19.MTCC OCC
20.RTC OCC - Bago City
21.RTC OCC - Himamaylan City
22.RTC Branch 56 - Himamaylan City
23.RTC Branch 61 - Kabankalan City
24.RTC Branch 77 - Sipalay City
25 .MTC - Hinoba-an
26.MTC - Cauayan
27.MTCC- Sagay City
28.MTCC - Victorias City
29.MTCC - Himamaylan City
30.MTCC - Talisay City
31.MTCC - Silay City
Cebu
I. DCA - Visayas
2. RTC Office of the Executive Judge
3. RTC Branch 5 - Cebu City Branch 5
4. RTC Branch 6 - Cebu City Branch 6
5. RTC Branch 7 Cebu City Branch 7
6. RTC Branch 11 - Cebu City
7. RTC Branch 12 - Cebu City
8. RTC Branch 13 - Cebu City
9. RTC Branch 14 - Cebu City
10.RTC Branch 19 - Cebu City
11.RTC Branch 20 - Cebu City
12.RTC Branch 22 - Cebu City
13.RTC Branch 23 - Cebu City
14.RTC Branch 24 - Cebu City
15.RTC Branch 71, Cebu City
16.RTC Branch 74, Cebu City
17 .MTCC Branch 4 - Cebu City
18.MTCC Branch 11 - Cebu City
19.MTCC Branch 13 - Cebu City
20.RTC Branch 5 - Lapu-Lapu City (FC)
21.RTC Branch 27 - Lapu-Lapu City
22.RTC Branch 53 - Lapu-Lapu City
23.RTC Branch 67 - Lapu-Lapu City
24.RTC Branch 69 - Lapu-Lapu City
25.RTC Branch 70 - Lapu-Lapu City
26.RTC Branch 71 - Lapu-Lapu City
27.RTC Branch 6 - Mandaue City (FC)
28.RTC Branch 28 - Mandaue City
29.RTC Branch 83 - Mandaue City
30.RTC Branch 84 - Mandaue City
31.RTC Branch 86 -Mandaue City
32.RTC Branch 87 - Mandaue City
33.RTC Branch 88 - Mandaue City
34.RTC Branch 89 - Mandaue City
35.RTC Branch 29 - Toledo City
36.RTC Branch 59 - Toledo City
37.RTC Branch 94 - Argao
38.MTC - Argao
39.MTC- Sibonga
40.MTC - San Fernando
41.MTCC Branch 1 - Lapu-Lapu City
42.MTCC Branch 1 - Mandaue City
43.MTCC Branch 2 - Mandaue City
44.MTCC Branch 3 - Mandaue City
45.MTCC Branch 1 - Talisay City
46.MCTC - Malabuyoc-Alegria-Ginatilan
Negros Oriental
1. RTC Law Library - Dumaguete City
2. RTC-OCC- Dumaguete City
3. RTC Branch 30 - Dumaguete City
4. RTC Branch 31 - Dumaguete City
5. RTC Branch 32 - Dumaguete City
6. RTC Branch 34 - Dumaguete City
7. RTC Branch 36 - Dumaguete City
8. RTC Branch 37 - Dumaguete City
9. RTC Branch 40 - Dumaguete City
10.RTC Branch 41 - Dumaguete City
11.RTC Branch 42 - Dumaguete City
12.RTC Branch 43 - Tanjay City
13.RTC Branch 44 - Dumaguete City
14.RTC Branch 75 - Dumaguete City
15.RTC-OCC - Bais City
16.RTC Branch 43 - Tanjay City ..
17 .RTC Branch 64 - Guihulngan City
18.RTC Branch 75 - Bais City
19.MTCC - Bais City
20.MTCC - Tanjay City
21.MTC - Sibulan
22.MTC - Sta. Catalina
23.MTC - Sibulan
24.2nd MCTC - Manjuyod-Bindoy-Ayungon
Leyte
1. RTC - OCC, Library Services - Tacloban City
2. RTC OCC - Tacloban City
3. RTC OCC Branch 9
4. RTC Branch 6 - Tacloban City
5. RTC Branch 7 - Tacloban City .
6. RTC Branch 8 - Tacloban City
7. RTC Branch 9-Tacloban City
8. RTC Branch 34 - Tacloban City
9. RTC Branch 43 - Tacloban City
10.MTC Branch 1 - Tacloban City
11.MTCC-OCC - Tacloban City
12.MTCC Branch 1 - Tacloban City
13.MTCC Branch 2 - Tacloban City
14.RTC OCC - Carigara
15.RTC Branch 13 - Carigara
16.MCTC - Abuyong
17.MTC- Pastrana
Eastern Samar
1. RTC Branch 1 - Borongan City
Samar
1. 5th MCTC - Paranas, San Sebastian
2. 4th MCTC - Motiong-Jiabong-San Jose De Buan
MINDANAO
Zamboanga City
1. RTC OCC - Zamboanga City
2. RTC Branch 1 - Zamboanga City
3. RTC Branch 12 - Zamboanga City
4. RTC Branch 14 - Zamboanga City
5. RTC Branch 15 - Zamboanga City
6. RTC Branch 17 - Zamboanga City
7. RTC Branch 32 - Zamboanga City
8. RTC Branch 34 - Zamboanga City
9. RTC Branch 35 - Zamboanga City
Zamboanga Sibugay
1. RTC Branch 37 - Ipil
2. MCTC - Ipil-Tungawan-RT Lim
Zamboanga del Sur
1. MCTC - San Miguel
Basilan
1. RTC OCC - Isabela City
2. RTC Branch 2 - Isabela City
3. MTCC - Isabela City
Misamis Oriental
1. RTC Branch 36 - Calamba
2. RTC OCC - Cagayan De Oro City
1. RTC Branch 17 - Cagayan De Oro City
2. RTC Branch 18 - Cagayan De Oro City
3. RTC Branch 21 - Cagayan De Oro City
4. RTC Branch 22 - Cagayan De Oro City
5. RTC Branch 27 - Gingoog City
6. RTC Branch 26 - Medina
7. RTC Branch 37 - Cagayan De Oro City
8. RTC Branch 38 - Cagayan De Oro City
9. RTC Branch 39 - Cagayan De Oro City
10.RTC Branch 44 - Initao
11.MTCC OCC - Cagayan De Oro City
12.MTCC Branch 1 - Cagayan De Oro City
13.MTCC Branch 2 - Cagayan De Oro City
14.MTCC Branch 3 - Cagayan De Oro City
15.MTCC Branch 4 - Cagayan De Oro City
16.MTCC Branch 5 - Cagayan De Oro City
17 .MTCC Branch 6 - Cagayan De Oro City
18.MTCC Branch 7 - Cagayan De Oro City
19 .MTCC Branch 17 - Cagayan De Oro City
20.MCTC - Balingasag
21.MCTC - Balingoan-Talisay
22.MCTC - City of El Salvador
Agusan del Norte
1. RTC Branch 1 - Butuan City
2. RTC Branch 6 - Prosperidad
Bukidnon
1. RTC Branch 45 - Malaybalay
2. RTC Branch 46 - Malaybalay
3. RTC Branch 11 - Manolo Fortich
4. MTCC - Malaybalay
Iligan City
1. RTC OCC - Iligan City
2. RTC Branch 1 - Iligan City
3. RTC Branch 3 - Iligan City
4. RTC Branch 4 - Iligan City
5. RTC Branch 5 - Iligan City
6. RTC Branch 6 - Iligan City
7. MTC OCC - Iligan City
8. MTCC Branch 1 - Iligan City
9. MTCC Branch 2 - Iligan City
10.MTCC Branch 3 - Iligan City
11.MTCC Branch 4 - Iligan City
12.MTCC Branch 5 - Iligan City
Lanao del Norte
1. MCTC - Linaamon-Matunao-Tagoloan
2. MCTC - Kauswagan-Poona-Piagapo
3. MCTC - Miago-Bacolod-Munai
Misamis Occidental
1. RTC Branch 15 - Ozamiz City
Davao City
1. RTC OCC - Davao City
2. RTC Branch 10 - Davao City
3. RTC Branch 14 - Davao City
4. RTC Branch 15 - Davao City
5. RTC Branch 16 -Davao City
6. RTC Branch 33 - Davao City
7. RTC Branch 52 - Davao City
8. RTC Branch 53 - Davao City
9. RTC Branch 54 - Davao City
10.MTCC OCC Davao City
11.MTCC Branch 1 - Davao City
12.MTCC Branch 2 - Davao City
13.MTCC Branch 3 - Davao City
14.MTCC Branch 4 - Davao City
15.MTCC Branch 6 - Davao City
Davao De Oro
1. PHILJA-PMC, Nabunturan
2. RTC Branch 3 - Nabunturan
3. MCTC - Nabunturan-Mawab-Montevista
4. MTCC Branch 1 - Samal District
5. RTC Branch 57 - Mabini
Davao Del Sur
1. MCTC Branch 1 - Bansalan-Magsaysay
2. 2nd MCTC Hagonoy-Matanao
3. RTC Branch 61- Digos City
4. MTCC - Digos City
5. RTC Branch 21 - Bansalan
6. RTC Branch 21 - Bansalan
Davao Del Norte
1. MTCC OCC - Igacos
2. MTCC Branch 1 - Igacos
3. MTCC- Branch 2 - Igacos
4. MCTC - Kapalong
5. MTC - Asuncion
6. RTC-OCC - Tagum City
7. RTC Branch 1 -Tagum City
8. RTC Branch 31 - Tagum City
9. PMC-TAGUMUNIT
10.3rd MCTC Kapalong-Talaingod
Bukidnon
1. MTCC - Valencia City
2. RTC OCC - Malaybalay City
Cotabato
1. RTC OCC - Kidapawan City-PMC
2. RTC Branch 17 - Kidapawan City
3. RTC Branch 61 - Kidapawan City
General Santos City
1. MTCC Branch 1 - General Santos City
2. MTCC Branch 3 - General Santos City
3. RTC OCC - General Santos City
4. RTC Branch 35 - General Santos City
5. RTC Branch 36 - General Santos City
6. RTC Branch 37 - General Santos City
7. RTC Branch 39 - General Santos City
8. RTC Branch 46 - General Santos City
9. RTC Branch 50 - General Santos City
10.RTC Branch 55 - General Santos City
11.RTC Branch 58 - General Santos City
12.RTC Branch 59 - General Santos City
13.RTC Branch 60 - General Santos City
14.RTC Branch 62 - General Santos City
Sarangani
1. RTC OCC - Alabel
2. RTC Branch 46 - Alabel
3. RTC Branch 47 - Alabel
4. RTC Branch 50 - Alabel
5. MTC - Maasim
6. MCTC - Kiainba-Maitum
South Cotabato
1. RTC OCC - Polmnolok
2. RTC Branch 62 - Polomolok
3. RTC Branch 63 - Polomolok
4. RTC Branch 24 - Koronadal
5. RTC Branch 43 - Koronadal
6. MTC - Tainpakan
7. MTC-Tupi