MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has announced the suspension of work in several courts across the country for Thursday due to heavy rainfall caused by the southwest monsoon, which has been intensified by Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi).
The announcement was made by the SC’s Public Information Office on Wednesday evening.
The following courts were suspended on Thursday:
Judicial Regions
- National Capital Judicial Region (Metro Manila)
- Region 3
- Region 4-A
Regional Trial Courts
- Branch 53, Rosales Pangasinan
- All courts under the jurisdiction of RTC Agoo, La Union
- All courts under the jurisdiction of RTC La Trinidad, Benguet
- All courts under the jurisdiction of RTC Lingayen, Pangasinan
Metropolitan Trial Courts
- Balungao, Pangasinan
- Rosales, Pangasinan
- Sta Maria, Bulacan
- MTCC San Fernando City, La Union
All Courts
- Baguio City
- Calbayog City, Samar
- Hall of Justice, Dagupan, Pangasinan
Government work and classes across all levels in the National Capital Region were also suspended by the Malacañang on Thursday.
As of early Thursday morning, Carina was crossing Taiwan with maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts up to 250 kph, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA.
Metro Manila was placed under a state of calamity as the prevailing weather systems dumped non-stop rains which caused severe flooding in certain areas.
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