Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Baliwag City, Bulacan

Work Arrangement and Work Suspension para bukas, Abril 1, 2026 (Miyerkules)

Naka-work from home ang mga kawani ng opisinang ito simula 8:00 ng umaga hanggang 12:00 ng tanghali.

Sa mga oras na ito, naka-sarado ang hukuman at ang aming tanggapan ngunit maaari paring makipag-ugnayan sa page na ito o sa mga sumusunod na contact details:

Cellphone number: 09166715697
E-mail: [email protected]

Sa hapon naman, suspendido na ang trabaho. Wala na pong pasok simula 12:00 ng tanghali.

Ito ay alinsunod sa OCA Cricular No. 62-2026 na inilabas ng Korte Suprema para mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang lahat na gunitain ng maayos ang Semana Santa sa taong ito. Nasa comment section ang nasabing circular.

Maraming salamat po.

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Starting tomorrow, March 9, 2026, this court shall implement a Four-Day Work Week arrangement.

It is physically open during Tuesdays to Fridays ONLY.

Every Monday, the court shall operate remotely - it can only be reached through its mobile contact number, e-mail and through this page.

Office hours shall remain to be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Contact details:
Official e-mail address: [email protected]
Phone number: (0916) 671 5697

The implementation of the Four-Day Work Week is pursuant to the Memorandum Circular No. 02-2026 issued by the Supreme Court of the Philppines to address the rise in fuel costs.

The Judiciary adopts flexible work arrangements and energy conservation measures starting March 9, 2026 in Memorandum Circular No. 02 - 2026 issued by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo.

In the Memo, the (SC) observes a four-day on-site and one-day work-from-home (WFH) work arrangement, citing Friday as the generally observed WFH day and provided that at least 25% of the employees in each office or division shall report on-site every Friday, as determined by the head of office or division, to ensure continuity of operations.

The Office of the Chief Justice, the Office of the Senior Associate Justice, the Offices of the Associate Justices, the Cash Collection and Disbursement Division of the Fiscal Management and Budget Office, the Docket-Receiving Section of the Judicial Records Office, the Management Information Systems Office (MISO) with respect to its essential staff, and the Office of the Judiciary Marshals are excluded from this work arrangement, and shall maintain the regular work arrangements.

The Court of Appeals (CA) shall observe the same work arrangements prescribed for the SC, provided that on Fridays, at least 25% of the employees in each office or division shall report on-site, and, at least, three Justices comprising one division, on a rotation basis, shall be available to act on urgent matters, including petitions for extraordinary writs and petitions and motions in connection with Republic Act No. 9160, or the Anti-Money Laundering Act, as amended.

Meanwhile, the Sandiganbayan and Court of Tax Appeals shall continue to observe a full five-day on-site workweek, without special work arrangement.

The First- and Second- Level Courts shall likewise observe a four-day on-site and one-day WFH arrangement.

In single-sala courts, Presiding Judges may adopt either of the following on-site work schedules: (1) on-site work from Monday to Thursday, with Friday designated as the WFH day, or (2) on-site work from Tuesday to Friday, with Monday designated as the WFH day; Provided that pairing courts shall not be on WFH schedule on the same day.

In multiple-sala courts, the four-day on-site and one-day WFH arrangement shall be implemented alternately. Within the same week, odd-numbered branches shall initially report on-site from Monday to Thursday, with Friday designated as the WFH day, while even-numbered branches shall report on-site from Tuesday to Friday, with Monday designated as the WFH day. In the following week, the schedules shall be reversed (i.e., the odd-numbered branches shall report on-site from Tuesday to Friday, with Monday as the WFH day, while the even-numbered branches shall report on-site from Monday to Thursday, with Friday as the WFH day.) This alternating schedule shall continue every week until the four-day workweek arrangement is lifted.

The flexible work arrangements prescribed in Memorandum Circular No. 02 - 2026 shall commence on March 9, 2026, and shall remain in force until modified or lifted by the SC.

Read the full text of Memorandum Circular No. 02 - 2026 at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/?p=161689

The has approved the Proposed Amendments to the Guidelines on the Conduct of Videoconferencing.

The Guidelines shall take effect on February 16, 2026, 15 days following its posting on the Supreme Court and OCA websites.

The Guidelines expand the definition of “overseas venues,” which now covers “Philippine consulates and embassies, other Philippine government offices abroad, other places allowed under applicable bilateral or multilateral agreements, and any other venue authorized by the Supreme Court for videoconferencing from abroad.” [Section 2(j), Part 1]

Section 4, Part 2 of the Guidelines details how videoconferencing is initiated:

“In civil and criminal cases, the parties, through their counsel, individually or jointly, may, by written or oral motion, move that they be allowed to participate via videoconferencing.

“In criminal cases, a motion to participate via videoconferencing shall be accompanied by a waiver of the right of the accused to meet witnesses face to face when the videoconferencing specifically involves the confrontation of a witness.

“Videoconferencing shall be the preferred mode in cases involving PDLs and CICL at all stages of the proceedings.

“It shall also be the preferred mode for arraignment, bail hearings, and hearings involving minor incidents of other accused, such as, but not limited to, clarificatory hearings, compliance hearings, and other similar ancillary matters where the presence of the accused is not necessary, unless the court deems it appropriate for the accused to appear in person.

“For a just, speedy, and inexpensive disposition of cases, the court may, on its own instance, order that the proceedings be conducted through videoconferencing at any or all stages”

Copies of the Guidelines are available at:

Supreme Court website:https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/A.M-No.-24-11-02-SC_FINAL.pdf

Office of the Court Administrator website:https://oca.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/A.M-No.-24-11-02-SC_FINAL.pdf

WALANG PASOK sa JANUARY 23, 2026 (FRIDAY) sa buong probinsiya ng Bulacan para gunitain ang anniversary ng First Philippine Republic. Ito ay isang Special (Non-Working Day).

Please see comment section for Memorandum Order No. ORCM-JR3-2026-002

Congratulations to our Clerk of Court, Atty. Vilma D. Dalida for passing the 2025 Bar Examinations! Your MTCC-Baliwag City Family is mighty proud of you!🫰

WALANG PASOK sa December 29, 2025 at January 2, 2026

Sinuspinde ng Korte Suprema ang pasok sa mga first and second level courts sa buong bansa ngayong December 29, 2025 at sa January 2, 2026.

Sa January 5, 2026 na po muling magpapatuloy ang operasyong ng hukumang ito.

Maraming salamat po and Happy Holidays!

Please see comment section for OCA Circular No. 352-2025 and Facebook post from the Supreme Court.

WALANG PASOK BUKAS, December 17, 2025, para gunitain ang cityhood ng Baliwag City, Bulacan.

This court hereby reports that it has disposed of 25 cases within the Judgment Week (November 17-21, 2015) in celebration of the Office of the Court Administrator's 50th Anniversary.

Happy golden anniversary to the Office of the Court Administrator! 💛💜