04/02/2026
The Supreme Court (SC) ๐๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ค has approved the ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, further strengthening the rules on virtual court hearings and remote appearances of parties and witnesses.
In a Resolution dated November 4, 2025, in A.M. No. 24-11-02-SC, the SC introduced key reforms to expand access to videoconferencing, particularly for digitally disadvantaged individuals, and to enable wider participation by individuals abroad.
The ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด apply to videoconferencing before first- and second-level courts, the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, and the Court of Tax Appeals. It covers all actions and proceedings at any stage, including mediation, consultation, deliberation, and the promulgation of decisions and resolutions, when conducted through videoconference.
Courts are now directed to ensure access to videoconferencing for individuals who are digitally disadvantaged, including those in geographically or geopolitically marginalized areas. This may include deploying court personnel to provide temporary or mobile internet access.
Courts may also establish designated โaccess pointsโ within judicial regions where litigants, witnesses, and other participants can use computers and videoconferencing equipment under court supervision.
Read the full text of the press release at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/?p=160150.
Read the full text of the ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐จ at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/A.M-No.-24-11-02-SC_FINAL.pdf.
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