Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 19-11

January 27, 2011
SUPREME COURT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 19-11
ESTABLISHING NIGHT COURTS IN THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS OF

PASAY CITY AND MAKATI CITY
WHEREAS, the Constitution mandates the speedy disposition of

cases of all persons before judicial bodies;
WHEREAS, "the Executive Judges of the Metropolitan Trial Courts
and Municipal Trial Courts in Cities of the cities and municipalities
comprising Metro Manila . . . may assign all judges to hold night court
sessions daily from Monday to Friday and on official holidays and special
days;" 1
WHEREAS, in line with the constitutional mandate on the speedy
disposition of cases and in the exercise of its power of administrative
supervision over all courts, the Supreme Court has ordered (a) the
establishment of night courts in the Metropolitan Trial Courts of Manila
"to try and decide all special cases enumerated in the Rule on Summary
Procedure," 2 and (b) the opening of two branches in the Metropolitan
Trial Courts of Quezon City as night courts to hear "cases involving
nighttime apprehensions" and "special cases enumerated in the Rule on
Summary Procedure;" 3
WHEREAS, the Court held that the operational guidelines for the
assignment of judges and the holding of night court sessions in Manila
shall also be applicable to the night courts established in Quezon City; 4
EHSADa
WHEREAS, the Court requires the expeditious disposition of criminal

cases involving tourists; 5
WHEREAS, the Honorable Secretary Alberto A. Lim of the
Department of Tourism has requested the designation of night courts also
in Pasay City and Makati City, in addition to those already existing in
Manila City and Quezon City;
WHEREFORE, it is hereby directed that:
1. Night courts similar to those designated in the Metropolitan Trial
Courts of Manila City and Quezon City be established in the Metropolitan
Trial Courts of Pasay City and Makati City;
2. The operational guidelines for the assignment of judges and the
holding of night court sessions in the Metropolitan Trial Courts of
Manila 6 be applicable to the night courts in the Metropolitan Trial Courts
of Pasay City and Makati City, respectively, except the operating hours,
which shall be from four-thirty in the afternoon (4:30 p.m.) until eleven
o'clock in the evening (11:00 p.m.); 7
3. The night courts of Pasay City and Makati City be authorized to try
and decide cases involving nighttime apprehensions and all special cases
enumerated in the Rule on Summary Procedure;
4. The provisions of Administrative Circular No. 58-2002, dated 14
November 2002, requiring an expeditious disposition of criminal cases
involving tourists be complied with; and
5. The Executive Judges of the Metropolitan Trial Courts of Pasay
City and Makati City (a) inform the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the
Prosecutor's Office within their respective jurisdictions of the schedule of
the branches of the metropolitan trial courts assigned to hold night
sessions; and (b) make representations with the PNP and the local
government units to ensure that appropriate security measures are
adopted to protect the judges and their staff during night sessions.
Immediate compliance with this order is enjoined. IHEAcC
(SGD.) RENATO C. CORONA

Chief Justice
Footnotes
1.Section 15, A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC (Guidelines on the Selection and Appointment

of Executive Judges and Defining their Powers, Prerogatives and Duties),
27 January 2004.
2.Administrative Order No. 72, 30 June 1988.
3.A.M. No. 90-9-1437-MeTC (Re: Request for the Opening of Two [2] Branches of
the Metropolitan Trial Court to Conduct Night Sessions), 2 October 1990.
4.Ibid., see Administrative Order No. 72, 30 June 1988, for the operational
guidelines.
5.Administrative Circular No. 58-2002, 14 November 2002.
6.As provided for in Administrative Order No. 72, 30 June 1988.
7.Sec. 15, A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC (Guidelines on the Selection and Appointment of
Executive Judges and Defining their Powers, Prerogatives and Duties), 27
January 2004.
(Establishing Night Courts in the Metropolitan Trial Courts of Pasay City and
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January 27, 2011

SUPREME COURT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 19-11

ESTABLISHING NIGHT COURTS IN THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS OF

WHEREAS, the Constitution mandates the speedy disposition of

WHEREAS, the Court requires the expeditious disposition of criminal

(SGD.) RENATO C. CORONA

1.Section 15, A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC (Guidelines on the Selection and Appointment

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