SC Issues Guidelines on Transfer and Assumption of Jurisdiction Over Areas in Taguig City
Exercising its administrative supervision over all courts, the Supreme Court on Tuesday [November 14, 2023] issued guidelines governing the transfer and assumption of jurisdiction of the Taguig City courts over cases and crimes committed within Parcels 3 and 4, PSU-2031 of the Fort Bonifacio Military Reservation declared to be part of Taguig City. This is in response to a letter from Taguig City Mayor Maria Laarni L. Cayetano, who requested that the transfer of jurisdiction to the Taguig City courts be set on October 16, 2023. However, to enable the courts, the prosecution, the Public Attorneys Office, and other court users to prepare, the Supreme Court set the effectivity date for the transfer to January 1, 2024. Hence, beginning January 1, 2024, all civil and criminal cases arising from the affected areas shall be filed in the courts of Taguig City. Criminal complaints related to crimes and offenses that transpired or were committed within the affected areas before January 1, 2024