November 17, 2023

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 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, shall be filed with the Makati
City Prosecutor’s Office. On the other hand, criminal complaints for crimes and
offenses committed on January 1, 2024, and onwards shall be filed with the
Taguig City Prosecutor’s Office.

All civil and criminal cases already filed and pending before the first- and
second-level courts in Makati City before January 1, 2024, shall proceed to
trial, be heard, and ultimately be decided by the respective Makati City courts
where they were pending.

All parties, including judges, court personnel, prosecutors, public

attorneys, legal practitioners, and the general public, are enjoined to review
and adhere to the guidelines to facilitate a smooth and orderly transition.

The Supreme Court Public Information Office will upload a copy of the
resolution once it receives the same from the Office of the Clerk of Court En
Banc.

(A.M. No. 23-10-01-SC, Re: Letter dated 25 September 2023 of Mayor Maria
Laarni L. Cayetano of Taguig City requesting for the simultaneous transfer of
jurisdiction of cases and over crimes committed within the areas comprising the
Parcels 3 and 4 PSU-2031 declared to be part of Taguig City in G.R. No. 235316,
November 14, 2023)