SC affected by Microsoft service outage

MANILA — The Supreme Court on Friday said the ongoing worldwide Microsoft 365 service outage has affected the judiciary, particularly Philippine Judiciary 365 (PJ365), including Microsoft Outlook. 

“During this period, responses to emails and other transactions may be delayed,” the SC said in a statement.

The Supreme Court said it is working closely with Microsoft to restore all affected PJ365 services and will provide updates as necessary.

“The court thanks the public for its understanding and patience during this temporary downtime,” the SC said.

Microsoft attributed the connectivity issues to “elevated load” on its infrastructure across multiple regions. The disruption also appeared to affect other Microsoft products.

Other Microsoft services also appeared to be affected, with thousands of users also reporting issues with Teams and the AI assistant Copilot, according to Downdetector. —With reports from Agence France-Presse