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Microsoft Outage Disrupts Email Services of PHL Supreme Court, Businesses - BusinessWorld Online
Microsoft said it is working to restore service after the outage disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot for thousands of users.
- On Friday, November 13, 2026, a widespread Microsoft 365 outage disrupted Outlook and Teams across Metro Manila, forcing the Supreme Court of the Philippines and other organizations to advise stakeholders to use alternative communication platforms.
- Microsoft reported the disruption stemmed from unexpected server unavailability rather than a cybersecurity breach, while Downdetector recorded more than 130,000 reports of Outlook problems in the United States, indicating widespread global impact.
- Email communications were disrupted at East West Banking Corp., Landbank, and Philippine Airlines; the Philippine Judiciary 365 platform experienced significant delays during the roughly 10-hour outage affecting the Supreme Court.
- Some workers in Metro Manila joked the outage provided a reprieve from workload, while the Palace declared November 16 to 18 as special non-working days in the National Capital Region for the 49th ASEAN Summit.
- At 1:01 p.m. on Friday, Microsoft stated it is engaged in multiple workstreams to alleviate impact, though the company warns users may experience gradual recovery as email clients reconnect to its services.
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Jonas Salto, ARD-current, on the worldwide disruptions of Microsoft services
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The company has confirmed that the incidence affects Exchange Online, its cloud email service.
·Madrid, Spain
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SC: Global Microsoft 365 outage disrupts system, outlook services
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has advised the public that an ongoing worldwide Microsoft 365 service outage has affected the Philippine Judiciary 365 (PJ365) system, including Microsoft Outlook.In an advisory, the high tribunal warned that responses to emails and other transactions may be delayed for the duration of the disruption.According to the Office of the Spokesman, the high court would be coordinating closely with Microsoft to r…
·Manila, Philippines (the)
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