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SENATE 
COMMITTEE REPORT No.617 
Submitted jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance on 
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Senate Bill No. 3444 
Recommending its approval in substitution of Senate Bill No. 2832. 
Sponsors: Senators Escudero and Angara 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance to which was 
referred Senate Bill No. 2832, introduced by Senator Escudero, entitled: 
"AN ACT CREATING FORTY-SIX ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF 
THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL 
JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT QUEZON CITY, 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, 
AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY 
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR" 
have considered the same and have the honor to report it back to the Senate with the 
recommendation that the attached Senate Bill No.3 4 <1 <1 prepared by the Committees 
entitled: 
"AN ACT 
CREATING FORTY-SIX ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE METROPOLITAN 
TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE 
STATIONED AT QUEZON CITY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY 
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980," AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR" 
be approved in substitution of Senate Bill No. 2832, with Senators Escudero and Angara 
as authors thereof. 


Respectfully submitted: 
~1AkGARA 
Committee on Finance 
Chairmen: 
FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO 
Committee on Justice and Human Rights 
Vice-Chairmen: 
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o S. !AQUINO III 
Committee on 
sti and Human Rights 
Member, Committee on Finance 
ORIO B. HONASAN II 
M 
ber, Committee on Justice and Human 
R''ghts 
RODOLFO G. BlAZON 
Committees on Justice and Human Rights; 
and Finance 
Members: 
JOKER P. ARROYO 
Committee on Finance 
M. A. MADRIGAL 
Committees on Justice and Human Rights; 
and Finance 
Justice and Human Rights; 
and Finance 


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M~DEfJJ~~GO 
Committee ono;:u:~ 
PA~kcsON 
co~;;;e~~n Finance 
LOREN B. LEGARDA 
Committee on Finance 
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ALAN PETER "COMP ANERO" S. 
CAYETANO 
Committees on Justice and Human Rights; 
and Finance 
;'COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO 
Committee on Finance 
Ex-Officio Members: 
MA 
EL "LITO" M. LAPI!l,t.... 
Committee on Finance 
(Y 
ANTONIO "SONNY" F. 
TRILLANES IV 
Committee on Finance 
Committe 
stice and Human 
Rights; and Fina e 
MANNY VILLAR 
Committee on Finance 
v J 
AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR. 
Hon. JUAN PONCE ENRILE 
Senate President 
Senate of the Philippines 
Pasay City 
Minority Leader 


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Prepared jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance with Senators 
Escudero and Angara as authors 
AN ACT 
CREATING FORTY-SIX ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE METROPOLITAN 
TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE 
STATIONED AT QUEZON CITY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS 
PAMBANSA 
BILANG 
129, 
OTHERWISE 
KNOWN 
AS 
"THE 
JUDICIARY 
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980," AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Forty-six (46) additional Metropolitan Trial Court branches for Quezon 
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City, with seats thereat, are hereby created in the National Capital Judicial Region. 
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SECTION 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch numbers for the 
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newly created branches. 
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SECTION 3. Accordingly, Section 27 of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise known 
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as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980," as amended, as well as other provisions that may 
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be inconsistent herewith, is hereby deemed repealed, modified and! or further amended. 
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SECTION 4. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary 
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of the Department of Justice, shall immediately include, as may be determined on a priority 
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basis, in the Court's program the implementation of this Act. The funding therefor shall 
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likewise be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
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SECTION 5. Effectivihf - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after completion of its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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