Repubiic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
SECOND REGULAR SESSION

COMMITTEE REPORTNO.__1 731

Submitga, ky Nhe Committee on Justice and the Committee on Appropriaons on

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Re: House Bill No,
Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No, 4300

Sponsors: _ Representatives Niel C, Tupas. Joseph Emilio A. Abaya and Evelyn P. Mellana

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Justice and the Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred
House Bill No, 4300, introduced by Representative Evelyn P, Meliana, entitled:

AN ACT
CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCHES IN
THE PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR, ONE TO BE STATIONED AT THE
MUNICIPALITY OF TRENTO, AND ONE TO BE STATIONED AT THE
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG, 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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has considered the same and recommend that the attached House Bill No ented:

“AN ACT
CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCHES TO.
BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF TRENTO AND SAN
FRANCISCO, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (k) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG.
129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR”

be approved in substitution of House Bill No. 4300 with Representatives Mellana, “pas Jr.
ang Avaya as authors thereof,


be approved in substitution of House Bill No. 4300 with Representetives Mellana, Tupas Jr.
and Abaya as authors thereof.

Respectfully submitted,

CT)
EL C. TUP: Jl

Chairman
Committee on Justice

THE HONORABLE SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
QUEZON CITY


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

THIRTEENTH CONGRESS

Second Regular Session

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HOUSE BILL NO, 5733

AN ACT
CREAT TWO (2) ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCHES
TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF TRENTO AND SAN
FRANCISCO, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (k} OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129,
AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN 4S _ THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Two (2) additional Regional Trial Court branches are hereby
created in the Tenth Judicial Region, with seats at the Municipalities of Trento and San
Francisco, Province of Agusan sie! Sur.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly created branches
of the Regional Trial Court in the Tenth Judicial Region.

SEC, 2. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in coordination witk the
Secretary of the Department of Justice shall immediately include in the court's program:
the operationalization of two (2) additional branches of the Regional ‘I'rial Court to be
stationed in the Municipalities of Trento and San Francisco, Province of Agusan del Sur,

the funding of which shall be included in the Anaual General Appropriations Act.


1 SEC. 3. Section 14 (k) of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise known as

2 “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980” as amended, and all other Jaws, rules and

regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or

modified accordingly.
3 SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
6 — pubdlication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

7 Approved,