Republic of the Phi ines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

- 182

House Bill No.

Introduced by Hon. Joseph Gilbert F. Violago

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to create additional Regional and Municipal
Trial Court Branches in the City of San Jose, Nueva Ecija.

The increasing number of cases filed in the existing courts
of the Province of Nueva Ecija hinders the speedy disposition of
cases and heavily burdens the personnel assigned to the said
courts, Any delay in the service of judgment or procedure is
prejudicial to parties involved in different legal issues.

This legislation intends to remedy the overflowing case
dockets of the courts in the area and respond to the need for

faster disposition od cases and more efficient delivery of
justice.

Immediate approval of this bill is sought.

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JOSEPH GILBERT F. VIOLAGO
Representative

2° District, Nueva Ecija

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session i

182

House Bill No.

Introduced by Hon. Joseph Gilbert F. Violago

AN ACT CREATING TWO(2) ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
BRANCHES AND TWO(2) ADDITIONAL MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT
BRANCHES FOR SAN JOSE CITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE

BATAS PAMBANSA BLG, 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980” AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

use of Representatives of the
lippines in session assembled.

Be it enacted by the Senate and
Congress of the Republic of the Ph

SECTION 1. Section 14, paragraph ( ¢ ) of Batas Pambansa
Blg. 129, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of
1980, as amended, is hereby futher amended to read as follows:

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(c) [Seventy-five] SEVENTY SEV
Judges shall be commission
judicial Region. There ‘shall be:

Regional Trial
for the third

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(Eighteen] TWENTY branches with seats thereat
for the Province of Nueva Ecija and the cities
of Cabanatuan, San Jose City, Palayan, Mufioz and
Gapan.

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SECTION 2. Section 29 of Batas Pambansa Blg
known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of

amended to read as follows:

129, otherwise
980, is hereby



“SEC. 29. Municipal ‘Trial Courts in
Cities. - In every city which does not form
tropolitan area, there shall be a
ial Court with one branch,
except as hereunder provided:

Two branches for Laoag Citys

Four branches for Baguio Ci

Three branches for Dagupan City:

Five branch

es for Olongapo Ci

Three branches for Cabanatuan City;
[Two] FOUR branches for San Jose City;

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SECTION. 3. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in
coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Justice shall
immediately include in the Court's program the operationalization
two (2) additional Regiona 2. Court branches and two (2)
ditional Municipal Trial Court branches for the Province of
eva Ecija at the City of San Jose, the funding of which shall be
ancluded in the Annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4. The Supreme Court shi ue the necessary rules

regulations for the effective implementation of this Act and

if warranted the realignment of seats of existing branches and
ix territorial jurisdiction.

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a national
vspaper of general circulation.

Approved,