Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City

18" CONGRESS
First Regular Session

6771

HOUSE BILL No.

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE MARICEL NATIVIDAD-NAGANO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 16, Artie I of the 1987 Philippine Constitution guarantees the right of all persons to
‘speedy disposition of cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies, hence this
bill seeks to create an additional branch of the Regional Trial Court in the Third Judicial Region to
tbe located in the Municipality of San Leonardo, in the 4” Legislative District of the Province of
Nueva Ecija.

‘The Municipality of San Leonardo is located between the Cities of Gapan and Cabanatuan
wherein four (4) and nine (9) regional trial courts respectively are located, however It Is
undeniably true as far as the court records in both cities will show, that the congestion of court
dockets works against the efficient delivery of justice, thus contributing to the tragedy that is
best described under the maxim, “Justice delayed is justice denied”

‘The administration of justice though under the mandate of the courts requires all the support it
can get from aif sectors of society thus this representation’s view that the creation of the very
first regional trial court in the Municipality of San Leonardo is the correct step forward.

For this purpose, the proposed measure seeks to further amend Batas Pambansa Big. 129
otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

18"* CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 6771

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE MARICEL NATIVIDAD-NAGANO

AN ACT
CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT THIRD JUDICIAL
REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECUA, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN LEONARDO
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 14 (c) OF
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF
1980, AS AMENDED

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

SECTION 1. One (1) additional branch of the Regional Trial Court in the Third Judicial Region is
hereby created and stationed in the Municipality of San Leonardo, Province of Nueva Ecija.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number for the newly created branch of the Regional
Trial Court.

SEC. 2. 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
of the additional branch of the Regional Trial Court in the Municipality of San Leonardo, Province
of Nueva Ecija. The funds necessary for the operation of the court herein created shall be
appropriated and released only upon the actual organization of the court and the appointment
of its personnel.

SEC. 3. Section 14 (c) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as the “Judiciary
Reorganization Act of 1980”, as amended, and all other laws, rules and regulations which are
inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed, or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4, This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in
‘a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.