Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. JORGE DANIEL S. BOCOBO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
“The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His unfailing love.” 
Psalm 33:5 
Justice is one of the foundations of a strong and orderly society. As the Scriptures remind us, 
righteousness and justice reflect God’s will for His people. It is thus imperative that the State 
ensures the swift and fair dispensation of justice to all Filipinos. Indeed, justice delayed is 
justice denied. 
At present, the City of Taguig has only eight (8) branches of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) 
and four (4) branches of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC). This is inadequate to address 
the pressing demands of the city’s growing caseload, rapid population increase, and dynamic 
economic activity. 
Data from the Supreme Court–Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) show that there are 
3,766 pending cases in RTC branches and 2,470 pending cases in MeTC branches in Taguig. 
This translates to an average caseload of 471 cases per RTC branch and 618 cases per MeTC 
branch—well above the OCA’s target caseload of 300 cases per branch.  
The number of cases is projected to rise even further with the addition of ten (10) barangays 
following the transfer of jurisdiction over the ten (10) barangays from the Fort Bonifacio Military 
Reservation to Taguig City1. This development placed over 300,000 additional residents under 
the city’s constituency, thereby creating a foreseeable increase in cases filed before its courts. 
To temporarily address this, courts from neighboring areas were designated to help decongest 
Taguig courts. However, this remains an interim measure. Without a proportional increase in 
permanent court branches, personnel, and resources, the judicial system in Taguig will be 
overburdened, leading to backlogs and delays. 
This measure therefore seeks to create five (5) additional MeTC branches and ten (10) 
additional RTC branches in the National Capital Judicial Region, to be stationed in the City of 
Taguig. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
JORGE DANIEL S. BOCOBO 
1 Pursuant to Supreme Court’s final Decision in Municipality of Makati vs. Municipality of Taguig (G.R. No. 235316, 01 
December 2021) 
September 3, 2025
2:05 pm
4311


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. JORGE DANIEL S. BOCOBO 
AN ACT 
CREATING TEN (10) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND 
FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, IN THE 
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF TAGUIG, 
METRO MANILA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (D) AND 
SECTION 27 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 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: 
SECTION 1. Ten (10) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court and Five (5) additional 
branches of the Metropolitan Trial Court, to be stationed in the City of Taguig, Metro Manila 
are hereby created in the National Capital Judicial Region. 
SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch numbers of the newly created 
branches of the Regional Trial Court and the Metropolitan Trial Court in the National Capital 
Judicial Region stationed in the City of Taguig. 
SEC. 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 
of the ten (10) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court and five (5) additional branches 
of the Metropolitan Trial Court to be stationed in the City of Taguig, Metro Manila, the funding 
of which shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act. The funds necessary for 
the operation of the courts herein created shall be appropriated and released only upon the 
actual organization of the courts and the appointment of its personnel. 
SEC. 4. Section 14 (d) and Section 27 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as "The 
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as amended, and all other laws, executive orders, and 
rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or 
modified accordingly.  
SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in two (2) 
newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
4311