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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3608

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: HON. ARLENE B. ARCILLAS:

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to create additional branches in the Regional Trial Court (RTC) and
Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) in the City of Santa Rosa, Province of Laguna.

More than thirty years have passed since the enactment of the Judiciary
Reorganization Act of 1980, which allotted the corresponding number of courts per Judici
Region based on the exigencies then existing

With the recent economic development in the City of Santa Rosa, and the increase
in its population coupled with the corresponding rise in the volume of civil and criminal
cases filed thereat, the docket of the two branches of the RTC in the City of Binan, which
are handling the cases of the City of Santa Rosa, had exponentially congested and clogged
resulting in the delay in the disposition of cases therein pendin;

In this light and with the goal of speedy delivery of justice, we propose the creation
of two (2) additional RTC branches and two (2) additional MTCC branches in the City of
Santa Rosa, Province of Laguna. Approval of the proposed bill is earnestly sought.

District, Laguna



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3608

Introduced by: HON. ARLENE B. ARC!

AS

AN ACT

ESTABLISHING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL,
TRIAL COURT AND TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL
TRIAL COURT IN CITIES IN THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA, PROVINCE OF
LAGUNA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129
OR THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established two (2) additional branches of the
Regional Trial Court and two (2) additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities

in the

of Santa Rosa, Province of Laguna.

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2. The Supreme Court shall constitute the two (2) additional branches of the
Regional Trial Court and two (2) additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities
in the City of Santa Rosa, Province of Laguna and assign the corresponding branch

numbers in accordance with this Act, and in relation to Batas Pambansa. Blg. 129,

amended,


SEC. 3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for the
constitution and continuous operation of the two (2) additional branches of the Regional
Trial Court and two (2) additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities in the
City of Santa Rosa, Province of Laguna shall be included in the annual General

Appropriations Act starting the year following its enactment into law.

SEC. 4. Repeating Clause. — Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended

accordingly

SEC. 5.

fectivity Clause. - This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,