Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES panes
Quezon City i

INETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3668 S

House Bill No.

Introduced by REP. IAN PAUL L. DY

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks for the creation of an additional branch of the Regional Trial Court to
be stationed at the Municipality of Alicia, Isabela, amending for the purpose Batas Pambansa
Blg. 129, otherwise known as “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”, as amended, and
appropriating the necessary funds therefor.

Basic is the maxim “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied”. But no matter how committed
and industrious our judges and court staff are, the administration and dispensation of justice
is usually delayed due to the impracticality of the number of case loads being presently
handled by our courts. The sheer number alone of the pending cases and the influx of newly
filed cases every month clearly hampers the speedy disposition of cases and results to the
unreasonable clogging of our court dockets. Trial courts which, ideally, are only supposed to
handle around 150 to 200 cases at any given time are flooded by as much as 1,000 to 1,500
cases or even more.

‘At present, there are only three (3) branches of the Regional Trial Court stationed in
Cauayan City, catering to cases from six (6) Municipalities and one (1) component city,
belonging to three (3) legislative districts, the third legislative district included, and with an
average case load of 700 each. With the influx of more settlers and residents in the third
district, particularly in the Municipality of Alicia, the immediate passage of this bill is
necessary to ensure adherence to Section 16 of Article III (Bill of Rights) of the Constitution
before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies.”

In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of the bill is highly recommended.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No__ 3668

Introduced by REP. IAN PAUL L. DY

AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH IN
THE SECOND JUDICIAL REGION, TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY
OF ALICIA, ISABELA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 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 the House of Representatives of the Republic of the
Philippines assembled:

Section 1. One (1) additional branch of the Regional Trial Court in the Second

Judicial Region is hereby created and be stationed in the Municipality of Alicia, Isabela.

Section 2. For this purpose, Section 14 paragraph (b) of Batas Pambansa Blg.
129, otherwise known as “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, as amended, is hereby
further amended to read as follows:

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(b) (Thirty-nine) FORTY Regional Trial Judges shall be commissioned
for the Second Judicial Region. There shall be:

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(Twelve) THIRTEEN BRANCHES with seats thereat for the

Province of Isabela, with seats at Hagan, Cauayan City, Santiago, Cabagan,
Roxas, Echague and ALICIA;

Section 3. The amount necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this
Act shall be charged to the appropriations for the Supreme Court. Thereafter, such amount as,


may be necessary for the continuous and effective implementation of this Act shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4. The Supreme Court shall issue the necessary implementing rules and
regulations to ensure the proper implementation of this Act.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved,