Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL N 8206

Introduced by Hon. Rodolfo B. Albano, Napoleon S. Dy,
Ana Cristina S. Go and Giorgidi B. Aggabao

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Justice delayed . . . is justice denied.

Since the creation of the sole Regional Trial Court in the Municipality
of Cabagan, Provice of Isabela, the socio-economic climate within its
territorial jurisdiction has tremendously improved. With the rapid
development of telecommunications, vast expansion of public highways and
the continuing population growth in the area, commercial and inter-personal
relationships of the inhabitants of Cabagan and adjoining municipalities
have become more vibrant. This resulted to the increase of court litigations,
further adding to the already clogged docket of the existing Regional Trial
Court of Cabagan.

Hence, for the speedy disposition of cases and providing justice to
everyone, and to ease the burden of the sole Regional Trial Court in the
northern part of the Province of Isabela, the immediate creation of additional
branch of the Regional Trial Court stationed in the Municipality of Cabagan,
Province of Isabela is imperative.

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ANA CRISTINA S.GO GIORGIDI ‘GGABAO


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 8206

Introduced by Hon. Rodolfo B. Albano, Napoleon S. Dy,
Ana Cristina $. Go and Giorgidi B. Aggabao

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CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL
TRIAL COURT IN THE PROVINCE OF ISABELA TO BE
STATIONED AT THE (CIPALITY OF CABAGAN,
AMENDING FOR THE RRUI SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (B)
OF BATAS PAMBANSA . 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
Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. 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:

“Sec. 14. Regional Trial Courts. —
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“(b) [Thirty-eight] THIRTY-NINE Regional Trial Judges

shall be commissioned for the Second Judicial region. There

shall be:


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“[Eleven] TWELVE branches for the Province of

Isabela, Branches XVI to XVIII with seats at Ilagan, Branches

XIX and XX at Cauayan City, Branches XXI, XXXV and

XXXVI at Santiago City, Branches XXIL AND ADDITIONAL

BRANCH at Cabagan, Branch XXIII at Roxas, and Branch

XXIV at Echague;

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SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the additional branch
number for the newly created Regional Trial Court in the Municipality of
Cabagan, Province of Isabela.

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 additional regional trial
court branch in the Province of Isabela, with station at the Municipality of
Cabagan, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after

completion of its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,