Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

Third Regular Session

262
COMMITTEE REPORT No._*°29

Submitted by the Committee on Justice and the Committee on Appropriations on
2 8 JAN. oe

Re: House Bill No. 6848
Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 5534

Sponsors: Representatives Niel C. Tupas, Jr,, Jocelyn S. Limkaichong and Ma
Victoria R. Sy-Alvarado

Mr. Speaker:

‘The Committee on Justice and the Committee on Appropriations, to which was
referred House Bill No. 5534, introduced by Representative Ma. Victoria R. Sy:
Alvarado, entitled:

“AN ACT
CREATING THREE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL
TRIAL COURT IN THE THIRD JUDICAL REGION TO BE
STATIONED AT THE CITY OF MALOLOS PROVINCE OF
BULACAN, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS
PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE
JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR’

us apes the same and recommend that the attached House Bill No.
entitled:



“AN ACT

CREATING THREE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL
TRIAL COURT IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL REGION TO BE
STATIONED AT THE CITY OF MALOLOS, PROVINCE OF
BULACAN, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION
14, PARAGRAPH (C) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”
AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

34, with Representatives Ma. Victoria R. Sy-

be approved in substitution of HB N
aichong, as authors thereof.

Alvarado, Niel C. Tupas, Jr., and Jocelyn S,

Respectfully submitted,

Chairperson Chairperson
Committee on Appropriations, Committee on Justice

The Honorable

The Speaker

House of Representatives
Quezon City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS,

Third Regular Session
6848

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representatives Ma. Victoria R. Sy-Alvarado, Niel C. Tupas, Jr.
and Jocelyn S. Limkaichong

AN ACT

CREATING THREE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL
TRIAL COURT IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED
AT THE CITY OF MALOLOS, PROVINCE OF BULACAN, FURTHER
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (C) 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. Three (3) additional branches of the Regional ‘Trial Court
to be stationed at Malolos City, Bulacan, with seats thereat, are hereby created
in the Third Judicial Region.

SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch number
of the newly-created Regional Trial Court branches in the Third Judicial
Region.

SEC. 3. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with

the Secretary of the Department of Justice, shall immediately include in the


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Court's program the implementation of this Act. The funding therefor shall
likewise be included in the annual General Appropriations Act

SEC. 4. Section 14 (0) of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise known
as “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980” as amended, as well as other
provisions that may be inconsistent herewith, is hereby deemed repealed,
modified and/or further amended.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.

Approved,