Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3, 4409

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by REP. FERJENEL G. BIRON, M.D.

AN ACT CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF DUMANGAS, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14 (G) OF BATAS
PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill pursues the creation of one (1) additional Regional Trial Court branch for the
Province of Toilo with seat at the Municipality of Dumangas.

The present Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 68 in the Municipality of Dumangas is
clogged by a huge volume of civil, criminal, and other cases filed on an average range of thirty
to forty (30 40) every month, thus creating unfavorable backlogs. The territorial jurisdiction of
the present RTC Branch 68, which covers nine (9) big municipalities and one (1) component city
could hardly be attended by a single presiding judge, such that the administration of justice could
barely be served efficiently and the disposition of cases cannot be done expeditiousiy. Currently,
there are over three thousand cases pending with Branch 68.

‘Thus, consistent with the constitutional mandate that “All persons shall have the right to
4a speedy disposition of their cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies",
it is imperative that an additional branch of the Regional Trial Court be created in the
Municipality of Dumangas, Province of Hoilo.

The approval of this bill is earnestly requested.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO._&409

Introduced by: REP. FERJENEL G. BIRON, M.D.

AN ACT CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF DUMANGAS, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14 (G) OF BATAS
PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED

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

SECTION 1. One (1) additional branch of the Regional Trial Court in the Sixth Judicial
Region is hereby created and stationed in the City of Passi, Province of Iloilo.

The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch number for the newly created
branch of the Regional Trial Court.

SEC. 2. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary of
the Department of Justice, will include in the Court’s program the operationalization of the
additional branch of the Regional Trial Court in the Municipality of Dumangas, Province of
Mloilo. The funds necessary for the operation of the court herein created shall be appropriated and
released only upon the actual organization of the court and the appointment of its personnel.

SEC. 3. Section 14 (g) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as “The Judiciary
Reorganization Act of 1980”, as amended, and all other laws, rules and regulations which are
inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4, This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,