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Submitted by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights on 
Re: Senate Bill No. 
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Recommending its approval in substitution of Senate Bill No. 1204. 
Sponsors: Senator Escudero. 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committees on Justice and Human Rights to which was referred Senate Bill No. 
1204, introduced by Sen. Defensor Santiago, entitled: 
“AN ACT 
AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1818, SECTION 1 ON 
JURISDICTION” 
has considered the same and has the honor to report it back to the Senate with the 
recommendation that the attached bill, Senate Bill No. 
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Committee, entitled: 
“AN ACT 
AMENDING SECTION I OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1818” 
be approved in substitution of Senate Bill No. 1204 with Senators Defensor Santiago 
and Escudero as authors thereof. 


Corirrnitlee Report on SB No. I204 
Respectfullv Submitted: 
FRANCIS ‘CHlZ” G. ESCUDERO 
Chairman, Committee on Justice and Human Rights 
Vice-Chairman: 
Members: 
TOMPANERO” 
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M.A. MADRIGAL 


Com~niftee Report on SB No. 1204 
Ex-Officio Members: 
HOW JUAN PONCE E N W E  
Senate President 
Senate of the Philippines 
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(In substitution of SB No. 1204) 
Prepared by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights with Senators Defensor 
Santiago and Escudero as authors thereof 
AN ACT 
AMENDING SECTION 1 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1818 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assenzbled: 
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Presidential Decree No. 1818 is hereby amended to 
read as follows: 
"Section I. No court of the Philippines shall have jurisdiction to 
issue any restraining order, preliminary injunction or preliminary 
mandatory injunction in any case, dispute, or controversy involving 
an infrastructure project, or a mining, fishery, forest or other natural 
resource development project of the government, or any public utility 
operated by the government, including among others public utilities 
for the transport of the goods or commodities, stevedoring and 
arrastre contracts, to prohibit any person or persons, entity or 
governmental official from proceeding with, or continuing the 
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execution or implementation of any such project, or the operation of 
such public utility, or pursuing any lawful activity necessary for such 
execution, implementation or operation EXCEPT WHEN THE 
MATTER 1s OF EXTREME URGENCY INVOLVING NATIONAL 
INTEREST, SUCH THAT UNLESS A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING 
ORDER, 
PRELIMINARY 
INJUNCTION, 
OR 
PRELIMINARY 
MANDATORY INJUNCTION IS ISSUED, GRAVE INJUSTICE AND 
IRREPARABLE INJURY SHALL ARISE. IN WHICH CASE, 
NEVERTHELESS, THE APPLICANT SHALL EXECUTE A BOND IN 
FAVOR OF THE GOVERNMENT, IN THE AMOUNT TO BE FIXED 
BY THE COURT IN ITS ORDER GRANTING THE INJUNCTION, TO 
THE EFFECT THAT SUCH BOND SHALL ACCRUE IN FAVOR OF 
THE GOVERNMENT IF THE COURT SHOULD FINALLY DECIDE 
THAT THE APPLICANT WAS NOT ENTITLED THERETO.” 
SEC. 2. Repealing 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. 3. Eflectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or at least two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation. 
Approved, 
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