Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quenn Cie

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Sccond Regular Sessiox

1743
COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

Submged by the Commitee ok Justice and the Committee on Appropriations on
25 JAN 2012
Re: House BLNo 0729

Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No, 2816
Sponsors: Representatives Niel C. Tupas, Jr., Joseph Emilio A. Abaya and Nancy A.
Catamco

Mr. Speaker

“The Committee on Justice and the Comatittee on Appropriations to which was
referred House Bili No. 2816, introduced by Representative Nancy A. Catamee,
entitled

“AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF
THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES IN THE CITY
OF KIDAPAWAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION
TWENTY-NINE OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG ISANG
DAAN DALAWAMPU’T SIYAM (BP 129), OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF
1980, AND APPROPRLATING FUNDS THEREFOR”
5729

have considered the same and recommen that the attached House Bil) No.
entitied:

“AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF
THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES TO BE
STAIIONED AT KIDAPAWAN CITY, PROVINCE OF
COTABATO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29
OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG, 129, OFHERWISE KNOWN AS
“THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980” AS
AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

be approved in substitution of House Bil! No, 2816 with Representatives Nancy A.
Catamen, Niel C, Tupas, Jr. and Joseph Emilio A. Abaya as authors thereof.



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Chairman
Commitee on Justice

The Honorable Speaker
House of Representatives
Quezon City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

5729

HOUSE BILE NO.

Introduced by Representative Nancy A. Catamco

AN ACT
CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL
TRIAL COURT IN CITIES TO BE STATIONED AT KIDAPAWAN CITY,
PROVINCE OF COTABATO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION
29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE
JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980” AS AMENDED, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERFFOR

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

SECTION 1, Two (2) additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in
Cities are hereby created in the Twelfth Judicial Region with scats at Kidapawan City.
Province of Cotabato.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly-created
branches of the Munie‘pal Trial Court in Cities in the Twelfth Judicial Region.

SEC. 2, The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the

. shall immediately include in the Court's

Secretary of the Department of Justi
program the operationalization of two (2) additional branches of the Municipal Trial
Cour: in Cities to be stationed at Kidapawan City, Province of Cotabato, the funding
of which shall be included in the Annua! Genera! Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. Section 29 of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise known as “The

Judiciary Reorganization Act of 19807 as amended, and all other laws, rules and


reguledons 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 complete

publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. .

Approved,