Republic of the Philippines
House of Representative
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
HOusE BILL`rd6.     §984'
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Introduced by Representative Christian S. Unabia
HXPLANATORY NOTE
This  bill  seeks  to  create  additional  two  branches  of the  Regional  Trial
Court  (RTC)  in  the  Tenth  Judicial  Region,  to  be  stationed  in  the  City  of
Gingoog, Province of Misamis Oriental.
Section   11   Article  Ill,  of the   1987  Constitution  provides  that,   "Free
a?ce.:s  to .the .court.s  and  quasi-judicial  bodies  and  adeinate  legal  a;sistance
shall not P? denied to any person by reason Of poverty" : and Se-chow 12 o£ Tkxe
STne  Tr:ida  pr?N:dos  that.,   `:All  p_ersons   shall  have   the   right  to   a  speedy
d.isp.ositi.pn_ Of their  cases  bef ore  all judicial,  quasi~judicial, -or  adminis;trati;e
boc7jes. " Free  access to the  courts  and the  speedy administration of justice  are
enshrined in the Constitution.
Currently, there are three branches of RTC in the Tenth Judicial Region
that  are  stationed  in  the  City  of Gingoog,  Misamis  Oriental.    Ideally,  each
branch should have a caseload of 147, but the total caseload as of July 22, 2022
is 586, which is more than triple the ideal number for an efficient administration
of justice.
The City of Gingoog is one of the major cities of the Province of Misamis
Oriental. It has a population of 136,698.   Considering the growing population of
the city, there is an expected increase in the filing of cases, that will add to the
current  caseload  of the  courts.     Thus,  there  is  a  need  for  additional  RTC


branches to meet the growing number of cases  and ensure that justice  will be
served promptly and efficiently.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly
sought.
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Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
HOUSEBILL-ivo.§984
Introduced by Representative Christian S. Unabia
1                                                                     AN ACT
2     CREATING   TWO   (2)   BRANCHES   OF   THE   REGIONAL   TRIAL
3     COURT IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL REGION, TO BE STATIONED IN
4     THE  CITY  OF  GING00G,  PROVINCE  0F  MISAMIS  0RIHNTAL
5     AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE TEE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG.129,
6     oT"ENISE FTINowr` A;S ``THE ]uDICIARy REORGANIZATloN Act
7     0F J980, "4$4"EIVDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
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9      Pe i4 enacted by the. _Serate and the House of Representatives of the philippines
To      incongress assembled:
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12                 SECTION 1.  Two (2) additional branches of the Regional Trial cout are
13      hereby  created  in  the  Tenth  Judicial  Region,  to  be  stationed  at  the  City  of
14      Gingoog, Province ofMisamis oriental.
15                 The  Supreme  Court  shall  assign  the  respective  branch  numbers  of the
16      newly  created  branches  of  the  Regional  Trial  Court  in  the  Tenth  Judicial
17      Region.


1                 SEC. 2.  The chief Justice of the supreme court, in coordination with the
2      Secretary  of Justice,  shall  immediately  include  in  the  Court's  program  the
3      operationalization  of the  two  (2)  additional  branches  of the  Regional  Trial
4      Court,  to  be  stationed  in  the  City  of Gingoog.    The  funds  necessary  for  the
5      implementation   of   this   Act   shall   be   included   in   the    annual    General
6      Appropriations Act.  The funds shall be appropriated and released only upon the
7      actual   organization   of  the   court   and  the   appointment   of  their  respective
8      persomel.
9                  SEC. 3.   Section  14 (k) ofBatas pambansa Blg.129, otherwise known as
lo       "7lfee  /#c7j.cz.cyry  Reorgr#z.:czfj.o72 4cf  o/ /980, "as  amended,  and  all  other  laws,
11      rules, and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended,
12      repealed, or modified accordingly.
13                  SEC. 4.   This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
14      the QffcJ.cz/ GCJzeJfe or in a newspaper ofgeneral circulation.
15                  Approved,