Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No.  1395
Introduced by:  REP. RONALD V. SINGSON 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Access to justice remains elusive for many Filipinos. One of the factors that hinders proper 
dispensation of justice is the lack of courts in the country. For instance, in the Municipality 
of Cabugao, First District of Ilocos Sur, their Regional Trial Court covers the towns of Sinait, 
San Juan, Cabugao and Magsingal. This has caused the aforementioned court to be over-
worked and their docket congested.  
The congestion of our courts deprives our people of justice. In turn, this makes them 
distrustful of our judicial system. In this light, this bill seeks for the creation of one (1) 
additional branch of the Family Court and one (1) additional branch of Regional Trial Court 
in the First Judicial Region, to be stationed in the Municipality of Cabugao, Province of 
Ilocos Sur, amending for the purpose Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as the 
“The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”, and appropriating funds therefor.  
In essence, the creation of these courts would greatly ease the burden of the existing court, 
as well as address the people’s need for justice that have accosted them for so long.  
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passing of this bill is earnestly sought. 
RONALD V. SINGSON 
July 7, 2025
10:54 am


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No.  1395 
Introduced by:  REP. RONALD V. SINGSON 
AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) NEW COURTS, NAMELY: ONE (1) ADDITIONAL 
BRANCH OF THE FAMILY COURT AND ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF 
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL REGION TO BE 
STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CABUGAO, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS 
SUR, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. One (1) additional branch of the family court and one (1) additional 
branch of Regional Trial Court with seats in the Municipality of Cabugao, Province of Ilocos 
Sur, are hereby created in the First Judicial Region. 
    The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch numbers for the newly 
created branches of the Regional Trial Court and Family Court.  
SEC. 2. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Department of Justice, shall immediately include in the Court’s program 
the operationalization of the two (2) additional courts in the Municipality of Cabugao, 
Province of Ilocos Sur. The amount necessary for the operation of the courts 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 (a) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as “The 
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”, as amended, as well as 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 two (2) newspapers of general circulation.  
Approved,