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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE:
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

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First Regular Session RES DATION UNrT

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HOUSE BILL No.__800

Introduced by HON. RODEL M. BATOCABE, HON. ALFREDO A. GARBIN, Jr. and
HON. CHRISTOPHER S. CO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to transfer appellate jurisdiction over decisions of the Housing and
Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) from the Office of the President (OP) to the Court
of Appeals, thereby expanding the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals under B.P. Big.
129.

Pursuant to the 2011 Revised Rules of Procedures of the HLURB and HLURB
Memorandum Circular No. 28 Series 2011, Executive Order No. 648, and Presidential
Decree No. 257 and 1344, a decision, resolution, or order of the HLURB Board of
Commissioners is appealable to the Office of the President. Appeals to the Office of the
President are governed by Administrative Order No. 22, Series of 2011, issued on

October 11, 2011

The Office of the President, while handling cases involving its inherent powers,
the OP also takes cognizance of cases pursuant to special laws, such as those from the
HLURB. Unfortunately, 75% of those cases appealed with the OP are cases from the

HLURB.

While the HLURB is the planning, regulatory, and quasi-judicial instrumentality of
the government for land use development, the nature of cases appealed therefrom are
disputes involving private rights. Appealed cases rarely involve policy issues or issues
on matters pertaining to the supervision and control of the OP over the HLURB

Considering the above circumstances, the Court of Appeals, the judicial body
which generally has the exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all final judgments,
resolutions, orders or awards of quasi-judicial agencies, should take cognizance of
cases from the HLURB in order to address the speedy resolution and disposition of

HLURB cases.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

800

HOUSE BILL No.

Introduced by HON. RODEL M. BATOCABE, HON. ALFREDO A. GARBIN, Jr. and
HON. CHRISTOPHER S. CO

AN ACT
EXPANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS TO INCLUDE
EXCLUSIVE APPELLATE JURISDICTION OVER ALL FINAL JUDGMENTS,
RESOLUTIONS ORDER OR AWARDS OF THE HOUSING AND LAND USE
REGULATORY BOARD (HLURB) , AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS
PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”

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

SECTION 1. Section 9 of Batas Pambansa Big. 129, otherwise known as the “Judiciary
Reorganiation Act of 1980", is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Section 9. Jurisdiction. - The Court of Appeals shall exercise:

1. Original jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus, prohibition, certiorari
habeas corpus, and quo warranto, and auxiliary writs or processes,
whether or not in aid of its appellate jurisdiction;

2. Exclusive original jurisdiction over actions for annulment of judgments
of Regional Trial Courts; and

3. Exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all final judgments, resolutions,
orders or awards of Regional Trial Courts and quasi-judicial agencies,
instrumentalities, boards or commission, including the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Social Security Commission, the Employees
Compensation Commission, Civil Service Commission, AND THE
HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD, except those falling
within the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in accordance with
the Constitution, the Labor Code of the Philippines under Presidential
Decree No. 442, as amended, the provisions of this Act, and of
subparagraph (1) of the third paragraph and subparagraph 4 of the fourth
paragraph of Section 17 of the Judiciary Act of 1948.

The Court of Appeals shall have the power to try cases and conduct hearings, receive
evidence and perform any and all acts necessary to resolve factual issues raised in
cases falling within its original and appellate jurisdiction, including the power to grant
and conduct new trials or Appeals must be continuous and must be completed within
three (3) months, unless extended by the Chief Justice.“


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SECTION 2. Any decision, order, or ruling of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory
Board may be brought to the Supreme Court through @ special civil action on certiorari
under the Revised Rules of Court by the aggrieved party in accordance with the
Constitution.

SECTION 3. All provisions of laws and rules inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in a
newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.