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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

5055

House Bill No.

Introduced by Honorable Roy M. Loyola

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to create an additional Regional Trial Court branch to take cognizance
of cases emanating from the Municipality of Silang (“Silang’) in the Province of Cavite to be
stationed in Silang, Cavite.

Sections 11 and 16, Article Il! of the 1987 Constitution provide that, “free access to
the courts and quasi-judicial bodies and adequate legal assistance shall not be denied to
any person by reason of poverty” and “all persons shall have the right to speedy disposition
of their cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial or administrative bodies”

However, the above provisions are often times rendered nugatory. At present, the
Regional Trial Court Branch 18 of Tagaytay City (RTC-Tagaytay’) has jurisdiction over
cases emanating from Silang. But, most of the litigants and residents of the said municipality
do not bother to seek justice from the court due to their lack of finances, as well as, the
necessity to travel to Tagaytay City to gain access to our courts of law. In effect, they are
denied access to the courts by reason of their poverty.

In addition, due to the increase of population in the Province of Cavite, coupled with
the drastic increase in the volume of cases filed in RTC Tagaytay, a lone sala, the present
court dockets have been clogged and this has resulted in the arbitrary and unreasonable
delay in the resolution of the cases to the prejudice of the litigants. This defeats the
constitutional rights of the poor litigants of Silang, Cavite to speedy disposition of their cases.

Hence, there is a need to create an additional Regional Trial Court branch to take
cognizance of cases originating from the Municipality of Silang, Province of Cavite to be
stationed in Silang, Cavite to achieve an efficient and effective administration of justice for
the poor constituents thereof.

Its for this purpose and the advancement of the common good that early passage of
this bill is earnestly sought.

RQY M. LOYOLA

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 5055

Introduced by Honorable Roy M. Loyola

AN ACT
CREATING AN ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH
IN THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE TO BE STATIONED AT THE
MUNICIPALITY OF SILANG, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE

SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (E) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129,

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “THE JUDICIARY

REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980” AS AMENDED,

APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby created an additional Regional Trial Court branch
in the Fourth Judicial Region to be stationed at the Municipality of Silang, Province of
Cavite.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly-created
Regional Trial Court branch in the Fourth Judicial Region.

SECTION. 2. The jurisdiction over cases cognizable by the Regional Trial Court
under existing law, emanating from the municipality of Silang in the Province of Cavite,
shall be lodged in the Regional Trial Court branch created under this Act.

SECTION. 3. 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 an additional Regional Trial Court branch to be


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stationed at the Municipality of Silang, Province of Cavite, the funding of which shall
be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION. 4. The Supreme Court shall issue the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act and, if warranted, the
realignment of seats of existing branches and their territorial jurisdiction.

SECTION. 5. Section 14(e) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as.
“The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, as amended, and all other laws, rules and
regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or
modified accordingly.

SECTION. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general

circulation.

Approved,