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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

‘Third Regular Session

COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

2518

Submitted by the Committee on Justice and the Committee on Appropriations on

Re: House bit No, __ 6753

Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill Nos. 5542 and 5837

Sponsors: _ Representatives Niel C. Tupas, Jr., Jocelyn S. Limkaichong, Enrique M.
Cojuangco, Susan A. Yap and Jeci A. Lapus

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Justice and the Committee on Appropriations, to which was
referred House Bill No. 5542, introduced by Honorable Jeci A. Lapuz, entitled:

‘AN ACT
CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT
THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAPAS, PROVINCE OF TARLAC,
FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA
BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED’

House Bill No. 5837, introduced by Representatives Enrique M. Cojuangco and Susan
A. Yap , entitled:

‘AN ACT
CREATING FOURTEEN (14) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND SEVEN (7) ADDITIONAL


BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN THE THIRD
JUDICIAL REGION TO BE SEATED IN THE DIFFERENT
MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PROVINCE OF TARLAC, AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (C) OF BATAS
PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AS AMENDED AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR’

have considered the same and recommend that the attached House Bill No.
6753 — entitled:

AN ACT

CREATING FOURTEEN (14) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL
TRIAL COURT AND SEVEN (7) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL
TRIAL COURT FOR THE PROVINCE OF TARLAC, TO BE STATIONED AT
TARLAC CITY, AND AT THE MUNICIPALITIES OF PANIQUI, CAPAS,
CAMILING, VICTORIA- LA PAZ, CONCEPCION, STA. IGNACIA-SAN
CLEMENTE, MONCADA AND GERONA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (©), SECTION 29 AND SECTION 30 OF BATAS
PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980” AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR” .

be approved in substitution of HB Nos. 5542 and 5837 with Representatives Enrique M.
Cojuangco, Susan A. Yan, Jeci M. Lapus, Niel C. Tupas, Jr, and Jocelyn S. Limkaichong,
as authors thereof.

Chairperson
Committee on Appropriations Committee on Justi

The Honorable

The Speaker

House of Representatives
Quezon City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City

FIFFEENTH CONGRESS

‘Third Regular Session

6753

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representatives Enrique M. Cojuangco, Susan A. Yap, Jeci
A. Lapus, Niel C. Tupas, Jr, and Jocelyn S. Limkaichong

AN ACT

CREATING FOURTEEN (14) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND SEVEN (7) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES
OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT FOR THE PROVINCE OF TARLAC,
TO BE STATIONED AT TARLAC CITY, AND AT THE MUNICIPALITIES
OF PANIQUI, CAPAS, CAMILING, VICTORIA-LA PAZ, CONCEPCION,
STA. IGNACIA-SAN CLEMENTE, MONCADA AND GERONA,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (C),
SECTION 29 AND SECTION 30 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT
OF 1980” AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

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

SECTION 1. Fourteen (14) additional branches of the Regional Trial
Court and seven (7) additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court are
hereby created in the Third Judicial Region to be stationed in the Province of

Tarlac, with seats at:

Regional Trial Court Additional branches
Tarlac City 7
Municipality of Paniqui 3

Municipality of Camiling 2

Municipality of Concepcion 1


Municipality ofCapas 1

Municipal Trial Court Additional branch/es

‘Tarlac City 2
Victoria-La Paz 1
Concepcion 1

Sta. Ignacia-San Clemente 1
Moncada 1

Gerona 1:

SEC. 2, The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the
newly-created branches of the Regional Trial Court and Municipal Trial Court
in the Third Judicial Region.

SEC. 3. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with
the Department of Justice, shall immediately include in the Court's program,
the operationalization of the fourteen (14) additional branches of the Regional
Trial Court and the seven (7) branches of the Municipal Trial Court for the
Province of Tarlac, the funding of which shall be included in the Annual
General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. Section 14 (0), Section 29 and Section 30 of Batas Pambansa
Bilang 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.


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,