FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
COMMITTEE.REPORTNO. 715. 
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OCT 14 P 3 :11 
SUO'Efttfdi~DIf9Y ~Y the Committees on Justice and Hu~~kRi~hts; and Finance on 
Re 
Senate Bill No. $485 
Recommending its approval it: substitution of Senate. Bill No. 2816. 
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Sponsors: Senators Escudero and Angara 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance to which ,was 
,l referred Senate Bill No. 2816, introduced by Sertator Escudero, entitled: 
"AN ACT CREATING FOUR ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE 
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE NINTHJUDICIAL REGION TO 
BE STATIONED AT IPIL, ZAMBOANGASlBlJGAY, AMENDING 
FOR THE PURPOSEBATASPAMBANSA BILANG 129, AS 
AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY 
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980 AND APPROPIUATINGFUNDS 
THEREFOR" 
have considered the .same and have the honor to repor~it back to the Senate with the 
recommendation that the attached Senate Bill No . .349'J)prepared by the Committees 
entitled: 
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"AN ACT 
CREATING FOUR ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF tEE REGIONALTRIAL 
COURT IN TUE NINtU JUDICIAL REGION tQBESTAtIONEDATIPIL, 
ZAMBOANGASIBUGAY; FURtHER AMENDING FORTHWPURPOSE BAt AS 
PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "'fHE JUDICIARY 
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980," AS AMENDED, AND APpROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR" 
be approved in substitution o£Senate BillNo. 2816, with Senators Escudero and Angara 
as authors thereof. 


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F.oURTEENTH C.oNGRESS .oF THE 
REPUBLIC .oF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 3485 
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OCT 14 P3:11' 
Prepared jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance with Senators 
Escudero and Angara as authors. thereof 
AN ACT 
CREATING FOUR ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 
IN THE NINTH JUDICIAL REGION 'rOBE STATIONED ATlPIL, ZAMBOANGA 
SlBUGAY, FURTHER AMENDING .F.oR niE·PURPOSEBATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 
129, .oTHERWISE KN.oWN AS "THE JUDICIARY RE.oRGANIZATl.oN ACT .oF1980," AS 
AMENDED, AND APPR.oPRIATINGFUNDS THEREF.oR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives. of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTI.oN 1. Four (4) additional ,Regional TriaLCourt branches for .the Province of 
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Zamboanga Sibugay, with seats aUpi!, are hereby created in.the NinthJudicial"Region. 
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SECTI.oN 2. lbe Supreme Court shall assign the" respective branch numbers for the 
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newly created branches. 
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SECTI.oN 3. Accordingly, Section 140) of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise .known 
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as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980;' as amended, a§ well a.s other pl"Ovisions that may 
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be inconsistent herewith, is hereby deemed repealed, modified and/ Or .further amended. 
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SECTI.oN 4. The Chief Justice o{ the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary 
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of the Department of JusHce, shall immediately. !riclude, ,as may be determined on.apriority 
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basis, in the Court's program the implementation of this, Act. The tunding therefor .shall 
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likewise be included in the annualGeneral Appl"OpriationsAd. 
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SECTI.oN 5. Effectivihj. - This Act shall take effect fifteen .(15) days after completion of its 
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publication in the .official Gazette or two (2) newspapers of general drculati.on. 
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Approved, 
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