Republic of the Philippin?s
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETHENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
Hou§eisillNo.     10484
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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 ofllocos Sur, their Regional Trial Court covers the towns of Sinait,
Sam 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
distrusrful  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 Reason, to be stationed in the Municipality of Cabugao, Province of
Ilocos Sur, amending for the purpose Batas Pambansa 81g.  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 forjustice that have accosted them for so long.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passing of this bill is earnestly sought.
RONALD
SINGSON


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HouseBil|No.    10484
Introduced by:  REP. RONALD V. SINGSON
AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) NEW COURTS, NAMHLY: ONH (1) ADDITIONAL
BRANCH OF THE FANILY COURT AND ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH 0F
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL REGION T0 BE
STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CABUGAO, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS
SUR, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of RIpresentatives 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 81g.  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
O//}cz.aJ Gcrz€ffe or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,