FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 614 
Submitted jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance on 
SEP 1 7 2009 
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Re 
Senate Bill No. 3441 
Recommending its approval in substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 2781 and 2826, taking 
into consideration HB No. 4265. 
Sponsors: Senators Escudero and Angara 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance to which were 
referred Senate Bill No. 2781, introduced by Senator Escudero, entitled: 
"AN ACT CREATING FIVE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL 
TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE 
STATIONED AT MANDALUYONG CITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN 
AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980 AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR" 
Senate Bill No. 2826, introduced by Senator Escudero, entitled: 
"AN ACT CREATING ELEVEN ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE 
METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL 
REGION TO BE STATIONED AT MANDALUYONG CITY, AMENDING 
FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, AS AMENDED, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 
1980 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR" 
and taking into consideration House Bill 
No. 
4265, 
introduced by 
Representatives Gonzalez, et. aI., entitled: 
"AN ACT CREATING FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 
BRANCHES AND FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT 
BRANCHES FOR THE CITY OF MANDALUYONG, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE SECTION 14(d) AND SECTION 27 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 have the honor to report them back to the Senate with 
the recommendation that the attached Senate Bill No. 34 41. prepared by the 
Committees entitled: 
"AN ACT 
CREATING FIVE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 
AND ELEVEN ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL 
COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED 
AT MANDALUYONG CITY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS 
P AMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY 
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980," AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR" 
be approved in substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 2781 and 2826, taking into consideration 
House Bill No. 4265, with Senators Escudero and Angara as authors thereof. 
Respectfully submitted: 
Chairmen: 
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FRANCIS "CHlZ" G. ESCUDERO 
Committee on Justice and Human Rights 
Committee on Finance 
Com ittee on Finance 
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Committee on Justice rmd Human Rights 
Member, Committee on Finance 
JOKER P. ARROYO 
Committee on Finance 
Me ber, Committee on Justice and Human 
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Committees on Justice and Human Rights; 
and Finance 
ONG REVILLA JR. 
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ct::jtee on Finance 
LOREN B. LEGARDA 
Committee on Finance 
ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. 
CAYETANO 
Committees on Justice and Human Rights; 
and Finance 
"COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO 
Committee on Finance 
Members: 
M. A. MADRIGAL 
Committees on Justice and Human Rights; 
and Finance 
mittee on Finance 
MA 
EL "LITO" M. LAPID , 
Committee on Finance 
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ANTONIO "SONNY" F. 
TRILLANES IV 
Committee on Finance 
FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN 
Committees on Justice and Human 
Rights; and Finance 
MANNY VILLAR 
Committee on Finance 


, 
Hon. JUAN PONCE ENRILE 
Senate President 
Senate of the Philippines 
Pasay City 
Ex-Officio Members: 
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ILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR. 
Minority Leader 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B.No. 3441 
Prepared jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance with Senators 
Escudero and Angara as authors 
AN ACT 
CREATING FIVE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 
AND ELEVEN ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL 
COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED 
AT MANDALUYONG CITY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS 
PAMBANSA BILANG 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: 
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SECTION 1. Five (5) additional Regional Trial Court branches for Mandaluyong City, 
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with seats thereat, are hereby created in the National Capital Judicial Region. 
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SECTION 2. Eleven (11) additional Metropolitan Trial Court branches for Mandaluyong 
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City, with seats thereat, are hereby created in the National Capital Judicial Region. 
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SECTION 3. The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number for the newly created 
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branches. 
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SECTION 4. Accordingly, Section 14(d) and Section 27 of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, 
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otherwise known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980," as amended, as well as other 
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provisions that may be inconsistent herewith, are hereby deemed repealed, modified and! or 
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further amended. 
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SECTION 5. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary 
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of the Department of Justice, shall immediately include, as may be determined on a priority 
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basis, in the Court's program the implementation of this Act. The funding therefor shall 
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likewise be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
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SECTION 6. Effectivity. - 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 circulation. 
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Approved, 
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