Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

PIFTEENTH CONGRESS:
First Regular Session

House BILLNo.__ 38771

Introduced by: HON. ARTURO O, RADAZA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill secks to create additional branches in the Regional Trial Court (RTC)
and Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) in Lapu-Lapu City.

At present, Lapu-Lapu City has three (3) RTC branches, and a lone MTCC
branch. It used to be a component city of the province of Cebu. But, in 2007, it was
sified as a highly-urbanized city. Further, it has been constituted as a lone
congressional district since 2009.

Relative to these, the population in Lapu-Lapu City grew from 217,019 in 2001 to
530 in 2007 per the National Statistics Office (NSO). As published in the NS
Website, there was a 34.8% population growth in the city in the span of seven years
an average of a 4.2% per annum interest rate, which is expected to escalate in the coming
yews. Aside from the increased population, the number of business establishments has
also swollen duc to the city's aggressive efforts towards modernization and development.

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More importantly, cases filed before Lapu-Lapu City courts have meteorically
his is evidenced by the statistical report provided by the Court Management
Ollice (CMO) of the Supreme Court (SC), wherein, at present, the total number of cases
pending with the three RTC branches has reached an astounding 4,993, and 1,642 in the
lone MTCC branch. These numbers are grossly in excess of the ideal caseload of 300
Cases per RTC branch and 500 cases per MTCC branch. This prompted the SC-CMO to
recommend to our office the filing of a bill for the creation of fourteen (14) additional
REC branches and two (2) additional MTCC branches in Lapu-Lapu City

risen

In this light and with the goal of speedy delivery of justice, we propose the
creation of fourteen (14) additional RTC branches and two (2) additional MTCC
branches in Lapu-Lapu City. Approval of the proposed bill is earnestly sought

G06. Bein


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO.

3771

Introduced by: HON. ARTURO O, RADAZA

AN ACT
FOURTEEN (14) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE
SIONAL TRIAL COURT AND TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THI
MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES IN LAPU-LAP' TY, AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129 OR THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED

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

ION I. There shall be established fourteen (14) additional branches of the
Regional ‘Trial Court and two (2) additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in

Cities in Lapu-Lapu City.

SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall constitute the fourteen (14) additional branches
of the Regional ‘Trial Court and two (2) additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court
in Cities hereby created in Lapu-Lapu City and assign the corresponding branch numbers

in accordance with this Act, and in relation to Batas Pambansa. Blg. 129, as amended.

EC. 3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for the

immediate constitution and continuous operation of the fourteen (14) additional branches


of the Regional ‘Trial Court and two (2) additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court
in Cities hereby created in Lapu-Lapu City shall be included in the annual General

Appropriations Act starting the year following its enactment into law.

BC. 4. Repeating Clause. ~ Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive

order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended

accordingly

SEC. 5. Effectivity Clause. - This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,