Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon Cty

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BLLNO._4333.

Introduced by Honorable CARMELO F. LAZATIN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The scope of Balas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise known as the Judiciary
Reorganization Act of 1980, involves the reorganization of the judiciary, which include the Court of
Appeals, the Court of First Instance, the Circuit Criminal Courts, the Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Courts, the Courts of Agrarian Relations, the City Courts, the Municipal Courts, and the
Municipal Circuit Courts.

Although a prescribed number of municipal courts are stated in the Act, the present times
necessitates additional municipal courts in order to accommodate different types of cases. Based
from Section 30 of the Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, there a total of six municipal trial courts in the
Province of Pampanga wherein four of which are in the City of San Femande while the remaining
two in the Municipality of Guagua.

With the pressing need to expedite the delivery of justice and to attend to other judicial
concems of the people, there is a call for the creation of additional municipal trail courts in the
province particularly in the Municipality of Magalang and Mabalacat, thus, this bill calls for this type
of judicial branch for the said municipalities

In view of the foregoing premises, approval of this bills ardently sought.

First District, F mpanga


Republic ofthe Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City, Metro Mania

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session

House BilNo,_ 4333.

Introduced by Honorable Carmelo F. Lazatin

AN AU) URCAIING UNE (1) AUVILIUNIAL ORANUR UF SIUNILIF AL IAL GUUR Eun He
MUNICIPALITIES OF MABALACAT AND MAGALANG, PAMPANGA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
‘SECTION SECTION 30 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Sanale and the House of Representatives of the Phitiopines in Congress assembved:

SECTION 1. Section 30 of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise known as the “Judiciary
Reorganization Act of 1980", as amended is hereby further amended to read as follows:

“SECTION 29. Municipal Trial Courts. — In each of the municipalities that are not
comprised within a metropolitan area and a municipal circuit there shall be a Municipal Trial Court which
shall have one branch, except as hereunder provided:

XXK

* One for the Municipalities of Mabalacat and Magalang, both of Pampanga;

ettu

SECTION 2. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in coordination with the Secretary of the
Department of Justice shal! immediately include in the Court's program the operationalization of one
addiional branch of Municipal Trial Court in Municipalities in Pampanga, the funding of which shall be
included in the General Appropriations Act

SECTION 3. The Supreme Court shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective
implementation of this Act and if warranted, the realignment of the seats of existing branches and their
territorial jurisdictions.

SECTION 4, This Act shall take effect fiteen (15) days after its complete publication in any
newspaper of general circulation,

Approved,