EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS ‘E DATESeptember 7, ort)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Third Regular Session
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez

House Bill No. 10167

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The province of Misamis Oriental in located in Region 10 and is considered the gateway to
Northern Mindanao. It has one highly urbanized city, Cagayan de Oro, which is the capital and
the regional center of Northern Mindanao and two component cities, Gingoog and El Salvador.
Ithhas twenty-three (23) municipalities, nine (9) of which are located in the Western portion and
fourteen (14) in the Eastern portion.

Based on the 2020 census, the population of the province of Misamis Oriental, excluding
Cagayan de Oro is 956,900.

There is an undeniable increase in the socio-economic activities in the province and many
industries and factories and located there. The 3,000-hectare PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate is
in Misamis Oriental

With this and the increasing population, unfortunately, the Courts in the Province are being
overwhelmed, resulting in the unintentional violation of the people's right to "a speedy
disposition of their cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies’.

Hence, this proposed bill to create an additional two (2) branches of the Regional Trial Court
in the Province of Misamis Oriental to be stationed one in Initao, Misamis Oriental and another
Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental to address the backlog of cases in the Province.

In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested.

RUFYS B. RODRIGUEZ


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES }
Third Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez
0.10167

House

AN ACT
CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN
THE TENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED ONE (1) IN INITAO, MISAMIS
ORIENTAL AND ANOTHER IN TAGOLOAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(k)
OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AS AMENDED

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

SECTION 1. Two (2) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Tenth Judicial
Region are hereby created and stationed one in Initao, Misamis Oriental and another in
Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental

The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch numbers for the newly created
branches of the Regional Trial 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 branches of the Regional Trial Court in Initao, Misamis Oriental and
Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. The funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. Section 14(k) of Batas Pambansa Big. 129, otherwise known as "The Judiciary
Reorganization Act of 1980, as amended, and all 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 Official Gazette
or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,