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Second Regular Session 
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Introduced by SENATOR FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Our 1987 Philippine Constitution, Article III, Section 16 provides: "All persons 
shall have the right to a speedy disposition of their cases before all judicial, 
quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies." 
As legal luminaries put it: "Justice delayed is justice denied." 
Proper and prompt attention is urgently needed to address the deplorable 
condition of the courts in the country. 
Ordinary party-litigants, mostly coming from below average income class, suffer 
heavily due to the snail-paced conduct of the judicial process. A resetting or 
postponement of the hearing of their cases would mean that the litigants have to wait at 
least four (4) to six (6) months. 
Because of the volume of cases, the wheels of justice indeed grind to halt. It is 
an expensive process and sometimes, a vain effort, especially when some litigants 
predecease the outcome of their cases when appealed to the Court of Appeals and 
finally to the Supreme Court. 
This deplorable condition is likewise mirrored in the Regional Trial Courts of 
Mandaue City, Province of Cebu which carries case loads way beyond their capacity. 
In recent years, with the boom in its economic activity and growth, the Province 
of Cebu including Mandaue City, Consolacion, Liloan and Compostela, have witnessed 
an increase in domestic migration. 
The creation of additional courts is necessary to realize the Constitutional 
principle on accessibility and effective delivery of justice. Hence approval of this bill is 
earnestly sought. 
FERDINA D R. MARCOS, JR. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENAJf 
S. B. NO. OJ. 07 
Introduced by SENATOR FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. 
AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS IN 
MANDAUE CITY FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA 
SILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT 
OF 1980," AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Three (3) additional Regional Trial Court branches for Mandaue 
City, with seats thereat, are hereby created in the Seventh Judicial Region. 
SECTION 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the branch numbers for the newly 
created branches. 
SECTION 3. Accordingly, Section 14(h) of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, 
otherwise known as ," The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as amended, as well 
as other provisions that may be inconsistent herewith, is hereby deemed repealed, 
modified and/or further amended. 
SECTION 4. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Department of Justice, shall immediately include, as may be 
determined on a priority basis, in the Court's program the implementation of this Act. 
The funding therefor shall likewise be included in the annual General Appropriation Act. 
SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation. 
Approved,