NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  _____ 
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. 
It has 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. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 
April 12, 2023
6:30 pm
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  _____ 
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 Blg. 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, 
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