Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Philippines

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bit No. 6470

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ALFRED VARGAS

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 16 of the Constitution's Bill of Rights provides that:

“All persons shalll have the right to a speedy disposition of their cases
before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies.”

Quezon City is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the Philippines
with one of the largest number of court cases filed each year. The Quezon City
Hall of Justice alone is comprised of 58 courts, making the station the second
largest in the country. In 2012 alone, Quezon City registered more than 32,000
pending court cases, and formed 32% of the total caseload in the National Capital
Region.

This bill seeks to establish an additional branch of the Regional Trial
Court and an additional branch of the Metropolitan Trial Court in the National
Capital Judicial Region to be stationed in Novaliches, Quezon City. This will not
only uphold the constitutional right of every person for speedy disposition of
cases but will also assure that the courts of justice are accessible to the people of
Novaliches and other nearby areas in the City.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

ALFRED VAI


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Philippines

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
‘Second Regular Session

6470

HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ALFRED VARGAS

AN ACT

CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND
AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT IN THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN NOVALICHES,
QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (D) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 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. An additional branch of the Regional Trial Court and an
additional branch of the Metropolitan Trial Court to be stationed in Novaliches,
Quezon City, Metro Manila is hereby created in the National Capital Region.

SECTION 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch
numbers of the newly created Regional Trial Court and Metropolitan Trial Court
in the National Capital Judicial Region.

SECTION 3. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with
the Secretary of Justice, shall immediately include in the Court’s program the
operationalization of the additional Regional Trial Court and Metropolitan Trial
Court branches to be stationed in Novaliches, Quezon City, the funding of which
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4, Section 14(d) and Section 27 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129,
otherwise known as “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980,” as amended,
and all other laws, executive orders, and rules and regulations which are
inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed, or modified
accordingly.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,