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COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

Submitted by. the Committee on Justice and the Committee on Appropriations on
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Re: House Bill’ No._6798
Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 1906

Sponsors: Representatives Niel C. Tupas, Jr., Jocelyn S. Limkaichong, and Yevgeny
Vincent B. Emano

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Justice and the Committee on Appropriations, to which was
referred House Bill No. 1906, introduced by Representative Yevgeny Vincent B. Emano,

entitled:

“AN ACT

INCREASING THE NUMBER OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
BRANCHES IN THE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL AND THE
CITIES OF CAGAYAN DE ORO AND GINGOOG FROM NINETEEN
(19) BRANCHES TO TWENTY (20) BRANCHES BY CREATING A
NEW BRANCH WITH SEAT AT TAGOLOAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SUBPARAGRAPHS 1 AND 6 OF
SECTION 11 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7154 AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR”

idered the same and recommend that the attached House Bill No.
entitled:

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AN ACT
CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT IN THE THE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL TO BE
STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGOLOAN, AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (K) OF BATAS
PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

be approved in substitution of HB

Emano, Niel C. Tapas, Jr ae Limkaichong , as authors thereof

Respectfully submitted,

A LZ

N S.|SMKAICHONG C.TUPAS, JR/
Chairperson Chairperson 4
Committee on Appropriations Committee on Justice

The Honorable

The Speaker

House of Representatives
Quezon City

(0. 1906 with Representatives Yevgeny Vincent B.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

Third Regular Session

House BILE No._ 6798

eny Vincent B. Emano. Niel C. Tupas.

epresentatives Ye
Limkaichon;

Introduced by
Jr.. and Jocelyn

AN ACT
CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT IN THE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL TO BE STATIONED
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGOLOAN, AMENDING FOR THE

PURPOSE SEC. 14, PARAGRAPH (k) OF BATAS PAMBA A BLG, 129,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF
1980”, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby created an additional Regional Trial Court branch

in the Tenth Judicial Region, with seat at the Municipality of Tagoloan. Province of

Misamis Oriental.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly created branch of
the Regional Trial Court in the Tenth Judicial Region.

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 an additional branch of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed
in the Municipality of Tagoloan. Province of Misamis Oriental, the funding of which

shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.


S Section 14 (1 of Batas Pambanse Bilan

980" as amended. and al! other laws. rules and

Judiciary Reorganization Act 0}
regulation 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 complete publication

neral circulation.

in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers

Approved.


MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE HELD ON 14
NOVEMBER 2012, WEDNESDAY, 9:30 A.M. AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM NOS. 3 & 4,
MITRA BUILDING, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, QUEZON CITY

GUESTS:
JUSTICE ANTONIO EUGENIO — Dep. Court Administrator, Supreme Court

State Counsel ULYSSES AGUILA —Department of Justice
State Counsel PAULITO DE JESUS-Department of Justice
ASG. KARL MIRANDA - Office of the Solicitor General
Atty. VICTORIA ESTOESTA — Surviving Spouse

Ms. PERLITA AQUINO ~ Surviving Spouse

Onaona

1, CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

Hon. Niel C. Tupas Jr., Chairman of the Committee on Justice, called the meeting to order
at 9: 44 AM. Upon the motion made by Rep. Bataoil, calling of the roll was dispensed with.

ll, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 MEETING

Rep. Batacil moved to approve the minutes of the September 4, 2012 meeting which
motion was duly seconded by Rep. Lazatin. The Chair then approved the motion.

Ill PRELIMINARY REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN

Upon the Chair’s request, Rep. Bataoil led the opening prayers for the day's meeting. The
Chair then mentioned that there were 2 items in the day's agenda: creation of courts and the
survivorship benefits for the surviving legitimate spouse of a deceased retired member of the

Office of the Solicitor General.

IV. MEETING PROPER
A. CREATION OF COURT SALAS:

Atty. Antonio Eugenio, Sureme Court Deputy Court Administrator voiced support to the
proposals on court creation. Among these bills:

HB No. 5532 re: 6 RTC (Angeles, Pampanga) by Rep. Lazatin

HB No. 5516 re: 2 RTC (Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay) Rep. R. Jalosjos

HB No. 5519 and 5559 re: 1 MTC / 15 RTC (Antipolo, Rizal) by Reps. R. Puno

and Acop

HB No, 5533 re: 1 RTC (Digos, Davao Davao Del Sur) by Rep. Cagas

HB No. 5534 re: 3 RTC (Malolos, Bulacan) by Rep. Sy Alvarado

HB No. 5539 and 5540 re: 1RTC (Siniloan, Stacruz, Laguna) by Rep.San Luis

HB No, 5644 re: 3RTC (Puerto Princesa, Palawan ) by Rep. Socrates

HB No, 5562 re. 2 RTC (Argao, Cebu) by Rep. P. Garcia

HB No. 5563 re: 4 RTC (Barili, Cebu) and HB No. 5564 re. 2 RTC (Toledo, Cebu)

by Rep .P. J. Garcia

HB No, 5604 re: 1 RTC (Talibon, Bohol) by Rep Aumentado

HB No, 56191 5775 re: 6 MTC / 1 RTC (Cebu City) by Reps. Del Mar and
Osmefia

HB No. 5659 n 6080 re: 2 RTC (Urdaneta) in 5 RTC (Lingayen, Alaminos,


Urdaneta, San Carlos, Dagupan, Pangasinan by Reps. K. Cojuangco and Bataoll
+ HB No. 5868 re: 5 RTC (Morong) and 2 RTC (San Mateo, Rizal) by Rep. |.
Rodriguez

HB No, 5761 re: 1 RTC ( Midsayap, North Cotabato) by Rep. J. Sacdalan
HB No. 5910 re: 1 RTC (Cotabato, Maguindanao) by Rep. B. Sema

HB No. 6574 re: 1 RTC (Bais, Negros Oriental) by Rep. Arnaiz

HB No, 6659 re: 2 RTC (Gumaca, Quezon) by Rep. Tafiada

B. HB No. 6570 re: GRANTING SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING
LEGITIMATE SPOUSE OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE OFFICE
OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL

Asst. Solicitor General Miranda expressed support for the said measure saying this
will encourage more lawyers to join the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). He
added that a small amount of P1.7M will be needed to implement the program in its
first year of implementation, Deputy Court Administrator Eugenio said a similar
measure was approved to cover officials of the Office of the Court Administrator with
judicial ranks, Likewise, Department of Justice State Counsel de Jesus expressed
support to said measure and suggested that its coverage be expanded to other
lawyers in the executive branch. The Chair said that the bill was filed to equalize
benefits to OSG retirees. He mentioned that 2 weeks back, a similar bill on
survivorship benefits to the Government Corporate Counsels was approved. Rep.
Sacdalan then moved to approve HB No. 6570. Rep. Bataoil seconded the motion
The Chair then approved the motion.

V. ADJOURNMENT
Rep Sacdalan moved to adjourn the meeting which was seconded by Rep. Bataoil. Hearing

no objection, the Chair approved the motion. The time was 10:19 AM

Prepared by:

Alico isgeele

SLSO!

ified Correct

ATTY. Ne ISA H. GUEVARRA
Commitlee Secretary

Attested


9.

House Bill No. 5558, as contained in Committee Report No. 2628 and submitted by
the Committees on Justice and Appropriations, creating twelve additional branches of
the Metropolitan Trial Court in the National Capital Judicial Region to be stationed in
Pasig City, further amending for the purpose “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of
1980";

House Bill No, 6851, as contained in Committee Report No. 2629 and submitted by
the Committees on Justice and Appropriations, creating an additional branch of the
Regional Trial Court in the Twelfth Judicial region to be stationed in Kidapawan City,
North Cotabato, further amending for the purpose “The Judiciary Reorganization Act
of 1980”;

House Bill No. 6811, as contained in Committee Report No. 2581 and submitted by
the Committee on Health increasing the bed capacity of the Mayor Hilarion A.
Ramiro Sr. Regional Training and Teaching Hospital;

House Bill No. 6816, as contained in Committee Report No. 2583 and submitted by
the Committees on Natural Resources and Appropriations, declaring certain portions
of Cagayan de Oro City as the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan watershed as a protected area
under the category of protected landscape and its peripheral areas as buffer zone;

House Bill No. 3008, as contained in Committee Report No. 2608, and submitted by
the Committee on Public Works and Highways, converting the Osmefia Extension
Street to the CDO Port Road in Cagayan de Oro City into a National road;

House Bill No. 3173, as contained in Committee Report No. 2609, and submitted by
the Committee on Public Works and Highways, converting the JCT. Bukidnon
Cagayan de Oro Iligan Road (BCIR)-Agusan-Balubal-Sayre Highway in Cagayan de
Oro City into a National Road;

House Bill No. 577, as contained in Committee Report No. 2610, and submitted by
the Committee on Public Works and Highways, converting the Gusa Road in Cagayan
de Oro City to JR. Borja-Camaman-an-Indahag-Bukidnon Road as a National Road;

House Bill No. 6351, as contained in Committee Report No. 2611, and submitted by
the Committee on Public Works and Highways, converting the Cemento Pagasa,
Aurora, into a National Road;

House Bill No, 6348, as contained in Committee Report No. 2612, and submitted by
the Committee on Public Works and Highways, converting the Dingalan-Umiray
provincial road in Aurora into a National Road;

House Bill No. 6349, as contained in Committee Report No. 2613, and submitted by
the Committee on Public Works and Highways, converting the Maria Aurora-
Dimanpudso-Dipaculao provincial road in Aurora into a National Road;

House Bill No. 6350, as contained in Committee Report No. 2614, and submitted by
the Committee on Public Works and Highways, converting the Casiguran-Dilasag
provincial road connecting the Dilasag and Casiguran in Aurora into a National Road:


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House Bill No. 6846, as contained in Committee Report No. 2617, and submitted by the
Committees on Justice and Appropriations, creating two (2) additional branches of the
Regional Trial Court in Gumaca, Quezon, further amending for the purpose section 14,
paragraph (c), of “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”;

House Bill No. 6847, as contained in Committee Report No. 2618, and submitted by the
Committees on Justice and Appropriations, creating an additional branch of the regional
trial court in Digos, Davao del Sur, further amending for the purpose section 14,
paragraph (I) of, “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”.

House Bill No. 5896, as contained in Committee Report No. 2619, and submitted by the
Committee on Justice and Appropriations, creating three additional branches of the
Regional Trial Court in the Fourth Judicial Region to be stationed in San Pedro, further
amending for the purpose of “The Judiciary Act of 1980

House Bill No. 6848, as contained in Committee Report No. 2620, and submitted
by the Committees on Justice and Appropriations, creating three additional
branches of the Regional Trial Court in Malolos, Bulacan, further amending for the
purpose section 14, paragraph (c) of “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980";

House Bill No. 2621, as contained in Committee Report No. 5910, and submitted
by the Committees on Justice and Appropriations, creating an additional branch of
the Regional Trial Court in Cotabato City, Maguindanao, further amending for the
purpose of “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”:

House Bill No. 6849, as contained in Committee Report No. 2622, and submitted by the
Committees on Justice and Appropriations, creating additional branch of the Regional
Trial Court in Talibon, Bohol, further amending for the purpose section 14, paragraph (h)
of “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”.

House Bill No. 3728, as contained in Committee Report No. 2623, and submitted by the
Committees on Justice and Appropriations, creating two additional branches of the
Regional Trial Court in Initao, Misamis Oriental, further amending for the purpose of
“The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”

House Bill No. 6459, as contained in Committee Report No. 2624, and submitted by the
Committees on Justice and Appropriations. creating a Regional Trial Court branch in
Calabanga, Camarines Sur, amending for the purpose section 14, paragraph () of “The
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 198

House Bill No. 5895, as contained in Committee Report No. 2625, and submittted by the
Committees on Justice and Appropriations, creating six additional branches of the
Regional Trial Court in Bitian City, Laguna, further amending for the purpose of “The
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”: