Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

comrrreE REPORT xO. __ 832

Submitted by the Committee on Justice and the Committee on
A fon

Appropriations on ___ 2.4 MAR —_

Re: House Bill No. 4469
Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 2226

Sponsors: Representatives Niel C. Tupas, Jr., Joseph Emilio A. Abaya and
Manuel 8. Agyao .

Mr. 5] iT:

‘The Committee on Justice and the Committee on Appropriations, to
which was referred House Bill No, 2226, introduced by Representative
Manuel 8. Agyao, entitled:

“AN ACT . .

* CREATING ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT IN THE PROVINCE OF KALINGA, TO BE STATIONED IN
HE MUNICIPALITY OF LUBUAGAN, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE SECTION 14 PARAGRAPH (B) OF BATAS PAMBANSA
BILANG 129 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION. ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

have considered the same and recommend that the attactred House Bill No.
, entitled:

“AN ACT
(CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF
LUBUAGAN, PROVINCE OF KALINGA, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (8) OF BATAS PAMBANSA
~~ BLG. 129, “OTHERWISE KNOWN AS— “THE- JUDICIARY ——



REORGANIZATION ACT OF 19807 AS AMENDED, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

be approved in substitution of HB No.2226 with Representatives Manuel S. Agyao, Niel C_
Tupas, Jr., Joseph Emilo A. Abaya, Raul A. Daza, Lorenzo R. Tafiada Of,
Rodolfo C. Farifias, Romero Federico S. Quimbo, Victorino Dennis M.
Socrates, Nelson P. Coffantes, Rodolfo B. Albano, Jr. Rufus B. Rodriguez,
Bernardo M. Vergara, Carmelo Lazatin, Rodel Batocabe, Magtanggol
Gunigundo J, Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona, Karlo Nograles, Tobias Tiangco,
Florencio C. Garay, Elpidio F. Barzaga, Isidro T. Ungab, Mark Aeron H.
Sambar, George P. Arnaiz, Emil L. Ong, Irvin M. Alcala, Roberto V. Puno,
Rodante D. Marcoleta, Mark Lllandro L. Mendoza, Ma. Carmen Zamora-
Apsay, Eduardo R. Gullas, Tomas V. Apacible, Emmeline Y. Agtipay.
Reynaldo V. Umali, Teodoro A. Casifio, Vincent P. Crisologo, Ma. Theresa B.
Bonoan-David and Roger G. Mercado as authors thereof.

Uwe
C. TUPAS, JR.
Chairman

Committee on Justice

The Honorable

The Speaker

House of Representatives
Quezon City



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_ HOUSE BnLNo, 4463

introduced by Representatives Agyao, Tupss, Jr., Abaya, Daza, Tafiada, Fariiias,
Quimbo, Socrates, Collantes, Albano, R. Rodriguez, Vergara, Lazatin, Batocabe.
Gunigundo, Madrona, Nograles, Tiangco, Garay. Barzaga, Ungab, Sambar, Arnaix.
Ong, Alcala, Puno, Marcolcta, M. Mendoza, Zamora-Apsay, Gullas, Apacible, +
Aglipay, R. Umali, Casifio, Crisologo, Bonioan-David and Mercado

AN ACT

CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF LUBUAGAN,
PROVINCE OF KALINGA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14,
PARAGRAPH (B), OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1988” AS

AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represemictives of the Philippines in

Congress assembled:

SECTION !. There is hereby created an additional Regional Tria! Court

branch in the Second Judicia! Region with seat at the Municipality of Lubuagan,

Province of Kalinga.

‘The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly-created

beanch of the Regional Trial Court in the Second Judicial Region.

SEC. 2. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the
Secretary of the Departmeut of Justice, shalt immediately include in the Court’s
Programm the operationalization of an additional branch of the Regional Trial Court to
be stationed at the Municipality of Lubuagan, Province of Kalinga, che finding of

Which shall be inchided in the arinual General Appropriations Act. ~


4.B. NO. 4469

SEC, 3. Section 14 (b) of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise known as

N

“The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980” as amended, and alf other jaws 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 afler its complete
publication in the Official Gazette of in two (2) newspapers of general circulation,

Approved,


FACT SHEET

Substitite Bill to House Bill No. 2226
(As appreved by the Committee on February 09, 2011)

AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE
MUNICIPALITY OF LUBUAGAN, PROVINCE OF KALINGA,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH
(B) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980” AS
AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERFOR

introduced by: REPS, MANUEL S. AGYAO, NIEL C.TUPAS, JR. AND JOSEPH
EMILIO A. ABAYA

Committee Referral: COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE (PRIMARY)
Committee Chairperson: REP. NIEL C, TUPAS, JR.

Commities Referral: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SECONDARY)
Committee Chairperson: REP. JOSEPH EMILIO A. ABAYA

OBJECTIVES:

* To decongast the docket of the lone RTC branch stationed at the City of
‘Tabuk due to the increase in caseload as a result of the population growth
and simultaneous increase of business and commercial activities in the
area.

+ To enable the people of Kalinga to have better access to the courts which
is necessary for an efficient delivery of judicial services.

KEY PROVISIONS:

* Seeks tu establish an additional branch of the RTC to be stationed at the
Municipality of Lubuagan, province of Kalinga,

* Provides that 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 this additional RTC branch,
the funding of which shall be included in the General Appropriations Act
(GAA).

RELATED LAW:

* See. 14 (b), BP 129, as amended