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COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 711 
Submitted jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance on 
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Re 
Senate Bill No. 3491 
Recommending its approval in substitution of Senate Bill No. 2818. 
Sponsors: Senators Escudero and Angara 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance to which was 
referred Senate Bill No. 2818, introduced by Senator Escudero, entitled: 
"AN ACT CREATING TWO ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE 
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO 
BE STATIONED AT INITAO, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, AMENDING 
FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, AS 
AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY 
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR" 
have considered the same and have the honor to report it back to the Senate with the 
recommendation that the attached Senate Bill No. 3 4 91 prepared by the Committees 
entitled: 
"AN ACT 
CREATING TWO ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 
IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT INITAO, MISAMIS 
ORIENTAL, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA 
BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION 
ACT OF 1980," AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR" 
be approved in substitution of Senate Bill No. 2818, with Senators Escudero and Angara 
as authors thereof. 


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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBUC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.B.No. 3491 
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Prepared jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance with Senators 
Escudero and Angara as authors thereof 
AN ACT 
CREATING TWO ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 
IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT INITAO, MISAMIS 
ORIENTAL, FURTHER AMENDING I'OR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BlLANG 
129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980," AS 
AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREl'OR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
asselltbled: 
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SECTION 1. Two (2) addihonal Regional Trial Court branches for the Province of 
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Misamis Oriental, with seats at !nitao, are hereby created in the Tenth judicial Region. 
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SECTION 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch numbers for the 
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newly created branches. 
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SECTION 3. 
Accordingly, Seelion 14(k) of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise 
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known as "The Judiciary Reorganizahon Act of 1980," as amended, as well as other provisions 
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that may be inconsistent herewith, is hereby deemed repealed, modified and/or further 
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amended. 
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SECTION 4. The Chief justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary 
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of U,e Department of justice, shall immediately include, as may be determined on a priority 
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basis, in the Court's program the implementation of this Act. The funding therefor shall 
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likewise be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
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,SECTION 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effeel fifteen (15) days after completion of its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved,