TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No.  1935
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Cagayan de Oro City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Northern Mindanao. It is the capital 
of the province of Misamis Oriental. According to date from the Philippines Statistics Authority, 
it has a population of 728,402. 
Cagayan de Oro is also considered the regional center and business hub of Northern 
Mindanao. Business and trade in the City are booming bringing with it numerous investment 
and development opportunities.  
Cagayan de Oro was previously cited by the United Nations as an “emerging city of tomorrow” 
and was previously named by the Department of Trade and Industry as the country's “Top 5 
Most Competitive City”. 
With this and the increasing population, unfortunately, the Courts in the City 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 three (3) branches of the Municipal Trial Court 
in Cities in Cagayan de Oro City to address the backlog of cases in the City. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 
  MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR. 
July 15, 2025
5:05 pm


TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No.  1935 
AN ACT 
CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN 
CITIES TO BE STATIONED IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 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. Three (3) additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities are hereby 
created and stationed in Cagayan de Oro City. 
The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch numbers for the newly created 
branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities. 
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 additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities in the City of Cagayan de Oro, 
Province of Misamis Oriental. 
SEC. 3. The funds necessary for the implementation of this Act, including appropriations for 
personnel services such as salaries, benefits, and emoluments for judges and court personnel, 
court operations under maintenance and other operating expenses, and provisions for Halls 
of Justice or courtrooms to accommodate judges and court staff, shall be included in the 
annual General Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 4. Section 29 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. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or 
in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,