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COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 714 
Submitted jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance on 
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Senate Bill No. 3494 
Recommending its approval in substitution of Senate Bill No. 2813. 
Sponsors: Senators Escl,ldero and Angara 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance to which was 
referred Senate Bill No. 2813, introduced by Senator Escudero, entitled: 
"AN ACT CREATING ONE ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE 
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE NINTH JUDICIAL REGION TO 
BE STATIONED AT JOLO, SULU, 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. 34S4prepared by the Committees 
entitled: 
"AN ACT 
CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN 
THE NINTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT JOLO, SULU, 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. 2813, with Senators Escudero and Angara 
as authors thereof. 


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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OFTHE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B.No. 3494 
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OCT 14 P3 :10 
Prepared jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Finance with Senators 
Escudero and Angara as authors thereof 
AN ACT 
CREATING ONE ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN 
THE NINTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT JOLO, SULU, FURTHER 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA IlILANG 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: 
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SECTION 1. One (1) additional Regional Trial Court branch for the Province of Sulu, 
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with seat at Jolo, is hereby created in the Ninth Judicial Region. 
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SECTION 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number for the newly created 
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branch. 
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SECTION 3. Accordingly, Section 140) of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise known 
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as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980," as amended, as well as other provisions that may 
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be inconsistent herewith, is hereby deemed repealed, modified and! or further amended. 
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SECTION 4. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary 
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of the 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 effect 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, 
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