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AN ACT FURTHER EXPANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980,' AS AMENDED
Short Title
AMENDING SECS. 19 AND 33 OF BP 129 (JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT)
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October 13, 2020
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24
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Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
133
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Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 12/16/2020 Sponsorship Speech Gordon, Richard J. 12/16/2020 Co-Sponsorship Speech Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M. 1/20/2021 Inquiry Tolentino, Francis "Tol" N.Drilon, Franklin M. 1/20/2021 Interpellation Pimentel, Aquilino "Koko" IIIDrilon, Franklin M. 1/26/2021 Period of Individual Amendments 2/2/2021 Period of Individual Amendments 2/2/2021 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT FURTHER EXPANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980,’ AS AMENDED [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2020 ] 10/13/2020 Prepared and submitted by the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS with Senators MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO and RICHARD J. GORDON as authors per Committee Report No. 133, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 1353 and 1359; 10/14/2020 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 10/14/2020 Sponsor: Senator RICHARD J. GORDON; 12/16/2020 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 12/16/2020 Sponsorship speech delivered by Senator RICHARD J. GORDON; 12/16/2020 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID; [ 2021 ] 1/20/2021 Interpellation of Senators AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL and FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 1/20/2021 Manifestation of Senators FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO and FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 1/26/2021 Period of interpellation closed; 1/26/2021 Period of individual amendments; 1/26/2021 Manifestation of Senator JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI that he, together with Senators JOEL VILLANUEVA, WIN GATCHALIAN, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY and IMEE R. MARCOS be made co-authors; 2/2/2021 Period of individual amendments; 2/2/2021 Period of individual amendments closed; 2/2/2021 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 2/4/2021 Printed copies were distributed electronically to the Senators; 2/8/2021 Approved on Third Reading; 2/8/2021 In favor: (21) Senators SONNY ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RICHARD J. GORDON, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO "PING" M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, IMEE R. MARCOS, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, GRACE POE, RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI; 2/8/2021 Against: (2) Senators AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL and FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO; 2/8/2021 Abstention: (None) ; 2/9/2021 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 2/23/2021 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a bicameral conference committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1886 and HBN-6589, designating Senators Gordon, Angara, Lapid and Drilon as conferees; 2/24/2021 Senator Pacquiao was designated as additional conferee; 5/24/2021 House of Representatives adopted SBN-1886 as an amendment to HBN-6589 on May 19, 2021; 6/22/2021 Letter from Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of SBN-1886 and HBN-6589, for the signature of Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco and Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza; 6/29/2021 Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated June 28, 2021, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1886 and HBN-6589, which were signed by Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco and Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza; 6/30/2021 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1886 and HBN-6589, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; 8/25/2021 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-6589, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on July 30, 2021 and became 8/25/2021 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11576.