Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT CREATING FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
CREATING ADDITIONAL METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS (NCR AND LAS PINAS CITY)
Date filed
December 18, 2007
Scope
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
46
Session Type
Subjects
Document Certification

Committee Details

Primary Committee
Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
47

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
6/10/2008 Sponsorship Speech Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT CREATING FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2007 ]
12/18/2007 Introduced by Senator MANNY VILLAR;
12/19/2007 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE;
[ 2008 ]
3/12/2008 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
5/6/2008 Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 47, recommending its approval without amendment;
5/7/2008 Sponsors: Senator(s) FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, JUAN PONCE ENRILE and MANNY VILLAR;
5/7/2008 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
6/10/2008 Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
6/10/2008 Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;
6/11/2008 Period of interpellations closed;
6/11/2008 Period of committee amendments;
6/11/2008 Period of committee amendments closed;
6/11/2008 Period of individual amendments closed;
6/11/2008 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
7/16/2008 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
7/29/2008 Approved on Third Reading;
7/29/2008 In favor: (22) Senators Angara, Aquino, Arroyo, Biazon, Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Enrile, Escudero, Gordon, Honasan, Lacson, Lapid, Legarda, M.A.Madrigal, Pangilinan, Pimentel, Jr., Revilla, Jr., Roxas, Villar, and Zubiri; Against: N o n e; Abstention: N o n e;
7/31/2008 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;