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AN ACT CREATING FIFTEEN ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND NINE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Short Title
FIFTEEN ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (CAVITE)
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Sponsor
Date filed
September 28, 2010
Scope
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Session Sequence No.
29
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Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 2/15/2012 Interpellation Lacson, Panfilo M. 2/15/2012 Sponsorship Speech Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G. 6/6/2012 Period of Committee Amendments Closed 6/6/2012 Period of Interpellation Closed 6/6/2012 Period of Individual Amendments 6/6/2012 Period of Individual Amendments Closed 7/24/2012 Period of Amendment Closed 7/24/2012 Against 7/24/2012 Period of Amendment Closed 7/24/2012 Period of Amendment Closed
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (7/31/2012)
Voted Yes Voted No Arroyo, Joker P.
Cayetano, Alan Peter Companero S.
Cayetano, Pia S.
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Guingona III, Teofisto "Tg"
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Marcos, Ferdinand "Bongbong" R.
Osmena III, Sergio R.
Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Sotto III, Vicente C.
Villar, Manny B.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT CREATING FIFTEEN ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND NINE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980," AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2010 ] 9/28/2010 Introduced by Senator RAMON A. REVILLA JR.; 9/29/2010 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE; [ 2011 ] 10/27/2011 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2012 ] 2/2/2012 Return and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 102, recommending its approval with amendments; 2/7/2012 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 2/7/2012 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 2/15/2012 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 2/15/2012 Omnibus Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO on 10 creation of additional regional/municipal trial courts (SBNos. 2539 and 2958; HBNos. 4469, 4473, 4474, 4475, 4476, 4479, 4489 and 4490); 2/15/2012 Interpellation of Senator PANFILO M. LACSON; 6/6/2012 Motion of Senator Escudero that HBN-5742 be consolidated with SBN-2539; 6/6/2012 Period of interpellation closed; 6/6/2012 Period of committee amendments closed; 6/6/2012 Period of individual amendments; 6/6/2012 Period of individual amendments closed; 6/6/2012 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 6/18/2012 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] 7/24/2012 Reconsideration of Approval on Second Reading; 7/24/2012 Reconsideration of closing of the period of amendments; 7/24/2012 Period of amendments; 7/24/2012 Period of amendment closed; 7/31/2012 Approved on Third Reading; 7/24/2012 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 7/31/2012 In favor: (18) JOKER P. ARROYO, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FERDINAND "BONGBONG" R. MARCOS, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III and MANNY B. VILLAR; 7/25/2012 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 7/31/2012 Against: N o n e; 7/31/2012 Abstention: N o n e; 8/2/2012 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; [ 2013 ] 1/30/2013 House of Representatives adopted SBN-2539 as an amendment to HBN-5742 on January 22, 2013; 2/20/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2539 and HBN-5742, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 3/13/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2539 and HBN-5742, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines for the signature and approval of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III; FINAL TITLE: AN ACT CREATING TWENTY-SEVEN (27) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND EIGHT (8) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 4/8/2013 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-5742, by the President of the Philippines His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III and became; 4/8/2013 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10454