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Entitled: AN ACT CREATING THE POSITIONS FOR JUDGES-AT-LARGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980,' AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2018 ] 10/10/2018 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE with Senator(s) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON and LOREN B. LEGARDA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 496, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 1681, 1691 and 2002 taking into consideration HBN-7309; 10/10/2018 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 10/10/2018 Sponsor: Senator RICHARD J. GORDON; 11/19/2018 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 11/19/2018 Sponsorship speech of Senator RICHARD J. GORDON; 11/19/2018 Co-sponsorship speech of SenatorJUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA; 11/19/2018 Upon their request, Senators JOEL VILLANUEVA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, RISA HONTIVEROS, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI and FRANKLIN M. DRILON were made co-authors of SBN-2065; [ 2019 ] 1/23/2019 Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 1/29/2019 Period of interpellation closed; 1/29/2019 Period of committee amendments; 1/29/2019 Period of committee amendments closed; 1/30/2019 Amended copy of SBN-2065, as of January 29, 2019, were distributed to the Senators; 2/4/2019 Period of individual amendments; 2/4/2019 Period of individual amendments closed; 2/4/2019 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 2/7/2019 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 5/20/2019 Approved on Third Reading; 5/20/2019 In favor: (17) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 5/20/2019 Against: (None) ; 5/20/2019 Abstention: (None) ; 5/27/2019 Senate designated Senators Gordon, Zubiri, Gatchalian, Angara and Drilon as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2065 and HBN-7309; 6/4/2019 House of Representatives adopted SBN-2065 as an amendment to HBN-7309 on June 3, 2019; 6/30/2019 Letter from Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated July 17, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of SBN-2065 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-7309, for the signature of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling; (Communication received by the HOR on July 19, 2019) 6/30/2019 Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated July 24, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2065 and HBN-7309, which were signed by Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling; (Communication received by the LBIS on July 29, 2019) 6/30/2019 Enrolled copies of SBN-2065 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-7309, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on July 31, 2019; 6/30/2019 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 30, 2019 and became (Communication received by the LBIS on September 25, 2019) 6/30/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11459. (See: O.B. dated October 1, 2019; 18th Congress) (Pursuant to Rule V, Sec. 7, paragraph (g) of the Rules of the Senate, Committee Report No. 496 with pertinent documents transmitted to the Archives for safekeeping and preservation on January 21, 2021) (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)
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115 OG No. 47, 13149 (November 25, 2019)
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11459, August 30, 2019 ]
AN ACT CREATING THE POSITIONS FOR JUDGES-AT-LARGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Judges-at-Large Act of 2019".
SEC. 2. A new paragraph (n) is inserted in Section 14 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980," and shall read as follows:
"(n) One hundred (100) positions of Regional Trail Judges-at-Large are created. The duly appointed Regional Trial Judges-at-Large shall have no permanent salas and may be assigned by the Supreme Court as acting or assisting judges to any Regional Trial Court in the Philippines as public interest may require. The said Judges-at-Large are entitled to salaries, privileges, allowances, emoluments, benefits, rank and title of a Regional Trial Judge. The Supreme Court shall determine the length of such temporary assignment: Provided, That the Judicial and Bar Council shall recommend to the President appointees to the Judges-at-Large positions, after the period of the temporary assignment, the Judicial and Bar Council shall recommend to the President the permanent sala to which the Judge-at-Large shall be appointed."
SEC. 3. Section 15 of the same Act is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 15. Qualifications. - No person shall be appointed Regional Trial Judge or Regional Trial Judge-at-Large unless that person is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, at least thirty-five (35) years of age, and, for at least ten (10) years, has been engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines or has held a public office in the Philippines requiring admission to the practice of law as an indispensable requisite."
SEC. 4. A new section to be denominated as Section 25-A is hereby inserted after Section 25 of the same Act to read as follows:
"SEC. 25-A. Creation of Position for Municipal Trial Judges-at-Large. - Fifty (50) positions of Municipal Trial Judges-at-Large shall duly appointed Municipal Trial Judges-at-Large shall have no permanent salas and may be assigned by the Supreme Court as acting or assisting judges to any first level court in the Philippines as public interest may require. They shall be entitled to the salaries, privileges, allowances, emoluments, benefits, rank and title of a judge of a Municipal Trial Court in Cities. The Supreme Court shall determine the lenght of such temporary assignment: Provided, That the Judicial and Bar Council shall recommend to the President appointees to the Judges-at-Large positions. After the period of the temporary assignment, the Judicial and Bar Council shall recommend to the President the permanent sala to which the Judge-at-Large shall be appointed."
SEC. 5. Section 26 of the same Act is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 26. Qualifications. - No person shall be appointed judge of a Metropolitan Trial Court, Municipal Trial Court, Municipal Circuit Trial Court, or a Municipal Trial Judge-at-Large unless that person is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, at least thirty (30) years of age, and, for at least five (5) years, have been engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines, or has held a public office in the Philippines requiring admission to the practice of law as an indispensable requisite."
SEC. 6. Section 41 of the same Act is amended to read as follows:
SEC. 41. Salaries. - Intermediate Appellate Justice, Regional Trial Judges, Regional Trial Judges-at-Large, Metropolitan Trial Judges, Municipal Trial Judges, Municipal Circuit Trial Judges, and Municipal Trial Judges-at-Large shall receive such compensation and allowances as may be authorized by the President along the guidelines set forth in Letter of Implementation No. 93 pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 985, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1597."
SEC. 7. Section 42 of the same Act shall read as follows:
"SEC. 42. Longevity pay. - A monthly longevity pay equivalent to five percent (5%) of the monthly basic pay shall be paid to the Justices and Judges of the courts herein created for each five (5) years of continuous, efficient, and meritorious service rendered in the Judiciary: Provided, That in no case shall the total salary of each Justice or Judge concerned, after this longevity pay is added, exceed the salary of the Justice or Judge next in rank."
SEC. 8. Funding. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged against the available appropriations of the Judiciary under the current General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for its continued implementation shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act, the Supreme Court, in consultation with the Secretary of Budget and Management, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
SEC. 10. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
SEC. 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO |
(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III |
This Act which was passed by the Senate of the Philippines as Senate Bill No. 2065 on May 20, 2018 and adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to House Bill No. 7309 on June 3, 2019.
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(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING |
(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA |
Approved: AUG 30 2019
(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines
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