LIVE: Committee on Justice and Human Rights joint with Committee on Finance | July 5, 2023
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... So that, Justice Villanueva, kung walang pera para niya akin magpagastos lahat? Di ba? Usually if the LGU builds...
00:28.9
... So what is this? Not just for the facilities? The salaries would be deposited to the trust account of the SC funded by the LGU and then it will be dispersed as if it came from the SC?"
00:58.9
... So that's what the Supreme Court, Your Honor. Yung tungkol sa DAP case involving President Aquino wherein funds, savings were declared early and then the funds were transferred from the executive branch to I think the legislative branch. The SC said that cannot be because that's considered cross-border."
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... Para nang necessary funds pwedeng bibigay sa inyo? Usually by donation po yun?"
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... But yung binabanggit po ninyo na salaries mismo, in the form of salaries I don't think it can pass... Well siguro, Your Honor, we will look into it kasi to be honest about it, especially now our Chief Justice is very conscious about funds coming from other branches of the government, Your Honor.
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... But still it's coming from the executive branch. So yan lang po yung kailangan tignan, Your Honor."
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... Of the record. That's off the record. So any objections from the other resource persons here? Hearing none, the House Bill No. 6581 authored by Congressman Edwin Olivares is hereby approved and the same will be submitted to the plenary subject to a technical working group.
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... Thank you very much, Your Honor. On behalf of Congressman Edwin Olivares, we are so thankful to the committee, Your Honor. Thank you very much.
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... There is still one bill pending and I think this is House Bill 6589 filed by Congressman Paolo Duterte, enacting 11 additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in cities in the 11 judicial regions to be stationed in the city of Davao and appropriating funds.
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... Therefore, said bill is now under consideration and we have a representative coming from the office of Congressman Duterte. Attorney Chris Ignacio, are you authorized to speak on behalf of Congressman Pulong?
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Yes, Your Honor. Good morning, Honorable Chairman. Good morning, Honorable Chairman, Senator Bocos, Francis Tolentino, Honorable Senator Bato de la Rosa, our distinguished guests and all resource persons and attendees of this hearing.
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We would like to thank the Honorable Committee for taking up House Bill 6589, which is an act creating 11 additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in cities in the 11 judicial regions to be stationed in the city of Davao.
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... A number of initiatives have been made to de-clog court dockets, the most significant of which is Republic Act No. 11576 or the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 2021, which expanded the jurisdiction of first-level courts in hopes to eventually de-clog second-level courts, particularly the RTCs.
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The first-level courts in the city of Davao are among those which are expected to be jam-packed with cases following the said increase in its jurisdiction.
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To date, there are only seven Municipal Trial Court in cities branches in Davao City. In contrast with the city of Manila, which has 30 MTCCs for its 1.8 million population, and Cebu City, which has 14 MTCCs for its 900,000 population, Davao City needs additional MTCC branches relative to its 1.7 million population.
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At present, a total of 8,336 cases are pending before these seven MTCCs in Davao.
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Therefore, with regard to the constitutional mandate to strengthen the right of every Filipino to a speedy disposition of their cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies, this bill seeks to create 11 additional branches of MTCC for Davao City in order to decrease the pending cases before the city's judicial bodies and to ensure the swift administration of justice for every case filed.
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Thank you, Honorable Chair, Senator Boss Francis Tolentino.
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In fact, the total number of cases for the seven branches of Municipal Trial Court in cities in Davao City is 8,500, Your Honor, or an average of 1,215 cases per court.
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That's why we support the creation of additional MTCCs in Davao City. Our only, of course, submission, Your Honor, is that there should be a hall of justice that will house all of these courts, Your Honor.
07:33.9
... Kasi hindi po kasha na dun sa...
07:58.9
... There is already an ongoing construction of the building, Your Honor. So the reason why it's not considered operational yet because it doesn't have a courtroom but it has sufficient number of personnel already. So may advanced caseload na po siya na family cases.
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... Mayroon pa isa? Wala na ba? Babae?... Yung isa na na-promote yung kapatid po niya as RTC judge. Pakari po, Your Honor. Nago-operate na po, Your Honor. Wala lang courtroom.
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... Pero advanced po yan. Kaya yung isang court po diyan, consensia assisting, actually includes her caseload."
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Yes, Your Honor, Honorable Senator, we hope ma-resolve expeditiously yung mga cases, sir.
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... So from the Judges Association, there are six courts being requested to be organized in the City of Davao.
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... Eleven, I'm sorry, eleven. Gutom na ako. Eleven additional branches of municipal trial courts in the 11 judicial regions. From the Philippine Prosecutors League of the Philippines, DBM magkano ito?
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... Hindi ito RTC, MTC ito? Pareho rin yan?... Alas pareho, Your Honor. Siguro difference lang yung salaries, konti lang po."
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... The location for these additional branches will be at the Regional Government Center in Barangay Mintal, Kalinan, Davao City."
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Atty. Ignacio?... This is also, Honorable Chair, the proposed Hall of Justice by the Supreme Court where the Regional Mindanao Office will be situated po."
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... So tin-ero tayo ng SC? Yung SC pala doon magtatayo ng office?... Baka abortion lang po. I'm not familiar, Your Honor.
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... Ang abogado doon na mag-attend sa hearing. Magandang lugar yan. Thank you po, Atty. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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... There are three other measures, House Bill 6584, 6583 and 6582 which will be deferred for consideration today.
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The Committee on Justice and Human Rights would like to thank all the resource persons present here, especially the members of Congress who took their time to attend physically this committee hearing,
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as well as the judges coming from the Philippine Judges Association, the court administrator, the representatives coming from the various congressmen and those virtually present.
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The Committee on Justice and Human Rights, without objection on the part of Senator De La Rosa, will suspend its hearing today and will resume at around 1 p.m. to tackle the issue of the National Bureau of Investigations, SKP, last month.
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Without objection, this committee hearing is hereby suspended for 40 minutes. Thank you. Congratulations to all.
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