HB 709

House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 1, 2025

An Act Creating an Additional Regional Trial Court Branch to Be Stationed in the Silay City, Province of Negros Occidental, Amending for the Purpose Section 14, Paragraph (G) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as Amended, or “the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”, and Providing Funds Therefor

In plain language

The bill proposes to add a new Regional Trial Court branch in Silay City, Negros Occidental, to help reduce case backlogs and make justice more accessible.

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Author · Representative

Javier Benitez
RepresentativeNegros Occidental, 3rd District
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HB00709 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch