HB 1449

House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 7, 2025

An Act Creating Additional Divisions in the Court of Appeals, Increasing the Number of Court of Appeals Justices from Sixty-Nine (69) to Seventy-Eight (78), Amending for the Purpose Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes

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The bill proposes to add more justices and divisions to the Court of Appeals, create new stations in Vigan and Davao, and fund these changes through the next year's budget, aiming to speed up appellate case resolution.

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Aniela Tolentino
RepresentativeCavite, 8th District
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