HB 5108

House·20th Congress·Filed Oct 2, 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 would add more judges and create 26 three‑member divisions of the Court of Appeals, placing them in Manila, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Vigan and Davao, and would fund the changes through the next year’s budget.

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David "Jay-Jay" C. SuarezReceipts →

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