HB 11288

House·20th Congress·Filed Sep 14, 2026

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 Blg. 129, Otherwise Known as the “judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”, as Amended, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes

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The proposal would add nine new associate justices, raise the number of divisions from 17 to 26, and set up permanent Court of Appeals stations in Manila, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Vigan, and Davao, with funding to be provided in the next national budget.

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