Published February 16, 2021, 12:46 AM
The Senate approved last Monday Senate Bill 1886, to expand the jurisdiction of first and second-level courts of the land with the goal of addressing delays in the disposition of cases due to overloading in certain courts. SB 1886 is a consolidated measure from SB 1359 filed by Sen. Richard Gordon and SB 1353 filed by Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid.
The bill seeks to expand the jurisdictions of the nation’s first and second-level courts, amending the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
Senator Gordon, chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said the bill would expand the jurisdictional thresholds of the first-level courts – the Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts. This will help unclog the dockets of the second-level courts the Regional Trial Courts.
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+ January 22, 2021 THREE most wanted persons and eight other wanted individuals in Eastern Visayas were apprehended in separate anti-criminality operations from January 14 to 20, 2021.
Joint police operatives arrested Elton Basarte Marino, rank 3 most wanted-municipal level for a murder case, in Mondragon, Northern Samar on January 17, 2021.
After three years in hiding, Tacloban City’s rank 2 most wanted for murder, Mark Anthony Lorenzo, was arrested in Balanga City, Bataan on January 17.
Justino Saquin Sr., 66, listed as the top 5 most wanted person in Leyte province for five counts of rape, was arrested in Tanza, Cavite on January 16.
No bail bonds were recommended to the three accused, according to the report from the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Eastern Visayas.