WEBVTT asr-000001 00:09:07.120 --> 00:09:14.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh g of the committee on finance we'd like to call the hearing uh budget hearing to order asr-000002 00:09:18.460 --> 00:09:25.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: good morning and uh welcome to this uh hearing of the committee on finance subcommittee g asr-000003 00:09:26.700 --> 00:09:35.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: um the hearing today is for the proposed uh fiscal year 2027 budget of the judiciary asr-000004 00:09:35.500 --> 00:09:43.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh i'm i understand that senators jv ejército and uh senate president win gachalian will be joining asr-000005 00:09:43.820 --> 00:09:50.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: us uh in the meantime may i call on our committee secretary attorney philip luna to acknowledge our asr-000006 00:09:50.540 --> 00:09:53.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: resource persons and place it on record go ahead attorney lena asr-000006-split-2 00:09:53.700 --> 00:09:56.540 Committee Secretary: good morning mr chair and good asr-000007 00:09:56.540 --> 00:10:03.740 Committee Secretary: morning everyone if you have in attendance the following uh honorable rodel visa lameda associate asr-000008 00:10:03.740 --> 00:10:05.100 Committee Secretary: justice of the supreme court asr-000009 00:10:05.740 --> 00:10:13.100 Committee Secretary: honorable joseph y lopez associate justice of the supreme court honorable jose midas p marquez asr-000010 00:10:13.100 --> 00:10:19.660 Committee Secretary: associate justice of the supreme court honorable raul villanueva associate justice of the supreme asr-000011 00:10:19.660 --> 00:10:28.220 Committee Secretary: court the court administrator honorable maria teresa dolores gomez istuesta honorable lillian asr-000012 00:10:28.220 --> 00:10:35.420 Committee Secretary: c baribal co deputy court administrator for administration honorable rainel da asr-000013 00:10:35.500 --> 00:10:42.460 Committee Secretary: h estacio montesa deputy court administrator for regional services from the court of appeals asr-000014 00:10:42.460 --> 00:10:49.100 Committee Secretary: we have honorable fernanda lampas peralta the presiding justice honorable florencio m mamawag asr-000015 00:10:49.100 --> 00:10:56.940 Committee Secretary: jr associate justice no need to stand just raise your hand honorable jennifer joy c ong associate asr-000016 00:10:56.940 --> 00:11:04.940 Committee Secretary: justice honorable rogelio j largo associate justice honorable walter s ong associate justice asr-000017 00:11:06.460 --> 00:11:12.860 Committee Secretary: and from the sitting gun bayan we have honorable geraldine faith a econ presiding justice asr-000018 00:11:14.060 --> 00:11:22.780 Committee Secretary: from honorable jenner m hito associate justice honorable arthur o malabagyo associate justice asr-000019 00:11:23.660 --> 00:11:29.980 Committee Secretary: honorable juliette m manalo san gaspar associate justice honorable lord a villanueva associate asr-000020 00:11:29.980 --> 00:11:34.300 Committee Secretary: justice honorable ronald o chua associate justice asr-000021 00:11:35.580 --> 00:11:41.740 Committee Secretary: from the court of tax appeals we have honorable jim marie a bakoro villena associate justice asr-000022 00:11:42.940 --> 00:11:46.540 Committee Secretary: honorable corazon j ferrer flores associate justice asr-000023 00:11:48.540 --> 00:11:53.660 Committee Secretary: from the department of budget and management representatives assigned to the judiciary asr-000024 00:11:54.220 --> 00:12:05.860 Committee Secretary: we have miss marika joanna de la pena chief bms miss maria amore de atotubo svbms from the commission asr-000025 00:12:05.860 --> 00:12:07.800 Committee Secretary: on audit representatives assigned to the asr-000026 00:12:07.800 --> 00:12:09.040 Committee Secretary: Supreme Court of the Philippines asr-000027 00:12:09.040 --> 00:12:12.000 Committee Secretary: Ms. Maria Carmela E. Marcos asr-000028 00:12:12.000 --> 00:12:13.020 Committee Secretary: State Auditor asr-000029 00:12:13.020 --> 00:12:16.140 Committee Secretary: Mr. Jervin asr-000030 00:12:16.140 --> 00:12:17.700 Committee Secretary: A. de la Peña, ATL asr-000031 00:12:17.700 --> 00:12:19.260 Committee Secretary: Office of the Court Administrator asr-000032 00:12:19.260 --> 00:12:21.840 Committee Secretary: Ms. Cheryl Ann asr-000033 00:12:21.840 --> 00:12:23.500 Committee Secretary: R. Martinez, ATL asr-000034 00:12:23.500 --> 00:12:24.280 Committee Secretary: Supreme Court asr-000035 00:12:24.280 --> 00:12:27.760 Committee Secretary: From the co-representatives assigned to asr-000036 00:12:27.760 --> 00:12:29.340 Committee Secretary: the Court of Appeals and Diganbayan asr-000037 00:12:29.340 --> 00:12:31.720 Committee Secretary: Court of Tax Appeals, Ms. Jocelyn asr-000038 00:12:31.720 --> 00:12:33.420 Committee Secretary: S. Nocom, State Auditor asr-000039 00:12:33.420 --> 00:12:35.860 Committee Secretary: Ms. Alma L. Resco asr-000040 00:12:35.860 --> 00:12:37.400 Committee Secretary: Rosaupan, State Auditor asr-000041 00:12:37.400 --> 00:12:40.540 Committee Secretary: Ms. Diana Oldan, State Auditor asr-000042 00:12:40.540 --> 00:12:42.520 Committee Secretary: That's all, Mr. Che asr-000043 00:12:42.520 --> 00:12:43.460 Committee Secretary: Thank you asr-000044 00:12:43.460 --> 00:12:45.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Attorney Lina asr-000045 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:46.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We can now proceed asr-000046 00:12:46.700 --> 00:12:49.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: First of all, thank you very much asr-000047 00:12:49.400 --> 00:12:52.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to our Honorable Justices asr-000048 00:12:52.160 --> 00:12:54.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for your presence asr-000049 00:12:54.460 --> 00:12:54.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: today asr-000050 00:12:54.920 --> 00:12:57.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Allow me to asr-000051 00:12:57.980 --> 00:13:00.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: begin with my opening statement asr-000052 00:13:00.020 --> 00:13:02.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Ito ang asr-000053 00:13:02.060 --> 00:13:03.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: bukang bibig asr-000054 00:13:03.300 --> 00:13:05.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ng marami nating asr-000055 00:13:05.220 --> 00:13:06.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: mga kababayan. asr-000056 00:13:06.060 --> 00:13:08.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Wala namang nakukulong, asr-000057 00:13:08.160 --> 00:13:10.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: wala namang napaparusahan, asr-000058 00:13:10.620 --> 00:13:13.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: wala namang naibabalik asr-000059 00:13:13.480 --> 00:13:14.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: na pera na ninakaw. asr-000060 00:13:14.820 --> 00:13:17.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Tuloy pa rin ang ligaya. asr-000061 00:13:17.080 --> 00:13:19.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Totoo asr-000062 00:13:19.500 --> 00:13:21.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: man o hindi, asr-000063 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:23.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ito ay damdamin ng asr-000064 00:13:23.300 --> 00:13:25.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: marami nating mga kababayan. asr-000065 00:13:25.260 --> 00:13:27.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Mahigit isang buwan na asr-000066 00:13:27.220 --> 00:13:29.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: kitang-kita at damang-dama natin asr-000067 00:13:29.060 --> 00:13:31.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang pananalasa ng asr-000068 00:13:31.380 --> 00:13:33.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: katiwalian at [unclear] asr-000069 00:13:33.300 --> 00:13:36.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: kasama ng mga ghost at palpak na asr-000070 00:13:36.000 --> 00:13:38.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: flood control projects. asr-000071 00:13:38.940 --> 00:13:40.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: [unclear] inanod asr-000072 00:13:40.160 --> 00:13:42.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang aabot asr-000073 00:13:42.700 --> 00:13:46.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: na trilyong pisong asr-000074 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:46.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: budget asr-000075 00:13:46.900 --> 00:13:48.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: na inilaan asr-000076 00:13:48.300 --> 00:13:49.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: laban sa asr-000077 00:13:49.380 --> 00:13:50.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: mapanirang asr-000078 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:50.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: baha. asr-000079 00:13:50.940 --> 00:13:53.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: In a manner of speaking asr-000080 00:13:53.600 --> 00:13:55.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: those accused asr-000081 00:13:55.040 --> 00:13:57.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: now in the largest corruption asr-000082 00:13:57.540 --> 00:13:59.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: scandal in the history of the Republic asr-000083 00:13:59.560 --> 00:14:01.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: are not the only ones asr-000084 00:14:01.680 --> 00:14:02.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: being tried asr-000085 00:14:02.340 --> 00:14:03.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Today asr-000086 00:14:03.940 --> 00:14:05.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the judiciary asr-000087 00:14:05.560 --> 00:14:06.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the ombudsman asr-000088 00:14:06.880 --> 00:14:08.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the Department of Justice asr-000089 00:14:08.640 --> 00:14:11.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the entire Philippine justice system asr-000090 00:14:11.300 --> 00:14:13.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is also on trial asr-000091 00:14:13.960 --> 00:14:15.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: under the court asr-000092 00:14:15.340 --> 00:14:17.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of public opinion asr-000093 00:14:17.000 --> 00:14:19.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Masakit asr-000094 00:14:19.380 --> 00:14:20.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: at klarong-klaro, asr-000095 00:14:20.220 --> 00:14:21.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: lagpas tao ang asr-000096 00:14:21.460 --> 00:14:22.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: lalim ng asr-000097 00:14:22.460 --> 00:14:24.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: puot ng taong asr-000098 00:14:24.540 --> 00:14:25.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: bayan na patuloy na asr-000099 00:14:25.760 --> 00:14:27.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: sinasalanta, asr-000100 00:14:27.300 --> 00:14:29.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: hindi lang ng baha, asr-000101 00:14:29.500 --> 00:14:36.140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: kundi ng matinding kawalan ng hustisya. asr-000102 00:14:38.280 --> 00:14:43.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I recall, and I mentioned this in one of our committee hearings on the Committee on Justice, asr-000103 00:14:43.380 --> 00:14:52.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: as we were hearing a measure to try and address the challenges of our justice system. asr-000104 00:14:54.140 --> 00:14:59.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The Sandigan Bayan in 2025 convicted two former departments asr-000105 00:14:59.920 --> 00:15:06.720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of Agriculture Officials of GRAF over the anomalous purchase of 3.9 million worth of asr-000106 00:15:06.720 --> 00:15:16.440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: fertilizers, a transaction dating back to 2004. When a judgment of conviction comes 21 years asr-000107 00:15:16.440 --> 00:15:24.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: after the corruption case was filed, one cannot help but ask, how did we stop corruption asr-000108 00:15:24.920 --> 00:15:34.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: convincingly? How was justice served? And how can we, in strengthening the respect for the rule of asr-000109 00:15:34.460 --> 00:15:41.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: law, how can it be brought about by this delay in the disposition of corruption cases? asr-000110 00:15:42.180 --> 00:15:47.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Two small fish convicted in a corruption case spanning 21 years, asr-000111 00:15:48.620 --> 00:15:54.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: while big fish are seen and perceived as untouchable, unpunished, asr-000112 00:15:54.920 --> 00:16:03.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: absolved. In frustration, and in the context of our hearing today, one cannot help but ask, asr-000113 00:16:05.990 --> 00:16:11.670 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we are allocating 86 billion, or at least this is the proposed judiciary budget, asr-000114 00:16:12.890 --> 00:16:23.570 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: while COA estimates about 1.7 trillion is lost annually to corruption. asr-000115 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:33.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Matinding kakulangan o kawalan ng asr-000116 00:16:33.400 --> 00:16:34.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: hustisya ito asr-000117 00:16:34.400 --> 00:16:35.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: laban sa asr-000118 00:16:35.280 --> 00:16:37.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: bawat Pilipinong asr-000119 00:16:37.460 --> 00:16:41.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: nagbabayad ng buwis at bawat pamilyang asr-000120 00:16:41.980 --> 00:16:43.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: wasak ang buhay asr-000121 00:16:43.380 --> 00:16:48.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: na pinundar ng dugo, pawis at luha. asr-000122 00:16:48.420 --> 00:16:49.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sa totoo lang, asr-000123 00:16:49.680 --> 00:16:51.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: simple lang ang katarungang asr-000124 00:16:51.640 --> 00:16:52.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: hinihingi ng asr-000125 00:16:52.520 --> 00:16:53.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: karaniwang mga kababayan natin: asr-000126 00:16:53.120 --> 00:16:53.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: mabilis, asr-000127 00:16:53.960 --> 00:16:54.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: patas, asr-000128 00:16:54.940 --> 00:16:56.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: abot-kamay asr-000129 00:16:56.120 --> 00:16:58.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: at hindi takot sa mga asr-000130 00:16:58.820 --> 00:16:59.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: nasa poder asr-000131 00:16:59.540 --> 00:17:01.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: o sa malakas asr-000132 00:17:01.220 --> 00:17:02.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang kapit, asr-000133 00:17:02.020 --> 00:17:02.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ika nga. Kaya kailangang asr-000134 00:17:02.580 --> 00:17:03.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: gamitin ng hudikatura ang pondong asr-000135 00:17:03.240 --> 00:17:14.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Pag-uusapan natin ngayon para ayusin ang sistema at mapabilis ang patas na justisya sa ating bansa. asr-000136 00:17:15.620 --> 00:17:19.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Hindi sapat na may naisampang mga kaso, hindi sapat na may iniimbestigahan, asr-000137 00:17:20.460 --> 00:17:24.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: kailangan may napapanagot, kailangan may nasa sentensyahan, asr-000138 00:17:24.920 --> 00:17:29.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: kailangan may habang buhay na makukulong sa kasong pandarambong. asr-000139 00:17:29.540 --> 00:17:42.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Internally, the judiciary must likewise watch and police its ranks of erring and unfit officials. asr-000140 00:17:45.080 --> 00:17:53.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: There are rumors, unverified reports, stories shared about how cases are allegedly fixed, asr-000141 00:17:53.900 --> 00:17:58.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: freedom allegedly paid for, and money allegedly passed around. asr-000142 00:17:59.600 --> 00:18:01.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Whether true or not, asr-000143 00:18:01.300 --> 00:18:10.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the judiciary must do its share in ensuring that there is accountability for wrongdoing among its own. asr-000144 00:18:13.240 --> 00:18:18.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Inaasahan ng taong bayan ang mga hukom na kumikilos ng mabilis at tiyak, asr-000145 00:18:18.880 --> 00:18:24.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: makatarungan at walang kinikilingan na aayon sa due process at higit sa lahat asr-000146 00:18:24.180 --> 00:18:32.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: nagpapatunay na walang opisyal, kontraktor, o kaalyadong politiko ang exempted sa batas. asr-000147 00:18:33.260 --> 00:18:36.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kung may dalang leptospirosis ang baha, asr-000148 00:18:37.800 --> 00:18:51.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: dapat din natin sugpuin ang kleptospirosis na dala ng dekadekadang kahinaan o hindi mabilis na katarungan sa ating bansa. asr-000149 00:18:51.520 --> 00:19:02.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sa huli, ang tunay na sukatan ng justisya ay kapag mabilis, patas, at maayos ang sistema ng katarungan na, asr-000150 00:19:03.260 --> 00:19:11.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: agad-agad na pinapawalang sala ang mga inusente at agad-agad ding napaparusahan ang may sala. asr-000151 00:19:12.340 --> 00:19:28.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: At kapag nangyari na ito, dyan natin makikita ang tunay na respeto at takot sa long arm of the law at sa rule of law sa ating bansa. asr-000152 00:19:28.080 --> 00:19:32.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And if I may stress this representation, asr-000153 00:19:33.260 --> 00:19:39.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: defended the judiciary budget last year, it is an honor and a privilege to be able to do the same this year. asr-000154 00:19:40.020 --> 00:19:49.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We are one in wanting our judicial system to be, if I may borrow the term of former Chief Justice Puno, asr-000155 00:19:49.800 --> 00:20:00.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we want first world justice, but we should also fight for first world budgets to make sure that the judiciary can do its job effectively. asr-000156 00:20:03.260 --> 00:20:05.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, we can now proceed. asr-000157 00:20:05.740 --> 00:20:12.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Perhaps, if I understand it correctly, Justice Estoesta. asr-000158 00:20:12.120 --> 00:20:13.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honor, good morning, Your Honor. asr-000159 00:20:13.600 --> 00:20:19.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: As we did in the last budget hearing, you have the floor for your presentation, please go ahead. asr-000160 00:20:19.020 --> 00:20:26.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Good morning, Your Honor and distinguished members of the Senate and the guests present today and budget officials. asr-000161 00:20:26.800 --> 00:20:27.920 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: At the outset, allow us to asr-000162 00:20:27.920 --> 00:20:29.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: express our appreciation asr-000163 00:20:29.200 --> 00:20:30.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: to the Honorable asr-000164 00:20:30.520 --> 00:20:32.480 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan asr-000165 00:20:32.480 --> 00:20:33.260 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for sponsoring asr-000166 00:20:33.260 --> 00:20:35.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and defending the judiciary's budget. asr-000167 00:20:36.440 --> 00:20:38.360 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: This is particularly meaningful to us asr-000168 00:20:38.360 --> 00:20:41.260 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: because the good senator has always spoken of the rule of law, asr-000169 00:20:41.680 --> 00:20:44.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: good governance, accountability, and access to justice asr-000170 00:20:44.880 --> 00:20:48.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that cannot be achieved without a strong and independent judiciary. asr-000171 00:20:49.460 --> 00:20:52.100 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: These are ideals that resonate deeply asr-000172 00:20:52.100 --> 00:20:56.120 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: with the judiciary's constitutional mandate and ethical values. asr-000173 00:20:56.580 --> 00:20:59.740 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We share the belief that justice must not only be available, asr-000174 00:20:59.740 --> 00:21:05.340 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: it must be accessible, timely, credible, responsive, and independent. asr-000175 00:21:05.880 --> 00:21:09.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We are therefore grateful to the Honorable Senator Pangilinan asr-000176 00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:12.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for taking on the responsibility of sponsoring the judiciary's budget asr-000177 00:21:12.520 --> 00:21:15.660 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and for giving us the opportunity to demonstrate asr-000178 00:21:15.660 --> 00:21:19.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: how these resources will strengthen the administration of justice. asr-000179 00:21:20.140 --> 00:21:21.240 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Good morning, Mr. Senator. asr-000180 00:21:21.460 --> 00:21:23.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Before you continue, Justice Estoesta, asr-000181 00:21:24.000 --> 00:21:27.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we'd like to place on record and acknowledge asr-000182 00:21:27.060 --> 00:21:29.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the presence of our Senate President, Sherwin Gatchalian. asr-000183 00:21:29.540 --> 00:21:32.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Good morning, Your Honor. asr-000184 00:21:32.400 --> 00:21:35.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Former Committee on Finance Chairperson, asr-000185 00:21:35.420 --> 00:21:37.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: would you have an opening statement, sir? asr-000186 00:21:38.380 --> 00:21:44.310 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Mr. President, we beg the indulgence of Justice Estoesta. asr-000187 00:21:46.490 --> 00:21:48.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Maraming salamat, Chair Kiko. asr-000188 00:21:49.110 --> 00:21:52.650 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Napakinggan ko po 'yung inyong opening statement asr-000189 00:21:52.650 --> 00:21:55.290 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: sa sasakyan noong papunta po ako dito. asr-000190 00:21:56.470 --> 00:22:01.210 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Unang-una sa lahat, we welcome our friends and our colleagues from the judiciary. asr-000191 00:22:02.770 --> 00:22:07.490 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Lahat naman ho tayo dito ay nagtatrabaho para sa taong bayan. asr-000192 00:22:08.270 --> 00:22:11.610 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Lahat naman ho tayo dito ay mga government employees. asr-000193 00:22:12.610 --> 00:22:18.610 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: At higit sa lahat, lahat naman ho tayo pantay-pantay ang gusto ho natin para sa minamahal nating bansa, asr-000194 00:22:18.610 --> 00:22:25.790 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: na maayos at maibalik po ang tiwala ng taong bayan sa ating gobyerno. asr-000195 00:22:27.730 --> 00:22:31.850 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Sang-ayon po ako sa ating Chairman na nasa crossroads ho tayo asr-000196 00:22:31.850 --> 00:22:32.650 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: pagdating sa tiwala. asr-000197 00:22:32.770 --> 00:22:34.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Hindi na ho asr-000198 00:22:34.770 --> 00:22:37.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Hindi na ho tinitingnan ng taong bayan asr-000199 00:22:37.770 --> 00:22:43.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: kung ikaw ay congressman, senator, or judge, or justice, or mayor. asr-000200 00:22:43.770 --> 00:22:48.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Tingin nila, buong gobyerno ay nawawala na po ang tiwala nila. asr-000201 00:22:48.770 --> 00:22:55.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Kaya nandito ho kami para mabigyan po ng suporta ang judiciary asr-000202 00:22:55.770 --> 00:23:00.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: para po 'yung wheels of justice, 'yung gulong ng hustisya, asr-000203 00:23:00.770 --> 00:23:01.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: ay gumana asr-000204 00:23:01.770 --> 00:23:02.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: at maging episyente. asr-000205 00:23:02.770 --> 00:23:04.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Marami ho talaga tayong dapat ayusin asr-000206 00:23:04.770 --> 00:23:08.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: at marami ho tayong dapat panagutin, asr-000207 00:23:09.770 --> 00:23:13.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: lalo na dito po sa mga nangyaring corruption issues. asr-000208 00:23:13.770 --> 00:23:18.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: At hindi ho magiging kumpleto po itong pagbabalik ng tiwala asr-000209 00:23:19.770 --> 00:23:24.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: kung isa sa ating mga sangay ng ating pamahalaan ay hindi po gagana. asr-000210 00:23:25.770 --> 00:23:30.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Kaya nandito ho kami para suportahan ho kayo. asr-000211 00:23:30.770 --> 00:23:47.250 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Pero importante rin po na ang hanay natin ay masigurado natin ay gumagana at lahat po ay sumusuporta sa parehong adikain na maibalik po ang tiwala ng taong bayan sa ating gobyerno. asr-000212 00:23:48.110 --> 00:23:50.370 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So with that, Chairman, maraming maraming salamat po. asr-000213 00:23:50.370 --> 00:23:57.370 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Senate President Win. We can now go back to Justice Estoesta. Go ahead, ma'am. asr-000214 00:23:57.370 --> 00:24:17.910 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Mr. Chair, Mr. Senate President. This is the first budget cycle being presented within the framework of the Fiscal Autonomy Act under RA 12233, which identifies the original budget proposal of the judiciary that has been attached, if not already incorporated in the National Expenditure Program. asr-000215 00:24:18.030 --> 00:24:26.470 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So for SCPLC, from the offices of the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court and their personnel, and for the lower courts. asr-000216 00:24:26.470 --> 00:24:43.890 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Speaking of 2,303 judges as of August 31, 2026, 28,805 court personnel as of August 30, 2026, we present a 22% increase or 15.66 billion of additional funding in the judiciary. asr-000217 00:24:43.890 --> 00:24:52.670 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: If I may state so, Your Honor, in the 2026 GA'A Judiciary Budget, we have 70.611 billion. asr-000218 00:24:52.670 --> 00:24:55.670 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So the 22.611 billion. asr-000219 00:24:56.470 --> 00:25:05.950 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The 22% increase will account for a total of 86.271 billion pesos, the breakdown of which is as follows. asr-000220 00:25:05.950 --> 00:25:19.130 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For the Supreme Court of the Philippines and the lower courts, the proposed increase for this year is 73.837 billion or an increase of 13.347 billion, marking a 22% increase. asr-000221 00:25:19.130 --> 00:25:26.130 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, from the GA'A 2026 of 179.87 million. asr-000222 00:25:26.470 --> 00:25:38.150 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We are now proposing for 2027, 193.43 million or an increase of 13.56 million, marking an increase of 8%. asr-000223 00:25:38.150 --> 00:25:54.750 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For the Court of Appeals, from the 2026 GA'A of 6.092 billion, we have a proposed increase of 7.605 billion or an increase of 1.513 billion, representing 25% increase. asr-000224 00:25:54.750 --> 00:25:56.310 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For the Sandigan Bayan. asr-000225 00:25:56.470 --> 00:26:11.930 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The 2026 GA'A reflected a 2.723 billion budget, which is now proposed to be 3.282 billion or an increase of only 559 million, representing an increase of 21%. asr-000226 00:26:11.930 --> 00:26:26.090 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For the Court of Tax Appeals, it is 1.127 billion, which we are proposing now to be increased to 1.354 billion or an increase of 227 million, representing an increase of 20%. asr-000227 00:26:26.470 --> 00:26:35.010 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So overall, Your Honor, 86.271 billion or an increase of 15.66 billion, 22%. asr-000228 00:26:35.010 --> 00:26:38.230 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: As a breakdown, Your Honor, allow us to do it. asr-000229 00:26:38.230 --> 00:26:59.760 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For the Supreme Court of the Philippines and the lower courts, for the personal services, representing basically salary, wage upgrade and adjustment. asr-000230 00:26:59.760 --> 00:27:01.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: It is an increase of 3.859 billion. asr-000231 00:27:01.560 --> 00:27:02.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For the MOOE, it is asr-000232 00:27:02.860 --> 00:27:05.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 3.246 billion. asr-000233 00:27:05.420 --> 00:27:08.100 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: billion. asr-000234 00:27:08.100 --> 00:27:09.220 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But if we look at asr-000235 00:27:09.220 --> 00:27:15.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But if we look at the capital outlay, Your Honor, there is a decrease of 3.758 billion. asr-000236 00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:24.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The decrease, Your Honor, will only account—it should not mean that we are scaling down the asr-000237 00:27:24.560 --> 00:27:29.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: judiciary's infrastructure or modernization program, because the decrease is principally asr-000238 00:27:29.180 --> 00:27:30.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: attributed to a lower project cost estimation. asr-000239 00:27:30.320 --> 00:27:31.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And that is why we are doing this. asr-000240 00:27:31.320 --> 00:27:31.440 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you very much, Your Honor. asr-000241 00:27:31.440 --> 00:27:31.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Your Honor. asr-000242 00:27:31.520 --> 00:27:31.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Your Honor. asr-000243 00:27:31.560 --> 00:27:37.580 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for certain information technology projects of the MISO or the Management Information Systems asr-000244 00:27:37.580 --> 00:27:42.140 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Office. So, following the continuing review and refinement of the project requirements, asr-000245 00:27:42.540 --> 00:27:47.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: specifications, and costing, the amount necessary to implement the projects will be determined to asr-000246 00:27:47.800 --> 00:27:53.140 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: be lower than the previous estimate as we continue to pursue the digital infrastructure requirements asr-000247 00:27:53.140 --> 00:27:59.480 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: of the judiciary. Now, Your Honor, it is interesting to note that with the budget asr-000248 00:27:59.480 --> 00:28:04.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: hearing before the Committee on Appropriations in the House of Representatives, asr-000249 00:28:06.400 --> 00:28:10.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the distinguished members of Congress were able to ask us about the newly asr-000250 00:28:10.780 --> 00:28:17.500 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: created courts and if we have included the unorganized courts even without the NOSCA funding asr-000251 00:28:17.500 --> 00:28:23.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: in our budget. We have said that we have not, Your Honor, and we were encouraged to include it now, asr-000252 00:28:23.560 --> 00:28:28.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honors, as a matter of augmentation. So, if we look at the request for augmentation, asr-000253 00:28:28.560 --> 00:28:29.460 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor, for the asr-000254 00:28:29.460 --> 00:28:35.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: judiciary, for the lower courts, to represent in particular the newly created courts even without asr-000255 00:28:35.840 --> 00:28:50.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: NOSCA in the amount of, for the Supreme Court, 3,992,618,200 representing a total of unorganized asr-000256 00:28:50.840 --> 00:28:57.920 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: courts, 135, and a temporary vacancy of, well, the temporary vacancy have already been funded. asr-000257 00:28:57.920 --> 00:28:59.440 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So, unorganized without, asr-000258 00:28:59.460 --> 00:29:07.220 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: NOSCA is 135 courts, Your Honors. And then, as a, to be carried over with the other courts, asr-000259 00:29:07.320 --> 00:29:14.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor, for the Court of Appeals, they're asking an augmentation of 96 million pesos, asr-000260 00:29:15.340 --> 00:29:22.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Sandigan Bayan, 31 million, and the Court of Tax Appeals, 19,334,000, or a total request asr-000261 00:29:22.180 --> 00:29:29.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for augmentation, 4,068,952,200. Yes. So, to move on, asr-000262 00:29:29.460 --> 00:29:36.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor, for the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, we are asking for an increase of asr-000263 00:29:36.940 --> 00:29:50.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 11.239 million, and for the MOOE, 2.320 million. For the Court of Appeals, Your Honor, asr-000264 00:29:50.540 --> 00:29:59.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: personal services, an increase of 522.731 million, MOOE of 849.167 million, and a capital asr-000265 00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:11.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: outlay of 140.890 million for the court of tax appeals sorry for the sandigan bayan your honor asr-000266 00:30:11.420 --> 00:30:20.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: personal services there may be a reflected decrease in personal services of 27.659 million asr-000267 00:30:20.040 --> 00:30:25.820 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: but the reduction in personal services is not really a personnel cut but a technical adjustment asr-000268 00:30:25.820 --> 00:30:31.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: arising from the recalculation of the actual personal requirements rather than a reduction asr-000269 00:30:31.060 --> 00:30:36.580 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: in the salaries or benefits of our incumbent incumbent personnel in the sandigan bayan but asr-000270 00:30:36.580 --> 00:30:41.460 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we continue to fund the upgrading and reclassification of positions and the filing of asr-000271 00:30:41.460 --> 00:30:47.500 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: or the filling of vacant positions all right for the court of tax appeals your honors asr-000272 00:30:47.500 --> 00:31:00.550 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we have personal services in the amount of 123.052 million mooe of asr-000273 00:31:00.550 --> 00:31:03.030 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 43 asr-000274 00:31:03.030 --> 00:31:03.190 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 123 asr-000275 00:31:03.190 --> 00:31:04.490 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 123 asr-000276 00:31:04.490 --> 00:31:04.510 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 123 asr-000277 00:31:04.510 --> 00:31:05.210 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 208 asr-000278 00:31:05.210 --> 00:31:16.910 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 108.159 million but there again appears a decrease in the capital outlay of 4.528 million asr-000279 00:31:16.910 --> 00:31:21.710 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the reason being your honor primarily attributable to the fact that the budget asr-000280 00:31:21.710 --> 00:31:26.830 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: previously provided for the acquisition and installation of solar panels is no longer asr-000281 00:31:26.830 --> 00:31:32.450 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: carried over into the current fiscal year now this only demonstrates that the overall increase asr-000282 00:31:32.450 --> 00:31:34.490 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: in the CTA's budget is being directed principally toward personal requirements asr-000283 00:31:34.510 --> 00:31:35.710 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and the operational requirements of the court. asr-000284 00:31:35.710 --> 00:31:37.270 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So in total, it is really not a decrease, Your Honor, asr-000285 00:31:37.270 --> 00:31:49.350 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: which may violate the constitutional provision that resources cannot be decreased asr-000286 00:31:49.350 --> 00:31:51.170 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: if gauged from last year's budget appropriation. asr-000287 00:31:51.170 --> 00:31:55.470 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For our major final outputs, Your Honor, asr-000288 00:31:55.470 --> 00:31:57.870 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: or case disposition, the following slides asr-000289 00:31:57.870 --> 00:32:04.310 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: represent disposition from the Supreme Court down to our first-level courts. asr-000290 00:32:04.310 --> 00:32:14.110 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: From the data, many of our courts are already exceeding their disposal targets with accomplishment rates reaching 85% to 290%. asr-000291 00:32:14.110 --> 00:32:28.390 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: With our first-level courts being our champions in case disposition, considering the volume of cases incoming and the 24-hour limit in the disposal of cases with the application of the rules and expedited procedures in the first-level courts. asr-000292 00:32:28.390 --> 00:32:34.570 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The figures, however, Your Honor, only represent productivity and not the entirety of the performance. asr-000293 00:32:35.050 --> 00:32:40.830 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Because under the SPJI, the Supreme Court has begun to pilot the high-performance courts framework. asr-000294 00:32:41.370 --> 00:32:49.390 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Instead of just the number, it looks at internal processes, decision quality, court user satisfaction, and employee engagement. asr-000295 00:32:49.390 --> 00:32:58.390 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: In that sense, the high-performance court, Your Honors, is the next evolution of our performance measurement from volume of output to decrement. asr-000296 00:32:58.390 --> 00:33:01.450 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Quality and overall effectiveness of justice delivery. asr-000297 00:33:01.910 --> 00:33:09.110 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So we are moving from measuring how much a court does to understanding how well a court delivers justice. asr-000298 00:33:09.550 --> 00:33:26.890 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honors, also another important component of our effort to improve court performance, which will affect case disposition, is the continuing professionalization and decentralization of court administration through the Office of the Regional Court Managers, or ORCMs. asr-000299 00:33:26.890 --> 00:33:28.170 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The objective is to... asr-000300 00:33:28.390 --> 00:33:41.130 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Allow our courts to focus on their core mandate in the adjudication and disposition of cases, while administrative and operational requirements are increasingly supported through a dedicated court management structure. asr-000301 00:33:41.670 --> 00:33:45.370 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So this directly supports our high-performance courts initiative. asr-000302 00:33:45.370 --> 00:33:50.050 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: A high-performance court should not only dispose of cases efficiently. asr-000303 00:33:50.510 --> 00:33:58.370 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: It should have the administrative support systems that enable judges and court personnel to devote more of their time and attention to their primary... asr-000304 00:33:58.390 --> 00:33:59.390 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: judicial functions. asr-000305 00:33:59.390 --> 00:34:07.390 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Now, for our SPJI reforms, Your Honor, we likewise listed our milestones for our... for 2026. asr-000306 00:34:07.390 --> 00:34:25.390 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honors, we have always invoked that the SPJI is our roadmap for transforming the judiciary, not only through technology, but through improvements in the way courts are managed, cases are processed, resources are administered, and services are delivered to the public. asr-000307 00:34:25.390 --> 00:34:27.590 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: What we present in these slides are milestones of the SPJI reform. asr-000308 00:34:27.590 --> 00:34:28.110 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you. asr-000309 00:34:28.110 --> 00:34:30.930 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And now we would like to thank the Office of the Regional Court Managers for their holistic participation in this program. asr-000310 00:34:30.930 --> 00:34:38.670 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: They demonstrate that the judiciary has already moved from planning to actual implementation across a broad range of areas. asr-000311 00:34:39.150 --> 00:34:48.170 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: These initiatives include the eCourt PH, the eCourt, and the Philippine Judiciary Platform, which support the digitalization of court processes. asr-000312 00:34:48.710 --> 00:34:56.290 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The AI system of voice-to-text transcription, which is listed as number one, which can assist in the preparation of transcripts and court records. asr-000313 00:34:56.290 --> 00:34:57.730 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We likewise have the development... asr-000314 00:34:58.110 --> 00:35:05.370 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: of the ICT governance framework, the ICT strategic plan, cloud infrastructure, connectivity and data asr-000315 00:35:05.370 --> 00:35:11.550 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: center capabilities which provide the technological backbone for these reforms. We are likewise asr-000316 00:35:11.550 --> 00:35:17.130 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: building systems for financial management, human resource management, procurement, electronic asr-000317 00:35:17.130 --> 00:35:22.730 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: payments, online learning and case and court facility management. These are important because asr-000318 00:35:22.730 --> 00:35:28.710 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: modernization is not confined to what happens inside the courtroom because it also involves asr-000319 00:35:28.710 --> 00:35:34.170 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: modernizing the administrative systems that support the courts. We are also developing asr-000320 00:35:34.170 --> 00:35:40.090 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: initiatives that directly improve access to the justice system including the unified legal aid asr-000321 00:35:40.090 --> 00:35:46.390 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: service portal, e-notarization and other online services for the bar and other justice sectors asr-000322 00:35:46.390 --> 00:35:52.210 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: stakeholders. The significance of these initiatives, your honors, is that they are designed to cascade asr-000323 00:35:52.210 --> 00:35:52.710 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: beyond the court system. We are also developing initiatives that directly improve access to the asr-000324 00:35:52.710 --> 00:35:58.570 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Supreme Court and benefit the courts throughout the country. The objective is not to create asr-000325 00:35:58.570 --> 00:36:04.390 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: isolated technological solutions but to build an integrated judiciary in which information, asr-000326 00:36:05.170 --> 00:36:13.610 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: systems, processes and resources can support courts at every level. For our JSCC, your honors, asr-000327 00:36:14.210 --> 00:36:19.590 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the flagship program of the JSCC or the Justice Sector Coordinating Council under the Justice asr-000328 00:36:19.590 --> 00:36:23.970 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Convergence Program is the Justice Zone. At the local level, the JSCC is the justice zone. asr-000329 00:36:23.970 --> 00:36:27.130 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: At the local level, the different pillars of the criminal justice system come together asr-000330 00:36:27.130 --> 00:36:32.410 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: to identify the actual causes of delay and inefficiency and develop coordinated asr-000331 00:36:32.410 --> 00:36:38.090 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: locally responsive solutions despite the difference in our mandate. For now, your honor, asr-000332 00:36:38.230 --> 00:36:43.610 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we have developed 20 justice systems. We have Zambanga City, which we have declared the asr-000333 00:36:43.610 --> 00:36:48.130 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: trafficking-free justice zone. We have Tagaytay City Justice Zone, which we have declared the asr-000334 00:36:48.130 --> 00:36:53.850 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: economic development and tourism justice zone. We have Puerto Princesa or the green justice zone. asr-000335 00:36:53.970 --> 00:37:01.170 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We have likewise Iligan, Ozamis, Cagayan de Oro, Tacloban or Moc and Calbayog as our anti-OSIAC asr-000336 00:37:01.170 --> 00:37:08.010 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: justice zones or the online sexual exploitation of children justice zones. Another important asr-000337 00:37:08.010 --> 00:37:12.890 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: initiative of the judiciary, your honors, is the establishment and strengthening of the Office of asr-000338 00:37:12.890 --> 00:37:19.110 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the Judiciary Marshals pursuant to Republic Act 1169 or the Judiciary Marshals Act. The funding asr-000339 00:37:19.110 --> 00:37:23.950 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: supports the development of a professional judiciary marshal organization with capability, asr-000340 00:37:23.970 --> 00:37:30.370 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: judicial security and operations, investigation and intelligence, legal services and digital asr-000341 00:37:30.370 --> 00:37:35.770 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: forensics. Its function includes threat assessment, investigation, forensic analysis, asr-000342 00:37:36.290 --> 00:37:40.170 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: protection of court facilities and personnel, even their members of the families, asr-000343 00:37:40.510 --> 00:37:46.750 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and ensuring that court proceedings are conducted in a safe and orderly environment. In our 2026 asr-000344 00:37:46.750 --> 00:37:53.250 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: GAIA, your honor, we were only allowed a budget of 710 million and we still need to fill in the asr-000345 00:37:53.250 --> 00:37:53.950 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: vacancies of the plantilla, Your Honor. asr-000346 00:37:53.970 --> 00:37:54.110 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So we are proposing a budget asr-000347 00:37:54.110 --> 00:38:01.930 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: plantilia, your honor. So we are proposing a budget of 902 million 75 thousand pesos or an asr-000348 00:38:01.930 --> 00:38:09.450 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: increase of 25, 27 percent. For the Philippine bar as an investment in the bar and in the legal asr-000349 00:38:09.450 --> 00:38:14.850 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: profession and to improve the quality, efficiency, accessibility and integrity in the admission of asr-000350 00:38:14.850 --> 00:38:20.550 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the profession, the Supreme Court holds the annual bar exams and the sharia special bar exams. asr-000351 00:38:20.750 --> 00:38:23.930 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We are midstream now, your honor, in the current, asr-000352 00:38:23.970 --> 00:38:31.590 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: bar examinations having just conducted the second day of the bar exam yesterday uh for now your asr-000353 00:38:31.590 --> 00:38:39.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Honor, for our 2026 GAA of 800— asr-000353-split-2 00:38:39.040 --> 00:38:41.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Good morning, Your Honor, Mr. Chair. asr-000353-split-3 00:38:41.600 --> 00:38:43.790 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Before you proceed, we asr-000354 00:38:43.790 --> 00:38:48.690 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: acknowledge the presence of the chairperson of the on of the committee on finance senator jv asr-000355 00:38:48.690 --> 00:38:54.970 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: thank you for joining us uh senator jv uh do you have asr-000356 00:38:54.970 --> 00:39:00.810 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: okay after the presentation we will give the floor to send the asr-000357 00:39:00.810 --> 00:39:06.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: senator jv for his opening statement please proceed yes asr-000357-split-2 00:39:06.080 --> 00:39:07.970 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: good morning uh mr chair thank you asr-000358 00:39:07.970 --> 00:39:14.470 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: your honor so uh for the philippine bar examinations for 2025 and 2026 your honor asr-000359 00:39:14.470 --> 00:39:18.590 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: uh just for the record the number of applicants that have applied to asr-000360 00:39:18.590 --> 00:39:18.670 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: take the September 2026 bar asr-000361 00:39:18.670 --> 00:39:27.530 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the september 2026 bar numbered 14 291 and we have developed 15 local centers local testing asr-000362 00:39:27.530 --> 00:39:32.930 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: centers there are seven in the national capital region three in luzon three in visayas and two asr-000363 00:39:32.930 --> 00:39:38.570 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: in mindanao to make the testing examination more accessible to our bar examinees so asr-000364 00:39:38.570 --> 00:39:43.750 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the bar examinees have not yet completed because we have one day asr-000365 00:39:43.750 --> 00:39:48.570 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: remaining which is scheduled this sunday your honor for the sharia asr-000366 00:39:48.570 --> 00:39:53.930 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: special bar exams your honor uh which was just concluded last may 24 and 27 asr-000367 00:39:53.930 --> 00:40:00.190 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the number of applicants numbered 1055 and we have developed four local testing centers asr-000368 00:40:00.190 --> 00:40:11.830 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: one in ncr and three in mindanao 796 completed the exam and 235 examinees passed it or a total of 29.52 asr-000369 00:40:11.830 --> 00:40:19.630 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: percent for our halls of justice your honor the investment in hojs is intended to provide our asr-000371 00:40:19.710 --> 00:40:23.390 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: courts with safe, secure, accessible asr-000372 00:40:23.390 --> 00:40:25.870 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and functional facilities that are appropriate asr-000373 00:40:25.870 --> 00:40:30.010 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for the administration of justice. This includes asr-000374 00:40:30.010 --> 00:40:36.670 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: adequate courtrooms chambers offices waiting areas facilities for vulnerable litigants and spaces asr-000375 00:40:36.670 --> 00:40:42.570 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that support modern court operations for the judiciary therefore we have ongoing projects asr-000376 00:40:42.570 --> 00:40:49.490 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: new construction or ongoing procurement with the back hoj we have identified 12 projects and asr-000377 00:40:49.490 --> 00:40:55.630 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: management we have nine projects those undergoing general repair and rehabilitation we have 15 asr-000378 00:40:55.630 --> 00:41:01.350 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: ongoing procurement with the back HOJ we have nine implement project implementation and management asr-000379 00:41:01.350 --> 00:41:07.950 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for refurbishment of office space we have seven ongoing procurement with back HOJ and for project asr-000380 00:41:07.950 --> 00:41:15.070 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: implementation and management we have nine or a total of 34 ongoing procurement and 27 ongoing asr-000381 00:41:15.070 --> 00:41:21.670 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: project management to break it down your honor if we would like to mention the courts that are asr-000382 00:41:21.670 --> 00:41:27.910 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: affected in the ongoing procurement with the back HOJ we have repairs and rehabilitation in Angeles asr-000383 00:41:27.910 --> 00:41:35.990 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: City, Bay City Negros Occidental, Bansud Oriental Mindoro, Barugo Leyte, Latinidad Benguet, Malinao asr-000384 00:41:35.990 --> 00:41:43.250 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Aklan, Medina Misamis Oriental, Olongapo City, Oroquieta City Misamis Occidental, San Miguel asr-000385 00:41:43.250 --> 00:41:45.050 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Zamboanga del Sur, Taf asr-000386 00:41:45.050 --> 00:41:53.410 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Samar, Tarangan, Tam Samar, Villaba Leyte, Wow Lanao del Sur and all HOJs in regions asr-000387 00:41:53.410 --> 00:42:03.390 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: eight I'm sorry nine ten and the Caraga region or all in all 15. Those undergoing new construction asr-000388 00:42:03.390 --> 00:42:09.730 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: your honor but still undergoing procurement we have in Barasca Tanduanes, Benito Soliven, asr-000389 00:42:09.730 --> 00:42:13.890 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Kandihay Bohol, Imus Cavite, Lawag City, asr-000390 00:42:14.430 --> 00:42:15.010 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Legaspi, asr-000391 00:42:15.050 --> 00:42:22.310 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: City Family Court, Lucena City, Quezon, Masbate City, Masbate, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Sagay asr-000392 00:42:22.310 --> 00:42:30.250 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Negros Occidental, San Pablo City, Laguna and Virac Catanduanes or a total of 12 HOJs. For asr-000393 00:42:30.250 --> 00:42:37.210 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: refurbishment or still undergoing procurement we have seven projects located in Bogasong Antique, asr-000394 00:42:37.490 --> 00:42:44.850 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Binan, Laguna for regional trial courts 152 up to 155, Danau City, Cebu, Lingayen, Pangasinan, asr-000395 00:42:45.050 --> 00:42:59.730 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: San Pedro, Laguna particularly regional trial court branch 171, Tandag City, Surigao Del Sur, Ubay, Bohol Family Court II under a deed of use of pra. asr-000396 00:42:59.730 --> 00:43:10.170 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Those ongoing project implementation, Your Honor, we have 27 projects. These are midstream through construction. We have Bacolod City, Negros Oriental, asr-000397 00:43:10.170 --> 00:43:13.670 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Bangaga, Davao Oriental, Balangiga, Eastern Summer, asr-000398 00:43:14.170 --> 00:43:17.010 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Bogos City, Cebu, asr-000399 00:43:17.510 --> 00:43:20.390 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Bulan, Sorsogon, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, asr-000400 00:43:20.870 --> 00:43:25.050 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Caloocan, Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur, asr-000401 00:43:25.170 --> 00:43:28.730 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Dumaguete City, Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur, asr-000402 00:43:28.890 --> 00:43:31.590 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Guagua, Pampanga, Gitan, Eastern Summer, asr-000403 00:43:31.850 --> 00:43:33.970 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Iloilo City, First and Second Level Courts, asr-000404 00:43:34.270 --> 00:43:35.050 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: especially now. asr-000405 00:43:35.150 --> 00:43:35.630 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honor. asr-000406 00:43:35.630 --> 00:43:38.910 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: No need to go through each of them. asr-000407 00:43:38.910 --> 00:43:45.570 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Anyway, you can give a few and then we can proceed to the next. asr-000408 00:43:46.210 --> 00:43:46.730 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honor. asr-000409 00:43:46.930 --> 00:43:47.610 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Most of them. asr-000410 00:43:48.050 --> 00:43:49.110 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The next 44. asr-000411 00:43:49.490 --> 00:43:49.790 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes. asr-000412 00:43:50.770 --> 00:43:54.550 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Just to show that we are moving with our infrastructure projects, Your Honor. asr-000413 00:43:54.690 --> 00:43:55.590 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, ma'am. Go ahead. asr-000414 00:43:55.830 --> 00:43:57.950 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: If we can move to the JBC, Your Honor. asr-000415 00:43:58.310 --> 00:43:58.690 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, please. asr-000416 00:43:58.710 --> 00:44:03.190 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: It is really important now since it is part of our request for augmentation asr-000417 00:44:03.190 --> 00:44:08.150 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: to open up even unorganized courts without the NOSCA, Your Honor. asr-000418 00:44:08.150 --> 00:44:08.270 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honor. asr-000419 00:44:08.270 --> 00:44:18.970 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So that will be a total actually of 489 organized and unorganized courts asr-000420 00:44:18.970 --> 00:44:23.090 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that needs to be filled in, Your Honor. asr-000421 00:44:23.550 --> 00:44:29.350 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So for the year, the Judicial and Bar Council has declared its performance asr-000422 00:44:29.350 --> 00:44:30.890 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: of next stage. asr-000423 00:44:31.190 --> 00:44:34.730 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: It requires a lot of process, Your Honor, and you would know that, Mr. Chair, asr-000424 00:44:34.730 --> 00:44:37.730 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: because it is not just receiving the application, asr-000425 00:44:38.270 --> 00:44:42.370 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: of these interested applicants, but they undergo a lot of screening process asr-000426 00:44:42.370 --> 00:44:46.370 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: from the first deliberation to interview, psychological evaluation, asr-000427 00:44:46.950 --> 00:44:49.090 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: second deliberation, and then the final deliberation. asr-000428 00:44:49.470 --> 00:44:54.570 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So for the year, fiscal year 2025, the number of nominees that were processed asr-000429 00:44:54.570 --> 00:45:00.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: or applications processed is 5,971, and the number of nominees, 1,000. asr-000430 00:45:00.000 --> 00:45:08.640 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 1,127 that were shortlisted. And it was increased for the year 2026 to the number of applications asr-000431 00:45:08.640 --> 00:45:16.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: processed, 9,793. The number of nominees shortlisted, 1,983, Your Honor. If we move on asr-000432 00:45:16.600 --> 00:45:21.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: to the educational arm of the Supreme Court, which is the Philippine Judicial Academy, Your Honor, asr-000433 00:45:21.440 --> 00:45:27.160 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the accomplishment rate from our core programs, special focus programs, conventions and seminars, asr-000434 00:45:27.160 --> 00:45:37.720 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we have a total of 52 for trainings, programs and activities, and a total participants of 8,466 asr-000435 00:45:37.720 --> 00:45:43.220 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: judges and court personnel. You would see, Your Honor, the next slide that much of our asr-000436 00:45:43.220 --> 00:45:50.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: digitalization is working on, because most of our activities are done asynchronously rather than in asr-000437 00:45:50.680 --> 00:45:55.760 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: person, so that it likewise reaches out to members of judges and court personnel who are asr-000438 00:45:55.760 --> 00:45:57.140 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: in the court. asr-000439 00:45:57.160 --> 00:46:02.760 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: In the Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, because the main headquarters of the Philippine Judicial Academy asr-000440 00:46:02.760 --> 00:46:09.120 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: is in Tagaytay or in Luzon. So that's about it, Your Honor. That is our budget presentation. asr-000441 00:46:09.860 --> 00:46:10.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you. asr-000442 00:46:10.220 --> 00:46:17.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Justice Esto Estac. We now give the floor to our chairperson of the Committee on asr-000443 00:46:17.960 --> 00:46:20.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Finance, Senator JV. Go ahead. asr-000444 00:46:21.240 --> 00:46:25.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning. Good morning to our Senate President. asr-000445 00:46:25.700 --> 00:46:25.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat. asr-000446 00:46:27.160 --> 00:46:32.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Good morning to our Vice Chair, Senator Francis Pangilinan. Of course, to our respected distinguished asr-000447 00:46:32.840 --> 00:46:39.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: associate justices of the Supreme Court, presiding justices and associate justices of our appellate asr-000448 00:46:39.440 --> 00:46:44.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and specialized courts, court administrators, colleagues in the Senate, and all our esteemed asr-000449 00:46:44.060 --> 00:46:49.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: guests present today, we fully recognize and uphold the judiciary's vital role as an independent asr-000450 00:46:49.920 --> 00:46:56.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: co-equal branch of government. As such, for the judiciary to remain fully, truly independent and asr-000451 00:46:56.060 --> 00:46:57.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: perform its constitutional mandate. asr-000452 00:46:57.160 --> 00:46:57.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: It asr-000453 00:46:57.500 --> 00:47:03.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: must have sufficient control over its resources. This is why we supported the asr-000454 00:47:03.640 --> 00:47:10.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: enactment of Republic Act No. 12233 or the Judiciary Fiscal Autonomy Act. The proposed budget of asr-000455 00:47:10.900 --> 00:47:18.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the judiciary for the fiscal year 2027 marks the very first year of the implementation of this law. asr-000456 00:47:19.080 --> 00:47:25.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: While we advocate the judicial independence, our basic principle is still we want to ensure that asr-000457 00:47:25.640 --> 00:47:27.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: every peso invested in our justice system directly reduces trial bottlenecks, asr-000458 00:47:27.160 --> 00:47:55.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: modernizes our courthouses and delivers swift, accessible justice to every Filipino. I look forward to a very productive discussion today, Mr. Chair. We are very much in full support of the judiciary. asr-000459 00:47:55.640 --> 00:48:01.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kaya maraming-maraming salamat po. Thank you very much for being here. asr-000459-split-2 00:48:01.280 --> 00:48:04.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Senator JV. We now give the floor to our asr-000460 00:48:04.580 --> 00:48:08.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: senate president for his questions go ahead uh asr-000460-split-2 00:48:08.960 --> 00:48:12.980 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: thank you mr chairman well first uh of all um asr-000461 00:48:12.980 --> 00:48:21.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: let me um commend the judiciary for uh an efficient use of your budget uh so looking at asr-000462 00:48:21.200 --> 00:48:28.680 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: uh one of the things that we measure uh the different agencies the utilization of the budget asr-000463 00:48:28.680 --> 00:48:36.540 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: and for 2024 it's 98 percent in 2025 it's 99 percent asr-000464 00:48:36.540 --> 00:48:45.720 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: goes to show that um not only efficient but asr-000465 00:48:45.720 --> 00:48:48.580 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: um in some cases asr-000466 00:48:48.580 --> 00:48:50.380 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: especially in asr-000467 00:48:50.380 --> 00:48:50.840 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: yes asr-000468 00:48:50.840 --> 00:48:51.180 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: uh asr-000469 00:48:51.180 --> 00:48:58.100 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: the lower courts or the courts near to our constituents so i just want to ask um asr-000470 00:48:58.100 --> 00:49:05.840 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: because i was looking at the uh accomplishment rates and uh a lot of the accomplishment rates asr-000471 00:49:05.840 --> 00:49:07.820 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: are past a hundred percent so asr-000472 00:49:07.820 --> 00:49:13.920 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Ibig sabihin sobra ho sila sa target nila. But on the ground, whenever I go around, especially in cities, asr-000473 00:49:13.920 --> 00:49:23.020 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Ah may mga courts talaga na ang isang court ang hawak nilang kaso napakadami, no? So may uneven asr-000532 00:49:23.020 --> 00:49:51.940 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: in other words and even po yung case load ng mga judges natin i would assume in the provinces it will be much lower therefore the accomplishment rate is much faster or higher yes but in the cities especially in areas commercial areas i would assume that the case load is higher so yes um do we have any data to show ano po yung average case loads ng mga asr-000533 00:49:53.020 --> 00:50:19.160 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: lower courts natin in um first level courts and and second level courts um then let's divide them into cities and also into municipalities because we cannot compare apples to apples the same case for classrooms um normally here in metro manila it's always uh congested but in the provinces um it's not congested but when you look at system wide asr-000534 00:50:19.160 --> 00:50:20.400 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: mukhang walang problema asr-000535 00:50:20.400 --> 00:50:21.980 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: no because the asr-000536 00:50:21.980 --> 00:50:22.160 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: classroom asr-000537 00:50:23.020 --> 00:50:24.540 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: ratio is low asr-000538 00:50:24.540 --> 00:50:26.360 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: in the same case with asr-000539 00:50:26.360 --> 00:50:28.600 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: case loads i would assume that in the cities asr-000540 00:50:28.600 --> 00:50:29.900 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: matataas mo no so we asr-000541 00:50:29.900 --> 00:50:31.460 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: can we have um asr-000542 00:50:31.460 --> 00:50:34.440 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: um information that on that asr-000543 00:50:34.440 --> 00:50:36.160 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: because my next question will be asr-000544 00:50:36.160 --> 00:50:37.280 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: are there asr-000545 00:50:37.280 --> 00:50:40.320 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: lgus or areas wherein we asr-000546 00:50:40.320 --> 00:50:42.040 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: need to add more courts asr-000547 00:50:42.040 --> 00:50:44.100 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: no uh alam nyo asr-000548 00:50:44.100 --> 00:50:46.360 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: ang paborito pong batas asr-000549 00:50:46.360 --> 00:50:48.100 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: ng mga mambabatas asr-000550 00:50:48.100 --> 00:50:49.460 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: is magdagdag ng courts asr-000551 00:50:49.460 --> 00:50:51.620 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: no kahit na walang kailangan asr-000552 00:50:51.620 --> 00:50:52.500 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: na court asr-000552-split-2 00:50:52.500 --> 00:50:53.080 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: yes po asr-000553 00:50:53.080 --> 00:51:12.660 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: diba ganun talaga eh um kaya pag minsan pag um i'm sure sa committee on justice marami yan and uh we notice lang na some of the areas hindi naman kailangan ng courts but may may no it's a it's a bragging right eh no so do we have yes so that we will be guided accordingly and be rational in approving the loss asr-000554 00:51:12.660 --> 00:51:20.620 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: mayroon ba tayong matrix that for example this area we need more courts because the case load is higher um do we have that data asr-000555 00:51:20.620 --> 00:51:20.900 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: um asr-000575 00:51:22.780 --> 00:51:23.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: While we are getting the data, Your Honor. asr-000600 00:51:25.760 --> 00:51:52.760 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you for asking. But I can particularly point because this one really comes from me personally in uh in the our courts in das marinas your honor for one we have actually written uh the uh we have written uh the house the house of representatives to create more courts or branches in the regional trial court of das marinas for the simple reason that as of july 31 20 26 your honor the pending cases are 6 567 asr-000601 00:51:52.780 --> 00:51:56.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: cases and the judges or number of branches are only asr-000602 00:51:56.520 --> 00:52:22.760 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: they're only less than just a minute your honor i i forgot because we just visited them a month ago that's why we wrote uh the the the house of representatives to create uh more branches and uh family courts other than the fact that they are situated in a very small area and we now plan to transfer them to another one but it's still ongoing uh uh assessment asr-000603 00:52:22.780 --> 00:52:40.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: your honor but we are about to move them out to make the uh to deliver better services and to make our judges feel that it is a dignified court your honor um for the bottleneck or the constraint will be the area yes the land yes asr-000604 00:52:40.840 --> 00:52:42.040 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: i think asr-000605 00:52:42.040 --> 00:52:51.840 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: um just submit to the committee uh just divided to divided to municipalities and to cities where asr-000606 00:52:51.840 --> 00:52:52.120 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: more asr-000607 00:52:52.120 --> 00:52:52.560 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: i think asr-000608 00:52:52.560 --> 00:52:52.760 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: i think asr-000609 00:52:52.760 --> 00:53:01.440 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: i'm more uh interested looking at the caseload per per sala or caseload per judge in the cities asr-000610 00:53:01.440 --> 00:53:11.540 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: especially in um highly urbanized city because there are a lot of businesses there a lot of businesses asr-000611 00:53:11.540 --> 00:53:17.680 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: and obviously if there are such transactions there are some we cannot avoid but there are asr-000612 00:53:17.680 --> 00:53:22.540 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: issues that are emerging unless you have it now but if not you can just submit it to the committee asr-000613 00:53:22.540 --> 00:53:25.440 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: submitted to the committee so we'll be guided accordingly asr-000613-split-2 00:53:25.440 --> 00:53:27.240 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: yes sir we do not have the data now asr-000614 00:53:27.240 --> 00:53:33.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: if it is per city your honor but we will submit the data uh per your requirement to reach an asr-000615 00:53:33.060 --> 00:53:40.260 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: acceptable level of caseload per judge how much do we need for a level court uh ideal number is asr-000616 00:53:40.260 --> 00:53:46.400 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 300 your honor and for a second level court it's 500 but as it is your honor our judges handle asr-000617 00:53:46.400 --> 00:53:52.380 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: more than that particularly in the uh ncjr region your honor but just to give you a asr-000618 00:53:52.380 --> 00:53:57.640 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: ballpark figure on or if it is an overall our second level course your honor a total of their asr-000619 00:53:57.640 --> 00:54:06.460 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: pending cases um is 376 926 sometimes we cannot shake off the outflow and the inflow of cases asr-000620 00:54:06.460 --> 00:54:14.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: because what's coming in will be 226 263 other than those that are revived and reopened which asr-000621 00:54:14.680 --> 00:54:22.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for the for january to december 2025 your honor amounted to 79 084 and this is just the rtc asr-000622 00:54:22.380 --> 00:54:31.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for first level courts your honor it is uh it's uh more volume if we look at our mtc mtccs mtcs and asr-000623 00:54:31.320 --> 00:54:42.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: mctc so that's uh for december 31 2024 pending it's 572 250 cases and as of december 31 2025 asr-000624 00:54:42.020 --> 00:54:51.960 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: it only got lower by a little 519 356 because those ruffled were 449 294 asr-000625 00:54:52.380 --> 00:55:00.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and those revived or reopened 210 981 so there's actually even if we try to accomplish more by asr-000626 00:55:00.320 --> 00:55:08.080 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: targeting um the the case disposal over the target case disposal and the actual case disposal and asr-000627 00:55:08.080 --> 00:55:13.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: multiplied by 100 it will still be uh the disposition the disposition rate will still asr-000628 00:55:13.840 --> 00:55:21.660 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: be lower or for january to december 2026 for all courts your honor disposition rate is 56 percent asr-000629 00:55:22.380 --> 00:55:31.670 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: accomplishment rate is 142 percent very quickly how do you reconcile the accomplishment and the asr-000630 00:55:31.670 --> 00:55:32.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: disposition asr-000630-split-2 00:55:32.360 --> 00:55:38.450 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: yes your honor percentages 56 is the is the disposition rate your honor but the asr-000631 00:55:38.450 --> 00:55:45.190 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: accomplishment rate is 142 because the accomplishment rate your honor uh takes into asr-000632 00:55:45.190 --> 00:55:52.030 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: consideration total case disposal over target case disposal and multiply it 100 whereas this asr-000633 00:55:54.590 --> 00:55:58.030 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: total case disposal over total case input your honor asr-000634 00:55:58.030 --> 00:56:08.820 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Are there, um, are there courts na thousands pa ang hinahawakan ng isang judge? asr-000635 00:56:08.820 --> 00:56:09.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes. asr-000635-split-2 00:56:09.000 --> 00:56:12.160 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Other than the one in Dasma, would you like to— Meron ba tayong mga ganyan? asr-000636 00:56:12.160 --> 00:56:19.120 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Kasi if the prescription is 300 per judge, I think this is for RTC. asr-000636-split-2 00:56:19.120 --> 00:56:19.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: yes your honor asr-000637 00:56:19.620 --> 00:56:25.640 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: um the mtc is your honors i have the expedited procedure which really helped them a lot asr-000638 00:56:26.000 --> 00:56:30.380 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: because every time they dispose of those falling under the rules on expedited procedure asr-000639 00:56:30.380 --> 00:56:35.480 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: especially small claims which is which actually accounts that uh the volume of the cases filed asr-000640 00:56:35.480 --> 00:56:41.140 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: before the first level courts they have 24 hours to dispose so they have more disposal than the asr-000641 00:56:41.140 --> 00:56:46.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: second level courts but there are really uh flag we can really flag certain areas of asr-000642 00:56:46.180 --> 00:56:53.440 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: regional trial courts that have more than a thousand cases pending cases um we we do not asr-000643 00:56:53.440 --> 00:56:55.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: have the data again, Your Honor, but from my experience, asr-000644 00:56:56.000 --> 00:56:58.540 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: other than Dasmariñas, that will be Cabuyao, Laguna. asr-000645 00:56:58.540 --> 00:57:00.580 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We just had the judicial audit. asr-000646 00:57:00.580 --> 00:57:01.700 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So many persons deprived of liberty. asr-000647 00:57:01.700 --> 00:57:04.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: I've already talked to asr-000648 00:57:04.860 --> 00:57:07.220 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the judge concerned. He actually resigned, asr-000649 00:57:07.220 --> 00:57:11.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor, as of August 31 asr-000650 00:57:11.980 --> 00:57:15.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: because of health problems. He's facing a lot of asr-000651 00:57:15.940 --> 00:57:20.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: health concerns, and it's really next to impossible that he handles all 5,000 cases, asr-000652 00:57:20.680 --> 00:57:24.240 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and he's the only one court in Cabuyao, Laguna, Your Honor. asr-000653 00:57:24.240 --> 00:57:25.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: 5,000 cases. asr-000654 00:57:25.200 --> 00:57:25.960 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 5,000 plus. asr-000656 00:57:25.960 --> 00:57:27.260 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Magre-resign talaga yung... asr-000657 00:57:27.260 --> 00:57:28.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Magre-resign po siya. asr-000658 00:57:28.440 --> 00:57:28.660 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Oo, wala. asr-000659 00:57:30.640 --> 00:57:32.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Nagkasakit na po siya. Kaka-opera lang po niya. asr-000660 00:57:34.040 --> 00:57:37.880 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So my point of the matter is, mayroon ba tayong study? asr-000661 00:57:38.400 --> 00:57:43.860 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Just to make it a, doon sa benchmark na na-mention nyo. asr-000662 00:57:44.100 --> 00:57:44.500 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Yes, pa. asr-000663 00:57:44.780 --> 00:57:50.620 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: How much do we need in terms of investment so that we can lower down? asr-000664 00:57:51.000 --> 00:57:55.020 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Obviously, the approach is to build more courts, to hire more judges. asr-000665 00:57:55.020 --> 00:58:02.720 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: But do we have an estimate on how much do we need that in order to reach an acceptable level of caseload? asr-000666 00:58:03.100 --> 00:58:14.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If I may just, before you answer, if I may add, if you say ideal for first-level courts is 300 and for second-level courts is caseload of 500, asr-000667 00:58:14.500 --> 00:58:24.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: if that is your ideal ratio or number, how much do you need to... asr-000668 00:58:25.020 --> 00:58:33.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: In terms of creating more courts to reach this 300 ratio or 300 per court or 500 per court. asr-000669 00:58:33.400 --> 00:58:35.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That's probably, yeah. asr-000670 00:58:35.460 --> 00:58:37.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because that's what we want to happen. asr-000671 00:58:39.400 --> 00:58:51.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You're asking for an additional 5 billion, but if we want to know what do you need to reach this ratio so that we have an idea in terms of... asr-000672 00:58:51.020 --> 00:58:55.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Actually, Your Honor, although no study, no formal study has been conducted, asr-000673 00:58:55.020 --> 00:58:56.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: it is more into the system. asr-000674 00:58:56.960 --> 00:59:02.080 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: That is why high-performance courts are being piloted because it is not just in the number. asr-000675 00:59:02.680 --> 00:59:04.960 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: It is in the processes that are being made. asr-000676 00:59:05.300 --> 00:59:10.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: It's in the digitization of the records and it's in the satisfaction of our external stakeholders. asr-000677 00:59:10.880 --> 00:59:13.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Likewise, the engagement of our personnel. asr-000678 00:59:13.780 --> 00:59:18.500 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Are they happy working so that it flows out from them, Your Honor? asr-000679 00:59:18.760 --> 00:59:20.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: That's the present study that we're doing. asr-000680 00:59:20.800 --> 00:59:24.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Although we will, because of your encouragement, Your Honor, asr-000681 00:59:25.020 --> 00:59:27.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we will conduct a study on that one. asr-000682 00:59:27.560 --> 00:59:33.260 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: How much budget we need, is the answer really in creating more courts asr-000683 00:59:33.260 --> 00:59:38.380 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: or is it in systematizing our processes, modernizing our systems or both? asr-000684 00:59:38.800 --> 00:59:42.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because, for example, in the challenge for education, asr-000685 00:59:42.420 --> 00:59:47.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: very clear, we have a backlog of 65,000 classrooms. asr-000686 00:59:48.700 --> 00:59:50.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So then we do the math. asr-000687 00:59:50.100 --> 00:59:53.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If you have a backlog of 65,000 classrooms, asr-000688 00:59:54.000 --> 00:59:55.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: how much do you need? asr-000689 00:59:55.020 --> 00:59:56.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: How much do you need to produce that? asr-000690 00:59:56.540 --> 00:59:59.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So in the same vein, what is your backlog? asr-000691 01:00:00.000 --> 01:00:04.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in terms of creation of courts in the area asr-000692 01:00:04.760 --> 01:00:07.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so that we have a figure as to, therefore, asr-000693 01:00:07.620 --> 01:00:09.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: how much will it cost in terms of personnel, asr-000694 01:00:10.140 --> 01:00:14.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in terms of infrastructure, and your first world budget. asr-000695 01:00:14.640 --> 01:00:18.720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: What is your first world budget that we will aspire for? asr-000696 01:00:18.800 --> 01:00:25.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Maybe we should have a five-year, ten-year catch-up plan program asr-000697 01:00:25.960 --> 01:00:29.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so that our chairman of the Committee on Finance asr-000698 01:00:29.100 --> 01:00:30.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is very particular about infrastructure. asr-000699 01:00:31.540 --> 01:00:36.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So the infrastructure requirement so that we achieve that for the judiciary. asr-000700 01:00:37.820 --> 01:00:40.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But if it's not yet available… asr-000701 01:00:40.780 --> 01:00:44.120 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Submit it to the committee so that we'll be guided. asr-000702 01:00:44.120 --> 01:00:51.340 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So that we'll know the universe or a target that we will work on moving forward. asr-000703 01:00:52.220 --> 01:00:52.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Your Honor. asr-000704 01:00:53.660 --> 01:00:54.020 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Thank you. asr-000705 01:00:54.100 --> 01:00:56.820 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: But are there many cases of 5,000 per judge? asr-000706 01:00:56.940 --> 01:00:57.700 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Are there many cases like that? asr-000707 01:00:58.680 --> 01:00:59.080 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: I'm sorry. asr-000708 01:00:59.100 --> 01:01:01.720 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: I can also think of Antipolo, Your Honor. asr-000709 01:01:01.980 --> 01:01:03.680 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Did you increase the health insurance? asr-000710 01:01:04.420 --> 01:01:06.880 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Is the salary of 5,000 more? asr-000711 01:01:07.940 --> 01:01:08.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Unfortunately, no. asr-000712 01:01:09.320 --> 01:01:12.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Maybe we should triple the hazard pay. asr-000713 01:01:15.960 --> 01:01:19.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor, may D.C. A. Lillian Baripalco be recognized because she has the data. asr-000714 01:01:21.140 --> 01:01:22.540 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Your Honors, good morning. asr-000715 01:01:22.860 --> 01:01:25.280 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Based on the records of the Court Management Office, asr-000716 01:01:25.380 --> 01:01:27.180 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: of the Office of the Court Administrator, asr-000717 01:01:27.180 --> 01:01:28.500 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: the pending cases, asr-000718 01:01:28.500 --> 01:01:31.000 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: as of July 31, 2026, asr-000719 01:01:31.220 --> 01:01:34.220 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: just to answer our courts, asr-000720 01:01:34.800 --> 01:01:37.700 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: there are more than 1,000 cases. asr-000721 01:01:38.260 --> 01:01:42.100 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: For example, we have Banguet-Abra, 1,210. asr-000722 01:01:42.440 --> 01:01:45.840 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Banguet-Bagu City, 2,281. asr-000723 01:01:46.420 --> 01:01:50.620 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: We have one in Aguola-Union, 1,109. asr-000724 01:01:51.120 --> 01:01:55.580 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Then we have in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, 2,751. asr-000725 01:01:55.580 --> 01:01:58.340 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: San Carlos City, Pangasinan also. asr-000726 01:01:58.500 --> 01:02:00.500 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: 1,300. asr-000727 01:02:00.600 --> 01:02:04.820 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: 1,007 for Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. asr-000728 01:02:05.060 --> 01:02:07.060 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: 2,000, Mark. asr-000729 01:02:07.060 --> 01:02:11.180 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: 2,300 in Tugayarao City, asr-000730 01:02:11.180 --> 01:02:13.680 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: although this is an aggregate for our stations asr-000731 01:02:13.840 --> 01:02:20.260 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: which has 2 or 3 RTC-S Courts. asr-000732 01:02:20.260 --> 01:02:24.160 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: So, Ilagan-Isabela, 1,700. asr-000733 01:02:24.580 --> 01:02:26.600 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: 1,500 in Santiago City. asr-000734 01:02:26.600 --> 01:02:28.320 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: We have one in . . . asr-000735 01:02:28.320 --> 01:02:31.260 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: in Bayumbong, 1,300. asr-000736 01:02:32.220 --> 01:02:37.260 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Balanga also has a higher caseload of 1,600. asr-000737 01:02:38.020 --> 01:02:39.320 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: We have a very... asr-000738 01:02:40.100 --> 01:02:43.140 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Although Malolo City, your owners have many RTCs, asr-000739 01:02:43.200 --> 01:02:47.320 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: but they have 10,700 aggregate number of caseload. asr-000740 01:02:48.000 --> 01:02:49.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: How many RTCs in Malolo? asr-000741 01:02:49.760 --> 01:02:51.660 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: In Malolo... asr-000742 01:02:51.660 --> 01:02:53.560 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: RTCs in Malolo. asr-000743 01:02:53.600 --> 01:02:54.580 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: RTCs in Malolo. asr-000744 01:02:55.000 --> 01:02:56.680 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: We'll get the number, your owners. asr-000745 01:02:58.320 --> 01:03:01.320 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: In Cabanatuan City, 2,600. asr-000746 01:03:01.780 --> 01:03:03.540 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Gapan, 2,300. asr-000747 01:03:03.840 --> 01:03:06.780 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: If we're going to divide this on the number of RTCs, asr-000748 01:03:06.980 --> 01:03:12.820 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: this will be more than the 500 our wish for average caseload. asr-000749 01:03:13.420 --> 01:03:17.900 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Then we have Angeles City, almost 4,000 asr-000750 01:03:17.900 --> 01:03:21.060 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: for the entire RTC of Angeles City. asr-000751 01:03:21.720 --> 01:03:25.200 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Then we have Tarlac City, 2,500. asr-000752 01:03:25.200 --> 01:03:28.200 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: And we have another one in... asr-000753 01:03:28.320 --> 01:03:34.900 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: In Region 4, Bacoor, your owners, 4,745. asr-000754 01:03:35.600 --> 01:03:39.340 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: And what has been mentioned by the court administrator in Dasmariñas, asr-000755 01:03:39.440 --> 01:03:42.240 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: your owners, 6,567, asr-000756 01:03:42.360 --> 01:03:45.300 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: with only three regional trial courts. asr-000757 01:03:46.620 --> 01:03:46.780 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Yes. asr-000758 01:03:49.940 --> 01:03:51.280 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: 567, your owners. asr-000759 01:03:51.280 --> 01:03:56.020 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: With only three RTCs existing. asr-000760 01:03:56.580 --> 01:03:57.620 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Three RTCs. asr-000761 01:03:58.320 --> 01:04:01.560 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Three RTCs and four MTCCs. asr-000762 01:04:03.020 --> 01:04:04.580 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: Divided by three courts. asr-000763 01:04:05.060 --> 01:04:06.200 Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co: It's 500. asr-000764 01:04:06.580 --> 01:04:07.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So if it's three... asr-000765 01:04:07.760 --> 01:04:09.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just to place it on record, Mr. President. asr-000766 01:04:10.360 --> 01:04:13.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Six, five, six, five, asr-000767 01:04:13.600 --> 01:04:16.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: divided by 500, because it's RTC, right? asr-000768 01:04:17.840 --> 01:04:21.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So you have to have 13 additional courts. asr-000769 01:04:22.980 --> 01:04:23.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Right? asr-000770 01:04:23.640 --> 01:04:24.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Ideally. asr-000771 01:04:24.560 --> 01:04:25.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Ideally. asr-000772 01:04:25.260 --> 01:04:25.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Ideally. asr-000773 01:04:25.800 --> 01:04:25.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Ideally. asr-000774 01:04:26.300 --> 01:04:27.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So that's what we want. asr-000775 01:04:27.840 --> 01:04:28.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: At least. asr-000776 01:04:28.320 --> 01:04:32.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: In terms of the universe of what we're working around. asr-000777 01:04:32.680 --> 01:04:37.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So that we can put together the strategy, asr-000778 01:04:37.760 --> 01:04:40.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 10 years, 7 years, to catch up. asr-000779 01:04:41.260 --> 01:04:41.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Right? asr-000780 01:04:42.560 --> 01:04:46.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: At least we know what's going on. asr-000781 01:04:46.400 --> 01:04:51.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Imagine that, 13 additional courts for Dasmariñas to reach 500. asr-000782 01:04:51.880 --> 01:04:53.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We have a pending letter on that, your honor, asr-000783 01:04:54.180 --> 01:04:56.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: submitted to the House Speaker. asr-000784 01:04:56.880 --> 01:04:57.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Mr. President. asr-000785 01:04:58.320 --> 01:04:59.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just a little bit. asr-000786 01:04:59.400 --> 01:04:59.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: How many? asr-000787 01:05:00.400 --> 01:05:01.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 10,700. asr-000788 01:05:01.820 --> 01:05:02.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: How many RTCs? asr-000789 01:05:03.720 --> 01:05:05.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Anyway, if you get it, please. asr-000790 01:05:06.760 --> 01:05:07.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead. asr-000791 01:05:07.320 --> 01:05:07.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You have the floor. asr-000792 01:05:08.840 --> 01:05:09.160 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Thank you. asr-000793 01:05:09.340 --> 01:05:19.760 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Just submit to the committee and study on enriching that ideal number of caseload per judge or per court. asr-000794 01:05:21.480 --> 01:05:22.680 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: How much will it cost? asr-000795 01:05:23.200 --> 01:05:26.080 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Maybe we can have a program moving forward. asr-000796 01:05:26.080 --> 01:05:28.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And if I may just add... asr-000797 01:05:28.320 --> 01:05:30.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Mr. President, asr-000798 01:05:31.460 --> 01:05:32.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you know, they're asking, asr-000799 01:05:32.700 --> 01:05:34.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the budget is 86 billion, asr-000800 01:05:34.900 --> 01:05:37.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: but our entire national budget asr-000801 01:05:37.600 --> 01:05:41.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is 6.7, 7.2 trillion. asr-000802 01:05:42.900 --> 01:05:43.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Isn't it? asr-000803 01:05:43.720 --> 01:05:45.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It's like... asr-000804 01:05:45.400 --> 01:05:45.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: One person. asr-000805 01:05:47.140 --> 01:05:48.720 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Less than one percent. asr-000806 01:05:48.940 --> 01:05:51.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And it's a co-equal branch. asr-000807 01:05:51.880 --> 01:05:53.080 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you very much, Your Honor. asr-000808 01:05:53.080 --> 01:05:55.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: A third of the... asr-000809 01:05:55.080 --> 01:05:58.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So if you want... asr-000810 01:05:58.240 --> 01:05:59.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: One percent, right? asr-000811 01:06:00.260 --> 01:06:01.140 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Mr. Chairman, asr-000812 01:06:01.360 --> 01:06:03.360 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: if you look at the other side, asr-000813 01:06:03.440 --> 01:06:04.560 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: it's also the litigants. asr-000814 01:06:05.100 --> 01:06:06.420 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Imagine the litigants, asr-000815 01:06:06.520 --> 01:06:07.280 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: it's a long wait asr-000816 01:06:07.280 --> 01:06:11.220 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: before their cases are to be heard. asr-000817 01:06:11.520 --> 01:06:13.440 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Because if you're talking about asr-000818 01:06:13.440 --> 01:06:16.320 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: one judge holding 5,000 cases, asr-000819 01:06:17.000 --> 01:06:19.980 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: there are only 365 days in a year. asr-000820 01:06:20.820 --> 01:06:22.540 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: It's a long wait. asr-000821 01:06:22.540 --> 01:06:24.060 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: It's a long wait. asr-000822 01:06:24.260 --> 01:06:25.420 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So it's really... asr-000823 01:06:25.420 --> 01:06:27.520 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: We really need to look at this angle asr-000824 01:06:27.520 --> 01:06:28.220 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: because if you... asr-000825 01:06:28.220 --> 01:06:34.120 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: If we're not to make the wheels of justice turn faster, asr-000826 01:06:34.280 --> 01:06:35.560 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: then we need to also invest. asr-000827 01:06:36.380 --> 01:06:39.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And I may also add, again, the big picture, asr-000828 01:06:39.660 --> 01:06:44.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in education, in agriculture, in infrastructure, asr-000829 01:06:44.860 --> 01:06:48.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: there is a correlation between the ideal percentage asr-000830 01:06:48.860 --> 01:06:51.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of GDP for expenditures. asr-000831 01:06:51.400 --> 01:06:53.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Would we have that for the judiciary? asr-000832 01:06:53.760 --> 01:06:54.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I'm not sure. asr-000833 01:06:54.820 --> 01:06:57.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But I think there would be some... asr-000834 01:06:58.220 --> 01:07:00.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: international benchmark asr-000835 01:07:00.620 --> 01:07:04.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of how much the justice system in other countries asr-000836 01:07:04.220 --> 01:07:06.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in terms of GDP is being spent. asr-000837 01:07:06.880 --> 01:07:08.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because then that should be, again, asr-000838 01:07:09.560 --> 01:07:12.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: a benchmark that we should target moving forward. asr-000839 01:07:14.500 --> 01:07:17.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So if we can also have that information asr-000840 01:07:17.320 --> 01:07:19.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: from the court administrator, asr-000841 01:07:19.680 --> 01:07:20.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: it would help us. asr-000842 01:07:21.800 --> 01:07:23.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: As we defend the budget on the floor, asr-000843 01:07:23.880 --> 01:07:25.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we will say in other countries, asr-000844 01:07:25.720 --> 01:07:27.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: this is the percent of GDP asr-000845 01:07:27.660 --> 01:07:29.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that goes to the system of justice. asr-000846 01:07:29.480 --> 01:07:30.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Of course, we will have to combine asr-000847 01:07:30.640 --> 01:07:33.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the DOJ and the judiciary. asr-000848 01:07:33.340 --> 01:07:36.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But still, if you can separate it, even better. asr-000849 01:07:37.540 --> 01:07:38.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sorry. asr-000850 01:07:40.020 --> 01:07:42.120 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for that. asr-000851 01:07:42.200 --> 01:07:43.900 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: We'll just wait for that study asr-000852 01:07:43.900 --> 01:07:46.080 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: and some basic statistics asr-000853 01:07:46.080 --> 01:07:49.780 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: so that we can be guided accordingly. asr-000854 01:07:50.160 --> 01:07:50.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honor. asr-000855 01:07:50.560 --> 01:07:52.360 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: I just have some items in the budget asr-000856 01:07:52.360 --> 01:07:54.360 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: that I saw... asr-000857 01:07:59.040 --> 01:08:00.020 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: There's a lot of decrease. asr-000858 01:08:00.800 --> 01:08:04.300 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: This is a locally funded project. asr-000859 01:08:04.560 --> 01:08:05.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honor. asr-000860 01:08:05.800 --> 01:08:07.620 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: From 9 billion last year asr-000861 01:08:07.620 --> 01:08:09.900 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: to about 2.4 billion this year. asr-000862 01:08:09.900 --> 01:08:11.320 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: And there are two items asr-000863 01:08:11.320 --> 01:08:13.940 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: that decreased substantially. asr-000864 01:08:14.800 --> 01:08:16.460 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Construction, completion, asr-000865 01:08:16.820 --> 01:08:20.060 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: and or repairs of halls of justice asr-000866 01:08:20.060 --> 01:08:22.600 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: from 2.6 to 200 million. asr-000867 01:08:23.380 --> 01:08:25.540 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: And then also strategic plan asr-000868 01:08:25.540 --> 01:08:26.920 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: for judicial innovations asr-000869 01:08:26.920 --> 01:08:28.900 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: from 5%. asr-000870 01:08:29.040 --> 01:08:31.180 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: From 5.1 billion to 600 million. asr-000871 01:08:32.460 --> 01:08:35.060 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Is there any particular reason? asr-000872 01:08:35.360 --> 01:08:37.100 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Obviously, we're talking about asr-000873 01:08:37.100 --> 01:08:38.780 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: the construction of halls of justice. asr-000874 01:08:39.300 --> 01:08:40.860 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: It's counterintuitive asr-000875 01:08:40.860 --> 01:08:43.620 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: that we need to construct, asr-000876 01:08:43.780 --> 01:08:47.700 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: but the funds for the construction asr-000877 01:08:47.700 --> 01:08:50.360 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: of halls of justice have been reduced. asr-000878 01:08:50.940 --> 01:08:52.300 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: And then the other one asr-000879 01:08:52.300 --> 01:08:54.620 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: is strategic plan for judicial innovation asr-000880 01:08:54.620 --> 01:08:58.040 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: from 5.1 to 600 million. asr-000881 01:08:58.040 --> 01:08:58.900 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: From 5.1 to 600 million. asr-000882 01:08:59.040 --> 01:09:01.260 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Maybe we know the reason asr-000883 01:09:01.260 --> 01:09:03.980 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: why these two programs asr-000884 01:09:03.980 --> 01:09:05.980 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: under the locally funded projects asr-000885 01:09:05.980 --> 01:09:08.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: went down substantially. asr-000886 01:09:09.200 --> 01:09:10.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Your Honor. asr-000887 01:09:11.400 --> 01:09:13.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For the HOJ construction, asr-000888 01:09:13.640 --> 01:09:14.080 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor, asr-000889 01:09:14.300 --> 01:09:16.080 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: although our budget reflected asr-000890 01:09:16.080 --> 01:09:17.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: in the 2026 GAAC, asr-000891 01:09:18.000 --> 01:09:22.700 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: a budget of 2,688,606,000, asr-000892 01:09:22.860 --> 01:09:26.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: it is because the construction asr-000893 01:09:26.280 --> 01:09:27.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that we have asr-000894 01:09:27.280 --> 01:09:28.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for the Manila Hall of Justice asr-000895 01:09:28.860 --> 01:09:29.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: was not included. asr-000896 01:09:30.400 --> 01:09:31.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Instead, what we have asr-000897 01:09:31.420 --> 01:09:34.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: or what we've computed asr-000898 01:09:34.020 --> 01:09:35.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: as the escalation cost. asr-000899 01:09:38.320 --> 01:09:39.660 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But for Cebu asr-000900 01:09:39.660 --> 01:09:41.820 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and Cagayan de Oro construction, asr-000901 01:09:42.260 --> 01:09:43.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we have proposed an increase, asr-000902 01:09:44.040 --> 01:09:45.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: actually, in the original budget proposal, asr-000903 01:09:46.440 --> 01:09:47.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 200 million total. asr-000904 01:09:48.320 --> 01:09:49.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor, I have to admit asr-000905 01:09:49.320 --> 01:09:51.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that we were really being conservative asr-000906 01:09:51.060 --> 01:09:53.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: in that because considering, asr-000907 01:09:53.940 --> 01:09:55.740 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: recognizing that the fiscal envelope asr-000908 01:09:55.740 --> 01:09:57.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: is really limited and finite, asr-000909 01:09:57.200 --> 01:09:58.720 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we needed to, asr-000910 01:09:58.860 --> 01:10:02.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: to really limit the budget asr-000911 01:10:02.320 --> 01:10:03.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: to 200 million. asr-000912 01:10:03.660 --> 01:10:04.920 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But it so happened, Your Honor, asr-000913 01:10:05.060 --> 01:10:05.760 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: if I would, asr-000914 01:10:06.400 --> 01:10:08.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: with Your Honor's permission, asr-000915 01:10:08.880 --> 01:10:11.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for the Cebu construction asr-000916 01:10:11.980 --> 01:10:13.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: of the judiciary complex, asr-000917 01:10:13.980 --> 01:10:15.660 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the consulting services asr-000918 01:10:15.660 --> 01:10:17.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: already submitted the required diet asr-000919 01:10:17.780 --> 01:10:20.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: just last August 5, 2026. asr-000920 01:10:20.860 --> 01:10:23.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And it made the project now ready asr-000921 01:10:23.620 --> 01:10:27.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for bidding for the works. asr-000922 01:10:27.420 --> 01:10:28.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So when we, asr-000923 01:10:28.860 --> 01:10:30.240 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: when we became conservative asr-000924 01:10:30.240 --> 01:10:32.720 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and simply added 100 million for Cebu asr-000925 01:10:32.720 --> 01:10:35.220 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and 100 million for the judiciary complex asr-000926 01:10:35.220 --> 01:10:35.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and CDO, asr-000927 01:10:36.040 --> 01:10:38.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we realized that we should have asr-000928 01:10:38.020 --> 01:10:40.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: increased it or augmented it, asr-000929 01:10:40.660 --> 01:10:42.120 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: which is why we included it now asr-000930 01:10:42.120 --> 01:10:43.660 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: in our request for augmentation asr-000931 01:10:43.660 --> 01:10:46.920 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: to reflect the construction escalation cost asr-000932 01:10:46.920 --> 01:10:49.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: insofar as Cebu is concerned. asr-000933 01:10:49.520 --> 01:10:51.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But we are still conservative asr-000934 01:10:51.060 --> 01:10:53.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: insofar as CDO is concerned, Your Honor, asr-000935 01:10:53.520 --> 01:10:55.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: because the diet has not yet been submitted. asr-000936 01:10:55.940 --> 01:10:58.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And then to continue, Your Honor, asr-000937 01:10:58.060 --> 01:11:00.120 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: with the SPJI innovations, asr-000938 01:11:00.480 --> 01:11:04.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we have a total in the 2026 GA'A for SPJI, asr-000939 01:11:04.880 --> 01:11:09.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: supposedly 5,159,275,000. asr-000940 01:11:09.700 --> 01:11:11.400 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: It was decreased to, asr-000941 01:11:11.960 --> 01:11:17.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: it went down because the proposal is just 641,059,000. asr-000942 01:11:17.820 --> 01:11:20.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The decrease is due to the reclassification asr-000943 01:11:20.040 --> 01:11:22.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: of recurring SPJI-related expenses asr-000944 01:11:22.780 --> 01:11:25.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: from 2026 SPJI asr-000945 01:11:25.280 --> 01:11:27.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: because of the intangible, asr-000946 01:11:27.060 --> 01:11:27.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the intangible, asr-000947 01:11:28.060 --> 01:11:30.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: assets outlay from CO, asr-000948 01:11:30.980 --> 01:11:33.140 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: it now went to MOOE asr-000949 01:11:33.140 --> 01:11:35.400 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: because these are now recurring expenses. asr-000950 01:11:35.880 --> 01:11:36.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For instance, Your Honor, asr-000951 01:11:36.940 --> 01:11:37.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: in our subscription, asr-000952 01:11:38.620 --> 01:11:39.400 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: so the recurring, asr-000953 01:11:39.620 --> 01:11:41.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the non-recurring were no longer repeated. asr-000954 01:11:41.960 --> 01:11:43.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So it's a matter of recomputation asr-000955 01:11:43.600 --> 01:11:45.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and reprogramming, Your Honor. asr-000956 01:11:45.240 --> 01:11:47.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But it does not mean that we are scaling down asr-000957 01:11:47.880 --> 01:11:49.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: our infrastructure projects. asr-000958 01:11:50.560 --> 01:11:51.220 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Your Honor. asr-000959 01:11:51.400 --> 01:11:53.480 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: The SPJI, asr-000960 01:11:53.480 --> 01:11:55.540 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: if I understand it correctly, asr-000961 01:11:55.680 --> 01:11:56.600 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: these are for, asr-000962 01:11:56.640 --> 01:11:57.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Ah, yes. asr-000963 01:11:58.060 --> 01:12:00.320 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: For judicial innovation. asr-000964 01:12:00.340 --> 01:12:00.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honor. asr-000965 01:12:01.060 --> 01:12:01.800 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Digitalization. asr-000966 01:12:03.060 --> 01:12:03.740 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Digitalization. asr-000967 01:12:04.220 --> 01:12:04.580 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honor. asr-000968 01:12:04.760 --> 01:12:07.100 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: These are mostly, asr-000969 01:12:08.020 --> 01:12:09.320 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: if I'm not mistaken, asr-000970 01:12:10.020 --> 01:12:12.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: for efficiency, asr-000971 01:12:12.760 --> 01:12:13.280 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: accessibility, asr-000972 01:12:13.760 --> 01:12:14.360 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: and accountability. asr-000973 01:12:15.120 --> 01:12:16.540 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Efficiency, innovation, asr-000974 01:12:16.820 --> 01:12:17.820 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and access, Your Honor. asr-000975 01:12:17.860 --> 01:12:18.180 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Access. asr-000976 01:12:18.400 --> 01:12:20.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: I have actually 39 projects asr-000977 01:12:20.020 --> 01:12:21.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that I can mention right now asr-000978 01:12:21.520 --> 01:12:22.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: just to support them. asr-000979 01:12:22.620 --> 01:12:24.760 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: These are basically information technology. asr-000980 01:12:24.800 --> 01:12:25.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honor. asr-000981 01:12:25.420 --> 01:12:27.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The heart of the SPJI. asr-000982 01:12:28.060 --> 01:12:32.400 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So from a locally funded project, naging ano na siya? asr-000983 01:12:32.440 --> 01:12:33.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Opo, MOE na po. asr-000984 01:12:33.620 --> 01:12:34.280 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: MOE na siya? asr-000985 01:12:34.280 --> 01:12:34.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, for your honor. asr-000986 01:12:35.240 --> 01:12:37.520 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Regular project na siya? asr-000987 01:12:37.640 --> 01:12:38.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, your honor. asr-000988 01:12:38.240 --> 01:12:38.940 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: All right, I understand. asr-000989 01:12:38.940 --> 01:12:54.800 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: And the Halls of Justice, the decrease from 2.6 billion to 200 million, I heard you earlier that you would also request for augment. asr-000990 01:12:54.960 --> 01:12:55.660 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, your honor. asr-000991 01:12:55.680 --> 01:12:57.240 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Bakit siya bumaba? Ang laka ng binaba? asr-000992 01:12:57.240 --> 01:12:59.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Almost 92%. asr-000993 01:12:59.420 --> 01:13:10.820 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Last year po kasi nag-appear po ang tatlong big ticket projects namin, Manila City Hall, the Court of Appeals and the Halls of Justice in Cebu and Cagayan de Oro. asr-000994 01:13:11.260 --> 01:13:23.740 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Pero now for this year po, naging conservative, ang sinama lang po namin ay ang Cebu at ang Cagayan de Oro, tapos 200 million pesos lang po ang in-increase po namin. asr-000995 01:13:23.740 --> 01:13:26.740 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: When we realized that we actually should have augment. asr-000996 01:13:27.240 --> 01:13:27.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Augmented it. asr-000997 01:13:28.460 --> 01:13:28.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Opo. asr-000998 01:13:29.360 --> 01:13:31.540 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: The Manila Hall of Justice? asr-000999 01:13:31.560 --> 01:13:32.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, your honor. asr-001000 01:13:32.060 --> 01:13:33.460 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Tapos na ba yan? Parang matagal na yan. asr-001001 01:13:33.460 --> 01:13:34.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Not yet, your honor. asr-001002 01:13:34.400 --> 01:13:39.520 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Parang bago pa akong senador, naririnig ko na yan eh. asr-001003 01:13:39.580 --> 01:13:41.260 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: There's a lot of story there, your honor. asr-001004 01:13:41.260 --> 01:13:41.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Opo. asr-001005 01:13:47.360 --> 01:13:57.220 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: It's more technical, your honor, making it project ready, but there is a lot of technical aspect involved on why there was a delay. asr-001006 01:13:57.240 --> 01:14:07.240 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But as of now, we're trying to fast-track it because there's already a committee by members, by the honorable members of the Supreme Court to fast-track it. asr-001007 01:14:07.680 --> 01:14:08.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And we are making it, your honor. asr-001008 01:14:08.960 --> 01:14:17.180 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Three years na ginagawa itong, kung first term mo di, matagal na yan eh. asr-001009 01:14:17.220 --> 01:14:25.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Hopefully po the DAED will be approved soon because we're really fast-tracking it, your honor. asr-001010 01:14:25.800 --> 01:14:26.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: I come from RTC. asr-001011 01:14:27.240 --> 01:14:28.340 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: RTC Manila, your honor. asr-001012 01:14:28.880 --> 01:14:34.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And even Deputy Court Administrator Nelda Montes is an RTC Manila judge. asr-001013 01:14:34.560 --> 01:14:37.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And during that time, we were looking forward to the construction of the Manila. asr-001014 01:14:37.900 --> 01:14:39.080 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Twenty years, ah. asr-001015 01:14:39.980 --> 01:14:41.040 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Meron ng 20 years? asr-001016 01:14:41.060 --> 01:14:41.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Meron na po. asr-001017 01:14:41.720 --> 01:14:47.440 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Kasi last, your honor, if I may, the last groundbreaking was last 2012 po. asr-001018 01:14:48.600 --> 01:14:50.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ta'y dad, Judge of the Senate President. asr-001019 01:14:51.180 --> 01:14:52.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kasi daddy ko dating mayor. asr-001020 01:14:53.000 --> 01:14:55.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Alam ko parang nakailang groundbreaking na yan eh. asr-001021 01:14:55.640 --> 01:14:56.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Panay groundbreaking. asr-001022 01:14:56.440 --> 01:14:59.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So just with indulgence of our Senate President. asr-001023 01:15:00.020 --> 01:15:08.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, the Cagendi Oro and Cebu, you asked for 100 million each, but the Manila will still be deferred? asr-001024 01:15:09.240 --> 01:15:12.640 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, because the DAED is still in the works, Your Honor. asr-001025 01:15:13.160 --> 01:15:17.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: You don't think we can start it by next year? asr-001026 01:15:17.700 --> 01:15:20.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Because it's a long overdue, Mr. President. asr-001027 01:15:20.380 --> 01:15:33.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: That's why, if ever, with all the requirements fulfilled, we would want to support because it can help decongest. asr-001028 01:15:34.680 --> 01:15:40.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Because Manila and Cebu and Cagendi Oro, these are the main cities. asr-001029 01:15:40.620 --> 01:15:47.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, that's it. In case, I just saw that it was deferred. asr-001030 01:15:47.580 --> 01:15:50.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Because, as you said, asr-001031 01:15:50.380 --> 01:15:55.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: it's been a year since the first year of Senator Kiko. asr-001032 01:15:56.440 --> 01:15:58.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, that's it. Thank you, Mr. President. asr-001033 01:15:58.480 --> 01:15:59.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-001034 01:16:00.020 --> 01:16:04.640 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Just for the record, Mr. Chair, there is actually an earmarked budget already for Manila City Hall. asr-001035 01:16:05.820 --> 01:16:07.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For the Manila Hall of Justice. asr-001036 01:16:07.880 --> 01:16:10.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Sorry, I said Manila City Hall. I heard you or me. asr-001037 01:16:11.460 --> 01:16:13.160 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honors. asr-001038 01:16:13.160 --> 01:16:14.820 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: Hi, Senators. asr-001039 01:16:15.800 --> 01:16:18.920 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: I was a first-time counselor in 1992. asr-001040 01:16:19.580 --> 01:16:20.160 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: And we had our... asr-001041 01:16:20.380 --> 01:16:22.140 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: Our first groundbreaking. asr-001042 01:16:22.140 --> 01:16:27.000 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: It was during the time of Mayor Lim and I was part of it. asr-001043 01:16:27.560 --> 01:16:34.620 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: And after almost 25 years, we have yet to see the building being constructed. asr-001044 01:16:35.140 --> 01:16:38.560 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: Now, but we're pushing with the diet. asr-001045 01:16:38.560 --> 01:16:45.900 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: We can be almost finished with it by the end of the year, as promised by the Building Committee. asr-001046 01:16:46.360 --> 01:16:49.700 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: So, if we can put it additional... asr-001047 01:16:50.380 --> 01:16:52.400 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: Funding for the Manila. asr-001048 01:16:52.940 --> 01:16:58.760 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: And as much as the Chair of the Committee, Senator J.V. asr-001049 01:16:59.340 --> 01:17:04.920 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: His father is a long two-term, three-term mayor of the city of Manila. asr-001050 01:17:05.040 --> 01:17:05.460 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: That's true. asr-001051 01:17:05.460 --> 01:17:12.760 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: Although, I haven't met Mayor Erap, but I've always been there during his time. asr-001052 01:17:13.320 --> 01:17:15.820 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: So, I hope we can get some funding. asr-001053 01:17:16.540 --> 01:17:18.440 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: Because that's the capital city. asr-001054 01:17:18.440 --> 01:17:23.280 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: And I show up to the rest of the world. asr-001055 01:17:24.240 --> 01:17:25.600 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: And... asr-001056 01:17:25.600 --> 01:17:26.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Justice. asr-001057 01:17:26.700 --> 01:17:28.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Imagine, you're a Supreme Court Justice. asr-001058 01:17:29.160 --> 01:17:29.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes. asr-001059 01:17:29.920 --> 01:17:30.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: You're a counselor. asr-001060 01:17:31.120 --> 01:17:31.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: You're a counselor. asr-001061 01:17:32.060 --> 01:17:33.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: You're an MTC, an RTC. asr-001062 01:17:35.280 --> 01:17:35.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Groundbreaking. asr-001063 01:17:36.160 --> 01:17:37.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: You're 30 years old. asr-001064 01:17:38.760 --> 01:17:40.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: You're correct, Mr. Chair. asr-001065 01:17:40.600 --> 01:17:42.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Manila is the capital city. asr-001066 01:17:42.840 --> 01:17:45.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And it should be the showcase of governance. asr-001067 01:17:45.920 --> 01:17:47.040 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: Yes, even for foreigners. asr-001068 01:17:47.040 --> 01:17:48.420 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: I'll ask questions later. asr-001069 01:17:48.440 --> 01:17:49.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Later than my time then. asr-001070 01:17:49.820 --> 01:17:51.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: What caused the delay and all. asr-001071 01:17:51.700 --> 01:17:52.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-001072 01:17:52.820 --> 01:17:53.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you. asr-001073 01:17:53.560 --> 01:17:58.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And to inform Justice Lopez, I was also a city councilor of Quezon City in 1992. asr-001074 01:18:00.180 --> 01:18:00.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. asr-001075 01:18:00.720 --> 01:18:01.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We're together. asr-001076 01:18:01.400 --> 01:18:04.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, until now, I'm a senator. asr-001077 01:18:05.540 --> 01:18:06.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You're a justice. asr-001078 01:18:07.720 --> 01:18:12.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Maybe by the end of the year, it will be groundbreaking and it will continue. asr-001079 01:18:13.660 --> 01:18:15.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, Senate President. asr-001080 01:18:15.460 --> 01:18:17.560 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Mr. Chairman, I'll avail of the second round. asr-001081 01:18:17.780 --> 01:18:18.400 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So that we... asr-001082 01:18:18.440 --> 01:18:21.520 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So that the chairman can pursue his questions. asr-001083 01:18:23.440 --> 01:18:24.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, Mr. President. asr-001084 01:18:25.620 --> 01:18:27.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Anyway, good morning. asr-001085 01:18:27.140 --> 01:18:28.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Good morning to all of you. asr-001086 01:18:29.820 --> 01:18:36.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Just like what I have, I received a letter from the DBM. asr-001087 01:18:38.260 --> 01:18:44.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: The first copy of the comment on your proposed 2037 budget, section 3 of RA 12233. asr-001088 01:18:45.520 --> 01:18:45.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Here it is. asr-001089 01:18:45.940 --> 01:18:47.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: They're recommending a budget ceiling of 77. asr-001090 01:18:47.820 --> 01:18:54.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: 77 billion, which leaves 9 billion, 9.17 billion gap from the judiciaries. asr-001091 01:18:54.580 --> 01:18:59.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Your proposal is 86 billion, 86.37 billion. asr-001092 01:18:59.200 --> 01:19:04.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, of course, the basic questions I would like to ask, which specific program or projects asr-001093 01:19:04.700 --> 01:19:10.260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: will strongly be affected of this 9.17 billion difference? asr-001094 01:19:10.500 --> 01:19:16.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Maybe the DBM, because of the judicial... asr-001095 01:19:16.200 --> 01:19:17.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Autonomy. asr-001096 01:19:17.820 --> 01:19:22.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Maybe this is the last chance for them to comment or to intervene. asr-001097 01:19:23.080 --> 01:19:25.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: You know, the DBM, if they can reduce it, they will reduce it. asr-001098 01:19:26.260 --> 01:19:29.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: But because of the low fiscal ceiling also this year. asr-001099 01:19:30.220 --> 01:19:37.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, specifically, what are the major programs and projects that will be affected by the asr-001100 01:19:37.400 --> 01:19:39.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: 9.17 billion difference? asr-001101 01:19:40.740 --> 01:19:44.700 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor, because we're really banking on three factors, Your Honor. asr-001102 01:19:44.700 --> 01:19:46.700 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Our people, system, and infrastructure. asr-001103 01:19:47.820 --> 01:19:55.460 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So, if we decrease it by 9 billion, definitely in our people, our plans to upgrade, reclassify asr-001104 01:19:55.460 --> 01:20:00.380 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the salaries of our people will be affected. asr-001105 01:20:00.980 --> 01:20:04.460 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And most of our personnel, Your Honor, have not had the salary increase. asr-001106 01:20:05.020 --> 01:20:09.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And because there's no really point of them being promoted, because there's no such thing asr-001107 01:20:09.940 --> 01:20:10.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: in the courts, Your Honor. asr-001108 01:20:10.940 --> 01:20:16.440 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: If you come in as a utility, the only chance that you can become as that salary grade one, asr-001109 01:20:16.860 --> 01:20:17.460 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that the only chance... asr-001110 01:20:17.820 --> 01:20:21.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The only chance that you can be promoted as a process server, considering the qualification asr-001111 01:20:21.520 --> 01:20:25.640 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: standards that you can, which is SG2, will be second to none. asr-001112 01:20:25.780 --> 01:20:30.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Because most of the time, we are really awaiting for the retirement of most members of our asr-001113 01:20:30.900 --> 01:20:31.300 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: people. asr-001114 01:20:31.760 --> 01:20:36.100 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So, if we decrease the infrastructure, can you imagine, Your Honor? asr-001115 01:20:36.100 --> 01:20:41.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: I mean, I cannot even say that our courts are beyond dignified in the image. asr-001116 01:20:41.920 --> 01:20:43.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We really have to do a lot of... asr-001117 01:20:43.680 --> 01:20:47.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Especially, Your Honors, the fact that most of our buildings are 20 years and older. asr-001118 01:20:47.820 --> 01:20:52.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: With the calamities that have been happening, we've been going around, our buildings are asr-001119 01:20:52.520 --> 01:20:53.820 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: old and do need... asr-001120 01:20:54.440 --> 01:21:00.140 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: They need rehabilitation, repairs, and a lot of, if not, demolition, Your Honor. asr-001121 01:21:00.680 --> 01:21:04.820 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: HOJ in Iloilo, Your Honor, I'm not even sure, but it has been vacated. asr-001122 01:21:05.880 --> 01:21:06.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: It has been condemned. asr-001123 01:21:07.020 --> 01:21:08.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: It was retrofitted. asr-001124 01:21:09.820 --> 01:21:15.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, but most of our judges do not feel safe anymore to go back, which is why we had to asr-001125 01:21:15.020 --> 01:21:17.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: relocate them to another one, to another building. asr-001126 01:21:17.820 --> 01:21:23.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I don't know if it's coincidence, but in Iloilo, when there's a flyover, there's a lot of asr-001127 01:21:23.540 --> 01:21:23.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: people. asr-001128 01:21:24.980 --> 01:21:26.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Then, the Hall of Justice, that's new. asr-001129 01:21:27.400 --> 01:21:32.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Then, it's already unfit for occupancy. asr-001130 01:21:33.200 --> 01:21:35.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: There's a need to retrofit again. asr-001131 01:21:35.280 --> 01:21:38.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: The flyover that was like a rollercoaster, it was retrofitted. asr-001132 01:21:39.020 --> 01:21:39.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: It's new. asr-001133 01:21:39.840 --> 01:21:41.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Now, it's being retrofitted again. asr-001134 01:21:41.840 --> 01:21:43.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Mr. Chair, I would like to... asr-001135 01:21:43.060 --> 01:21:45.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: What's the name of the DBM? asr-001136 01:21:45.280 --> 01:21:46.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Oh, yeah, please. asr-001137 01:21:46.300 --> 01:21:46.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: With your indulgence. asr-001138 01:21:46.820 --> 01:21:47.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: With your indulgence. asr-001139 01:21:47.820 --> 01:21:57.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, some things, the Manila Hall of Justice proposal, what are the causes of delays? asr-001140 01:21:57.540 --> 01:22:07.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I'd just like to ask that the Hall of Justice in Manila is again delayed because the 1.918 asr-001141 01:22:07.040 --> 01:22:12.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: billion second year funding, supposedly, for the Manila Hall of Justice. asr-001142 01:22:12.480 --> 01:22:15.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, what are the causes of delays? asr-001143 01:22:15.280 --> 01:22:18.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: When do you expect the construction to resume? asr-001144 01:22:18.860 --> 01:22:19.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: That's what I mentioned earlier. asr-001145 01:22:20.100 --> 01:22:23.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, what are the bottlenecks? asr-001146 01:22:23.500 --> 01:22:28.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And I think this is more than 26 years overdue now, or 20... asr-001147 01:22:28.660 --> 01:22:31.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: That's right, 30 years already. asr-001148 01:22:32.140 --> 01:22:37.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Justice Lopez said, 1992, when the first groundbreaking took place. asr-001149 01:22:38.160 --> 01:22:38.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, go ahead, ma'am. asr-001150 01:22:39.860 --> 01:22:41.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-001151 01:22:41.280 --> 01:22:43.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Mr. Chair, the Department of Budget and Management has already... asr-001152 01:22:43.280 --> 01:22:44.160 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The Department of Budget and Management has already... asr-001153 01:22:44.160 --> 01:22:45.160 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The Department of Budget and Management has already... asr-001154 01:22:45.160 --> 01:22:50.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Submitted its comment, but for the record, we have not yet received, formally received asr-001155 01:22:50.000 --> 01:22:50.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: a copy of the same. asr-001156 01:22:50.860 --> 01:22:52.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So, we have not even read it. asr-001157 01:22:52.460 --> 01:22:57.400 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But to answer your honor's question, your honor, on what caused the delay in the Manila asr-001158 01:22:57.400 --> 01:23:04.120 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Hall of Justice project, your honor, I do know that there was already an awarded contractor asr-001159 01:23:04.120 --> 01:23:07.340 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: way back in, before I... asr-001160 01:23:07.340 --> 01:23:12.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: I was still an art regional trial court judge, your honor, but it was complicated by a technical asr-001161 01:23:12.900 --> 01:23:15.140 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: mathematical computation, your honor. asr-001162 01:23:15.140 --> 01:23:24.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Which way, the honorable Supreme Court had to terminate the contractor, the works that asr-001163 01:23:24.860 --> 01:23:31.360 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: was already procured because of that error. asr-001164 01:23:32.480 --> 01:23:36.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So, the diet consultant was terminated, and then we had to repost it again. asr-001165 01:23:37.080 --> 01:23:38.500 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We had two failed biddings. asr-001166 01:23:38.500 --> 01:23:44.500 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And then now, it was only the second semester of 2024 that a consulting certifying... asr-001167 01:23:45.140 --> 01:23:49.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: was engaged and is about to submit the DAED, Your Honor. asr-001168 01:23:50.260 --> 01:23:54.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So it is not an ordinary construction project, Your Honor. asr-001169 01:23:54.680 --> 01:23:59.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So we really have to make it ready, especially make it disaster resilient asr-001170 01:23:59.060 --> 01:24:02.240 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: with all the natural calamities that we are experiencing. asr-001171 01:24:02.600 --> 01:24:05.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So may pag-asa pa naman na before matapos ang term is NKCO ulit. asr-001172 01:24:05.980 --> 01:24:06.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes po, sana po. asr-001173 01:24:06.880 --> 01:24:11.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: At yung bago mag-retirement na si Associate Justice Joseph Lopez, asr-001174 01:24:11.960 --> 01:24:15.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: may tayo na itong Manila Hall of Justice. asr-001175 01:24:15.800 --> 01:24:16.480 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honor. asr-001176 01:24:16.880 --> 01:24:17.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sana naman, no? asr-001177 01:24:17.720 --> 01:24:26.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We know we have a very limited fiscal space, but I think Manila is our capital. asr-001178 01:24:26.620 --> 01:24:28.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Hindi naman natin pwede pabayaan. asr-001179 01:24:28.360 --> 01:24:29.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Tama kayo kanina sa Mr. Chair. asr-001180 01:24:29.960 --> 01:24:32.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: May Manila and then Cebu and then Cagandioro, no? asr-001181 01:24:32.820 --> 01:24:33.100 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Opo. asr-001182 01:24:33.100 --> 01:24:38.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, and then also, next is yung pong acquisition. asr-001183 01:24:38.560 --> 01:24:41.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Meron pa silang ano na, para lang alam nyo po yung selector, asr-001184 01:24:41.760 --> 01:24:41.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: nandito. asr-001185 01:24:41.960 --> 01:24:49.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Noted that the court is asking for a 314 million for the acquisition of 100 units of motor vehicles. asr-001186 01:24:50.320 --> 01:24:56.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, may we know how many of the 100 units will be allotted to the courts? asr-001187 01:24:56.420 --> 01:24:57.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Or paano pong paggagamit nito? asr-001188 01:24:58.440 --> 01:25:06.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: For what I know kasi, swerte na Mr. Chair kasi yung yung mga more affluent LGUs, no? asr-001189 01:25:06.440 --> 01:25:08.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: They support the improvement of the courts. asr-001190 01:25:08.100 --> 01:25:11.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: They provide the vehicles to the judges. asr-001191 01:25:11.960 --> 01:25:15.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And the other needs of the courts and some personnel. asr-001192 01:25:16.980 --> 01:25:24.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, ito po ang, ito po ang, so what is the distribution of the 100 units? asr-001193 01:25:25.620 --> 01:25:33.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kasi pinapanon na, they also note, they also mentioned ito pong request the 300 million for vehicles. asr-001194 01:25:37.020 --> 01:25:38.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Your Honor. asr-001195 01:25:38.840 --> 01:25:40.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor, specifically. asr-001196 01:25:40.840 --> 01:25:45.300 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Specifically, for Supreme Court lang ito. asr-001197 01:25:45.920 --> 01:25:49.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We can, Your Honor, I do not have the data for all courts. asr-001198 01:25:49.900 --> 01:25:51.380 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Can we just submit the same, Your Honor? asr-001199 01:25:51.900 --> 01:25:52.240 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, please. asr-001200 01:25:52.500 --> 01:26:00.640 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But basically, the 340 vehicle acquisition will be part of the reflating program of the Supreme Court, Your Honor. asr-001201 01:26:00.880 --> 01:26:01.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ah, it's for the Supreme Court. asr-001202 01:26:02.040 --> 01:26:02.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, po. asr-001203 01:26:02.520 --> 01:26:06.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Supreme Court and also the appellate courts, Your Honor. asr-001204 01:26:07.000 --> 01:26:07.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Appellate courts, okay. asr-001205 01:26:08.960 --> 01:26:10.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Because, I know for a fact like, asr-001206 01:26:10.840 --> 01:26:16.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the Makati, the Reacher, they provide vehicles for the judges, diba? asr-001207 01:26:16.700 --> 01:26:21.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Pero although hindi lahat, minsan kalahati lang, suerte-suerte yan din sa Manila. asr-001208 01:26:21.620 --> 01:26:24.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, this one is for the Supreme Court and the appellate courts. asr-001209 01:26:25.000 --> 01:26:31.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Sa lower courts po kasi, Your Honor, basically, it's through the generosity of the local government units asr-001210 01:26:31.560 --> 01:26:34.500 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: who would provide for the service vehicles. asr-001211 01:26:34.500 --> 01:26:39.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes, I think for the cities, yung may first class municipalities, no problem. asr-001212 01:26:39.900 --> 01:26:40.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: They can support. asr-001213 01:26:40.840 --> 01:26:41.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: The courts, no? asr-001214 01:26:42.140 --> 01:26:48.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We know for a fact kasi, our Senate President, I myself, for mayors, and we were able to establish, no? asr-001215 01:26:48.460 --> 01:26:50.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: With the, yung RTCs already. asr-001216 01:26:50.840 --> 01:26:53.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Like, in San Juan, meron kami sarili and we support, no? asr-001217 01:26:53.240 --> 01:27:01.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: The LGU supports and I think Valenzuela and the bigger cities, especially Makati and Manila, no? asr-001218 01:27:01.680 --> 01:27:10.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Although, yung iba kalahati-kalahati lang na po-provide nila because ang dami rin RTCs in the big major cities. asr-001219 01:27:10.840 --> 01:27:21.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yung pong programs, no, that was mentioned by our chair and our Senate President, yung tumpo to sa cold congestion at lahat asr-001220 01:27:21.840 --> 01:27:27.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and the need for us to have a catch-up plan, so to speak, for the infrastructure. asr-001221 01:27:27.520 --> 01:27:29.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I'm very much particular with that. asr-001222 01:27:30.380 --> 01:27:36.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We're hoping that if you can provide us, sana masimula na po natin in 2027, no? asr-001223 01:27:36.160 --> 01:27:39.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So that we can already address the problem of the backlogs, no? asr-001224 01:27:39.680 --> 01:27:40.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kaya nga. asr-001225 01:27:40.840 --> 01:27:50.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: If it's digitalization, if it's computerization, and if it's a combination of both infrastructure, asr-001226 01:27:50.320 --> 01:27:57.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kasi binabanggit niyo po yung kaninang hawak ng mga cases, of course, 5,000, 6,000, that's quite a lot, no? asr-001227 01:27:58.580 --> 01:28:03.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, if you please let us know so that we can already start with the catch-up plan. asr-001228 01:28:04.300 --> 01:28:07.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And we cannot, ano, it was noted by our chair also. asr-001229 01:28:08.080 --> 01:28:10.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Nakung tutuusin yung 7 billion. asr-001230 01:28:10.840 --> 01:28:15.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: 7, 70 billion budget is just a drop, no? asr-001231 01:28:15.720 --> 01:28:18.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kung pag-asa 7 trillion, 1%. asr-001232 01:28:18.160 --> 01:28:18.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Diba? asr-001233 01:28:19.220 --> 01:28:25.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And this is already a co-equal branch in charge of administering justice, no? asr-001234 01:28:26.100 --> 01:28:31.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, yun po, can you provide us in case yung pong catch-up plan nyo, if ever, asr-001235 01:28:31.640 --> 01:28:34.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: so that we can address these problems of the backlogs already? asr-001236 01:28:34.700 --> 01:28:40.500 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We will work on it, Your Honor, because we have our own Statistics Records Division in the Supreme Court, asr-001237 01:28:40.500 --> 01:28:41.540 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: who can do that. asr-001238 01:28:41.600 --> 01:28:42.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you very much, Your Honor. asr-001239 01:28:42.920 --> 01:28:48.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And likewise, yun sa ano na lang, nabanggit ko na rin po yung case backlogs and long-pending cases. asr-001240 01:28:48.260 --> 01:28:52.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: First of all, I'd like to congratulate the Judiciary for the improved disposition of cases. asr-001241 01:28:52.780 --> 01:28:59.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We took note that the Regional Trial Court recorded the highest number of resolutions decisions in 2025, asr-001242 01:29:00.080 --> 01:29:06.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: while the Judiciary generally exceeded its 2025 targets for resolutions and case dispositions. asr-001243 01:29:06.920 --> 01:29:09.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Performance remains uneven across courts. asr-001244 01:29:09.180 --> 01:29:09.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: The Supreme Court... asr-001245 01:29:10.500 --> 01:29:15.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ...posted a disposition rate of only 23% against its target of 38%, asr-001246 01:29:15.420 --> 01:29:22.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: while the CTA achieved 56% against its 79.8%, asr-001247 01:29:22.240 --> 01:29:30.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and the Sardigan Bayan also processed only 1,587 cases against a target of 5,640. asr-001248 01:29:31.440 --> 01:29:37.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, just the basic questions, what are the main factors behind the performance gaps and continuing case backlogs? asr-001249 01:29:38.600 --> 01:29:39.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: More importantly, how will we... asr-001250 01:29:39.960 --> 01:29:47.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: How will the proposed 2027 budget specifically address these bottlenecks and translate into faster disposition of cases? asr-001251 01:29:47.660 --> 01:29:52.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: That's why I asked, as Chairman of the Committee on Finance, of course, I would like to augment, asr-001252 01:29:52.780 --> 01:29:58.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kasi pinapabawas akin ng DBM, but if we will be able to improve... asr-001253 01:30:00.000 --> 01:30:02.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: address ito po mga backlogs nyo asr-001254 01:30:02.140 --> 01:30:03.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and catch up, asr-001255 01:30:04.120 --> 01:30:05.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: then we would gladly asr-001256 01:30:05.240 --> 01:30:07.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: look for, masigit ma'am, asr-001257 01:30:07.660 --> 01:30:09.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: fiscal space natin, we'll gladly look for other asr-001258 01:30:09.940 --> 01:30:12.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: sources so that we can asr-001259 01:30:12.000 --> 01:30:12.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: even augment. asr-001260 01:30:13.640 --> 01:30:15.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Of course, this is administration of justice. asr-001261 01:30:15.680 --> 01:30:17.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yun na po. Siguro po. asr-001262 01:30:17.540 --> 01:30:18.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Please ma'am. asr-001263 01:30:18.740 --> 01:30:20.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you po, Mr. Chair, your honor. asr-001264 01:30:21.320 --> 01:30:23.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Unang-una po, napakalaking asr-001265 01:30:23.900 --> 01:30:26.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: effect po asr-001266 01:30:26.320 --> 01:30:28.440 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: kung ang policy po asr-001267 01:30:28.440 --> 01:30:30.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: ng ating ICT, asr-001268 01:30:30.320 --> 01:30:32.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: yung governance framework po natin asr-001269 01:30:32.060 --> 01:30:32.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: at ng asr-001270 01:30:32.900 --> 01:30:35.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: plano po na magtayo po ng asr-001271 01:30:35.940 --> 01:30:38.160 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: electronic courts or what we call asr-001272 01:30:38.160 --> 01:30:40.220 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the e-courts. Ang e-courts po kasi asr-001273 01:30:40.220 --> 01:30:41.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: mag-establish po ng infrastructure. asr-001274 01:30:42.200 --> 01:30:44.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: How an ideal court will look like. asr-001275 01:30:44.400 --> 01:30:46.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So lahat na po yan, digitalized. asr-001276 01:30:46.660 --> 01:30:48.100 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But we cannot say that asr-001277 01:30:48.100 --> 01:30:50.140 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: nag-cascade na po yan sa lahat asr-001278 01:30:50.140 --> 01:30:52.160 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: kasi pinapilot po. But that asr-001279 01:30:52.160 --> 01:30:54.260 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: is where the budget will really come in. asr-001280 01:30:55.480 --> 01:30:56.440 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We need asr-001281 01:30:56.440 --> 01:30:58.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: to procure not just asr-001282 01:30:58.180 --> 01:31:00.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: ICT or laptops asr-001283 01:31:00.000 --> 01:31:01.760 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: or ICT equipment. It's the asr-001284 01:31:01.760 --> 01:31:04.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: program and the software itself, asr-001285 01:31:04.120 --> 01:31:06.220 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: your honor. And other than that, asr-001286 01:31:06.720 --> 01:31:07.820 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: it is into asr-001287 01:31:07.820 --> 01:31:09.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: developing a system on how to make asr-001288 01:31:09.980 --> 01:31:11.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: our courts highly asr-001289 01:31:11.600 --> 01:31:13.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: performing. So nasa pag-develop asr-001290 01:31:13.880 --> 01:31:14.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: din po ng system. asr-001291 01:31:15.380 --> 01:31:17.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So we're in the digitalization. asr-001292 01:31:18.440 --> 01:31:20.100 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Midway, your honor. We're hoping. asr-001293 01:31:20.400 --> 01:31:22.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Because some other courts, sad to say, asr-001294 01:31:22.280 --> 01:31:23.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: talagang records asr-001295 01:31:23.820 --> 01:31:25.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: with all of those. Talagang asr-001296 01:31:25.720 --> 01:31:27.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: fire hazard na eh. asr-001297 01:31:27.420 --> 01:31:27.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes. asr-001298 01:31:28.180 --> 01:31:29.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So that's good. We will asr-001299 01:31:29.760 --> 01:31:32.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: gladly help and support. asr-001300 01:31:32.220 --> 01:31:33.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: At least we can improve a better asr-001301 01:31:33.720 --> 01:31:36.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: environment for the disposition asr-001302 01:31:36.160 --> 01:31:38.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of justice. Thank you so much, asr-001303 01:31:38.080 --> 01:31:40.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: your honor. So what measurable asr-001304 01:31:40.160 --> 01:31:42.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: improvements in disposition rates asr-001305 01:31:42.280 --> 01:31:44.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and case processing can Congress expect asr-001306 01:31:44.080 --> 01:31:45.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: from the additional resources asr-001307 01:31:45.860 --> 01:31:48.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: with the digitalization? Ma'am, can you asr-001308 01:31:48.040 --> 01:31:50.260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: expect that? Can we expect that asr-001309 01:31:50.260 --> 01:31:51.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: it will asr-001310 01:31:51.180 --> 01:31:54.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: case in? Your honor, if asr-001311 01:31:54.040 --> 01:31:56.100 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we follow the parameters followed asr-001312 01:31:56.100 --> 01:31:57.720 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: by our high performance courts, asr-001313 01:31:58.180 --> 01:32:00.540 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that we have developed our internal asr-001314 01:32:00.540 --> 01:32:03.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: processes by digitalization and asr-001315 01:32:03.000 --> 01:32:05.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: our external stakeholders are happier asr-001316 01:32:05.600 --> 01:32:07.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and our people are happy and asr-001317 01:32:07.600 --> 01:32:09.480 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: then there are electronic asr-001318 01:32:09.480 --> 01:32:11.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: courts, then, your honor, we asr-001319 01:32:11.600 --> 01:32:13.480 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: can meet even if we if let's asr-001320 01:32:13.480 --> 01:32:15.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: say a Dasmariñas court will be handing asr-001321 01:32:15.600 --> 01:32:17.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 5,000 case records. asr-001322 01:32:17.600 --> 01:32:19.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: If we follow all those parameters, asr-001323 01:32:19.600 --> 01:32:21.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: I think we can meet the disposal asr-001324 01:32:21.520 --> 01:32:23.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: target of by asr-001325 01:32:23.900 --> 01:32:26.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: by 80% or even 90%. asr-001326 01:32:28.180 --> 01:32:31.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Probably, ma'am, asr-001327 01:32:31.400 --> 01:32:31.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: justice, asr-001328 01:32:33.220 --> 01:32:33.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ito pong asr-001329 01:32:33.980 --> 01:32:36.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: DBM probably asr-001330 01:32:36.300 --> 01:32:38.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: looked, noticed asr-001331 01:32:38.360 --> 01:32:40.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: that yung kasi may 22% asr-001332 01:32:40.460 --> 01:32:42.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: increase in asr-001333 01:32:42.440 --> 01:32:44.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the judiciary budget from asr-001334 01:32:44.080 --> 01:32:46.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for 2027 compared to asr-001335 01:32:46.120 --> 01:32:48.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: 2026. So siguro asr-001336 01:32:48.440 --> 01:32:49.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ito yung reason why asr-001337 01:32:49.780 --> 01:32:52.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: they are, ito yung asr-001338 01:32:52.320 --> 01:32:54.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: last chance to intervene asr-001339 01:32:54.300 --> 01:32:55.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung pong kanilang asr-001340 01:32:55.880 --> 01:32:57.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: 9 billion na, asr-001341 01:32:58.180 --> 01:33:00.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: but I think if it will be asr-001342 01:33:00.680 --> 01:33:02.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: siguro, just asr-001343 01:33:02.500 --> 01:33:04.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: anyway, if can be asr-001344 01:33:04.680 --> 01:33:06.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: justified naman yung 22%, asr-001345 01:33:06.860 --> 01:33:07.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of course, yung pong asr-001346 01:33:07.800 --> 01:33:10.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: by giving us that picture asr-001347 01:33:10.900 --> 01:33:12.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung the backlogs and all, asr-001348 01:33:13.120 --> 01:33:14.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we really have to asr-001349 01:33:14.280 --> 01:33:16.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: do something about asr-001350 01:33:16.820 --> 01:33:18.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: this. Last point, Mr. Chair, asr-001351 01:33:19.040 --> 01:33:20.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: before I, siguro, just asr-001352 01:33:20.680 --> 01:33:22.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: avail of the second round as well so that asr-001353 01:33:22.520 --> 01:33:24.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: our Senate President can asr-001354 01:33:24.300 --> 01:33:26.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: continue with this questioning also. asr-001355 01:33:26.980 --> 01:33:27.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Your personnel, sir, asr-001356 01:33:28.180 --> 01:33:29.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: personal services and asr-001357 01:33:29.440 --> 01:33:30.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: unfulfilled positions, asr-001358 01:33:31.380 --> 01:33:32.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: how will the Supreme Court asr-001359 01:33:32.620 --> 01:33:35.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: accelerate recruitment and appointment to fill asr-001360 01:33:35.600 --> 01:33:37.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: 12,827 asr-001361 01:33:37.660 --> 01:33:39.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: vacancies given that manpower shortages? asr-001362 01:33:40.580 --> 01:33:41.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Directly, probably, asr-001363 01:33:41.720 --> 01:33:43.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: it may have affect our asr-001364 01:33:43.280 --> 01:33:45.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: directly affect our asr-001365 01:33:45.480 --> 01:33:47.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: poor congestion and trial asr-001366 01:33:47.680 --> 01:33:48.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: delays. So asr-001367 01:33:48.740 --> 01:33:50.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: can we, ano, can we asr-001368 01:33:50.960 --> 01:33:53.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ito pong ating pong, ano, can we address asr-001369 01:33:53.460 --> 01:33:55.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung ating pong 12,800 asr-001370 01:33:55.280 --> 01:33:56.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: vacancies? asr-001371 01:33:57.220 --> 01:33:58.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, sir. asr-001372 01:33:58.180 --> 01:34:00.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Since with the number of asr-001373 01:34:00.020 --> 01:34:02.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: vacancies and the filling in of positions, asr-001374 01:34:02.380 --> 01:34:04.260 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: your honor, which is why it is asr-001375 01:34:04.260 --> 01:34:06.440 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: part of our SPJI initiative asr-001376 01:34:06.440 --> 01:34:08.340 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: to create the regional asr-001377 01:34:08.340 --> 01:34:10.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: court managers so that eventually, asr-001378 01:34:10.440 --> 01:34:12.300 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: your honor, when our records and asr-001379 01:34:12.300 --> 01:34:13.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: our 201 files can now asr-001380 01:34:13.800 --> 01:34:16.300 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: be shared with asr-001381 01:34:16.300 --> 01:34:18.300 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: our regional court managers, we can make our asr-001382 01:34:18.300 --> 01:34:20.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: selection processes in the regional asr-001383 01:34:20.320 --> 01:34:22.260 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: level and that will accelerate asr-001384 01:34:22.260 --> 01:34:24.440 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and facilitate the appointment processes, asr-001385 01:34:24.440 --> 01:34:26.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: your honor. And if asr-001386 01:34:26.420 --> 01:34:28.140 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that happens, your honor, madali na pong ma- asr-001387 01:34:28.180 --> 01:34:29.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: punan lahat po ng bakante asr-001388 01:34:29.900 --> 01:34:32.300 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: sa korte. And of asr-001389 01:34:32.300 --> 01:34:33.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: course, we're only talking about the court personnel asr-001390 01:34:33.900 --> 01:34:36.100 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: because the judges will have to asr-001391 01:34:36.100 --> 01:34:37.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: undergo the JBC screening asr-001392 01:34:37.980 --> 01:34:40.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: process and the appointment is by the asr-001393 01:34:40.320 --> 01:34:42.360 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: president of the Philippines, asr-001394 01:34:42.520 --> 01:34:43.820 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: your honor. Again, ma'am, asr-001395 01:34:43.920 --> 01:34:45.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: talayin ko na rin po as the court administrator, asr-001396 01:34:46.040 --> 01:34:48.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the event flag for her 4.47 asr-001397 01:34:48.060 --> 01:34:50.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: 4.47 billion asr-001398 01:34:50.120 --> 01:34:51.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: requests for reclassification asr-001399 01:34:51.940 --> 01:34:54.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of positions and 608 asr-001400 01:34:54.200 --> 01:34:56.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: million for the creation asr-001401 01:34:56.020 --> 01:34:58.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of new positions. So were you able to asr-001402 01:34:58.180 --> 01:35:00.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: submit the formal resolutions asr-001403 01:35:00.040 --> 01:35:02.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to DBA before adding the funding for asr-001404 01:35:02.080 --> 01:35:03.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: these compensation adjustments asr-001405 01:35:03.440 --> 01:35:05.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: in your budget? asr-001405-split-2 01:35:05.440 --> 01:35:06.120 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, your honor. asr-001406 01:35:06.320 --> 01:35:07.640 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Actually, your honor, we have asr-001407 01:35:07.640 --> 01:35:09.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: projected the cost, but asr-001408 01:35:09.780 --> 01:35:11.740 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the process mapping and the asr-001409 01:35:11.740 --> 01:35:13.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: plantilla review is now ongoing and being asr-001410 01:35:13.940 --> 01:35:15.920 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: fast-tracked because we have a asr-001411 01:35:15.920 --> 01:35:17.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: committee for that purpose, of which I asr-001412 01:35:17.900 --> 01:35:19.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: am a member, your honor. And we have asr-001413 01:35:19.840 --> 01:35:21.400 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: a lot of proposal already. asr-001414 01:35:22.560 --> 01:35:23.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Actually, the Sandigan Bayan has asr-001415 01:35:23.900 --> 01:35:25.140 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: just submitted its asr-001416 01:35:25.140 --> 01:35:28.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: consult, how do you asr-001417 01:35:28.020 --> 01:35:28.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: call it, the asr-001418 01:35:28.680 --> 01:35:32.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: report submitted by asr-001419 01:35:32.040 --> 01:35:33.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: its consultant. And so far, it's asr-001420 01:35:33.520 --> 01:35:35.820 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: reorganization and the plantilla asr-001421 01:35:35.820 --> 01:35:37.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: is concerned, your honor. And we intend to asr-001422 01:35:37.860 --> 01:35:39.460 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: take its footsteps asr-001423 01:35:39.460 --> 01:35:41.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and to be able to review our own processes, asr-001424 01:35:42.120 --> 01:35:43.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: your honor. I'm sorry, our own asr-001425 01:35:43.620 --> 01:35:45.700 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: upgrading and reclassification. asr-001426 01:35:53.840 --> 01:35:54.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Tapos yung asr-001427 01:35:54.820 --> 01:35:56.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: proposed budget, there's asr-001428 01:35:56.980 --> 01:35:58.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: a 4.09 billion for asr-001429 01:35:58.960 --> 01:36:00.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: optional retirement. asr-001430 01:36:01.160 --> 01:36:02.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, do we have asr-001431 01:36:02.700 --> 01:36:03.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: already a asr-001432 01:36:03.900 --> 01:36:06.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: projection on how many would asr-001433 01:36:06.540 --> 01:36:06.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: avail? asr-001434 01:36:08.660 --> 01:36:10.660 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, your honor, asr-001435 01:36:10.780 --> 01:36:12.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: because we require asr-001436 01:36:12.620 --> 01:36:14.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: our judges and court personnel who asr-001437 01:36:14.680 --> 01:36:16.500 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: would avail of an optional asr-001438 01:36:16.500 --> 01:36:18.400 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: retirement to file it at an indicated asr-001439 01:36:18.400 --> 01:36:20.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: time, which is January asr-001440 01:36:20.020 --> 01:36:22.540 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: of each year, so that it can be asr-001441 01:36:22.540 --> 01:36:24.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: included in the budget. So, we do asr-001442 01:36:24.600 --> 01:36:26.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: have a projected amount for it, asr-001443 01:36:26.660 --> 01:36:28.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: your honor. Thank you, po. asr-001444 01:36:28.480 --> 01:36:30.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Actually, as Chair of Finance, asr-001445 01:36:31.160 --> 01:36:32.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: just like, you know, we're asr-001446 01:36:32.760 --> 01:36:34.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: very concerned with the budget utilization asr-001447 01:36:34.860 --> 01:36:36.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and unused appropriations. asr-001448 01:36:37.080 --> 01:36:38.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: But I think, as mentioned asr-001449 01:36:38.680 --> 01:36:40.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: by our Zed President, you have asr-001450 01:36:40.760 --> 01:36:42.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: a very good utilization rate. asr-001451 01:36:42.600 --> 01:36:43.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ang kakulong. asr-001452 01:36:44.400 --> 01:36:46.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: With that, Mr. Chair, I would asr-001453 01:36:46.660 --> 01:36:48.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: just like again to ask later on. asr-001454 01:36:50.220 --> 01:36:50.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you. asr-001455 01:36:50.860 --> 01:36:51.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you very much, your honor. asr-001456 01:36:51.940 --> 01:36:55.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Senator JV. asr-001457 01:36:55.240 --> 01:36:56.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We go back to the Senate President. asr-001458 01:36:56.680 --> 01:36:57.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: No, no, go ahead. I will asr-001459 01:36:57.780 --> 01:37:00.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: let you exhaust. asr-001460 01:37:01.160 --> 01:37:03.640 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: A few more asr-001461 01:37:03.640 --> 01:37:05.400 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: items, Mr. Chairman. asr-001462 01:37:05.560 --> 01:37:07.320 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Thank you for your generosity asr-001463 01:37:07.320 --> 01:37:07.980 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: with time. asr-001464 01:37:10.280 --> 01:37:11.160 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: I'll go to the asr-001465 01:37:11.160 --> 01:37:12.260 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Sandigan Bayan asr-001466 01:37:12.260 --> 01:37:15.060 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: because I saw in asr-001467 01:37:15.060 --> 01:37:19.080 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: the budget asr-001468 01:37:19.080 --> 01:37:21.300 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: analysis that asr-001469 01:37:21.300 --> 01:37:23.340 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: of course, we have now asr-001470 01:37:23.340 --> 01:37:23.980 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: the asr-001471 01:37:23.980 --> 01:37:27.060 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Judiciary Autonomy asr-001472 01:37:27.060 --> 01:37:29.280 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Law or Fiscal Autonomy asr-001473 01:37:29.280 --> 01:37:31.040 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Law. And I saw asr-001474 01:37:31.040 --> 01:37:32.040 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: in the asr-001475 01:37:32.040 --> 01:37:35.560 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: DBM recommendation asr-001476 01:37:35.560 --> 01:37:37.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: that was asr-001477 01:37:37.200 --> 01:37:39.000 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: given to us. asr-001478 01:37:40.480 --> 01:37:42.040 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Ang proposal nila asr-001479 01:37:42.040 --> 01:37:43.540 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: is to even reduce asr-001480 01:37:43.540 --> 01:37:46.000 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: the Sandigan asr-001481 01:37:46.000 --> 01:37:47.800 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Bayan budget by asr-001482 01:37:47.800 --> 01:37:49.920 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: 500 million, 550 asr-001483 01:37:49.920 --> 01:37:51.820 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: million, which is, I think, asr-001484 01:37:51.940 --> 01:37:53.600 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: personally, Mr. Chairman, is asr-001485 01:37:53.600 --> 01:37:55.960 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: counterintuitive of what we asr-001486 01:37:55.960 --> 01:37:56.560 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: want to do. asr-001487 01:37:57.200 --> 01:37:59.720 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Because the focus now, actually, asr-001488 01:37:59.720 --> 01:38:00.960 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: is on the Sandigan asr-001489 01:38:00.960 --> 01:38:02.660 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Bayan. In fact, asr-001490 01:38:02.780 --> 01:38:05.260 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: we should support the Sandigan asr-001491 01:38:05.260 --> 01:38:07.380 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Bayan more rather than asr-001492 01:38:07.380 --> 01:38:09.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: reduce its budget asr-001493 01:38:09.200 --> 01:38:10.640 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: because they need to asr-001494 01:38:10.640 --> 01:38:12.380 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: capacitate asr-001495 01:38:12.380 --> 01:38:15.300 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: themselves, make asr-001496 01:38:15.300 --> 01:38:16.660 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: themselves more efficient, asr-001497 01:38:17.740 --> 01:38:18.600 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: get more asr-001498 01:38:18.600 --> 01:38:22.980 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: manpower to support the asr-001499 01:38:22.980 --> 01:38:24.800 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: voluminous cases that are being asr-001500 01:38:24.800 --> 01:38:27.140 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: filed in the Sandigan. asr-001501 01:38:27.140 --> 01:38:28.460 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So I don't asr-001502 01:38:28.460 --> 01:38:30.940 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: subscribe to the recommendation, asr-001503 01:38:30.960 --> 01:38:35.400 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: the recommendation of the DBM to reduce it by 551 million. asr-001504 01:38:35.400 --> 01:38:50.500 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: It's hindi tama yung oras at hindi tama yung timing na gagawin natin yan dahil nga napakadami, nakita naman hoon natin sa news ang daming cases sa finafile. asr-001505 01:38:51.240 --> 01:38:58.840 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Dapat pa nga dagdagan para po masuportahan at makahabol ng mas mabilis ng paglilitis. asr-001506 01:38:59.680 --> 01:39:00.940 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So with that, asr-001507 01:39:00.960 --> 01:39:02.980 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Mr. Chairman, I just want to manifest that. asr-001508 01:39:03.900 --> 01:39:04.320 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: And asr-001509 01:39:04.320 --> 01:39:07.160 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: I also saw in the Sandigan, asr-001510 01:39:07.340 --> 01:39:09.120 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: this is just an item that I asr-001511 01:39:09.120 --> 01:39:11.300 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: want to ask in the Sandigan asr-001512 01:39:11.300 --> 01:39:13.360 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: budget. There's a asr-001513 01:39:13.360 --> 01:39:15.320 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: the capital asr-001514 01:39:15.320 --> 01:39:16.980 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: outlay actually increased asr-001515 01:39:16.980 --> 01:39:19.240 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: in the Sandigan budget asr-001516 01:39:19.240 --> 01:39:20.520 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: from asr-001517 01:39:20.520 --> 01:39:23.280 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: 300 million to 719 asr-001518 01:39:23.280 --> 01:39:25.100 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: million. May I ask asr-001519 01:39:25.100 --> 01:39:25.800 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: the Sandigan, asr-001520 01:39:26.420 --> 01:39:28.940 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: what is the rational asr-001521 01:39:28.940 --> 01:39:30.940 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: for this increase? Is there, asr-001522 01:39:30.960 --> 01:39:32.960 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: a plan to asr-001523 01:39:32.960 --> 01:39:34.960 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: put more asr-001524 01:39:34.960 --> 01:39:36.960 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: buildings or put more capacity? asr-001525 01:39:36.960 --> 01:39:38.960 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: May I just ask this asr-001526 01:39:38.960 --> 01:39:40.960 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: increase in capital asr-001527 01:39:40.960 --> 01:39:42.960 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: outlay? I saw also the account actually asr-001528 01:39:42.960 --> 01:39:44.960 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: on building and other structures. asr-001529 01:39:44.960 --> 01:39:46.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Thank you, Mr. asr-001530 01:39:46.960 --> 01:39:48.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Senate President. asr-001531 01:39:48.960 --> 01:39:50.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: On behalf of the Sandigan Bayan, asr-001532 01:39:50.960 --> 01:39:52.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: I would thank profusely asr-001533 01:39:52.960 --> 01:39:54.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: the Senate President for the support asr-001534 01:39:54.960 --> 01:39:56.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: to the Sandigan Bayan, asr-001535 01:39:56.960 --> 01:39:58.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: most especially. asr-001536 01:39:58.960 --> 01:40:00.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: To the question being asked, asr-001537 01:40:00.960 --> 01:40:02.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: the increase for asr-001538 01:40:02.960 --> 01:40:04.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: capital outlay is the asr-001539 01:40:04.960 --> 01:40:06.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: intended construction asr-001540 01:40:06.960 --> 01:40:08.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: of a Sandigan Bayan building asr-001541 01:40:08.960 --> 01:40:10.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 2. We asr-001542 01:40:10.960 --> 01:40:12.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: believe that the construction of the asr-001543 01:40:12.960 --> 01:40:14.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Sandigan Bayan building 2 is asr-001544 01:40:14.960 --> 01:40:16.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: very important and asr-001545 01:40:16.960 --> 01:40:18.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: timely because our asr-001546 01:40:18.960 --> 01:40:20.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: current building where we hold our asr-001547 01:40:20.960 --> 01:40:22.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: trial, po, asr-001548 01:40:22.960 --> 01:40:24.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Mr. Senate President and Mr. asr-001549 01:40:24.960 --> 01:40:26.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Chair, asr-001550 01:40:26.960 --> 01:40:28.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: is actually asr-001551 01:40:28.960 --> 01:40:30.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: no longer safe asr-001552 01:40:30.960 --> 01:40:32.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: when we conducted asr-001553 01:40:32.960 --> 01:40:34.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: upon the request asr-001554 01:40:34.960 --> 01:40:36.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: of the Sandigan Bayan, there were asr-001555 01:40:36.960 --> 01:40:38.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: technical studies conducted, asr-001556 01:40:38.960 --> 01:40:40.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 2 already done. asr-001557 01:40:40.960 --> 01:40:42.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: There are several asr-001558 01:40:42.960 --> 01:40:44.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: columns which are found to be asr-001559 01:40:46.960 --> 01:40:48.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: deficient asr-001560 01:40:48.960 --> 01:40:50.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: and below the standard asr-001561 01:40:50.960 --> 01:40:52.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: of the building. asr-001562 01:40:54.960 --> 01:40:56.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: In other words, there is an issue asr-001563 01:40:56.960 --> 01:40:58.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: on the structural integrity, asr-001564 01:40:58.960 --> 01:41:00.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: particularly asr-001565 01:41:00.960 --> 01:41:02.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: in the columns of asr-001566 01:41:02.960 --> 01:41:04.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: our building so asr-001567 01:41:04.960 --> 01:41:06.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: that not only asr-001568 01:41:06.960 --> 01:41:08.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: the justices and the court asr-001569 01:41:08.960 --> 01:41:10.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: employees and personnel asr-001570 01:41:10.960 --> 01:41:12.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: are at risk, but asr-001571 01:41:12.960 --> 01:41:14.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: also our court users asr-001572 01:41:14.960 --> 01:41:16.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: who go to the Sandigan Bayan asr-001573 01:41:16.960 --> 01:41:18.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: who are at risk. asr-001574 01:41:18.960 --> 01:41:20.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: We do asr-001575 01:41:20.960 --> 01:41:22.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: not, we would like to asr-001576 01:41:22.960 --> 01:41:24.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: also emphasize the fact asr-001577 01:41:24.960 --> 01:41:26.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: that we are only 1 kilometer asr-001578 01:41:26.960 --> 01:41:28.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: or about 1.2 kilometer asr-001579 01:41:28.960 --> 01:41:30.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: to be exact from the asr-001580 01:41:30.960 --> 01:41:32.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: nearest fault line asr-001581 01:41:32.960 --> 01:41:34.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: and if indeed there asr-001582 01:41:34.960 --> 01:41:36.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: will be a big asr-001583 01:41:36.960 --> 01:41:38.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: jolt that will asr-001584 01:41:38.960 --> 01:41:40.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: affect all of us, asr-001585 01:41:40.960 --> 01:41:44.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: we might asr-001586 01:41:44.200 --> 01:41:46.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: be ready but we cannot asr-001587 01:41:46.200 --> 01:41:48.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: answer for the safety asr-001588 01:41:48.200 --> 01:41:50.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: of all our asr-001589 01:41:50.200 --> 01:41:52.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: of the court users. asr-001590 01:41:52.200 --> 01:41:54.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: As of now, pending the asr-001591 01:41:54.200 --> 01:41:56.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: construction, we are only asr-001592 01:41:56.200 --> 01:41:58.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: hoping and capacitating ourselves asr-001593 01:41:58.200 --> 01:42:00.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: to be ready asr-001594 01:42:00.200 --> 01:42:02.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: for any disaster that asr-001595 01:42:02.200 --> 01:42:04.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: might happen. asr-001596 01:42:04.200 --> 01:42:06.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: We inside the compound asr-001597 01:42:06.200 --> 01:42:08.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: because I know the Sandigan compound asr-001598 01:42:08.200 --> 01:42:10.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: is medyo masikip na rin eh, no? asr-001599 01:42:10.200 --> 01:42:12.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Yes po. The Commission asr-001600 01:42:12.200 --> 01:42:14.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: on Audit was asr-001601 01:42:14.200 --> 01:42:16.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: gracious enough to asr-001602 01:42:16.200 --> 01:42:18.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: grant the use of asr-001603 01:42:18.200 --> 01:42:20.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: of the total almost asr-001604 01:42:20.200 --> 01:42:22.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 5,000 square meter asr-001605 01:42:22.200 --> 01:42:24.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: for us to build another building. asr-001606 01:42:26.200 --> 01:42:28.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: That will only replace the old building asr-001607 01:42:28.200 --> 01:42:30.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: or also are we asr-001608 01:42:30.200 --> 01:42:32.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: anticipating more asr-001609 01:42:32.200 --> 01:42:34.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: courts for that building? asr-001610 01:42:34.200 --> 01:42:36.200 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: More divisions? asr-001611 01:42:36.200 --> 01:42:38.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Right now po, the building where we are asr-001612 01:42:38.200 --> 01:42:40.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: currently occupying only asr-001613 01:42:40.200 --> 01:42:42.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: can only accommodate asr-001614 01:42:42.200 --> 01:42:44.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: five divisions. asr-001615 01:42:44.200 --> 01:42:46.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: So that as we are right now asr-001616 01:42:46.200 --> 01:42:48.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: that two asr-001617 01:42:48.200 --> 01:42:50.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: newly created divisions in asr-001618 01:42:50.200 --> 01:42:52.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 2016 technically asr-001619 01:42:52.200 --> 01:42:54.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: could not be accommodated. That's asr-001620 01:42:54.200 --> 01:42:56.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: why we only have five courtrooms asr-001621 01:42:56.200 --> 01:42:58.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: now and we have to asr-001622 01:42:58.200 --> 01:43:00.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: take turns in conducting asr-001623 01:43:00.200 --> 01:43:02.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: cases and hearing the asr-001624 01:43:02.200 --> 01:43:04.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: process that are filed. But be that asr-001625 01:43:04.200 --> 01:43:06.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: as it may, your honors asr-001626 01:43:06.200 --> 01:43:08.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: may I inform you asr-001627 01:43:08.200 --> 01:43:10.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: that in asr-001628 01:43:10.200 --> 01:43:12.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: in 2026 asr-001629 01:43:12.200 --> 01:43:14.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: our caseload in the Sandigan asr-001630 01:43:14.200 --> 01:43:16.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: bayan is reduced already asr-001631 01:43:16.200 --> 01:43:18.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: to 525 asr-001632 01:43:18.200 --> 01:43:20.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: from asr-001633 01:43:20.200 --> 01:43:22.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 1,229 in asr-001634 01:43:22.200 --> 01:43:24.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 2024, asr-001635 01:43:24.200 --> 01:43:26.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 805 in 2026. asr-001636 01:43:26.200 --> 01:43:28.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: And our asr-001637 01:43:28.200 --> 01:43:30.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: conviction rate in asr-001638 01:43:30.200 --> 01:43:32.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 2026 has greatly asr-001639 01:43:32.200 --> 01:43:34.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: improved. asr-001640 01:43:34.200 --> 01:43:36.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: We have a conviction rate already asr-001641 01:43:36.200 --> 01:43:38.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: of 82.48 asr-001642 01:43:38.200 --> 01:43:40.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: percent po asr-001643 01:43:40.200 --> 01:43:42.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: in the Sandigan bayan. asr-001644 01:43:42.200 --> 01:43:44.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Our conviction rate asr-001645 01:43:44.200 --> 01:43:46.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: in 2026 is now asr-001646 01:43:46.200 --> 01:43:48.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: stands at 82 asr-001647 01:43:48.200 --> 01:43:50.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: point asr-001648 01:43:50.200 --> 01:43:52.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 48 percent. asr-001649 01:43:52.200 --> 01:43:56.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 82 po. asr-001650 01:43:58.090 --> 01:44:00.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: May I give you a asr-001651 01:44:00.090 --> 01:44:02.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: summary of our conviction rate asr-001652 01:44:02.090 --> 01:44:04.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: over the years. In asr-001653 01:44:04.090 --> 01:44:06.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 2021, our asr-001654 01:44:06.090 --> 01:44:08.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: conviction rate was asr-001655 01:44:08.090 --> 01:44:10.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 11.2. asr-001656 01:44:10.090 --> 01:44:12.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 2022, asr-001657 01:44:12.090 --> 01:44:14.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 18.06. asr-001658 01:44:14.090 --> 01:44:16.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 2023, asr-001659 01:44:16.090 --> 01:44:18.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 42.94. asr-001660 01:44:18.090 --> 01:44:20.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 2025, asr-001661 01:44:20.090 --> 01:44:22.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 39.43. asr-001662 01:44:22.090 --> 01:44:24.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: And asr-001663 01:44:24.090 --> 01:44:26.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 2026, asr-001664 01:44:26.090 --> 01:44:28.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 82.48. asr-001665 01:44:30.090 --> 01:44:32.090 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Justice, asr-001666 01:44:32.090 --> 01:44:34.090 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: nung 2021, 11 percent lang asr-001667 01:44:34.090 --> 01:44:36.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: ang conviction rate po. asr-001668 01:44:36.090 --> 01:44:38.090 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So in other words, asr-001669 01:44:38.090 --> 01:44:40.090 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: only 1 out of 10 asr-001670 01:44:40.090 --> 01:44:42.090 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: na kaso na kukonvict? asr-001671 01:44:42.090 --> 01:44:44.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Yes po. In 2021, asr-001672 01:44:44.090 --> 01:44:46.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 1 out of 10 gets convicted. asr-001673 01:44:46.090 --> 01:44:48.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: But then, asr-001674 01:44:48.090 --> 01:44:50.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: now it has changed. asr-001675 01:44:50.090 --> 01:44:52.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: We now have 8 asr-001676 01:44:52.090 --> 01:44:54.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: convicted out of 10. asr-001677 01:44:54.090 --> 01:44:56.090 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So now it's 8 out of 10? asr-001678 01:44:56.090 --> 01:44:57.080 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Yes po. asr-001678-split-2 01:44:57.080 --> 01:44:58.090 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Dapat talaga lakihan asr-001679 01:44:58.090 --> 01:45:00.090 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: ng pondo, Chairman. Baka asr-001680 01:45:00.340 --> 01:45:02.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: How do you explain that, if I may? asr-001681 01:45:02.980 --> 01:45:08.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: How do you explain the jump from 39% to 82%? asr-001682 01:45:08.040 --> 01:45:16.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: There are varying factors of the disparity, the range in conviction rate. asr-001683 01:45:17.500 --> 01:45:22.640 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Among others would be probably in the preparation of the prosecutors. asr-001684 01:45:23.660 --> 01:45:28.460 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Maybe the prosecutors have prepared themselves and presented their cases. asr-001685 01:45:28.460 --> 01:45:41.860 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Also, Your Honor, one of the most important factors is when we try the cases sooner, the witnesses are available and the prosecution is prepared. asr-001686 01:45:42.400 --> 01:45:50.280 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: The memory of the witnesses is very fresh, and therefore they can tell the court what really happened. asr-001687 01:45:51.280 --> 01:45:58.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And the delay or the longer the court processes creates also the risk. asr-001688 01:45:58.460 --> 01:46:02.720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The risk of witnesses being… asr-001689 01:46:02.720 --> 01:46:03.460 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: They die. asr-001690 01:46:03.600 --> 01:46:04.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They die or they're… asr-001691 01:46:04.540 --> 01:46:05.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Unavailable. asr-001692 01:46:05.560 --> 01:46:07.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Or they become pressured by whatever, no? asr-001693 01:46:08.040 --> 01:46:08.680 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Yes, Your Honor. asr-001694 01:46:08.700 --> 01:46:09.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Outside extraneous… asr-001695 01:46:10.260 --> 01:46:11.000 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Yes, Your Honor. asr-001696 01:46:11.100 --> 01:46:14.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So the quicker, the faster, the easier the conviction. asr-001697 01:46:14.440 --> 01:46:15.360 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Yes, Your Honor. asr-001698 01:46:15.480 --> 01:46:24.240 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: That's why the Sandigan Bayan is actually pushing for speedy disposition of cases, especially the cases that are recently filed. asr-001699 01:46:25.600 --> 01:46:28.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Mr. Chairman, Mr. President… asr-001700 01:46:28.460 --> 01:46:41.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Mr. President, with your indulgence, especially right now, with the recent biggest corruption issue in history of our government, which happened last year in flood control, people are enraged. asr-001701 01:46:41.540 --> 01:46:58.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And people are waiting for actions, and they think in our quest for accountability, and we are instituting reforms so that we would like to practice transparency. asr-001702 01:46:58.460 --> 01:47:03.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Because we want to bring back the trust of people in government. asr-001703 01:47:03.260 --> 01:47:13.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, ma'am, we are banking on the Sandigan Bayan, siguro, but it's very important, especially in a fight against corruption, is yung pong certainty of punishment, no? asr-001704 01:47:14.060 --> 01:47:21.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Siguro, sabi ni Mr. Chairman, pag tumatagal, nawawala na yung mga witness, tapos yung mga justice inaabutan retirement. asr-001705 01:47:21.540 --> 01:47:23.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, we will be… asr-001706 01:47:23.540 --> 01:47:27.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We are doing our part also in the Senate, no? asr-001707 01:47:27.420 --> 01:47:27.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: By… asr-001708 01:47:28.460 --> 01:47:32.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: By instituting reforms, by instituting transparency. asr-001709 01:47:33.680 --> 01:47:35.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We're hoping that we can… asr-001710 01:47:35.820 --> 01:47:57.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Whatever support we can give sa Sandigan po, yung budget niyo na kung kinakilay augment or improve so that, you know, it's very crucial at this point in our history that yung pong certainty of punishment and speedy disposition of justice is very crucial. asr-001711 01:47:57.200 --> 01:47:58.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: In our fight against… asr-001712 01:47:58.460 --> 01:48:05.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And for our request to reform the government. asr-001713 01:48:05.440 --> 01:48:05.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, ma'am. asr-001714 01:48:06.080 --> 01:48:06.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-001715 01:48:06.760 --> 01:48:22.320 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Just to inform the senators, of the flood control cases that were filed, the first of the flood control case that was filed by the Honorable Ombudsman was in November 18, 2025. asr-001716 01:48:23.320 --> 01:48:28.440 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Of the first cases that were filed, they are already in the defense stage. asr-001717 01:48:28.460 --> 01:48:36.940 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: That means that in less than a year, we are already in the defense side. asr-001718 01:48:38.620 --> 01:48:40.580 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: So, that's pretty fast po. asr-001719 01:48:42.040 --> 01:48:46.260 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: How many flood control cases have been filed already to the Sandigan? asr-001720 01:48:46.700 --> 01:48:52.900 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: As of today, there are 26 cases that were filed by the Office of the Ombudsman. asr-001721 01:48:53.860 --> 01:48:54.880 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: 26 po. asr-001722 01:48:54.880 --> 01:48:57.880 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Against senators and against… asr-001723 01:48:58.460 --> 01:49:00.180 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Against congressmen. asr-001724 01:49:01.800 --> 01:49:10.260 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Out of the 26 cases, you mentioned that some of them are already in the defense stage. asr-001725 01:49:10.440 --> 01:49:12.400 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Ilan po ang nasa defense stage na? asr-001726 01:49:12.960 --> 01:49:13.740 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: More or less lang. asr-001727 01:49:13.740 --> 01:49:17.640 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: The earliest that was filed is already in the defense stage. asr-001728 01:49:21.580 --> 01:49:26.740 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: One was archived because the accused was… asr-001729 01:49:26.740 --> 01:49:27.740 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Was… asr-001730 01:49:28.460 --> 01:49:29.460 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Well, could not be located. asr-001731 01:49:30.340 --> 01:49:37.060 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: And the other cases that had co-accused is already in that defense stage already. asr-001732 01:49:37.480 --> 01:49:37.820 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Okay. asr-001733 01:49:38.540 --> 01:49:44.500 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So, in other words, we'll see a resolution on that particular case quite soon? asr-001734 01:49:44.500 --> 01:49:59.880 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: If we follow the Speedy Trial Act that was enacted by the Supreme Court, we will see the conviction within a year… asr-001735 01:49:59.880 --> 01:50:00.500 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: The year po. asr-001736 01:50:01.680 --> 01:50:03.780 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Or acquittal within the year. asr-001737 01:50:03.860 --> 01:50:04.920 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Or acquittal, of course. asr-001738 01:50:08.280 --> 01:50:16.180 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Well, the disposition within the year, which may be a conviction or acquittal. asr-001739 01:50:16.180 --> 01:50:20.430 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: We're not going to say what our preference is. asr-001740 01:50:22.210 --> 01:50:31.170 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: But connected to this, Justice, I actually was doing some research. asr-001741 01:50:31.870 --> 01:50:32.590 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: There's this… asr-001742 01:50:32.590 --> 01:50:33.590 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: There's this… asr-001743 01:50:33.590 --> 01:50:33.630 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: There's this… asr-001744 01:50:33.630 --> 01:50:38.010 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: There's this matrix called the Corruption Perceptions Index. asr-001745 01:50:38.390 --> 01:50:38.830 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Yes, po. asr-001746 01:50:38.830 --> 01:50:45.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: In which, noong 2001, we're actually ranked 117, 117. asr-001747 01:50:46.350 --> 01:50:52.650 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: And in 2025, bumagsak tayo to rank 120. asr-001748 01:50:53.530 --> 01:51:01.190 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: We're only higher than Myanmar and Cambodia, which are military junta regimes. asr-001749 01:51:01.190 --> 01:51:03.190 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So, in other words… asr-001750 01:51:03.630 --> 01:51:16.390 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: The perception of our international peers, mga kasamahan na natin sa ibang bansa, is lumalalaing corruption sa atin. asr-001751 01:51:16.390 --> 01:51:21.990 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: And that also is connected to investments in our country. asr-001752 01:51:22.090 --> 01:51:24.050 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: That's why I saw numbers in our investments. asr-001753 01:51:24.250 --> 01:51:26.270 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: It's also gone down. asr-001754 01:51:27.390 --> 01:51:32.850 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Lately, the Business Confidence Index by local businessmen has plunged to a negative. asr-001755 01:51:32.850 --> 01:51:38.050 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Territory, which is actually even worse than the pandemic time. asr-001756 01:51:38.330 --> 01:51:45.350 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So, in other words, the perception of corruption, and also government addressing it, is quite low. asr-001757 01:51:45.650 --> 01:51:54.750 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So, I just want to ask the Sandigan, how are we also addressing this perception of corruption? asr-001758 01:51:54.750 --> 01:52:02.690 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: As well as, how is the Sandigan also working with the other branches of government? asr-001759 01:52:02.690 --> 01:52:08.830 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: To improve our perception of corruption, and eventually make people accountable. asr-001760 01:52:09.050 --> 01:52:14.310 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: At the end of the day, ang gusto naman natin kung ang evident siya, claro, then let's make people accountable. asr-001761 01:52:14.930 --> 01:52:22.450 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So, and like I said, the executive, legislative, and judiciary, in the eyes of our kababayan, isa lang yan eh. asr-001762 01:52:22.850 --> 01:52:24.030 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: One government lang. asr-001763 01:52:24.210 --> 01:52:28.770 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So, we want to ask, and right now is a crucial time because of the corruption issue. asr-001764 01:52:28.770 --> 01:52:30.350 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So, I want to ask the Sandigan. asr-001765 01:52:31.170 --> 01:52:32.250 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: How are we? asr-001766 01:52:32.690 --> 01:52:46.050 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: In your internal management discussion, what are the mechanisms that you are employing to improve the perception of corruption in our country? asr-001767 01:52:49.310 --> 01:52:50.890 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Thank you, Mr. Senate President. asr-001768 01:52:50.890 --> 01:53:01.790 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Actually, this Corruption Perception Index is a report of Transparency International, an NGO, an international NGO. asr-001769 01:53:02.130 --> 01:53:04.010 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: And there are several parameters. asr-001770 01:53:04.010 --> 01:53:13.330 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: That are being considered in rating a country in terms of its performance vis-a-vis corruption. asr-001771 01:53:14.990 --> 01:53:18.490 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: The judiciary certainly plays a role. asr-001772 01:53:19.090 --> 01:53:25.810 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: But it is only a specific portion that it can address. asr-001773 01:53:25.810 --> 01:53:30.770 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: And that is in the speedy disposition of cases, one. asr-001774 01:53:31.770 --> 01:53:33.810 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Two, that the justices. asr-001775 01:53:34.010 --> 01:53:41.490 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: And the court system must appear to be credible that it is dispensing justice. asr-001776 01:53:42.590 --> 01:53:54.490 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Important is this credibility of the justice system and the judges, justices, that we can be fair in the decisions that we give. asr-001777 01:53:56.230 --> 01:54:03.990 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: And I think the Supreme Court is stressing the need for the justices and the judges to be credible. asr-001780 01:54:05.030 --> 01:54:11.310 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: It is very strong now, the Supreme Court, especially under the Chief Justice, SPJI. asr-001781 01:54:12.310 --> 01:54:15.230 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: That the judges should also be ethical. asr-001782 01:54:15.790 --> 01:54:23.410 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: And that we maintain our values as citizens and as judges. asr-001783 01:54:24.550 --> 01:54:26.850 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Once we are credible enough. asr-001784 01:54:27.090 --> 01:54:33.050 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Once the people will have faith and the Filipino citizen will have faith that we can deliver. asr-001785 01:54:34.010 --> 01:54:38.410 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: and give that justice to the Filipino citizens, asr-001786 01:54:39.230 --> 01:54:45.810 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: then perception of justice and non-corruption will increase. asr-001787 01:54:47.030 --> 01:54:54.290 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: The step forward for us in the Sandigan Bayan is to ensure that when cases are filed, asr-001788 01:54:55.110 --> 01:54:59.810 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: we attend to the cases and that they are heard immediately. asr-001789 01:54:59.810 --> 01:55:07.930 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Thus, right now in the Sandigan Bayan, everybody, it is open in the internet. asr-001790 01:55:08.790 --> 01:55:12.430 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: You can see where the cases are ruffled to. asr-001791 01:55:13.350 --> 01:55:21.770 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Even our ruffle of cases is open to the public and it is aired via internet. asr-001792 01:55:22.650 --> 01:55:27.430 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Our hearings in the Sandigan Bayan are also made accessible. asr-001793 01:55:27.430 --> 01:55:33.910 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: People can listen to the actual hearings conducted asr-001794 01:55:33.910 --> 01:55:41.570 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: so that the people can judge for themselves whether we are biased or not. asr-001795 01:55:42.390 --> 01:55:49.490 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: So these are our steps to make sure that we are transparent in what we do. asr-001796 01:55:53.860 --> 01:56:00.160 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Internally, we have also made sure that we do not go beyond the period set asr-001797 01:56:00.160 --> 01:56:04.180 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: by the Supreme Court to render decisions. asr-001798 01:56:05.280 --> 01:56:10.120 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: And that's why I can assure you, Mr. President, Senate President, asr-001799 01:56:10.420 --> 01:56:18.500 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: that we are disposing of our cases at the earliest possible time. asr-001800 01:56:19.500 --> 01:56:21.980 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Thank you. Thank you for those explanations, Justice. asr-001801 01:56:21.980 --> 01:56:30.080 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: And rest assured that we are one in our objective of making people accountable. asr-001802 01:56:30.160 --> 01:56:39.160 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: In fact, that's why I said earlier na meron kaming masusuportahan para bumilis asr-001803 01:56:39.780 --> 01:56:43.280 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: at lalong mapanagot natin yung dapat mapanagot. asr-001804 01:56:43.740 --> 01:56:48.160 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Yun ang dapat natin gawin in our own way during the budget deliberations. asr-001805 01:56:48.980 --> 01:56:52.140 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: Thank you. And that's why, as mentioned by the Court Administrator, asr-001806 01:56:52.140 --> 01:57:00.080 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: the Sandigan Bayan has already moved for its reorganization of its staffing pattern. asr-001807 01:57:00.160 --> 01:57:07.920 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: So that we can be more responsive in attending to the cases that are filed. asr-001808 01:57:08.340 --> 01:57:14.140 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: At the end of the day, the measure of the people on the performance of the justices asr-001809 01:57:14.140 --> 01:57:20.840 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: and the court itself is our disposal of cases at the soonest possible time. asr-001810 01:57:21.080 --> 01:57:27.280 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Thank you for that. And sana mag tuloy-tuloy na itong 82% conviction rate. asr-001811 01:57:27.280 --> 01:57:28.300 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Thank you. asr-001812 01:57:28.300 --> 01:57:28.400 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Thank you. asr-001813 01:57:28.400 --> 01:57:29.620 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Thank you. asr-001814 01:57:30.160 --> 01:57:37.820 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Ang pangarap ni Sen. Pangilinan eh, in many of his speeches. asr-001815 01:57:38.140 --> 01:57:40.300 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: When the evidence points to that, po. asr-001816 01:57:40.960 --> 01:57:41.240 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Yes. asr-001817 01:57:42.220 --> 01:57:44.860 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Mabalik lang ako sa admin matters, Justice. asr-001818 01:57:45.140 --> 01:57:46.460 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Yes, go ahead. asr-001819 01:57:47.100 --> 01:57:49.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: With the permission of our Senate President. asr-001820 01:57:51.280 --> 01:57:55.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You know, we were going through some of the conviction rates of other countries asr-001821 01:57:55.740 --> 01:57:57.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in terms of corruption cases. asr-001822 01:57:57.180 --> 01:57:59.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Japan is 99%. asr-001823 01:58:00.160 --> 01:58:12.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Australia is 97% Singapore is 90 plus percent Malaysia 89% Taiwan is 70 to 80% Hong Kong is 80%. asr-001824 01:58:12.220 --> 01:58:28.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So you can see, you know, we, well, at least with the 82% were somehow on track now how to sustain it and how to ensure that we don't backslide is also a concern. asr-001825 01:58:28.060 --> 01:58:30.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So I just wanted to put that on record. asr-001826 01:58:30.160 --> 01:58:31.860 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Sir, very important information. asr-001827 01:58:31.860 --> 01:58:39.320 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: At least we're now at the level of our developed country peers in the region at 80%. asr-001828 01:58:39.320 --> 01:58:44.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Although, if I may add, this is still, the year isn't over. asr-001829 01:58:45.300 --> 01:58:57.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So hopefully, it'll even be higher, but it can go lower because last year, in your budget hearings in the House, it was off record by August or September. asr-001830 01:58:58.280 --> 01:58:58.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Ninth. asr-001831 01:58:59.620 --> 01:59:00.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: What is? asr-001832 01:59:00.160 --> 01:59:02.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Forty seven point six percent was your conviction rate. asr-001833 01:59:03.580 --> 01:59:07.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But today you're telling us by the end of the year, it went down to thirty nine. asr-001834 01:59:08.080 --> 01:59:18.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So boom about, you know, so we will wait for the end of the year to find out if the 82 will be maintained, will be increased or will will fall. asr-001835 01:59:20.540 --> 01:59:21.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just on that. asr-001836 01:59:22.000 --> 01:59:22.920 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. asr-001837 01:59:22.920 --> 01:59:27.660 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: I'll just, balik lang ako, Justice, doon sa some admin matters. asr-001838 01:59:27.920 --> 01:59:29.620 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: You mentioned earlier that the two courts. asr-001839 01:59:29.620 --> 01:59:34.960 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Simda dalawang bagong divisions, nagsishare sila sa ibang divisions. asr-001840 01:59:35.360 --> 01:59:39.040 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: So obviously that's a bottleneck. asr-001841 01:59:39.280 --> 01:59:49.660 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: If all the divisions can have their own sala or their own facility, then they can hear cases all at the same time. asr-001842 01:59:50.020 --> 01:59:54.340 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Will this new facility give them their own sala? asr-001843 01:59:55.420 --> 01:59:58.000 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: That is the intention that with the new building. asr-001844 01:59:58.000 --> 01:59:59.520 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: We all of the divisions. asr-001845 01:59:59.520 --> 02:00:00.000 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: We'll have their. asr-001846 02:00:00.000 --> 02:00:00.920 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: hearing room. asr-001847 02:00:01.560 --> 02:00:03.020 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg: We have seven. Yes, po. asr-001848 02:00:03.100 --> 02:00:05.280 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Seven sala? Courtrooms. asr-001849 02:00:05.380 --> 02:00:07.380 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Courtrooms. Alright. Thank you asr-001850 02:00:07.380 --> 02:00:09.660 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Justice and rest assured we'll asr-001851 02:00:09.660 --> 02:00:11.400 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: support you on those asr-001852 02:00:11.400 --> 02:00:13.960 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: requirements. Like I said, asr-001853 02:00:14.800 --> 02:00:15.840 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: kung ano yung pwede namin asr-001854 02:00:15.840 --> 02:00:18.060 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: maitulong para bumilis yung asr-001855 02:00:18.060 --> 02:00:20.060 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: dispensation ng kaso, asr-001856 02:00:20.440 --> 02:00:22.060 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: eh tutulong ho kami. asr-001857 02:00:22.360 --> 02:00:24.020 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: And kung kailangan po magpatayo asr-001858 02:00:24.020 --> 02:00:25.700 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: ng building para magkaroon po ng asr-001859 02:00:25.700 --> 02:00:27.860 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: courtroom sabay-sabay at asr-001860 02:00:27.860 --> 02:00:30.080 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: magkaroon ng hearing sabay-sabay, tutulong asr-001861 02:00:30.080 --> 02:00:31.880 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: ho rin ho kami. Thank you. Maraming salamat po asr-001862 02:00:31.880 --> 02:00:33.080 Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian: Justice. Thank you Mr. Chairman. asr-001863 02:00:33.660 --> 02:00:35.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Senate President. asr-001864 02:00:35.820 --> 02:00:37.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We go back to Senator asr-001865 02:00:37.540 --> 02:00:39.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: JV for his second... asr-001866 02:00:39.800 --> 02:00:41.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Actually, Mr. Chair, I'd just like to asr-001867 02:00:41.440 --> 02:00:43.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: talaga sandigan na rin lang tayo. asr-001868 02:00:44.360 --> 02:00:45.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yung pong ano na yung asr-001869 02:00:45.300 --> 02:00:47.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: hopefully it will asr-001870 02:00:47.460 --> 02:00:49.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: improve, no? We were talking asr-001871 02:00:49.960 --> 02:00:51.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: with the Chairman. asr-001872 02:00:52.240 --> 02:00:53.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yung 15 years yung average to asr-001873 02:00:53.880 --> 02:00:55.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: resolve, hopefully it will be improved now with asr-001874 02:00:55.880 --> 02:00:57.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the... We don't asr-001875 02:00:57.760 --> 02:00:58.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: mind, no? If we can, asr-001876 02:00:59.680 --> 02:01:02.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we will try to fund for additional asr-001877 02:01:02.020 --> 02:01:03.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: course, yung sala. asr-001878 02:01:03.520 --> 02:01:05.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yung pong sinasabi ng ating Senate President, as long as asr-001879 02:01:05.740 --> 02:01:07.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we will be able to asr-001880 02:01:07.940 --> 02:01:09.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: shorten, ito po siguro, asr-001881 02:01:09.720 --> 02:01:11.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: para yung average time asr-001882 02:01:11.880 --> 02:01:13.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to resolve. And also, asr-001883 02:01:14.260 --> 02:01:15.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ang ano-ano yung ano, asr-001884 02:01:16.700 --> 02:01:17.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ang Concerned Senator asr-001885 02:01:17.720 --> 02:01:19.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kiko, mas gusto niya, at least mataas yung asr-001886 02:01:19.660 --> 02:01:21.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: conviction rate, no? If we can asr-001887 02:01:21.900 --> 02:01:23.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: go para at least... asr-001888 02:01:23.540 --> 02:01:25.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: This is a big deterrent, no? asr-001889 02:01:25.580 --> 02:01:27.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: In our fight against graft and corruption. asr-001890 02:01:27.760 --> 02:01:29.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So... asr-001891 02:01:29.820 --> 02:01:36.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: On performance targets, asr-001892 02:01:36.300 --> 02:01:37.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: siguro isa na lang, Mr. Chair, asr-001893 02:01:37.800 --> 02:01:40.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the budget of the Supreme Court asr-001894 02:01:40.080 --> 02:01:41.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of Philippines and the lower courts asr-001895 02:01:41.640 --> 02:01:43.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and the adjudication program jumps asr-001896 02:01:43.860 --> 02:01:45.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to 30%, nearly 41 asr-001897 02:01:45.940 --> 02:01:46.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: billion. asr-001898 02:01:47.640 --> 02:01:49.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yet, your asr-001899 02:01:49.460 --> 02:01:51.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: 2027 case resolution target of asr-001900 02:01:51.740 --> 02:01:53.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: 690,622 asr-001901 02:01:54.620 --> 02:01:55.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: is lower than its asr-001902 02:01:55.900 --> 02:01:58.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: 2025 actual accomplishment of asr-001903 02:01:58.020 --> 02:01:59.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: 702,000. asr-001904 02:01:59.940 --> 02:02:01.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: How can asr-001905 02:02:01.480 --> 02:02:04.260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: it be justified asr-001906 02:02:04.260 --> 02:02:05.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: that the increase in budget asr-001907 02:02:05.480 --> 02:02:07.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: if the case disposition targets asr-001908 02:02:07.900 --> 02:02:08.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: are dropped? asr-001909 02:02:10.760 --> 02:02:11.920 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Your Honor. asr-001910 02:02:12.420 --> 02:02:13.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes. Your Honor, asr-001911 02:02:13.840 --> 02:02:15.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: one thing with adjudication is that asr-001912 02:02:15.840 --> 02:02:17.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: you can never project whether a case asr-001913 02:02:17.860 --> 02:02:20.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: will be dismissed or asr-001914 02:02:20.060 --> 02:02:22.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: whether an accused will be convicted asr-001915 02:02:22.020 --> 02:02:23.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: or acquitted. Cases asr-001916 02:02:23.840 --> 02:02:26.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: are complex by themselves. The adjudication asr-001917 02:02:26.200 --> 02:02:28.240 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: period may vary from court to court asr-001918 02:02:28.240 --> 02:02:29.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: depending on the number of witnesses, asr-001919 02:02:29.940 --> 02:02:31.360 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the number of the accused even, asr-001920 02:02:31.700 --> 02:02:33.720 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the number of lawyers defending an accused, asr-001921 02:02:33.800 --> 02:02:35.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the number of motions filed in court. asr-001922 02:02:35.740 --> 02:02:37.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So, Your Honor, our asr-001923 02:02:37.600 --> 02:02:39.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: performance target may be fixed asr-001924 02:02:39.860 --> 02:02:41.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: statistically. We can asr-001925 02:02:41.980 --> 02:02:43.720 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: study the regression rate asr-001926 02:02:43.720 --> 02:02:45.640 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: with off anything asr-001927 02:02:45.640 --> 02:02:47.920 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that causes asr-001928 02:02:47.920 --> 02:02:48.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: its fluctuation, asr-001929 02:02:49.520 --> 02:02:51.540 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: its ebbing or falling, but asr-001930 02:02:51.540 --> 02:02:53.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: a case will always proceed by asr-001931 02:02:53.780 --> 02:02:55.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: itself, Your Honor. So, what we asr-001932 02:02:55.880 --> 02:02:57.580 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: can do is really, that's why we're focusing asr-001933 02:02:57.580 --> 02:02:59.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: on the internal processes and asr-001934 02:02:59.840 --> 02:03:01.720 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the satisfaction of our external asr-001935 02:03:01.720 --> 02:03:03.260 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: stakeholders and our internal asr-001936 02:03:03.260 --> 02:03:05.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: stakeholders. If you combine all of that, Your Honor, asr-001937 02:03:06.100 --> 02:03:07.580 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that is how we define, asr-001938 02:03:07.700 --> 02:03:09.220 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: if it is a high-performing court, asr-001939 02:03:09.540 --> 02:03:11.920 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: how we define our performance targets. asr-001940 02:03:13.180 --> 02:03:13.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Likewise, asr-001941 02:03:14.400 --> 02:03:15.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Mr. Chair, asr-001942 02:03:15.320 --> 02:03:17.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Justice asr-001943 02:03:17.500 --> 02:03:19.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Justice Estoesta, because asr-001944 02:03:19.560 --> 02:03:20.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: last week we had asr-001945 02:03:20.320 --> 02:03:23.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the first hearing asr-001946 02:03:23.440 --> 02:03:25.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: was the budget briefing was on budget asr-001947 02:03:25.420 --> 02:03:26.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of the Ombudsman and asr-001948 02:03:26.580 --> 02:03:29.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Commission on Audit. asr-001949 02:03:29.840 --> 02:03:31.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And may pinapatanong po, sa media po ito, asr-001950 02:03:32.000 --> 02:03:33.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: basahin ko ito, not for me. asr-001951 02:03:33.720 --> 02:03:34.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Phone in lang po. asr-001952 02:03:35.380 --> 02:03:37.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Good morning, boss. Baka pwedeng patanong asr-001953 02:03:37.600 --> 02:03:39.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kay Justice Estoesta how the SC asr-001954 02:03:39.820 --> 02:03:41.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: is addressing Ombudsman asr-001955 02:03:41.880 --> 02:03:43.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Rimulya's concern on the supposed asr-001956 02:03:43.520 --> 02:03:45.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: questionable actions of some asr-001957 02:03:45.960 --> 02:03:47.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: justices who voided asr-001958 02:03:47.780 --> 02:03:49.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the decisions of corruption-related cases asr-001959 02:03:49.920 --> 02:03:51.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and granted bail to government officials asr-001960 02:03:51.860 --> 02:03:53.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: facing non-bailable asr-001961 02:03:53.840 --> 02:03:55.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: offenses. Thanks. So, asr-001962 02:03:56.140 --> 02:03:57.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: since I think he, asr-001963 02:03:58.340 --> 02:03:59.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the Ombudsman, asr-001964 02:03:59.840 --> 02:04:02.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: made those statements in the Senate asr-001965 02:04:02.020 --> 02:04:03.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: just for the record, at least asr-001966 02:04:03.160 --> 02:04:05.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ma-address po ng court natin asr-001967 02:04:05.480 --> 02:04:07.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: from the judiciary asr-001968 02:04:07.700 --> 02:04:08.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: on how we asr-001969 02:04:08.900 --> 02:04:11.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: this, ano, how this will be addressed. asr-001970 02:04:12.480 --> 02:04:12.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sige po, ma'am. asr-001971 02:04:13.780 --> 02:04:16.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I understand that the Supreme Court asr-001972 02:04:16.240 --> 02:04:18.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: came up with a statement, no? asr-001973 02:04:19.120 --> 02:04:19.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, go ahead. asr-001974 02:04:19.820 --> 02:04:21.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes, there's a statement by the Supreme Court. asr-001975 02:04:21.660 --> 02:04:23.500 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Nothing to do with a non-bailable offense, asr-001976 02:04:23.620 --> 02:04:24.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Mr. Chair. asr-001977 02:04:26.020 --> 02:04:27.940 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The statement that came out asr-001978 02:04:27.940 --> 02:04:29.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: from the Supreme Court is in so far, asr-001979 02:04:29.800 --> 02:04:31.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: as the resolution of asr-001980 02:04:31.880 --> 02:04:34.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the Court of Appeals asr-001981 02:04:34.280 --> 02:04:35.960 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: justices, in so far asr-001982 02:04:35.960 --> 02:04:37.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: as the reversal of adversative asr-001983 02:04:37.780 --> 02:04:39.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: cases filed under asr-001984 02:04:39.900 --> 02:04:41.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Rule 43 before the Court of Appeals, asr-001985 02:04:41.660 --> 02:04:43.760 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: and they were reversed. And the asr-001986 02:04:43.760 --> 02:04:45.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Supreme Court statement is to the effect asr-001987 02:04:45.840 --> 02:04:47.440 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: that while we asr-001988 02:04:47.440 --> 02:04:48.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: welcome asr-001989 02:04:48.860 --> 02:04:51.700 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: a check asr-001990 02:04:51.700 --> 02:04:52.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: into asr-001991 02:04:52.280 --> 02:04:57.140 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: a scrutiny asr-001992 02:04:57.140 --> 02:04:58.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: into our actions, asr-001993 02:04:58.780 --> 02:04:59.640 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we cannot, asr-001994 02:04:59.800 --> 02:05:02.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: there is always asr-001995 02:05:02.020 --> 02:05:04.080 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: a process, and if there is asr-001996 02:05:04.080 --> 02:05:05.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: an allusion to misconduct or asr-001997 02:05:05.900 --> 02:05:07.700 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: corruption or irregularity, asr-001998 02:05:08.160 --> 02:05:10.120 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: it should be substantiated asr-001999 02:05:10.120 --> 02:05:11.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: rather than rely on asr-002000 02:05:11.880 --> 02:05:12.920 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: general statements asr-002001 02:05:12.920 --> 02:05:15.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: in public, Your Honor. It should be filed asr-002002 02:05:15.900 --> 02:05:17.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: before the proper forum. That was the asr-002003 02:05:17.900 --> 02:05:19.660 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: statement made by the Supreme Court, Your Honor. asr-002004 02:05:20.360 --> 02:05:21.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But if we asr-002005 02:05:21.840 --> 02:05:23.700 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: wish to, yes, asr-002006 02:05:23.860 --> 02:05:25.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: may the presiding justice of the Court asr-002007 02:05:25.880 --> 02:05:27.400 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: of Appeals be recognized, Your Honor. asr-002008 02:05:27.900 --> 02:05:29.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, Justice Peralta. asr-002009 02:05:29.800 --> 02:05:31.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Good morning. asr-002010 02:05:31.780 --> 02:05:33.000 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: Thank you. Good morning, asr-002011 02:05:33.380 --> 02:05:34.120 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: Mr. asr-002012 02:05:42.540 --> 02:05:45.400 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: Senate President asr-002013 02:05:45.400 --> 02:05:46.820 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: Senator Gatchalian. asr-002014 02:05:48.000 --> 02:05:49.380 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: Now, with that asr-002015 02:05:49.380 --> 02:05:51.480 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: public statement of asr-002016 02:05:51.480 --> 02:05:53.740 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: the Ombudsman asr-002017 02:05:53.740 --> 02:05:55.300 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: that there are asr-002018 02:05:55.300 --> 02:05:56.660 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: many, many cases asr-002019 02:05:56.660 --> 02:05:59.380 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: wherein the Ombudsman asr-002020 02:05:59.380 --> 02:06:01.220 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: was reversed in the Court of Appeals, asr-002021 02:06:01.240 --> 02:06:03.160 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: we want to asr-002022 02:06:03.160 --> 02:06:04.980 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: present statistics. asr-002023 02:06:06.520 --> 02:06:07.440 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: So, asr-002024 02:06:07.800 --> 02:06:09.400 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: for the last five years, asr-002025 02:06:10.080 --> 02:06:11.140 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: sir, asr-002026 02:06:11.700 --> 02:06:13.420 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: for the last five asr-002027 02:06:13.420 --> 02:06:15.260 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: years since 2021 asr-002028 02:06:15.260 --> 02:06:17.300 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: up to the present, there asr-002029 02:06:17.300 --> 02:06:19.660 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: were 683 cases asr-002030 02:06:19.660 --> 02:06:21.360 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: appealed to the Court asr-002031 02:06:21.360 --> 02:06:23.260 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: of Appeals, either asr-002032 02:06:23.260 --> 02:06:25.500 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: via petition for asr-002033 02:06:25.500 --> 02:06:26.900 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: review under Rule 43 asr-002034 02:06:26.900 --> 02:06:29.340 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: or certiorari under asr-002035 02:06:29.340 --> 02:06:30.080 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: Rule 65. asr-002036 02:06:31.240 --> 02:06:33.140 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: Of those 683 asr-002037 02:06:33.140 --> 02:06:33.660 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: cases, asr-002038 02:06:35.080 --> 02:06:37.040 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: only 18% asr-002039 02:06:37.040 --> 02:06:38.860 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: were asr-002040 02:06:38.860 --> 02:06:41.000 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: reversed, meaning asr-002041 02:06:41.000 --> 02:06:43.180 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: the Ombudsman was not asr-002042 02:06:43.180 --> 02:06:45.260 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: sustained. But asr-002043 02:06:45.260 --> 02:06:47.100 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: 82% or asr-002044 02:06:47.100 --> 02:06:49.000 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: 559 asr-002045 02:06:49.000 --> 02:06:50.260 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: were affirmed. asr-002046 02:06:52.710 --> 02:06:54.810 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: And we also gathered statistics asr-002047 02:06:54.810 --> 02:06:56.870 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: regarding the TRO asr-002048 02:06:56.870 --> 02:06:59.030 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: and asr-002049 02:06:59.030 --> 02:07:00.870 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: rate of preliminary injunction asr-002050 02:07:00.870 --> 02:07:03.010 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: issued by the Court of Appeals. asr-002051 02:07:03.030 --> 02:07:05.810 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: From 2021 asr-002052 02:07:05.810 --> 02:07:07.430 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: up to asr-002053 02:07:07.430 --> 02:07:08.650 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: the present, asr-002054 02:07:09.250 --> 02:07:10.530 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: only asr-002055 02:07:10.530 --> 02:07:11.850 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: 87 asr-002056 02:07:11.850 --> 02:07:15.050 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: cases were filed asr-002057 02:07:15.050 --> 02:07:16.850 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: praying for TRO or asr-002058 02:07:16.850 --> 02:07:19.270 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: rate of preliminary injunction. asr-002059 02:07:19.790 --> 02:07:21.010 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: Of those 87 asr-002060 02:07:21.010 --> 02:07:21.750 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: cases, asr-002061 02:07:22.410 --> 02:07:24.730 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: only 6 cases asr-002062 02:07:24.730 --> 02:07:26.410 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: from 2021 asr-002063 02:07:26.410 --> 02:07:28.210 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: up to the present asr-002064 02:07:28.210 --> 02:07:31.010 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: were the Court of asr-002065 02:07:31.010 --> 02:07:32.530 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: Appeals granted the TRO. asr-002066 02:07:33.030 --> 02:07:34.530 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: And the injunction. asr-002067 02:07:35.250 --> 02:07:37.090 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: The 81 other cases asr-002068 02:07:37.090 --> 02:07:38.890 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: were not asr-002069 02:07:38.890 --> 02:07:41.310 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: the Court of Appeals asr-002070 02:07:41.310 --> 02:07:42.590 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: did not grant the TRO asr-002071 02:07:42.590 --> 02:07:44.910 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: or injunction. Meaning to say asr-002072 02:07:44.910 --> 02:07:47.030 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: that there were not many asr-002073 02:07:47.030 --> 02:07:49.170 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: many cases wherein the Ombudsman asr-002074 02:07:49.170 --> 02:07:51.430 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta: was reversed by the Court of Appeals. asr-002075 02:07:52.110 --> 02:07:53.150 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And if I may add asr-002076 02:07:53.150 --> 02:07:55.150 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: your honor, this is also a figure asr-002077 02:07:55.150 --> 02:07:56.950 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: actually given by the Honorable asr-002078 02:07:56.950 --> 02:07:58.630 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Presiding Justice Peralta. asr-002079 02:07:58.910 --> 02:08:00.910 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And if I will just, since asr-002080 02:08:00.910 --> 02:08:02.870 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: she simply gave asr-002081 02:08:02.870 --> 02:08:04.870 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the figure for asr-002082 02:08:04.870 --> 02:08:07.130 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: the fiscal year 2021 for 2026, asr-002083 02:08:07.630 --> 02:08:09.050 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: for January, this fiscal asr-002084 02:08:09.050 --> 02:08:10.850 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: year up to July, out of the asr-002085 02:08:10.850 --> 02:08:13.190 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 286 administrative cases asr-002086 02:08:13.190 --> 02:08:14.950 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: filed to the Supreme Court under asr-002087 02:08:14.950 --> 02:08:16.730 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Rule 43, only 13 asr-002088 02:08:16.730 --> 02:08:18.530 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: were reversed or representing asr-002089 02:08:18.530 --> 02:08:20.490 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 0.045%. asr-002090 02:08:20.490 --> 02:08:22.890 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So not all cases asr-002091 02:08:22.890 --> 02:08:24.690 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: filed are reversed in asr-002092 02:08:24.690 --> 02:08:26.870 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: so far as the administrative cases are asr-002093 02:08:26.870 --> 02:08:28.830 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: concerned. Thank you, Your Honors. asr-002094 02:08:31.300 --> 02:08:32.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's all. asr-002095 02:08:33.060 --> 02:08:34.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Be rest assured that we will, you know, asr-002096 02:08:34.660 --> 02:08:37.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: anything that would reduce asr-002097 02:08:37.020 --> 02:08:38.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: itong inyong congestion, asr-002098 02:08:39.060 --> 02:08:40.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: everything that's our concern asr-002099 02:08:40.620 --> 02:08:41.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: as brought asr-002100 02:08:41.900 --> 02:08:44.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: up by our Chair asr-002101 02:08:44.680 --> 02:08:45.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and our Senate President. asr-002102 02:08:46.520 --> 02:08:47.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Of course, kahit bilag, asr-002103 02:08:48.420 --> 02:08:50.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: even if the DBM wants to asr-002104 02:08:50.920 --> 02:08:52.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: reduce your budget, asr-002105 02:08:52.940 --> 02:08:54.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we'll try to do our asr-002106 02:08:54.400 --> 02:08:56.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: best to asr-002107 02:08:56.140 --> 02:08:58.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: at least retain you. As long as asr-002108 02:08:58.600 --> 02:09:00.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: you can, we'll address all of asr-002109 02:09:00.560 --> 02:09:02.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: these concerns that were brought up by asr-002110 02:09:02.660 --> 02:09:04.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: our Chair and our Senate President. Thank you. asr-002111 02:09:04.660 --> 02:09:05.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, Your Honor. asr-002111-split-2 02:09:05.880 --> 02:09:06.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Senator asr-002112 02:09:06.560 --> 02:09:08.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: JV. I just have a few asr-002113 02:09:08.600 --> 02:09:09.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: questions. asr-002114 02:09:12.540 --> 02:09:14.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: What is the... I remember asr-002115 02:09:14.760 --> 02:09:16.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in my first term in the Senate, asr-002116 02:09:16.400 --> 02:09:18.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the average asr-002117 02:09:18.120 --> 02:09:20.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: shelf life of asr-002118 02:09:20.500 --> 02:09:22.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: cases in the first-level courts asr-002119 02:09:22.300 --> 02:09:24.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: was about six years. asr-002120 02:09:24.840 --> 02:09:26.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I remember in your budget asr-002121 02:09:26.480 --> 02:09:28.440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: presentation last year, you were asr-002122 02:09:28.440 --> 02:09:29.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: saying it's now down to four. asr-002123 02:09:30.660 --> 02:09:32.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Is that correct? Yes, Your Honor. asr-002124 02:09:32.920 --> 02:09:34.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: For the Sandigan Bayan, asr-002125 02:09:34.660 --> 02:09:36.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: what is the... Do you have asr-002126 02:09:36.580 --> 02:09:38.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the figures as to asr-002127 02:09:38.540 --> 02:09:40.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the shelf life of Sandigan asr-002128 02:09:40.340 --> 02:09:42.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Bayan cases? Would it asr-002129 02:09:42.680 --> 02:09:44.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: somehow asr-002130 02:09:44.480 --> 02:09:46.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: adhere to asr-002131 02:09:46.760 --> 02:09:48.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the average asr-002132 02:09:48.480 --> 02:09:50.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: or is it shorter asr-002133 02:09:50.680 --> 02:09:51.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: or longer? asr-002134 02:09:53.180 --> 02:09:54.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Saan mo nakuha yung 15 million? asr-002135 02:09:55.440 --> 02:09:56.540 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: May the Presiding Justice asr-002136 02:09:56.540 --> 02:09:58.340 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: of the Sandigan Bayan answer your question, asr-002137 02:09:58.460 --> 02:09:59.760 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor. Thank you very much. asr-002138 02:10:03.360 --> 02:10:04.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Was that in the hearing? asr-002139 02:10:04.280 --> 02:10:04.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002140 02:10:06.360 --> 02:10:07.720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Well, because asr-002141 02:10:07.720 --> 02:10:10.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: as the Chairman is asr-002142 02:10:10.040 --> 02:10:12.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: confirming it, in the budget hearing asr-002143 02:10:12.160 --> 02:10:13.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the Ombudsman, asr-002144 02:10:14.580 --> 02:10:16.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: they placed... It was asr-002145 02:10:16.260 --> 02:10:18.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: placed on record, or at least it was manifested asr-002146 02:10:18.240 --> 02:10:20.140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that the shelf life in the Sandigan asr-002147 02:10:20.140 --> 02:10:22.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Bayan is... Can you confirm asr-002148 02:10:22.340 --> 02:10:23.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: this? Fifteen years? asr-002149 02:10:23.820 --> 02:10:24.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Before. asr-002150 02:10:25.800 --> 02:10:33.440 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: Nine to asr-002151 02:10:33.440 --> 02:10:33.840 Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez: ten. asr-002152 02:10:34.400 --> 02:10:36.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Until last year, maybe. asr-002153 02:10:38.740 --> 02:10:41.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And in addition, perhaps, the other question asr-002154 02:10:41.300 --> 02:10:41.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is asr-002155 02:10:41.740 --> 02:10:45.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: what is the history asr-002156 02:10:45.340 --> 02:10:47.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the caseload in the Sandigan asr-002157 02:10:47.220 --> 02:10:49.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Bayan also? asr-002158 02:10:49.620 --> 02:10:51.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If you don't have the answers now, ma'am, asr-002159 02:10:51.380 --> 02:10:52.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: maybe you can just submit it. asr-002160 02:10:52.800 --> 02:10:53.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002161 02:10:54.960 --> 02:10:57.240 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: The caseload asr-002162 02:10:57.240 --> 02:10:59.000 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: that we have, as I mentioned, asr-002163 02:10:59.160 --> 02:11:01.060 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Your Honor, in 2024, asr-002164 02:11:01.680 --> 02:11:02.040 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: we had asr-002165 02:11:02.040 --> 02:11:05.800 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 1,229 asr-002166 02:11:05.800 --> 02:11:06.260 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: cases asr-002167 02:11:06.260 --> 02:11:08.220 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: as of December asr-002168 02:11:08.220 --> 02:11:10.320 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 31, 2024. asr-002169 02:11:11.300 --> 02:11:12.640 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: In 2025, asr-002170 02:11:12.640 --> 02:11:14.460 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: taking into consideration asr-002171 02:11:14.460 --> 02:11:15.460 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: case filing, asr-002172 02:11:16.160 --> 02:11:18.620 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: cases that were revived asr-002173 02:11:18.620 --> 02:11:19.820 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: from archives, asr-002174 02:11:20.520 --> 02:11:22.040 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: the total case pending asr-002175 02:11:22.040 --> 02:11:24.400 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: December 31, 2025 asr-002176 02:11:24.400 --> 02:11:26.060 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: is 805. asr-002177 02:11:26.680 --> 02:11:28.980 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: And in 2026... asr-002178 02:11:28.980 --> 02:11:30.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That's 400? asr-002179 02:11:31.180 --> 02:11:32.640 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: A difference of... asr-002180 02:11:33.240 --> 02:11:34.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: About 400 cases? asr-002181 02:11:34.100 --> 02:11:36.140 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: We cleared 424 asr-002182 02:11:36.140 --> 02:11:38.380 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: cases in the docket. asr-002183 02:11:38.920 --> 02:11:39.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. Okay. asr-002184 02:11:39.820 --> 02:11:40.820 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: And the... asr-002185 02:11:41.300 --> 02:11:44.240 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: In 2026, asr-002186 02:11:44.460 --> 02:11:46.500 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: as of June, we have asr-002187 02:11:46.500 --> 02:11:49.120 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 535 asr-002188 02:11:49.120 --> 02:11:50.480 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: cases. asr-002189 02:11:51.020 --> 02:11:52.520 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: That means we cleared asr-002190 02:11:52.520 --> 02:11:55.620 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 270%. asr-002191 02:11:55.620 --> 02:11:58.530 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: If asr-002192 02:11:58.530 --> 02:12:00.610 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: we can... asr-002193 02:12:00.610 --> 02:12:02.030 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: This is 2026, no? asr-002194 02:12:02.110 --> 02:12:03.610 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 535 cases. asr-002195 02:12:03.910 --> 02:12:04.550 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Yes, po. asr-002196 02:12:04.550 --> 02:12:05.830 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. Okay. asr-002197 02:12:06.070 --> 02:12:08.410 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: If we start, the earliest data that asr-002198 02:12:08.410 --> 02:12:10.430 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: we have prepared for today is asr-002199 02:12:10.430 --> 02:12:11.490 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: in 2019. asr-002200 02:12:12.610 --> 02:12:13.910 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: We still had asr-002201 02:12:13.910 --> 02:12:17.090 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 5,237 asr-002202 02:12:17.090 --> 02:12:17.690 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: cases. asr-002203 02:12:19.510 --> 02:12:20.170 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: 1,000? asr-002204 02:12:20.990 --> 02:12:21.930 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Yes, po. asr-002205 02:12:21.970 --> 02:12:22.370 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: 500? asr-002206 02:12:23.010 --> 02:12:23.730 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Yes, po. asr-002207 02:12:24.210 --> 02:12:27.010 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: So we cleared 90% of our docket asr-002208 02:12:27.010 --> 02:12:28.670 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: in asr-002209 02:12:28.670 --> 02:12:32.650 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: six... asr-002210 02:12:32.650 --> 02:12:33.490 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: seven years. asr-002211 02:12:36.530 --> 02:12:37.830 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: How do you asr-002212 02:12:37.830 --> 02:12:40.250 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: connect that with the number of cases asr-002213 02:12:40.250 --> 02:12:40.570 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: filed? asr-002214 02:12:42.790 --> 02:12:43.990 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Do you have that? asr-002215 02:12:43.990 --> 02:12:44.650 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Do you have that data also? asr-002216 02:12:44.890 --> 02:12:45.430 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Yes, po. asr-002217 02:12:45.750 --> 02:12:48.670 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Baka rin kasi mas kukunting cases asr-002218 02:12:48.670 --> 02:12:51.150 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang napapile, therefore mas kukunti, diba? asr-002219 02:12:51.890 --> 02:12:53.990 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If you don't have the information... asr-002220 02:12:54.590 --> 02:12:55.390 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Admittedly, asr-002221 02:12:55.630 --> 02:12:57.250 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: the cases filed asr-002222 02:12:57.250 --> 02:12:59.850 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: of recent asr-002223 02:12:59.850 --> 02:13:01.490 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: years was asr-002224 02:13:01.490 --> 02:13:03.870 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: less than the previous asr-002225 02:13:03.870 --> 02:13:05.830 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: years. So if we could asr-002226 02:13:05.830 --> 02:13:07.750 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: have also some data as to asr-002227 02:13:07.750 --> 02:13:08.690 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: cases filed, no? asr-002228 02:13:09.130 --> 02:13:11.650 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kasi that will also asr-002229 02:13:11.650 --> 02:13:13.550 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: figure in, I mean, asr-002230 02:13:13.990 --> 02:13:16.010 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: be configured with asr-002231 02:13:16.010 --> 02:13:17.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the cases? asr-002231-split-2 02:13:17.120 --> 02:13:17.550 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Yes, po. asr-002232 02:13:18.550 --> 02:13:20.390 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: In 2019, asr-002233 02:13:21.070 --> 02:13:21.810 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: there were asr-002234 02:13:21.810 --> 02:13:23.610 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 198 cases asr-002235 02:13:23.610 --> 02:13:24.130 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: filed. asr-002236 02:13:25.430 --> 02:13:27.390 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: And then in 2020, asr-002237 02:13:27.870 --> 02:13:28.930 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 117. asr-002238 02:13:29.930 --> 02:13:32.170 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 2021, 163. asr-002239 02:13:33.170 --> 02:13:33.890 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 2022, asr-002240 02:13:34.810 --> 02:13:35.810 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 240. asr-002241 02:13:36.810 --> 02:13:37.530 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 2023, asr-002242 02:13:38.210 --> 02:13:39.690 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 263. asr-002243 02:13:40.690 --> 02:13:41.410 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 2024, asr-002244 02:13:42.250 --> 02:13:43.730 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 138. asr-002245 02:13:43.990 --> 02:13:45.730 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: In 2025, asr-002246 02:13:46.670 --> 02:13:48.710 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 97 cases. asr-002247 02:13:49.510 --> 02:13:50.650 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: And this year, asr-002248 02:13:51.110 --> 02:13:52.910 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 41 cases asr-002249 02:13:52.910 --> 02:13:54.610 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: are filed. Yes, po. asr-002250 02:13:55.310 --> 02:13:56.370 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you. asr-002251 02:13:57.370 --> 02:13:58.210 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, asr-002252 02:13:59.550 --> 02:13:59.950 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: okay. asr-002253 02:14:02.810 --> 02:14:04.990 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, we... asr-002254 02:14:04.990 --> 02:14:07.090 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Before I continue, we acknowledge asr-002255 02:14:07.090 --> 02:14:09.290 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the presence of our majority leader, asr-002256 02:14:09.630 --> 02:14:10.910 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Senator Subiri. asr-002257 02:14:11.910 --> 02:14:13.530 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Please, go ahead. asr-002258 02:14:13.630 --> 02:14:13.930 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead. asr-002259 02:14:13.990 --> 02:14:15.450 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Just a quick manifestation. asr-002260 02:14:15.750 --> 02:14:18.110 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I'm here in full support of the budget of the asr-002261 02:14:18.110 --> 02:14:19.330 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: judiciary. And asr-002262 02:14:19.330 --> 02:14:21.930 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: pwede natin dagdagan, your honors. asr-002263 02:14:22.110 --> 02:14:22.910 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Dagdagan natin. asr-002264 02:14:23.590 --> 02:14:26.070 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: We've always, they've been always supportive of... asr-002265 02:14:26.070 --> 02:14:27.410 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you, ma'am, madam. asr-002266 02:14:27.670 --> 02:14:29.090 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: And we're hoping that asr-002267 02:14:29.090 --> 02:14:31.690 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: we can add their budget. asr-002268 02:14:32.730 --> 02:14:32.830 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: And, asr-002269 02:14:32.890 --> 02:14:34.730 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: you know, they say, asr-002270 02:14:34.810 --> 02:14:37.510 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: justice delayed is justice denied. But also, asr-002271 02:14:37.930 --> 02:14:38.510 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: with no asr-002272 02:14:38.510 --> 02:14:41.130 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: facilities and infrastructure, asr-002273 02:14:41.130 --> 02:14:42.910 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: that will also be justice delayed. asr-002274 02:14:43.070 --> 02:14:43.130 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So, we have to give them... asr-002275 02:14:43.990 --> 02:14:45.210 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: the full support that they need. asr-002276 02:14:45.530 --> 02:14:48.130 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: We'd like to recognize our friends from the Supreme Court asr-002277 02:14:48.130 --> 02:14:50.310 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: that are here. Hopefully, the future asr-002278 02:14:50.310 --> 02:14:51.810 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Senate of the future asr-002279 02:14:51.810 --> 02:14:53.990 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Chief Justice asr-002280 02:14:53.990 --> 02:14:54.870 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: will come from asr-002281 02:14:54.870 --> 02:14:57.070 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: this batch very soon. asr-002282 02:14:57.650 --> 02:14:59.170 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I'd like to thank them for coming. asr-002283 02:15:00.000 --> 02:15:02.780 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Honored to have you with us today, Your Honors. asr-002284 02:15:02.980 --> 02:15:03.760 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you so much. asr-002285 02:15:03.880 --> 02:15:04.220 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you. asr-002286 02:15:04.460 --> 02:15:05.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you very much, Your Honor. asr-002287 02:15:05.740 --> 02:15:07.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Senator Migz Zubiri. asr-002288 02:15:09.360 --> 02:15:16.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just going back to the shelf life average, can you confirm that? asr-002289 02:15:16.580 --> 02:15:17.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Is it 15 years? asr-002290 02:15:17.840 --> 02:15:19.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It was placed on record? asr-002291 02:15:20.640 --> 02:15:23.460 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: That was the record of several years ago, Po. asr-002292 02:15:23.460 --> 02:15:31.260 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: So, admittedly, it was maybe 15 years ago, the shelf life was 20 years. asr-002293 02:15:31.380 --> 02:15:33.540 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: And then it was reduced to 15. asr-002294 02:15:33.920 --> 02:15:39.300 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Now, the shelf life of a case was averaging nine years. asr-002295 02:15:40.860 --> 02:15:41.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Still a bit long. asr-002296 02:15:41.940 --> 02:15:43.020 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: A bit low, Po. asr-002297 02:15:43.040 --> 02:15:47.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Higher than the national average of cases in the first-level court. asr-002298 02:15:47.800 --> 02:15:48.240 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Yes, Po. asr-002299 02:15:48.240 --> 02:15:53.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, something that the Sandigan Bayan will have to also, asr-002300 02:15:53.460 --> 02:15:54.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: work on, in terms of... asr-002301 02:15:54.920 --> 02:15:55.060 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Yes, Po. asr-002302 02:15:55.260 --> 02:16:01.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But you were saying earlier, as of 2026, November, October, September, asr-002303 02:16:02.720 --> 02:16:05.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the conviction rate is 82%. asr-002304 02:16:05.040 --> 02:16:05.620 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Yes, Po. asr-002305 02:16:05.840 --> 02:16:09.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, of the 535 cases... asr-002306 02:16:09.340 --> 02:16:09.640 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Pending. asr-002307 02:16:10.180 --> 02:16:10.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Pending. asr-002308 02:16:11.080 --> 02:16:16.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So far, the conviction has been pegged at 82%. asr-002309 02:16:16.740 --> 02:16:20.400 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Let me just clarify, Po. asr-002310 02:16:20.460 --> 02:16:20.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, please. asr-002311 02:16:20.780 --> 02:16:22.780 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: The conviction is of the cases that were... asr-002312 02:16:23.460 --> 02:16:24.160 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Disposed. asr-002313 02:16:25.000 --> 02:16:28.380 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: So, in other words, of this year, asr-002314 02:16:29.960 --> 02:16:34.640 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: we disposed already... asr-002315 02:16:34.640 --> 02:16:39.620 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: 356 cases. asr-002316 02:16:39.620 --> 02:16:47.960 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Of the 356, 82% of those had convictions. asr-002317 02:16:48.260 --> 02:16:48.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002318 02:16:48.760 --> 02:16:52.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because from 805 cases in 2025, asr-002319 02:16:52.160 --> 02:16:56.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you've dropped to 535 cases in 2026. asr-002320 02:16:56.620 --> 02:16:57.000 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Yes, Po. asr-002321 02:16:57.000 --> 02:17:00.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You disposed of about 300-plus cases. asr-002322 02:17:00.440 --> 02:17:02.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 330 cases. asr-002323 02:17:02.780 --> 02:17:07.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And of the 330 cases, 82% is conviction. asr-002324 02:17:07.900 --> 02:17:08.400 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Yes, Po. asr-002325 02:17:08.540 --> 02:17:08.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002326 02:17:09.560 --> 02:17:17.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Did the flood control scandal have anything to do with your higher conviction rates? asr-002327 02:17:18.820 --> 02:17:20.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Of course, you cannot... asr-002328 02:17:20.160 --> 02:17:21.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You can only speculate. asr-002329 02:17:22.160 --> 02:17:31.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But it might be possible that it became a wake-up call for all of us, I hope. asr-002330 02:17:31.540 --> 02:17:32.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If so, then that's good. asr-002331 02:17:34.020 --> 02:17:40.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That's one silver lining in coming out of that scandal. asr-002332 02:17:41.220 --> 02:17:43.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Assuming, you know, maybe. asr-002333 02:17:43.780 --> 02:17:46.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: At least for us in the Senate, asr-002334 02:17:46.080 --> 02:17:52.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: it led to a lot of changes in our budget delivery. asr-002335 02:17:52.160 --> 02:17:54.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It led to a lot of deliberations thanks to our former chairperson asr-002336 02:17:54.180 --> 02:17:57.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: who made it transparent, live-streamed, and the like. asr-002337 02:17:58.080 --> 02:18:03.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, somehow, we'd like to see the silver lining in all of what's happening. asr-002338 02:18:03.380 --> 02:18:08.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And I'd like to think that partly, you know, asr-002339 02:18:08.720 --> 02:18:13.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: your higher conviction rates now may have been also influenced by asr-002340 02:18:13.900 --> 02:18:21.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: or, you know, brought about by the public's, you know, desire for accountability. asr-002341 02:18:22.160 --> 02:18:23.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002342 02:18:23.160 --> 02:18:27.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Now, we go to your structural integrity. asr-002343 02:18:27.300 --> 02:18:36.440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You're only a kilometer away from the Marikina Valley fault line. asr-002344 02:18:36.440 --> 02:18:37.440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: What do you mean? asr-002345 02:18:37.440 --> 02:18:38.440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Is there... asr-002346 02:18:38.440 --> 02:18:44.720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Do you need a budget apart from buying or purchasing or building, rather, a new building? asr-002347 02:18:44.720 --> 02:18:51.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Is there an immediate intervention to check on the structural defects and correct it? asr-002348 02:18:51.180 --> 02:18:53.340 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: There were already studies conducted. asr-002349 02:18:53.340 --> 02:18:56.840 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: One by a private firm. asr-002350 02:18:57.400 --> 02:19:00.640 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: And this was confirmed by the DPWH as well. asr-002351 02:19:01.220 --> 02:19:04.380 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: And they confirmed that there are structural defects, indeed, asr-002352 02:19:04.520 --> 02:19:07.720 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: in our building that we are using right now. asr-002353 02:19:08.300 --> 02:19:16.780 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: But to repair this would also entail around 400 million, your honors. asr-002354 02:19:17.000 --> 02:19:22.380 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: But the problem is, if we repair this, we cannot stop hearing cases. asr-002355 02:19:22.580 --> 02:19:23.320 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Where we are now, we cannot stop hearing cases. asr-002356 02:19:23.320 --> 02:19:23.900 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Where will we go? asr-002357 02:19:24.920 --> 02:19:31.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And that's why you are appealing that the 500 million for the new building be... asr-002358 02:19:31.040 --> 02:19:31.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Is that right? asr-002359 02:19:31.500 --> 02:19:31.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Is that right? asr-002360 02:19:31.860 --> 02:19:32.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 500 million? asr-002361 02:19:32.940 --> 02:19:43.580 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: So, we decided we will take the risk, continue occupying a building that is not structurally sound, asr-002362 02:19:44.460 --> 02:19:48.360 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: and instead opt to build a new building and transfer. asr-002363 02:19:48.360 --> 02:19:52.360 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Because we cannot stop the... asr-002364 02:19:52.360 --> 02:19:53.460 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Trial. asr-002365 02:19:53.460 --> 02:20:00.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But in the meantime, while the construction is ongoing, you remain structurally unsound asr-002366 02:20:00.940 --> 02:20:02.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in a building that's structurally unsound. asr-002367 02:20:03.220 --> 02:20:03.660 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Yes, sir. asr-002368 02:20:05.160 --> 02:20:08.500 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Ourselves, our staff, and the court users. asr-002369 02:20:09.260 --> 02:20:09.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Exactly. asr-002370 02:20:12.260 --> 02:20:18.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Well, in the JBC, the building that we are renting is structurally unsound. asr-002371 02:20:18.620 --> 02:20:21.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It's being built. asr-002372 02:20:22.360 --> 02:20:31.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, what was recommended is we find another building to rent, right? asr-002373 02:20:31.300 --> 02:20:31.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We transfer. asr-002374 02:20:32.520 --> 02:20:37.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That's not part of your options to ensure your safety? asr-002375 02:20:38.460 --> 02:20:40.100 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Not for now, sir. asr-002376 02:20:40.200 --> 02:20:43.200 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: Rental will also incur additional expense. asr-002377 02:20:43.660 --> 02:20:46.740 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: And we need to fit out the rented space. asr-002378 02:20:47.140 --> 02:20:48.720 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: We also need to relocate. asr-002379 02:20:48.720 --> 02:20:51.720 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: And when we do, somehow or definitely... asr-002380 02:20:52.360 --> 02:20:57.020 Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg: The processing of the cases will also be affected. asr-002381 02:20:58.020 --> 02:20:58.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yeah. asr-002382 02:20:58.540 --> 02:21:00.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But, of course, safety first, right? asr-002383 02:21:00.420 --> 02:21:00.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That's what they said. asr-002384 02:21:01.300 --> 02:21:09.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, that's a concern that we in the legislative branch in the Senate would like to figure out how we can address. asr-002385 02:21:10.220 --> 02:21:18.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Anyway, if there are, you know, moving forward, suggestions from the court administrator, if there are any, asr-002386 02:21:18.500 --> 02:21:22.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: because we want to make sure that you are safe. asr-002387 02:21:22.360 --> 02:21:28.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And if there are some stopgap measures, apart from the construction, I don't know. asr-002388 02:21:32.520 --> 02:21:35.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Justice Musking, you'd like to... asr-002389 02:21:37.930 --> 02:21:41.610 Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Frederick L. Musngi: Thank you, Mr. Chair, Mr. Senate President. asr-002390 02:21:41.890 --> 02:21:49.950 Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Frederick L. Musngi: I was just conferring with my colleagues that as a special court, we are conscious of our mandate and we do have special needs. asr-002391 02:21:49.950 --> 02:21:56.790 Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Frederick L. Musngi: We'd be very happy to share our special needs through the Office of the Court Administrator. asr-002392 02:21:56.910 --> 02:22:02.310 Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Frederick L. Musngi: For the reasons already discussed and explained in this August Chamber. asr-002393 02:22:02.650 --> 02:22:03.630 Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Frederick L. Musngi: Thank you very much, Chair. asr-002394 02:22:03.730 --> 02:22:03.950 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002395 02:22:04.170 --> 02:22:04.430 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002396 02:22:04.730 --> 02:22:16.230 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Anyway, our office is more than willing to look into this as we deliberate on the budget until its approval by December. asr-002397 02:22:16.970 --> 02:22:17.130 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sure. asr-002398 02:22:17.130 --> 02:22:19.490 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: There are additional interventions that we may do. asr-002399 02:22:19.790 --> 02:22:20.490 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Let us know, no? asr-002400 02:22:20.730 --> 02:22:21.070 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead. asr-002401 02:22:21.530 --> 02:22:22.950 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, Senator J.V. asr-002402 02:22:23.730 --> 02:22:24.030 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Migs. asr-002403 02:22:24.350 --> 02:22:24.870 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you, Sherman. asr-002404 02:22:24.870 --> 02:22:25.870 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I just... asr-002405 02:22:26.910 --> 02:22:32.210 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Since the topic is on infrastructure, I just wanted to ask the members of the Court of Appeals here. asr-002406 02:22:34.210 --> 02:22:45.650 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I had initially put amount of 200, I'm not sure if it's 250 or 200 million to help the Northern Mindanao Court of Appeals asr-002407 02:22:45.650 --> 02:22:54.310 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: because our brothers, the justices of the Court of Appeals in Mindanao, asr-002408 02:22:54.310 --> 02:22:56.310 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and I know you're based in Cagayan de Oro. asr-002409 02:22:56.450 --> 02:22:56.890 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So what I... asr-002410 02:22:56.910 --> 02:23:01.650 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So what I initially did, being a proponent of Northern Mindanao, I'm from Northern Mindanao, Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon, asr-002411 02:23:02.130 --> 02:23:05.170 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: we put a fund of about 200 million. asr-002412 02:23:06.530 --> 02:23:09.130 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: That was about a few years ago, maybe about five years ago. asr-002413 02:23:09.530 --> 02:23:14.710 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Any developments, Your Honor, on building them a decent building in the area? asr-002414 02:23:14.710 --> 02:23:22.070 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Because I can, again, make the institutional amendments for the Court of Appeals of Northern Mindanao, asr-002415 02:23:22.450 --> 02:23:26.550 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: being a proud citizen of that area. asr-002416 02:23:26.910 --> 02:23:35.910 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Your Honor, right now, they're renting, if I'm not mistaken, they're renting the building that is being used by the Court of Appeals. asr-002417 02:23:36.010 --> 02:23:38.590 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Any news on that or any developments on that, Your Honors? asr-002418 02:23:42.010 --> 02:23:43.070 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta: Thank you, Your Honor. asr-002419 02:23:44.570 --> 02:23:52.510 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta: May I just inform that in 2012, July 17, the Supreme Court issued a resolution asr-002420 02:23:53.370 --> 02:23:59.510 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta: approving the allocation from existing savings of the Supreme Court of certain... asr-002421 02:23:59.630 --> 02:24:08.550 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta: amounts for the construction of courthouses, which include Cagayan de Oro Court of Appeals building. asr-002422 02:24:08.550 --> 02:24:20.910 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta: And may I also inform that the Court of Appeals building is not included in the proposed augmentation in the present budget. asr-002423 02:24:23.810 --> 02:24:24.850 Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta: Only Cebu. asr-002424 02:24:26.370 --> 02:24:27.790 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Your Honor, if... asr-002425 02:24:27.790 --> 02:24:28.670 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: May I get the commitment? asr-002426 02:24:28.890 --> 02:24:29.550 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Because I already put... asr-002427 02:24:29.630 --> 02:24:30.250 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: funds there. asr-002428 02:24:30.670 --> 02:24:32.730 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: And it goes to the general fund of the Judiciary. asr-002429 02:24:33.190 --> 02:24:36.530 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So, one way or the other, siguro nagamit yun for whatever reason. asr-002430 02:24:36.530 --> 02:24:41.890 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: If I make the institutional amendment through the chairman of the subcommittee, asr-002431 02:24:42.430 --> 02:24:50.370 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: may I get an assurance from the Judiciary that we can actually finally build them a building in the great city of Cagayan de Oro? asr-002432 02:24:51.290 --> 02:24:59.490 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I recall seeing many justices there recently when we took up the BARM initiatives of the Chief Justice. asr-002433 02:24:59.630 --> 02:25:04.030 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: And it's a waste if we can't continue the area development. asr-002434 02:25:05.030 --> 02:25:09.430 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: But rest assured, this budget, I will make the institutional amendment necessary. asr-002435 02:25:09.430 --> 02:25:15.830 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Just let us know how much you need for the building for the Court of Appeals. asr-002436 02:25:22.680 --> 02:25:25.880 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Your Honor, Mr. Chairman, I also give budgets to... asr-002437 02:25:25.880 --> 02:25:28.660 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I have three courts in Bukidnon. asr-002438 02:25:29.440 --> 02:25:32.720 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Manolo Fortich, I think the court... asr-002439 02:25:32.720 --> 02:25:33.400 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: RTC courts. asr-002440 02:25:33.880 --> 02:25:35.680 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So, I've been giving RTC courts. asr-002441 02:25:35.800 --> 02:25:38.580 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: In support to the Judiciary in the area. asr-002442 02:25:39.120 --> 02:25:42.280 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: But this is a big one because it's really the Court of Appeals. asr-002443 02:25:42.420 --> 02:25:45.120 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I believe the Court of Appeals is based in Cagayan de Oro. asr-002444 02:25:45.640 --> 02:25:47.920 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So, pride po namin yan, being from northern Mindanao. asr-002445 02:25:48.920 --> 02:25:50.280 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Wala po, they're just fending. asr-002446 02:25:50.440 --> 02:25:52.380 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: At minsan, tumutulo pa nga. asr-002447 02:25:52.620 --> 02:25:56.140 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: At pag nagkaka-brown out, meron lang silang genset. asr-002448 02:25:56.220 --> 02:26:02.000 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So, I think best to modernize the Court of Appeals in Mindanao. asr-002449 02:26:02.000 --> 02:26:03.840 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: And I'm willing, Mr. President. asr-002450 02:26:03.840 --> 02:26:07.960 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I'm willing to make that initiative for the Court of Appeals there. asr-002451 02:26:08.060 --> 02:26:08.560 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you, Your Honor. asr-002452 02:26:08.780 --> 02:26:10.160 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Justice Midas. asr-002453 02:26:10.500 --> 02:26:12.000 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-002454 02:26:12.100 --> 02:26:15.560 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: Just in response to the query of Senator Subiri. asr-002455 02:26:17.400 --> 02:26:20.640 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: We have a judicial complex in Cagayan de Oro. asr-002456 02:26:20.900 --> 02:26:24.340 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: We're coming up with a judicial complex in Cagayan de Oro. asr-002457 02:26:24.680 --> 02:26:26.960 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: So, it's composed of two buildings. asr-002458 02:26:27.100 --> 02:26:30.160 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: One building for CACDO. asr-002459 02:26:30.160 --> 02:26:33.100 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: And the other building is for the lower courts. asr-002460 02:26:33.840 --> 02:26:41.400 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: At present, there's already, I think, a DAED for the lower courts. asr-002461 02:26:41.500 --> 02:26:49.020 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: So, we're just trying to match the designs for the two buildings. asr-002462 02:26:49.120 --> 02:26:52.240 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: For the CA and the first and second level courts. asr-002463 02:26:52.740 --> 02:26:56.520 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: Rest assured, Your Honor, it's being done. asr-002464 02:26:57.220 --> 02:27:02.200 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: Hopefully, we can finish with the DAED before the year ends. asr-002465 02:27:02.780 --> 02:27:03.520 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: And hopefully, by... asr-002466 02:27:03.840 --> 02:27:10.600 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: Next year, we start the procurement for the works contractor for both buildings. asr-002467 02:27:11.560 --> 02:27:14.680 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So, Justice, if you need more funds for that, asr-002468 02:27:14.800 --> 02:27:16.680 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I mean, we're willing to make the amendment. asr-002469 02:27:18.060 --> 02:27:19.140 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: Thank you for that. asr-002470 02:27:19.680 --> 02:27:24.340 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: In the budget hearing before the House of Representatives, asr-002471 02:27:24.340 --> 02:27:32.600 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: just last Monday, we requested for augmentations for CDO. asr-002472 02:27:33.840 --> 02:27:36.340 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: And we requested for allowances for that. asr-002473 02:27:36.340 --> 02:27:36.840 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: Thank you. asr-002474 02:27:36.920 --> 02:27:38.080 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: And we'll do the same for before the Senate. asr-002475 02:27:38.140 --> 02:27:38.780 Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez: Thank you. asr-002476 02:27:38.780 --> 02:27:40.260 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: You love our support, Your Honors. asr-002477 02:27:40.380 --> 02:27:40.640 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you. asr-002478 02:27:40.720 --> 02:27:41.000 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you. asr-002479 02:27:42.500 --> 02:27:43.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you. asr-002480 02:27:43.160 --> 02:27:43.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you. asr-002481 02:27:45.320 --> 02:27:48.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Very quickly, on other matters. asr-002482 02:27:49.860 --> 02:27:51.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just a few more concerns. asr-002483 02:27:53.980 --> 02:27:57.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: There's a gap of 9.17 billion asr-002484 02:27:57.700 --> 02:28:03.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: between the DBM's recommendation and your request for augmentation. asr-002485 02:28:03.840 --> 02:28:04.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: augmentation. asr-002486 02:28:06.420 --> 02:28:07.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It will increase asr-002487 02:28:07.040 --> 02:28:08.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: if it is included asr-002488 02:28:08.340 --> 02:28:13.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in the request asr-002489 02:28:13.760 --> 02:28:15.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and concern of Senator Zubiri. asr-002490 02:28:16.200 --> 02:28:16.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Now, asr-002491 02:28:17.740 --> 02:28:19.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: maybe you don't have to answer it now, asr-002492 02:28:20.020 --> 02:28:21.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: but maybe you can submit. asr-002493 02:28:21.860 --> 02:28:22.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If asr-002494 02:28:22.120 --> 02:28:26.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: there is not enough, asr-002495 02:28:26.440 --> 02:28:27.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: what are your priorities? asr-002496 02:28:30.840 --> 02:28:32.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Assuming we can give asr-002497 02:28:32.000 --> 02:28:32.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: everything, why not? asr-002498 02:28:33.840 --> 02:28:35.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But in the event asr-002499 02:28:35.640 --> 02:28:37.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that the fiscal space asr-002500 02:28:37.460 --> 02:28:39.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is too tight, can you asr-002501 02:28:39.480 --> 02:28:41.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: at least identify by priority asr-002502 02:28:41.660 --> 02:28:43.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: which asr-002503 02:28:43.500 --> 02:28:44.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of these asr-002504 02:28:44.280 --> 02:28:47.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 9.17 plus plus asr-002505 02:28:47.780 --> 02:28:49.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: or 9 billion plus plus asr-002506 02:28:49.480 --> 02:28:51.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: allocation, appropriation asr-002507 02:28:51.800 --> 02:28:53.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: are your priorities? asr-002508 02:28:53.960 --> 02:28:54.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Is it not included asr-002509 02:28:54.640 --> 02:28:56.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in the asr-002510 02:28:56.480 --> 02:28:59.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 500 million? asr-002511 02:28:59.540 --> 02:29:01.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Or is it in the request asr-002512 02:29:01.460 --> 02:29:02.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for augmentation? No. asr-002513 02:29:02.560 --> 02:29:02.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: No. asr-002514 02:29:03.840 --> 02:29:06.740 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: It is not included. asr-002515 02:29:07.100 --> 02:29:07.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002516 02:29:07.960 --> 02:29:09.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The MOOE only. asr-002517 02:29:09.740 --> 02:29:09.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. asr-002518 02:29:10.240 --> 02:29:11.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor, asr-002519 02:29:11.340 --> 02:29:12.400 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: thank you very much. asr-002520 02:29:12.540 --> 02:29:14.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We will be submitting the identification asr-002521 02:29:14.800 --> 02:29:16.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: of our priorities, Your Honor, asr-002522 02:29:17.040 --> 02:29:18.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: especially in terms of infrastructure. asr-002523 02:29:19.520 --> 02:29:21.100 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But up to now, Your Honor, asr-002524 02:29:21.180 --> 02:29:22.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we have not received the comment asr-002525 02:29:22.600 --> 02:29:24.960 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: from the Department of Budget and Management asr-002526 02:29:24.960 --> 02:29:27.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: so that we can make our own asr-002527 02:29:27.040 --> 02:29:29.080 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: comment likewise on the same. asr-002528 02:29:29.520 --> 02:29:31.160 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Chairman, if I may, by the way, asr-002529 02:29:31.480 --> 02:29:32.400 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: just for the record, asr-002530 02:29:32.720 --> 02:29:33.680 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: it was on the asr-002531 02:29:33.680 --> 02:29:35.440 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: 2021-2022 budget. asr-002532 02:29:35.780 --> 02:29:37.740 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: It's 300 million pesos that we asr-002533 02:29:37.740 --> 02:29:39.480 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: put as an institutional amendment asr-002534 02:29:39.480 --> 02:29:41.880 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: for the whole complex. asr-002535 02:29:42.780 --> 02:29:44.060 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Last update we got asr-002536 02:29:44.060 --> 02:29:45.680 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: from the CDO-HOJ, asr-002537 02:29:46.320 --> 02:29:47.040 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: procurement and asr-002538 02:29:47.040 --> 02:29:49.400 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: rebidding of consulting services, asr-002539 02:29:49.880 --> 02:29:50.960 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: detailed engineering design. asr-002540 02:29:51.160 --> 02:29:53.660 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So, support us for the next batch asr-002541 02:29:53.660 --> 02:29:55.240 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: if you need. Thank you very much, sir. asr-002542 02:29:56.860 --> 02:29:57.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: May we hear from asr-002543 02:29:57.660 --> 02:29:58.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the BBM? asr-002544 02:30:00.000 --> 02:30:07.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: In terms of the earlier manifestation of the court administrator, go ahead. asr-002545 02:30:07.920 --> 02:30:11.300 DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan: Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, and good afternoon to everyone. asr-002546 02:30:11.740 --> 02:30:19.860 DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan: With regards to the copy of the DBM comments, we just followed, first, as we followed what's written in the law, asr-002547 02:30:19.860 --> 02:30:24.100 DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan: to provide DBM comments as an attachment to the NEP. asr-002548 02:30:25.300 --> 02:30:28.540 DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan: It doesn't say anything about providing comments to the Supreme Court, asr-002549 02:30:28.540 --> 02:30:34.500 DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan: but we acknowledge that it's in the IRR. asr-002550 02:30:35.340 --> 02:30:36.540 DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan: Nevertheless, if... asr-002551 02:30:37.160 --> 02:30:38.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: After all, they are affected. asr-002552 02:30:38.640 --> 02:30:40.380 DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan: Yes, we agree. asr-002553 02:30:41.720 --> 02:30:53.520 DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan: Nevertheless, we were made aware that copies of those comments were received by the offices of the Senate President and the Speaker of the House. asr-002554 02:30:53.520 --> 02:30:58.520 DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan: So we were advised, we asked them if they can secure a copy. asr-002555 02:30:58.540 --> 02:31:01.980 DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan: So we asked them if they can secure a copy from the offices of the Senate President and the Speaker of the House. asr-002556 02:31:02.400 --> 02:31:05.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Would you care to comment? We'll give it to you. asr-002557 02:31:05.760 --> 02:31:08.760 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Well, we're number one. asr-002558 02:31:08.880 --> 02:31:10.800 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We always invoke due process, Your Honor. asr-002559 02:31:11.000 --> 02:31:19.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: And if there is a nine billion gap in the comment that would affect our budget proposal, Your Honor, asr-002560 02:31:20.200 --> 02:31:23.500 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we were actually expecting that we'd be furnished copies of the same. asr-002561 02:31:23.620 --> 02:31:25.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Even just one copy will do, Your Honor. asr-002562 02:31:26.240 --> 02:31:29.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Ibigay, ibigay. asr-002576 02:31:29.660 --> 02:31:34.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And we will, when is the budget of the DBM committee? asr-002577 02:31:34.900 --> 02:31:35.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002578 02:31:35.260 --> 02:31:36.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We'll raise that also with the DBM. asr-002579 02:31:36.960 --> 02:31:38.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. asr-002580 02:31:38.180 --> 02:31:40.720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So we will raise it with your boss. asr-002581 02:31:41.380 --> 02:31:41.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002582 02:31:42.280 --> 02:31:42.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002583 02:31:43.820 --> 02:31:46.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Another, another, a few more points. asr-002584 02:31:47.180 --> 02:31:55.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: On the, on the unfilled positions, how does that now, how do you reconcile this with the asr-002585 02:31:55.620 --> 02:31:58.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: request for additional appropriations? asr-002586 02:31:58.080 --> 02:32:03.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Appropriations for creation of new positions, when you have, is that right? asr-002587 02:32:03.540 --> 02:32:09.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 30% of your current staffing pattern is unfilled. asr-002588 02:32:09.520 --> 02:32:13.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That's right, right? asr-002589 02:32:13.520 --> 02:32:14.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes. asr-002590 02:32:14.520 --> 02:32:15.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So that's a lot, right? asr-002591 02:32:15.840 --> 02:32:16.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes. asr-002592 02:32:16.840 --> 02:32:19.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If you're, what is the PS? asr-002593 02:32:19.840 --> 02:32:27.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So if your PS is 58 billion, and your unfilled positions is 30% of your positions in the asr-002594 02:32:27.400 --> 02:32:34.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: new positions in your plantilia, so of course this is maybe a rough estimate, so that's asr-002595 02:32:34.800 --> 02:32:42.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: about 30% of 58 billion, maybe, give or take a few billion, but that's a, that's a huge asr-002596 02:32:42.520 --> 02:32:42.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: amount. asr-002597 02:32:42.860 --> 02:32:44.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That's about 10, 15 billion. asr-002598 02:32:46.760 --> 02:32:56.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: How do you now, how do we now reconcile billions of PS funding for unfilled positions, which asr-002599 02:32:56.460 --> 02:32:57.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: becomes savings? asr-002600 02:32:58.300 --> 02:33:05.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And the request for augmentation, plus the request for creation of new positions, and asr-002601 02:33:05.460 --> 02:33:06.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: budgetary support for this. asr-002602 02:33:08.320 --> 02:33:09.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We will have to reconcile that. asr-002603 02:33:10.000 --> 02:33:10.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, sir. asr-002604 02:33:11.200 --> 02:33:17.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You can give us initially your comments, and then maybe you can submit to us also in writing asr-002605 02:33:17.820 --> 02:33:20.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: how we can defend this. asr-002606 02:33:21.480 --> 02:33:26.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because if your savings are big, maybe we can, of course, maybe we can do it. asr-002607 02:33:26.860 --> 02:33:28.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Baka pwedeng doon na kunin yung augmentation. asr-002608 02:33:29.480 --> 02:33:30.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Hindi ko alam naman. asr-002609 02:33:30.600 --> 02:33:31.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But please, go ahead. asr-002610 02:33:32.100 --> 02:33:32.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes. asr-002611 02:33:32.820 --> 02:33:40.020 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Your Honor, the unfilled positions may either represent the organized courts or the unorganized courts. asr-002612 02:33:40.400 --> 02:33:42.920 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: When it comes to organized, they're already existing. asr-002613 02:33:42.920 --> 02:33:49.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So it is probable that we call it unfilled because some of the judge may have been promoted, asr-002614 02:33:50.180 --> 02:33:54.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: have already resigned, or has already retired or passed away. asr-002615 02:33:54.780 --> 02:33:57.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Some of the personnel may have done the same. asr-002616 02:33:58.320 --> 02:34:09.060 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But insofar as the courts who have no judges, we do assign other judges to be acting presiding judges on them asr-002617 02:34:09.060 --> 02:34:11.900 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: or to assist for that purpose. asr-002618 02:34:12.420 --> 02:34:19.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But that's actually the unfilled position. asr-002619 02:34:19.780 --> 02:34:24.720 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: So we would need, likewise, even if they are characterized as unfilled, we would need a budget. asr-002620 02:34:24.780 --> 02:34:32.840 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Because there are personnel insofar as those unfilled but organized courts are concerned. asr-002621 02:34:34.000 --> 02:34:35.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: When you say unfilled, there's no judge? asr-002622 02:34:35.680 --> 02:34:36.340 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: There's no judge. asr-002623 02:34:36.560 --> 02:34:40.440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So it does not necessarily mean the unfilled position includes the court? asr-002624 02:34:40.720 --> 02:34:41.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes. asr-002625 02:34:41.220 --> 02:34:42.520 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Not the entire court. asr-002626 02:34:42.540 --> 02:34:43.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Not the entire court. asr-002627 02:34:43.380 --> 02:34:43.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes. asr-002628 02:34:43.800 --> 02:34:44.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002629 02:34:44.540 --> 02:34:49.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So when you say 30% unfilled, that refers to the judges? asr-002630 02:34:50.000 --> 02:34:51.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The judge or the court personnel. asr-002631 02:34:51.460 --> 02:34:52.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Can we have a breakdown? asr-002632 02:34:52.480 --> 02:34:52.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, Your Honor. asr-002633 02:34:52.980 --> 02:34:54.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Which would be court personnel? asr-002634 02:34:54.780 --> 02:34:56.440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Court personnel and which would be judges? asr-002635 02:34:56.940 --> 02:35:00.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But for the judges, what is your vacancy? asr-002636 02:35:01.740 --> 02:35:09.740 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: For the judges, we have a temporary vacancy, meaning ito po yung nagaantay ng appointment sa presidente, 319. asr-002637 02:35:10.140 --> 02:35:15.500 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yung unorganized courts po, 170 or a total of 489. asr-002638 02:35:15.840 --> 02:35:22.640 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yung unorganized po, ito po yung newly created na nagaantay rin po kami ng NOSCA from the Department of Budget and Management. asr-002639 02:35:22.640 --> 02:35:24.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And the 489? asr-002640 02:35:24.780 --> 02:35:26.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The 489 would be 30%? asr-002641 02:35:27.120 --> 02:35:27.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: No. asr-002642 02:35:27.580 --> 02:35:27.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: No. asr-002643 02:35:30.600 --> 02:35:32.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Of the entire 16? asr-002644 02:35:33.320 --> 02:35:36.240 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 489 vacancy out of 3,000. asr-002645 02:35:36.540 --> 02:35:38.160 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Ano nga ba yung courts natin? asr-002646 02:35:38.280 --> 02:35:39.340 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 3,000 courts? asr-002647 02:35:41.740 --> 02:35:46.300 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Ang total po ng courts namin is... asr-002648 02:35:46.300 --> 02:35:47.660 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yung kaninang ano po? asr-002649 02:35:48.260 --> 02:35:49.620 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 3,000. asr-002650 02:35:50.780 --> 02:35:56.100 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We have a total of 2,885 courts po. asr-002651 02:35:56.860 --> 02:36:00.200 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: That does not represent yung warm bodies po. asr-002652 02:36:00.280 --> 02:36:01.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So 2,800. asr-002653 02:36:01.520 --> 02:36:04.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But there are 489 vacancies. asr-002654 02:36:05.000 --> 02:36:08.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: I cannot do my math po, but that represents a percentage of... asr-002655 02:36:08.860 --> 02:36:14.040 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 2,885 divided by... asr-002656 02:36:14.040 --> 02:36:15.380 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 489. asr-002657 02:36:15.940 --> 02:36:17.340 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 18% your honor. asr-002658 02:36:17.580 --> 02:36:18.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 18% only. asr-002659 02:36:20.080 --> 02:36:20.580 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes po. asr-002660 02:36:21.080 --> 02:36:24.600 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Kasi po madali naman po talaga silang mapunan, ma-filled up. asr-002661 02:36:24.600 --> 02:36:26.560 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The JBS is very active on it. asr-002662 02:36:26.860 --> 02:36:29.260 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: The Promotions Selection Board of the... asr-002663 02:36:29.260 --> 02:36:32.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: In fact, it's low compared to previous years. asr-002664 02:36:32.600 --> 02:36:33.160 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes po. asr-002665 02:36:35.080 --> 02:36:38.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I remember when I was with the JBC for that eight-year period, asr-002666 02:36:39.100 --> 02:36:42.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we were able to bring it down from 32% to 16%. asr-002667 02:36:42.660 --> 02:36:45.140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We slashed it in half. asr-002668 02:36:46.400 --> 02:36:50.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And that meant the JBC was interviewing lawyers, asr-002669 02:36:51.280 --> 02:36:52.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 30 lawyers every day. asr-002670 02:36:53.280 --> 02:36:55.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: To fill that up. asr-002671 02:36:55.120 --> 02:36:56.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So now it's... asr-002672 02:36:56.860 --> 02:36:57.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 18%. asr-002673 02:36:57.460 --> 02:36:58.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So that's... asr-002674 02:36:58.520 --> 02:37:02.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Maybe we should push the JBC. asr-002675 02:37:02.580 --> 02:37:03.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Of course, I'm there. asr-002676 02:37:04.900 --> 02:37:08.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: To bring it down to single digit. asr-002677 02:37:08.540 --> 02:37:09.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes your honor. asr-002678 02:37:09.340 --> 02:37:10.340 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: That's the goal, your honor. asr-002679 02:37:10.500 --> 02:37:10.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yeah. asr-002680 02:37:10.960 --> 02:37:11.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002681 02:37:11.780 --> 02:37:11.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sige. asr-002682 02:37:12.180 --> 02:37:18.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So anyway, if you can submit it in writing so that we can be able to defend it on the floor. asr-002683 02:37:18.820 --> 02:37:20.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Should there be any questions? asr-002684 02:37:20.520 --> 02:37:20.980 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, sir. asr-002685 02:37:21.840 --> 02:37:22.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I guess... asr-002686 02:37:23.480 --> 02:37:24.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Vacancies. asr-002687 02:37:26.750 --> 02:37:27.350 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002688 02:37:28.030 --> 02:37:28.730 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Oh, there you go. asr-002689 02:37:29.350 --> 02:37:30.070 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yeah. asr-002690 02:37:30.550 --> 02:37:30.810 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sige. asr-002691 02:37:31.410 --> 02:37:38.150 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yung unfilled positions and how do we reconcile it with additional funding for newly... asr-002692 02:37:38.150 --> 02:37:39.710 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: For positions to be created. asr-002693 02:37:41.310 --> 02:37:42.030 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002694 02:37:42.590 --> 02:37:44.550 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Well, I have no other questions. asr-002695 02:37:45.510 --> 02:37:52.810 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Maybe just the concern that for your fiscal autonomy act, asr-002696 02:37:53.430 --> 02:37:54.650 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that you still... asr-002697 02:37:54.650 --> 02:37:57.990 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You are still in the process of finalizing the IRR, no? asr-002698 02:37:57.990 --> 02:37:58.590 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So that... asr-002699 02:37:58.750 --> 02:37:58.990 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yeah. asr-002700 02:37:59.650 --> 02:38:03.950 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So as soon as that is available or ready, please inform us, no? asr-002701 02:38:04.130 --> 02:38:06.050 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: We will do that, Your Honor, Mr. asr-002702 02:38:06.050 --> 02:38:06.170 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. asr-002703 02:38:06.630 --> 02:38:06.950 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002704 02:38:10.060 --> 02:38:10.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002705 02:38:12.560 --> 02:38:17.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And then there will be a transition from the JDF to the trust fund, no? asr-002706 02:38:17.380 --> 02:38:17.960 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, your honor. asr-002707 02:38:18.560 --> 02:38:18.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Right? asr-002708 02:38:19.040 --> 02:38:19.680 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, your honor. asr-002709 02:38:19.700 --> 02:38:20.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Also because of the law. asr-002710 02:38:21.200 --> 02:38:21.860 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, your honor. asr-002711 02:38:22.400 --> 02:38:26.140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And how do you look at the transition? asr-002712 02:38:26.140 --> 02:38:29.140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Will that be completed within this year or...? asr-002713 02:38:29.660 --> 02:38:31.320 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Yes, it's in the IRR, your honor. asr-002714 02:38:31.500 --> 02:38:36.780 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: On the 80-20% that is provided for in the Judiciary Development Fund, asr-002715 02:38:37.000 --> 02:38:40.740 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: we'll have a big change in so far as the Judiciary Trust Fund is concerned. asr-002716 02:38:40.740 --> 02:38:44.000 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: But not until the IRR is issued, your honor. asr-002717 02:38:44.320 --> 02:38:48.180 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: That's the only time we can share how we plan to go about it. asr-002718 02:38:48.280 --> 02:38:48.880 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you, your honor. asr-002719 02:38:49.500 --> 02:38:49.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And the... asr-002720 02:38:50.660 --> 02:38:55.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Is it correct that the JDF right now stands at how much? asr-002721 02:38:57.240 --> 02:38:59.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It's 18 billion, is it correct? asr-002722 02:39:00.000 --> 02:39:00.280 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: 18. asr-002723 02:39:00.280 --> 02:39:08.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Of course, that is 26 billion and disbursement of 23 billion. asr-002724 02:39:08.720 --> 02:39:11.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But this is a period of almost 20 years. asr-002725 02:39:13.000 --> 02:39:13.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So we'll just... asr-002726 02:39:13.860 --> 02:39:16.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Anyway, I really don't have much. asr-002727 02:39:17.860 --> 02:39:19.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just one more, one more question. asr-002728 02:39:19.980 --> 02:39:20.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: This is for the CTA. asr-002729 02:39:23.120 --> 02:39:29.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The Law on Anti-Agriculture Economic Sabotage Act. asr-002730 02:39:30.280 --> 02:39:34.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That the CTA has primary jurisdiction. asr-002731 02:39:35.800 --> 02:39:40.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And the complaint has always been that there is no smuggler. asr-002732 02:39:40.280 --> 02:39:48.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Anti-economic sabotage is a non-bailable offense. asr-002733 02:39:49.960 --> 02:39:57.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And they have announced billions of confiscations. asr-002734 02:40:00.280 --> 02:40:05.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They have 4 billion, 500 million, cigarellos. asr-002735 02:40:05.880 --> 02:40:11.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And the non-bailable amount is 10 million. asr-002736 02:40:13.700 --> 02:40:19.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, but interesting enough, despite the confiscation of billions, asr-002737 02:40:21.280 --> 02:40:24.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: there is no smuggler who is still in prison. asr-002738 02:40:26.100 --> 02:40:27.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: For the value of 10 million. asr-002739 02:40:28.460 --> 02:40:30.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So you have all these public pronouncements. asr-002740 02:40:31.280 --> 02:40:31.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Of course, this is... asr-002741 02:40:31.880 --> 02:40:36.440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The whole, you know, the whole slew of the cooperation of the BOC, asr-002742 02:40:36.880 --> 02:40:40.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the cooperation of the DOJ, et cetera, prosecution, et cetera, asr-002743 02:40:41.060 --> 02:40:42.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to be able to do this. asr-002744 02:40:43.080 --> 02:40:48.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But, you know, it's strange that the public announcements are so... asr-002745 02:40:49.080 --> 02:40:51.440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Are in the billions, hundreds of millions. asr-002746 02:40:51.840 --> 02:40:57.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But when it boils down to prosecution, no one is being jailed. asr-002747 02:40:57.880 --> 02:40:58.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But there is no... asr-002748 02:40:58.920 --> 02:41:00.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: There is no non-bailable... asr-002749 02:41:01.880 --> 02:41:07.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Offense where the masterminds, you know, are... asr-002750 02:41:07.860 --> 02:41:09.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: There are those who have been jailed. asr-002751 02:41:09.180 --> 02:41:12.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: A bodeguero, something like that. asr-002752 02:41:13.840 --> 02:41:16.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But anyway, my concern really is, asr-002753 02:41:17.300 --> 02:41:23.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: what support do you need to be able to achieve the mandate of the Republic Act, asr-002754 02:41:23.260 --> 02:41:24.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of which you have primary jurisdiction? asr-002755 02:41:25.400 --> 02:41:26.740 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: Okay, good morning, Your Honors. asr-002756 02:41:27.240 --> 02:41:31.780 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: First, Your Honor, I would like to give the picture that we have now in the city, asr-002757 02:41:31.880 --> 02:41:37.800 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: the law that we are talking about is Republic Act 12022, asr-002758 02:41:38.100 --> 02:41:41.680 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: and this was made effective last October 2025. asr-002759 02:41:42.620 --> 02:41:47.320 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: And so far, there are about 16 cases pending hearing before our courts. asr-002760 02:41:47.940 --> 02:41:54.200 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: And the first case filed is due for promulgation of the decision this October. asr-002761 02:41:54.780 --> 02:41:59.920 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: So I agree that there is yet no conviction because the cases were filed. asr-002762 02:41:59.920 --> 02:42:00.920 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: The first case was... asr-002763 02:42:01.880 --> 02:42:04.500 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: The first case filed was in March 2026. asr-002764 02:42:05.260 --> 02:42:10.300 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: So that case will have its promulgation of the decision this October. asr-002765 02:42:11.680 --> 02:42:13.960 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: And as for those... asr-002766 02:42:13.960 --> 02:42:19.360 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: This is indeed a non-bailable offense for an amount exceeding 10 million, asr-002767 02:42:19.540 --> 02:42:22.440 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: and we have denied petitions for bail, asr-002768 02:42:22.580 --> 02:42:26.200 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: and there are presently incarcerated, Your Honor. asr-002769 02:42:26.200 --> 02:42:31.930 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: Thank you. asr-002770 02:42:33.530 --> 02:42:35.870 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The driver... asr-002771 02:42:36.550 --> 02:42:38.790 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: Yes, Your Honor. asr-002772 02:42:38.850 --> 02:42:45.250 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: There are indeed drivers and passengers who are also included in the information. asr-002773 02:42:45.910 --> 02:42:50.210 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: But in the cases that we have been hearing, at least in our division, asr-002774 02:42:51.030 --> 02:42:55.970 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: the supposed importer or the owner are also presently detained. asr-002775 02:42:56.490 --> 02:42:57.250 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay, okay. asr-002776 02:42:57.810 --> 02:43:00.130 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I don't want you to go into the merits of the case, asr-002777 02:43:00.130 --> 02:43:05.110 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: but it's enough to know that that's the status of the case. asr-002778 02:43:05.110 --> 02:43:06.670 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And we hope there'll be more. asr-002779 02:43:13.160 --> 02:43:13.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Oh, yeah. asr-002780 02:43:14.120 --> 02:43:17.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And the establishment of your courts in the Visayas and Mindanao, asr-002781 02:43:17.940 --> 02:43:18.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is that... asr-002782 02:43:18.620 --> 02:43:19.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: How is that... asr-002783 02:43:21.060 --> 02:43:22.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Under the law, you have... asr-002784 02:43:22.940 --> 02:43:24.700 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: Under the law, yes, Senator. asr-002785 02:43:24.960 --> 02:43:33.540 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: There is that provision in the law that allows us to create new courts in the Visayas and also in Mindanao. asr-002786 02:43:33.540 --> 02:43:37.480 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: But so far, with the number of cases that we have been receiving, asr-002787 02:43:37.800 --> 02:43:40.100 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: for our discussion last NBank, asr-002788 02:43:40.100 --> 02:43:47.000 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: we are not really pushing it this time because of the minimal number of cases being filed. asr-002789 02:43:48.140 --> 02:43:48.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yeah. asr-002790 02:43:48.660 --> 02:43:56.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Well, I just wanted this on record so that to inform also our justices and our judges. asr-002791 02:43:58.000 --> 02:44:07.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You know, agriculture smuggling is killing the local farming and fishing sector. asr-002792 02:44:07.800 --> 02:44:10.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And our food security is compromised. asr-002793 02:44:10.520 --> 02:44:12.720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Not just food security, food safety. asr-002794 02:44:13.500 --> 02:44:22.140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because what we are hearing is what are meant to be condemned in China are smuggled here, asr-002795 02:44:23.540 --> 02:44:30.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: washed with formalin, and then brought into the wet markets. asr-002796 02:44:31.920 --> 02:44:35.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So this is yung salvage value. asr-002797 02:44:35.400 --> 02:44:37.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Bibili ng patapon nang mura, asr-002798 02:44:37.260 --> 02:44:37.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: tapos asr-002799 02:44:37.780 --> 02:44:42.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ibebenta dito nang mataas na presyo. asr-002800 02:44:43.040 --> 02:44:48.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So that's not just a health risk. asr-002801 02:44:49.060 --> 02:44:52.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It's also undermines our food security. asr-002802 02:44:53.520 --> 02:44:59.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Pag walang kalaban-laban yung mga magsasaka natin sa presyo na pinapasok, asr-002803 02:45:00.000 --> 02:45:18.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: hindi na nga tiyak yung kaligtasan mo, 'di ba? Tapos pinapatay pa yung local na industry. That's why smuggling of agricultural products is something that we really have to go hammer and tongs in addressing. asr-002804 02:45:18.640 --> 02:45:20.100 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: I agree, Your Honor. asr-002805 02:45:20.100 --> 02:45:30.820 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: And I would like also to share that we have already drafted our own rules insofar as the application of search warrants and seizure orders from these smuggled goods. asr-002806 02:45:31.480 --> 02:45:39.900 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: So this was made effective last July 1, so just barely eight months after the promulgation or the enactment of the law. asr-002807 02:45:40.060 --> 02:45:47.220 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: So this is already in place to facilitate the easier filing of the search warrants and SOs before the CTA. asr-002808 02:45:47.220 --> 02:45:49.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And in our anti-smuggling activity. asr-002809 02:45:50.100 --> 02:45:52.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Agri-smuggling hearings in the Committee on Agriculture. asr-002810 02:45:54.120 --> 02:46:04.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You know, in the last three years, the biggest, the billion peso importer of rice, you know, who was given the necessary permits. asr-002811 02:46:05.220 --> 02:46:07.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Five of them were able to import. asr-002812 02:46:08.700 --> 02:46:12.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They were the largest and their addresses were the same street. asr-002813 02:46:15.960 --> 02:46:19.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And the corporate secretary of one was a. asr-002814 02:46:20.100 --> 02:46:21.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Married to a jeepney driver. asr-002815 02:46:22.440 --> 02:46:25.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The corporate secretary of the other one was. asr-002816 02:46:27.120 --> 02:46:29.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Was the wife of the jeepney driver. asr-002817 02:46:30.760 --> 02:46:33.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You know, it's, you know, it's really. asr-002818 02:46:33.560 --> 02:46:44.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And that's why the anti-corruption, that's why 10 million non-bailable is critical in terms of enforcement so that. asr-002819 02:46:48.180 --> 02:46:50.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But anyway. asr-002820 02:46:50.100 --> 02:46:58.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Having said that, whatever the CTA needs in terms of support, if we can augment your budgets, we will do so. asr-002821 02:46:59.280 --> 02:47:05.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So that we can fight smuggling and ensure our food security. asr-002822 02:47:06.060 --> 02:47:06.840 CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena: Thank you, Senator. asr-002823 02:47:07.140 --> 02:47:09.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Are there other questions from our. asr-002824 02:47:13.040 --> 02:47:13.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. asr-002825 02:47:14.000 --> 02:47:14.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002826 02:47:14.560 --> 02:47:16.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So there being no other questions, there's a motion. asr-002827 02:47:16.800 --> 02:47:20.040 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I move, Your Honor, our chairman of the subcommittee. asr-002828 02:47:20.100 --> 02:47:28.860 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: That we approve on committee level, the budget of the Supreme Court, Court of Tax Appeals, the Court of Appeals and the asr-002829 02:47:28.860 --> 02:47:33.980 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Sandiganbayan and all other attached agencies with the codicil that we can increase their budget. asr-002830 02:47:33.980 --> 02:47:34.480 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Your Honor. asr-002831 02:47:35.480 --> 02:47:36.180 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you, Mr. asr-002832 02:47:36.440 --> 02:47:37.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Moved and seconded. asr-002833 02:47:38.660 --> 02:47:47.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: There being no further questions, and because of the motion duly seconded, the budget of the Judiciary is deemed submitted to plenary. asr-002834 02:47:48.600 --> 02:47:48.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-002835 02:47:48.900 --> 02:48:12.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Justice Estoresta, the Honorable Justice Marquez, Justice Alameda, Justice Justice Lopez to our honorable judges and justices of this Court of Appeals of the Sandigan Bayan Court of Tax Appeals, of course, our Court Administrator's Office and to everyone. asr-002836 02:48:12.680 --> 02:48:17.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Magandang tanghali. Maraming, maraming salamat. Our overwhelming thanks po, Your Honor. asr-002837 02:48:17.080 --> 02:48:18.420 Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. asr-002838 02:48:18.900 --> 02:48:25.720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, the committee hearing of the subcommittee G of the Committee on Finance is suspended. asr-002839 02:48:26.200 --> 02:48:26.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you very much. asr-002840 02:48:27.020 --> 02:48:27.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Good afternoon. asr-002841 02:48:27.420 --> 02:48:27.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ...