Senate Committee on Finance: Judiciary - September 10, 2026

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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uh g of the committee on finance we'd like to call the hearing uh budget hearing to order

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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good morning and uh welcome to this uh hearing of the committee on finance subcommittee g

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um the hearing today is for the proposed uh fiscal year 2027 budget of the judiciary

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uh i'm i understand that senators jv ejército and uh senate president win gachalian will be joining

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us uh in the meantime may i call on our committee secretary attorney philip luna to acknowledge our

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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resource persons and place it on record go ahead attorney lena

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Committee Secretary

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good morning mr chair and good

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Committee Secretary

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morning everyone if you have in attendance the following uh honorable rodel visa lameda associate

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justice of the supreme court

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honorable joseph y lopez associate justice of the supreme court honorable jose midas p marquez

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associate justice of the supreme court honorable raul villanueva associate justice of the supreme

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court the court administrator honorable maria teresa dolores gomez istuesta honorable lillian

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c baribal co deputy court administrator for administration honorable rainel da

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h estacio montesa deputy court administrator for regional services from the court of appeals

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we have honorable fernanda lampas peralta the presiding justice honorable florencio m mamawag

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jr associate justice no need to stand just raise your hand honorable jennifer joy c ong associate

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justice honorable rogelio j largo associate justice honorable walter s ong associate justice

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and from the sitting gun bayan we have honorable geraldine faith a econ presiding justice

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from honorable jenner m hito associate justice honorable arthur o malabagyo associate justice

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honorable juliette m manalo san gaspar associate justice honorable lord a villanueva associate

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justice honorable ronald o chua associate justice

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from the court of tax appeals we have honorable jim marie a bakoro villena associate justice

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honorable corazon j ferrer flores associate justice

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from the department of budget and management representatives assigned to the judiciary

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we have miss marika joanna de la pena chief bms miss maria amore de atotubo svbms from the commission

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on audit representatives assigned to the

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Supreme Court of the Philippines

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Ms. Maria Carmela E. Marcos

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State Auditor

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Mr. Jervin

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A. de la Peña, ATL

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Office of the Court Administrator

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Ms. Cheryl Ann

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R. Martinez, ATL

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Supreme Court

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From the co-representatives assigned to

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the Court of Appeals and Diganbayan

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Court of Tax Appeals, Ms. Jocelyn

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S. Nocom, State Auditor

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Ms. Alma L. Resco

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Rosaupan, State Auditor

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Ms. Diana Oldan, State Auditor

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That's all, Mr. Che

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Committee Secretary

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Thank you

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Thank you, Attorney Lina

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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We can now proceed

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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First of all, thank you very much

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to our Honorable Justices

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for your presence

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today

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Allow me to

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begin with my opening statement

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Ito ang

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bukang bibig

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ng marami nating

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mga kababayan.

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Wala namang nakukulong,

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wala namang napaparusahan,

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wala namang naibabalik

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na pera na ninakaw.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Tuloy pa rin ang ligaya.

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Totoo

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man o hindi,

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ito ay damdamin ng

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marami nating mga kababayan.

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Mahigit isang buwan na

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kitang-kita at damang-dama natin

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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ang pananalasa ng

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katiwalian at [unclear]

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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kasama ng mga ghost at palpak na

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flood control projects.

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[unclear] inanod

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ang aabot

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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na trilyong pisong

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budget

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na inilaan

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laban sa

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mapanirang

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baha.

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In a manner of speaking

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those accused

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now in the largest corruption

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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scandal in the history of the Republic

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are not the only ones

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being tried

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Today

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the judiciary

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the ombudsman

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the Department of Justice

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the entire Philippine justice system

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is also on trial

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under the court

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of public opinion

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Masakit

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at klarong-klaro,

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lagpas tao ang

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lalim ng

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puot ng taong

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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bayan na patuloy na

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sinasalanta,

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hindi lang ng baha,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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kundi ng matinding kawalan ng hustisya.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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I recall, and I mentioned this in one of our committee hearings on the Committee on Justice,

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as we were hearing a measure to try and address the challenges of our justice system.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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The Sandigan Bayan in 2025 convicted two former departments

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of Agriculture Officials of GRAF over the anomalous purchase of 3.9 million worth of

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fertilizers, a transaction dating back to 2004. When a judgment of conviction comes 21 years

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after the corruption case was filed, one cannot help but ask, how did we stop corruption

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convincingly? How was justice served? And how can we, in strengthening the respect for the rule of

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law, how can it be brought about by this delay in the disposition of corruption cases?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Two small fish convicted in a corruption case spanning 21 years,

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while big fish are seen and perceived as untouchable, unpunished,

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absolved. In frustration, and in the context of our hearing today, one cannot help but ask,

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we are allocating 86 billion, or at least this is the proposed judiciary budget,

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while COA estimates about 1.7 trillion is lost annually to corruption.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Matinding kakulangan o kawalan ng

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hustisya ito

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laban sa

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bawat Pilipinong

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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nagbabayad ng buwis at bawat pamilyang

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wasak ang buhay

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na pinundar ng dugo, pawis at luha.

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Sa totoo lang,

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simple lang ang katarungang

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hinihingi ng

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karaniwang mga kababayan natin:

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mabilis,

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patas,

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abot-kamay

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at hindi takot sa mga

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nasa poder

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o sa malakas

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ang kapit,

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ika nga. Kaya kailangang

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gamitin ng hudikatura ang pondong

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Pag-uusapan natin ngayon para ayusin ang sistema at mapabilis ang patas na justisya sa ating bansa.

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Hindi sapat na may naisampang mga kaso, hindi sapat na may iniimbestigahan,

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kailangan may napapanagot, kailangan may nasa sentensyahan,

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kailangan may habang buhay na makukulong sa kasong pandarambong.

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Internally, the judiciary must likewise watch and police its ranks of erring and unfit officials.

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There are rumors, unverified reports, stories shared about how cases are allegedly fixed,

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freedom allegedly paid for, and money allegedly passed around.

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Whether true or not,

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the judiciary must do its share in ensuring that there is accountability for wrongdoing among its own.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Inaasahan ng taong bayan ang mga hukom na kumikilos ng mabilis at tiyak,

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makatarungan at walang kinikilingan na aayon sa due process at higit sa lahat

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nagpapatunay na walang opisyal, kontraktor, o kaalyadong politiko ang exempted sa batas.

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Kung may dalang leptospirosis ang baha,

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dapat din natin sugpuin ang kleptospirosis na dala ng dekadekadang kahinaan o hindi mabilis na katarungan sa ating bansa.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Sa huli, ang tunay na sukatan ng justisya ay kapag mabilis, patas, at maayos ang sistema ng katarungan na,

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agad-agad na pinapawalang sala ang mga inusente at agad-agad ding napaparusahan ang may sala.

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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.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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And if I may stress this representation,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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defended the judiciary budget last year, it is an honor and a privilege to be able to do the same this year.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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We are one in wanting our judicial system to be, if I may borrow the term of former Chief Justice Puno,

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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.

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So, we can now proceed.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Perhaps, if I understand it correctly, Justice Estoesta.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Yes, Your Honor, good morning, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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As we did in the last budget hearing, you have the floor for your presentation, please go ahead.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Good morning, Your Honor and distinguished members of the Senate and the guests present today and budget officials.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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At the outset, allow us to

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express our appreciation

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to the Honorable

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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for sponsoring

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and defending the judiciary's budget.

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This is particularly meaningful to us

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because the good senator has always spoken of the rule of law,

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good governance, accountability, and access to justice

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that cannot be achieved without a strong and independent judiciary.

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These are ideals that resonate deeply

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with the judiciary's constitutional mandate and ethical values.

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We share the belief that justice must not only be available,

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it must be accessible, timely, credible, responsive, and independent.

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We are therefore grateful to the Honorable Senator Pangilinan

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for taking on the responsibility of sponsoring the judiciary's budget

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and for giving us the opportunity to demonstrate

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how these resources will strengthen the administration of justice.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Good morning, Mr. Senator.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Before you continue, Justice Estoesta,

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we'd like to place on record and acknowledge

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the presence of our Senate President, Sherwin Gatchalian.

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Good morning, Your Honor.

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Former Committee on Finance Chairperson,

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would you have an opening statement, sir?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Mr. President, we beg the indulgence of Justice Estoesta.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Maraming salamat, Chair Kiko.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Napakinggan ko po 'yung inyong opening statement

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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sa sasakyan noong papunta po ako dito.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Unang-una sa lahat, we welcome our friends and our colleagues from the judiciary.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Lahat naman ho tayo dito ay nagtatrabaho para sa taong bayan.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Lahat naman ho tayo dito ay mga government employees.

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At higit sa lahat, lahat naman ho tayo pantay-pantay ang gusto ho natin para sa minamahal nating bansa,

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na maayos at maibalik po ang tiwala ng taong bayan sa ating gobyerno.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Sang-ayon po ako sa ating Chairman na nasa crossroads ho tayo

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pagdating sa tiwala.

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Hindi na ho

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Hindi na ho tinitingnan ng taong bayan

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kung ikaw ay congressman, senator, or judge, or justice, or mayor.

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Tingin nila, buong gobyerno ay nawawala na po ang tiwala nila.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Kaya nandito ho kami para mabigyan po ng suporta ang judiciary

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para po 'yung wheels of justice, 'yung gulong ng hustisya,

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ay gumana

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at maging episyente.

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Marami ho talaga tayong dapat ayusin

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at marami ho tayong dapat panagutin,

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lalo na dito po sa mga nangyaring corruption issues.

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At hindi ho magiging kumpleto po itong pagbabalik ng tiwala

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kung isa sa ating mga sangay ng ating pamahalaan ay hindi po gagana.

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Kaya nandito ho kami para suportahan ho kayo.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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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.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So with that, Chairman, maraming maraming salamat po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Thank you, Senate President Win. We can now go back to Justice Estoesta. Go ahead, ma'am.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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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.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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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.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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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.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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If I may state so, Your Honor, in the 2026 GA'A Judiciary Budget, we have 70.611 billion.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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So the 22.611 billion.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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The 22% increase will account for a total of 86.271 billion pesos, the breakdown of which is as follows.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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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.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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For the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, from the GA'A 2026 of 179.87 million.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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We are now proposing for 2027, 193.43 million or an increase of 13.56 million, marking an increase of 8%.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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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.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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For the Sandigan Bayan.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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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%.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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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%.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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So overall, Your Honor, 86.271 billion or an increase of 15.66 billion, 22%.

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As a breakdown, Your Honor, allow us to do it.

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For the Supreme Court of the Philippines and the lower courts, for the personal services, representing basically salary, wage upgrade and adjustment.

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It is an increase of 3.859 billion.

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For the MOOE, it is

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3.246 billion.

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billion.

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But if we look at

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But if we look at the capital outlay, Your Honor, there is a decrease of 3.758 billion.

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The decrease, Your Honor, will only account—it should not mean that we are scaling down the

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judiciary's infrastructure or modernization program, because the decrease is principally

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attributed to a lower project cost estimation.

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And that is why we are doing this.

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Thank you very much, Your Honor.

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Thank you, Your Honor.

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Thank you, Your Honor.

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for certain information technology projects of the MISO or the Management Information Systems

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Office. So, following the continuing review and refinement of the project requirements,

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specifications, and costing, the amount necessary to implement the projects will be determined to

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be lower than the previous estimate as we continue to pursue the digital infrastructure requirements

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of the judiciary. Now, Your Honor, it is interesting to note that with the budget

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hearing before the Committee on Appropriations in the House of Representatives,

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the distinguished members of Congress were able to ask us about the newly

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created courts and if we have included the unorganized courts even without the NOSCA funding

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in our budget. We have said that we have not, Your Honor, and we were encouraged to include it now,

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Your Honors, as a matter of augmentation. So, if we look at the request for augmentation,

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Your Honor, for the

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judiciary, for the lower courts, to represent in particular the newly created courts even without

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NOSCA in the amount of, for the Supreme Court, 3,992,618,200 representing a total of unorganized

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courts, 135, and a temporary vacancy of, well, the temporary vacancy have already been funded.

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So, unorganized without,

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NOSCA is 135 courts, Your Honors. And then, as a, to be carried over with the other courts,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Your Honor, for the Court of Appeals, they're asking an augmentation of 96 million pesos,

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Sandigan Bayan, 31 million, and the Court of Tax Appeals, 19,334,000, or a total request

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for augmentation, 4,068,952,200. Yes. So, to move on,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Your Honor, for the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, we are asking for an increase of

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11.239 million, and for the MOOE, 2.320 million. For the Court of Appeals, Your Honor,

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personal services, an increase of 522.731 million, MOOE of 849.167 million, and a capital

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outlay of 140.890 million for the court of tax appeals sorry for the sandigan bayan your honor

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personal services there may be a reflected decrease in personal services of 27.659 million

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but the reduction in personal services is not really a personnel cut but a technical adjustment

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arising from the recalculation of the actual personal requirements rather than a reduction

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in the salaries or benefits of our incumbent incumbent personnel in the sandigan bayan but

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we continue to fund the upgrading and reclassification of positions and the filing of

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or the filling of vacant positions all right for the court of tax appeals your honors

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we have personal services in the amount of 123.052 million mooe of

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43

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123

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123

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123

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208

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108.159 million but there again appears a decrease in the capital outlay of 4.528 million

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the reason being your honor primarily attributable to the fact that the budget

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previously provided for the acquisition and installation of solar panels is no longer

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carried over into the current fiscal year now this only demonstrates that the overall increase

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in the CTA's budget is being directed principally toward personal requirements

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and the operational requirements of the court.

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So in total, it is really not a decrease, Your Honor,

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which may violate the constitutional provision that resources cannot be decreased

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if gauged from last year's budget appropriation.

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For our major final outputs, Your Honor,

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or case disposition, the following slides

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represent disposition from the Supreme Court down to our first-level courts.

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From the data, many of our courts are already exceeding their disposal targets with accomplishment rates reaching 85% to 290%.

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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.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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The figures, however, Your Honor, only represent productivity and not the entirety of the performance.

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Because under the SPJI, the Supreme Court has begun to pilot the high-performance courts framework.

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Instead of just the number, it looks at internal processes, decision quality, court user satisfaction, and employee engagement.

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In that sense, the high-performance court, Your Honors, is the next evolution of our performance measurement from volume of output to decrement.

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Quality and overall effectiveness of justice delivery.

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So we are moving from measuring how much a court does to understanding how well a court delivers justice.

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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.

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The objective is to...

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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.

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So this directly supports our high-performance courts initiative.

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A high-performance court should not only dispose of cases efficiently.

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It should have the administrative support systems that enable judges and court personnel to devote more of their time and attention to their primary...

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judicial functions.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Now, for our SPJI reforms, Your Honor, we likewise listed our milestones for our... for 2026.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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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.

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What we present in these slides are milestones of the SPJI reform.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Thank you.

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And now we would like to thank the Office of the Regional Court Managers for their holistic participation in this program.

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They demonstrate that the judiciary has already moved from planning to actual implementation across a broad range of areas.

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These initiatives include the eCourt PH, the eCourt, and the Philippine Judiciary Platform, which support the digitalization of court processes.

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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.

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We likewise have the development...

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of the ICT governance framework, the ICT strategic plan, cloud infrastructure, connectivity and data

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center capabilities which provide the technological backbone for these reforms. We are likewise

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building systems for financial management, human resource management, procurement, electronic

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payments, online learning and case and court facility management. These are important because

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modernization is not confined to what happens inside the courtroom because it also involves

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modernizing the administrative systems that support the courts. We are also developing

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initiatives that directly improve access to the justice system including the unified legal aid

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service portal, e-notarization and other online services for the bar and other justice sectors

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stakeholders. The significance of these initiatives, your honors, is that they are designed to cascade

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beyond the court system. We are also developing initiatives that directly improve access to the

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Supreme Court and benefit the courts throughout the country. The objective is not to create

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isolated technological solutions but to build an integrated judiciary in which information,

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systems, processes and resources can support courts at every level. For our JSCC, your honors,

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the flagship program of the JSCC or the Justice Sector Coordinating Council under the Justice

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Convergence Program is the Justice Zone. At the local level, the JSCC is the justice zone.

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At the local level, the different pillars of the criminal justice system come together

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to identify the actual causes of delay and inefficiency and develop coordinated

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locally responsive solutions despite the difference in our mandate. For now, your honor,

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we have developed 20 justice systems. We have Zambanga City, which we have declared the

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trafficking-free justice zone. We have Tagaytay City Justice Zone, which we have declared the

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economic development and tourism justice zone. We have Puerto Princesa or the green justice zone.

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We have likewise Iligan, Ozamis, Cagayan de Oro, Tacloban or Moc and Calbayog as our anti-OSIAC

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justice zones or the online sexual exploitation of children justice zones. Another important

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initiative of the judiciary, your honors, is the establishment and strengthening of the Office of

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the Judiciary Marshals pursuant to Republic Act 1169 or the Judiciary Marshals Act. The funding

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supports the development of a professional judiciary marshal organization with capability,

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judicial security and operations, investigation and intelligence, legal services and digital

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forensics. Its function includes threat assessment, investigation, forensic analysis,

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protection of court facilities and personnel, even their members of the families,

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and ensuring that court proceedings are conducted in a safe and orderly environment. In our 2026

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GAIA, your honor, we were only allowed a budget of 710 million and we still need to fill in the

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vacancies of the plantilla, Your Honor.

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So we are proposing a budget

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plantilia, your honor. So we are proposing a budget of 902 million 75 thousand pesos or an

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increase of 25, 27 percent. For the Philippine bar as an investment in the bar and in the legal

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profession and to improve the quality, efficiency, accessibility and integrity in the admission of

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the profession, the Supreme Court holds the annual bar exams and the sharia special bar exams.

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We are midstream now, your honor, in the current,

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bar examinations having just conducted the second day of the bar exam yesterday uh for now your

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Honor, for our 2026 GAA of 800—

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Good morning, Your Honor, Mr. Chair.

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Before you proceed, we

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acknowledge the presence of the chairperson of the on of the committee on finance senator jv

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thank you for joining us uh senator jv uh do you have

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okay after the presentation we will give the floor to send the

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senator jv for his opening statement please proceed yes

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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good morning uh mr chair thank you

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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your honor so uh for the philippine bar examinations for 2025 and 2026 your honor

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uh just for the record the number of applicants that have applied to

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take the September 2026 bar

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the september 2026 bar numbered 14 291 and we have developed 15 local centers local testing

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centers there are seven in the national capital region three in luzon three in visayas and two

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in mindanao to make the testing examination more accessible to our bar examinees so

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the bar examinees have not yet completed because we have one day

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remaining which is scheduled this sunday your honor for the sharia

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special bar exams your honor uh which was just concluded last may 24 and 27

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the number of applicants numbered 1055 and we have developed four local testing centers

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one in ncr and three in mindanao 796 completed the exam and 235 examinees passed it or a total of 29.52

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percent for our halls of justice your honor the investment in hojs is intended to provide our

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courts with safe, secure, accessible

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and functional facilities that are appropriate

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for the administration of justice. This includes

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adequate courtrooms chambers offices waiting areas facilities for vulnerable litigants and spaces

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that support modern court operations for the judiciary therefore we have ongoing projects

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new construction or ongoing procurement with the back hoj we have identified 12 projects and

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management we have nine projects those undergoing general repair and rehabilitation we have 15

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ongoing procurement with the back HOJ we have nine implement project implementation and management

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for refurbishment of office space we have seven ongoing procurement with back HOJ and for project

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implementation and management we have nine or a total of 34 ongoing procurement and 27 ongoing

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project management to break it down your honor if we would like to mention the courts that are

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affected in the ongoing procurement with the back HOJ we have repairs and rehabilitation in Angeles

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City, Bay City Negros Occidental, Bansud Oriental Mindoro, Barugo Leyte, Latinidad Benguet, Malinao

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Aklan, Medina Misamis Oriental, Olongapo City, Oroquieta City Misamis Occidental, San Miguel

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Zamboanga del Sur, Taf

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Samar, Tarangan, Tam Samar, Villaba Leyte, Wow Lanao del Sur and all HOJs in regions

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eight I'm sorry nine ten and the Caraga region or all in all 15. Those undergoing new construction

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your honor but still undergoing procurement we have in Barasca Tanduanes, Benito Soliven,

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Kandihay Bohol, Imus Cavite, Lawag City,

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Legaspi,

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City Family Court, Lucena City, Quezon, Masbate City, Masbate, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Sagay

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Negros Occidental, San Pablo City, Laguna and Virac Catanduanes or a total of 12 HOJs. For

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refurbishment or still undergoing procurement we have seven projects located in Bogasong Antique,

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Binan, Laguna for regional trial courts 152 up to 155, Danau City, Cebu, Lingayen, Pangasinan,

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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.

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Those ongoing project implementation, Your Honor, we have 27 projects. These are midstream through construction. We have Bacolod City, Negros Oriental,

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Bangaga, Davao Oriental, Balangiga, Eastern Summer,

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Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Bogos City, Cebu,

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Bulan, Sorsogon, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental,

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Caloocan, Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur,

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Dumaguete City, Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur,

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Guagua, Pampanga, Gitan, Eastern Summer,

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Iloilo City, First and Second Level Courts,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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especially now.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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No need to go through each of them.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Anyway, you can give a few and then we can proceed to the next.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Most of them.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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The next 44.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Yes.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Just to show that we are moving with our infrastructure projects, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Yes, ma'am. Go ahead.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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If we can move to the JBC, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

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Yes, please.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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It is really important now since it is part of our request for augmentation

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to open up even unorganized courts without the NOSCA, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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Yes, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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So that will be a total actually of 489 organized and unorganized courts

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that needs to be filled in, Your Honor.

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So for the year, the Judicial and Bar Council has declared its performance

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of next stage.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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It requires a lot of process, Your Honor, and you would know that, Mr. Chair,

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because it is not just receiving the application,

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of these interested applicants, but they undergo a lot of screening process

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from the first deliberation to interview, psychological evaluation,

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second deliberation, and then the final deliberation.

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So for the year, fiscal year 2025, the number of nominees that were processed

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or applications processed is 5,971, and the number of nominees, 1,000.

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1,127 that were shortlisted. And it was increased for the year 2026 to the number of applications

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

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processed, 9,793. The number of nominees shortlisted, 1,983, Your Honor. If we move on

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000432

to the educational arm of the Supreme Court, which is the Philippine Judicial Academy, Your Honor,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000433

the accomplishment rate from our core programs, special focus programs, conventions and seminars,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000434

we have a total of 52 for trainings, programs and activities, and a total participants of 8,466

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000435

judges and court personnel. You would see, Your Honor, the next slide that much of our

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000436

digitalization is working on, because most of our activities are done asynchronously rather than in

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000437

person, so that it likewise reaches out to members of judges and court personnel who are

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000438

in the court.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000439

In the Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, because the main headquarters of the Philippine Judicial Academy

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000440

is in Tagaytay or in Luzon. So that's about it, Your Honor. That is our budget presentation.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000441

Thank you.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000442

Thank you, Justice Esto Estac. We now give the floor to our chairperson of the Committee on

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000443

Finance, Senator JV. Go ahead.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000444

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning. Good morning to our Senate President.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000445

Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000446

Good morning to our Vice Chair, Senator Francis Pangilinan. Of course, to our respected distinguished

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000447

associate justices of the Supreme Court, presiding justices and associate justices of our appellate

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000448

and specialized courts, court administrators, colleagues in the Senate, and all our esteemed

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000449

guests present today, we fully recognize and uphold the judiciary's vital role as an independent

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000450

co-equal branch of government. As such, for the judiciary to remain fully, truly independent and

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000451

perform its constitutional mandate.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000452

It

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000453

must have sufficient control over its resources. This is why we supported the

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000454

enactment of Republic Act No. 12233 or the Judiciary Fiscal Autonomy Act. The proposed budget of

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000455

the judiciary for the fiscal year 2027 marks the very first year of the implementation of this law.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000456

While we advocate the judicial independence, our basic principle is still we want to ensure that

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000457

every peso invested in our justice system directly reduces trial bottlenecks,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000458

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.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000459

Kaya maraming-maraming salamat po. Thank you very much for being here.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000459-split-2

Thank you, Senator JV. We now give the floor to our

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000460

senate president for his questions go ahead uh

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000460-split-2

thank you mr chairman well first uh of all um

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000461

let me um commend the judiciary for uh an efficient use of your budget uh so looking at

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000462

uh one of the things that we measure uh the different agencies the utilization of the budget

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000463

and for 2024 it's 98 percent in 2025 it's 99 percent

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000464

goes to show that um not only efficient but

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000465

um in some cases

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000466

especially in

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000467

yes

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000468

uh

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000469

the lower courts or the courts near to our constituents so i just want to ask um

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000470

because i was looking at the uh accomplishment rates and uh a lot of the accomplishment rates

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000471

are past a hundred percent so

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000472

Ibig sabihin sobra ho sila sa target nila. But on the ground, whenever I go around, especially in cities,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000473

Ah may mga courts talaga na ang isang court ang hawak nilang kaso napakadami, no? So may uneven

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000532

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

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000533

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

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000534

mukhang walang problema

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000535

no because the

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000536

classroom

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000537

ratio is low

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000538

in the same case with

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000539

case loads i would assume that in the cities

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000540

matataas mo no so we

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000541

can we have um

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000542

um information that on that

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000543

because my next question will be

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000544

are there

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000545

lgus or areas wherein we

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000546

need to add more courts

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000547

no uh alam nyo

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000548

ang paborito pong batas

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000549

ng mga mambabatas

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000550

is magdagdag ng courts

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000551

no kahit na walang kailangan

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000552

na court

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000552-split-2

yes po

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000553

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

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000554

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

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000555

um

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000575

While we are getting the data, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000600

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

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000601

cases and the judges or number of branches are only

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000602

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

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000603

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

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000604

i think

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000605

um just submit to the committee uh just divided to divided to municipalities and to cities where

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000606

more

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000607

i think

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000608

i think

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000609

i'm more uh interested looking at the caseload per per sala or caseload per judge in the cities

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000610

especially in um highly urbanized city because there are a lot of businesses there a lot of businesses

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000611

and obviously if there are such transactions there are some we cannot avoid but there are

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000612

issues that are emerging unless you have it now but if not you can just submit it to the committee

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000613

submitted to the committee so we'll be guided accordingly

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000613-split-2

yes sir we do not have the data now

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000614

if it is per city your honor but we will submit the data uh per your requirement to reach an

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000615

acceptable level of caseload per judge how much do we need for a level court uh ideal number is

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000616

300 your honor and for a second level court it's 500 but as it is your honor our judges handle

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000617

more than that particularly in the uh ncjr region your honor but just to give you a

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000618

ballpark figure on or if it is an overall our second level course your honor a total of their

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000619

pending cases um is 376 926 sometimes we cannot shake off the outflow and the inflow of cases

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000620

because what's coming in will be 226 263 other than those that are revived and reopened which

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000621

for the for january to december 2025 your honor amounted to 79 084 and this is just the rtc

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000622

for first level courts your honor it is uh it's uh more volume if we look at our mtc mtccs mtcs and

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000623

mctc so that's uh for december 31 2024 pending it's 572 250 cases and as of december 31 2025

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000624

it only got lower by a little 519 356 because those ruffled were 449 294

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000625

and those revived or reopened 210 981 so there's actually even if we try to accomplish more by

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000626

targeting um the the case disposal over the target case disposal and the actual case disposal and

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000627

multiplied by 100 it will still be uh the disposition the disposition rate will still

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000628

be lower or for january to december 2026 for all courts your honor disposition rate is 56 percent

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000629

accomplishment rate is 142 percent very quickly how do you reconcile the accomplishment and the

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000630

disposition

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000630-split-2

yes your honor percentages 56 is the is the disposition rate your honor but the

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000631

accomplishment rate is 142 because the accomplishment rate your honor uh takes into

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000632

consideration total case disposal over target case disposal and multiply it 100 whereas this

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000633

total case disposal over total case input your honor

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000634

Are there, um, are there courts na thousands pa ang hinahawakan ng isang judge?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000635

Yes.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000635-split-2

Other than the one in Dasma, would you like to— Meron ba tayong mga ganyan?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000636

Kasi if the prescription is 300 per judge, I think this is for RTC.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000636-split-2

yes your honor

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000637

um the mtc is your honors i have the expedited procedure which really helped them a lot

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000638

because every time they dispose of those falling under the rules on expedited procedure

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000639

especially small claims which is which actually accounts that uh the volume of the cases filed

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000640

before the first level courts they have 24 hours to dispose so they have more disposal than the

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000641

second level courts but there are really uh flag we can really flag certain areas of

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000642

regional trial courts that have more than a thousand cases pending cases um we we do not

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000643

have the data again, Your Honor, but from my experience,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000644

other than Dasmariñas, that will be Cabuyao, Laguna.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000645

We just had the judicial audit.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000646

So many persons deprived of liberty.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000647

I've already talked to

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000648

the judge concerned. He actually resigned,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000649

Your Honor, as of August 31

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000650

because of health problems. He's facing a lot of

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000651

health concerns, and it's really next to impossible that he handles all 5,000 cases,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000652

and he's the only one court in Cabuyao, Laguna, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000653

5,000 cases.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000654

5,000 plus.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000656

Magre-resign talaga yung...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000657

Magre-resign po siya.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000658

Oo, wala.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000659

Nagkasakit na po siya. Kaka-opera lang po niya.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000660

So my point of the matter is, mayroon ba tayong study?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000661

Just to make it a, doon sa benchmark na na-mention nyo.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000662

Yes, pa.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000663

How much do we need in terms of investment so that we can lower down?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000664

Obviously, the approach is to build more courts, to hire more judges.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000665

But do we have an estimate on how much do we need that in order to reach an acceptable level of caseload?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000666

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,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000667

if that is your ideal ratio or number, how much do you need to...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000668

In terms of creating more courts to reach this 300 ratio or 300 per court or 500 per court.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000669

That's probably, yeah.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000670

Because that's what we want to happen.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000671

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...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000672

Actually, Your Honor, although no study, no formal study has been conducted,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000673

it is more into the system.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000674

That is why high-performance courts are being piloted because it is not just in the number.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000675

It is in the processes that are being made.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000676

It's in the digitization of the records and it's in the satisfaction of our external stakeholders.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000677

Likewise, the engagement of our personnel.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000678

Are they happy working so that it flows out from them, Your Honor?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000679

That's the present study that we're doing.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000680

Although we will, because of your encouragement, Your Honor,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000681

we will conduct a study on that one.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000682

How much budget we need, is the answer really in creating more courts

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000683

or is it in systematizing our processes, modernizing our systems or both?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000684

Because, for example, in the challenge for education,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000685

very clear, we have a backlog of 65,000 classrooms.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000686

So then we do the math.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000687

If you have a backlog of 65,000 classrooms,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000688

how much do you need?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000689

How much do you need to produce that?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000690

So in the same vein, what is your backlog?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000691

in terms of creation of courts in the area

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000692

so that we have a figure as to, therefore,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000693

how much will it cost in terms of personnel,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000694

in terms of infrastructure, and your first world budget.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000695

What is your first world budget that we will aspire for?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000696

Maybe we should have a five-year, ten-year catch-up plan program

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000697

so that our chairman of the Committee on Finance

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000698

is very particular about infrastructure.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000699

So the infrastructure requirement so that we achieve that for the judiciary.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000700

But if it's not yet available…

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000701

Submit it to the committee so that we'll be guided.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000702

So that we'll know the universe or a target that we will work on moving forward.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000703

Thank you, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000704

Thank you.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000705

But are there many cases of 5,000 per judge?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000706

Are there many cases like that?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000707

I'm sorry.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000708

I can also think of Antipolo, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000709

Did you increase the health insurance?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000710

Is the salary of 5,000 more?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000711

Unfortunately, no.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000712

Maybe we should triple the hazard pay.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000713

Your Honor, may D.C. A. Lillian Baripalco be recognized because she has the data.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000714

Your Honors, good morning.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000715

Based on the records of the Court Management Office,

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000716

of the Office of the Court Administrator,

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000717

the pending cases,

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000718

as of July 31, 2026,

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000719

just to answer our courts,

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000720

there are more than 1,000 cases.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000721

For example, we have Banguet-Abra, 1,210.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000722

Banguet-Bagu City, 2,281.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000723

We have one in Aguola-Union, 1,109.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000724

Then we have in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, 2,751.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000725

San Carlos City, Pangasinan also.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000726

1,300.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000727

1,007 for Urdaneta City, Pangasinan.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000728

2,000, Mark.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000729

2,300 in Tugayarao City,

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000730

although this is an aggregate for our stations

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000731

which has 2 or 3 RTC-S Courts.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000732

So, Ilagan-Isabela, 1,700.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000733

1,500 in Santiago City.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000734

We have one in . . .

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000735

in Bayumbong, 1,300.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000736

Balanga also has a higher caseload of 1,600.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000737

We have a very...

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000738

Although Malolo City, your owners have many RTCs,

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000739

but they have 10,700 aggregate number of caseload.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000740

How many RTCs in Malolo?

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000741

In Malolo...

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000742

RTCs in Malolo.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000743

RTCs in Malolo.

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000744

We'll get the number, your owners.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000745

In Cabanatuan City, 2,600.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000746

Gapan, 2,300.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000747

If we're going to divide this on the number of RTCs,

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000748

this will be more than the 500 our wish for average caseload.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000749

Then we have Angeles City, almost 4,000

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000750

for the entire RTC of Angeles City.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000751

Then we have Tarlac City, 2,500.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000752

And we have another one in...

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000753

In Region 4, Bacoor, your owners, 4,745.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000754

And what has been mentioned by the court administrator in Dasmariñas,

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Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000755

your owners, 6,567,

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000756

with only three regional trial courts.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000757

Yes.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000758

567, your owners.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000759

With only three RTCs existing.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000760

Three RTCs.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000761

Three RTCs and four MTCCs.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000762

Divided by three courts.

Source

Deputy Court Administrator Lilian C. Barribal-Co

asr-000763

It's 500.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000764

So if it's three...

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000765

Just to place it on record, Mr. President.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000766

Six, five, six, five,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000767

divided by 500, because it's RTC, right?

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000768

So you have to have 13 additional courts.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000769

Right?

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000770

Ideally.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000771

Ideally.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000772

Ideally.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000773

Ideally.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000774

So that's what we want.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000775

At least.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000776

In terms of the universe of what we're working around.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000777

So that we can put together the strategy,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000778

10 years, 7 years, to catch up.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000779

Right?

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000780

At least we know what's going on.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000781

Imagine that, 13 additional courts for Dasmariñas to reach 500.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000782

We have a pending letter on that, your honor,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000783

submitted to the House Speaker.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000784

Thank you, Mr. President.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000785

Just a little bit.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000786

How many?

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000787

10,700.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000788

How many RTCs?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000789

Anyway, if you get it, please.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000790

Go ahead.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000791

You have the floor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000792

Thank you.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000793

Just submit to the committee and study on enriching that ideal number of caseload per judge or per court.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000794

How much will it cost?

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000795

Maybe we can have a program moving forward.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000796

And if I may just add...

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000797

Mr. President,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000798

you know, they're asking,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000799

the budget is 86 billion,

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000800

but our entire national budget

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000801

is 6.7, 7.2 trillion.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000802

Isn't it?

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000803

It's like...

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000804

One person.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000805

Less than one percent.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000806

And it's a co-equal branch.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000807

Thank you very much, Your Honor.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000808

A third of the...

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000809

So if you want...

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000810

One percent, right?

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000811

Mr. Chairman,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000812

if you look at the other side,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000813

it's also the litigants.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000814

Imagine the litigants,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000815

it's a long wait

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000816

before their cases are to be heard.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000817

Because if you're talking about

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000818

one judge holding 5,000 cases,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000819

there are only 365 days in a year.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000820

It's a long wait.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000821

It's a long wait.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000822

So it's really...

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000823

We really need to look at this angle

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000824

because if you...

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000825

If we're not to make the wheels of justice turn faster,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000826

then we need to also invest.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000827

And I may also add, again, the big picture,

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000828

in education, in agriculture, in infrastructure,

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000829

there is a correlation between the ideal percentage

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000830

of GDP for expenditures.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000831

Would we have that for the judiciary?

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000832

I'm not sure.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000833

But I think there would be some...

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000834

international benchmark

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000835

of how much the justice system in other countries

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000836

in terms of GDP is being spent.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000837

Because then that should be, again,

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000838

a benchmark that we should target moving forward.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000839

So if we can also have that information

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000840

from the court administrator,

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000841

it would help us.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000842

As we defend the budget on the floor,

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000843

we will say in other countries,

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000844

this is the percent of GDP

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000845

that goes to the system of justice.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000846

Of course, we will have to combine

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000847

the DOJ and the judiciary.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000848

But still, if you can separate it, even better.

Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-000849

Sorry.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000850

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for that.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000851

We'll just wait for that study

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000852

and some basic statistics

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000853

so that we can be guided accordingly.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000854

Yes, Your Honor.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000855

I just have some items in the budget

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000856

that I saw...

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000857

There's a lot of decrease.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000858

This is a locally funded project.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000859

Yes, Your Honor.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000860

From 9 billion last year

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000861

to about 2.4 billion this year.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000862

And there are two items

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000863

that decreased substantially.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000864

Construction, completion,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000865

and or repairs of halls of justice

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000866

from 2.6 to 200 million.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000867

And then also strategic plan

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000868

for judicial innovations

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000869

from 5%.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000870

From 5.1 billion to 600 million.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000871

Is there any particular reason?

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000872

Obviously, we're talking about

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000873

the construction of halls of justice.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000874

It's counterintuitive

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000875

that we need to construct,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000876

but the funds for the construction

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000877

of halls of justice have been reduced.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000878

And then the other one

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000879

is strategic plan for judicial innovation

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000880

from 5.1 to 600 million.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000881

From 5.1 to 600 million.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000882

Maybe we know the reason

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000883

why these two programs

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000884

under the locally funded projects

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000885

went down substantially.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000886

Thank you, Your Honor.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000887

For the HOJ construction,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000888

Your Honor,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000889

although our budget reflected

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000890

in the 2026 GAAC,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000891

a budget of 2,688,606,000,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000892

it is because the construction

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000893

that we have

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000894

for the Manila Hall of Justice

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000895

was not included.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000896

Instead, what we have

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000897

or what we've computed

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000898

as the escalation cost.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000899

But for Cebu

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000900

and Cagayan de Oro construction,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000901

we have proposed an increase,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000902

actually, in the original budget proposal,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000903

200 million total.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000904

Your Honor, I have to admit

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000905

that we were really being conservative

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000906

in that because considering,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000907

recognizing that the fiscal envelope

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000908

is really limited and finite,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000909

we needed to,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000910

to really limit the budget

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000911

to 200 million.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000912

But it so happened, Your Honor,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000913

if I would,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000914

with Your Honor's permission,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000915

for the Cebu construction

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000916

of the judiciary complex,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000917

the consulting services

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000918

already submitted the required diet

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000919

just last August 5, 2026.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000920

And it made the project now ready

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000921

for bidding for the works.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000922

So when we,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000923

when we became conservative

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000924

and simply added 100 million for Cebu

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000925

and 100 million for the judiciary complex

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000926

and CDO,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000927

we realized that we should have

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000928

increased it or augmented it,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000929

which is why we included it now

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000930

in our request for augmentation

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000931

to reflect the construction escalation cost

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000932

insofar as Cebu is concerned.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000933

But we are still conservative

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000934

insofar as CDO is concerned, Your Honor,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000935

because the diet has not yet been submitted.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000936

And then to continue, Your Honor,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000937

with the SPJI innovations,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000938

we have a total in the 2026 GA'A for SPJI,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000939

supposedly 5,159,275,000.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000940

It was decreased to,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000941

it went down because the proposal is just 641,059,000.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000942

The decrease is due to the reclassification

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000943

of recurring SPJI-related expenses

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000944

from 2026 SPJI

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000945

because of the intangible,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000946

the intangible,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000947

assets outlay from CO,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000948

it now went to MOOE

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000949

because these are now recurring expenses.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000950

For instance, Your Honor,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000951

in our subscription,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000952

so the recurring,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000953

the non-recurring were no longer repeated.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000954

So it's a matter of recomputation

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000955

and reprogramming, Your Honor.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000956

But it does not mean that we are scaling down

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000957

our infrastructure projects.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000958

Thank you, Your Honor.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000959

The SPJI,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000960

if I understand it correctly,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000961

these are for,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000962

Ah, yes.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000963

For judicial innovation.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000964

Yes, Your Honor.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000965

Digitalization.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000966

Digitalization.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000967

Yes, Your Honor.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000968

These are mostly,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000969

if I'm not mistaken,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000970

for efficiency,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000971

accessibility,

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000972

and accountability.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000973

Efficiency, innovation,

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000974

and access, Your Honor.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000975

Access.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000976

I have actually 39 projects

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000977

that I can mention right now

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000978

just to support them.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000979

These are basically information technology.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000980

Yes, Your Honor.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000981

The heart of the SPJI.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000982

So from a locally funded project, naging ano na siya?

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000983

Opo, MOE na po.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000984

MOE na siya?

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000985

Yes, for your honor.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000986

Regular project na siya?

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000987

Yes, your honor.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000988

All right, I understand.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000989

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.

Source

Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000990

Yes, your honor.

Source

Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000991

Bakit siya bumaba? Ang laka ng binaba?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000992

Almost 92%.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000993

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.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000994

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.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000995

When we realized that we actually should have augment.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000996

Augmented it.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000997

Opo.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-000998

The Manila Hall of Justice?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-000999

Yes, your honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001000

Tapos na ba yan? Parang matagal na yan.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001001

Not yet, your honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001002

Parang bago pa akong senador, naririnig ko na yan eh.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001003

There's a lot of story there, your honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001004

Opo.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001005

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.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001006

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.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001007

And we are making it, your honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001008

Three years na ginagawa itong, kung first term mo di, matagal na yan eh.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001009

Hopefully po the DAED will be approved soon because we're really fast-tracking it, your honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001010

I come from RTC.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001011

RTC Manila, your honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001012

And even Deputy Court Administrator Nelda Montes is an RTC Manila judge.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001013

And during that time, we were looking forward to the construction of the Manila.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001014

Twenty years, ah.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001015

Meron ng 20 years?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001016

Meron na po.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001017

Kasi last, your honor, if I may, the last groundbreaking was last 2012 po.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001018

Ta'y dad, Judge of the Senate President.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001019

Kasi daddy ko dating mayor.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001020

Alam ko parang nakailang groundbreaking na yan eh.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001021

Panay groundbreaking.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001022

So just with indulgence of our Senate President.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001023

So, the Cagendi Oro and Cebu, you asked for 100 million each, but the Manila will still be deferred?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001024

Yes, because the DAED is still in the works, Your Honor.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001025

You don't think we can start it by next year?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001026

Because it's a long overdue, Mr. President.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001027

That's why, if ever, with all the requirements fulfilled, we would want to support because it can help decongest.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001028

Because Manila and Cebu and Cagendi Oro, these are the main cities.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001029

So, that's it. In case, I just saw that it was deferred.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001030

Because, as you said,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001031

it's been a year since the first year of Senator Kiko.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001032

So, that's it. Thank you, Mr. President.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001033

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001034

Just for the record, Mr. Chair, there is actually an earmarked budget already for Manila City Hall.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001035

For the Manila Hall of Justice.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001036

Sorry, I said Manila City Hall. I heard you or me.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001037

Yes, Your Honors.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001038

Hi, Senators.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001039

I was a first-time counselor in 1992.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001040

And we had our...

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001041

Our first groundbreaking.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001042

It was during the time of Mayor Lim and I was part of it.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001043

And after almost 25 years, we have yet to see the building being constructed.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001044

Now, but we're pushing with the diet.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001045

We can be almost finished with it by the end of the year, as promised by the Building Committee.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001046

So, if we can put it additional...

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001047

Funding for the Manila.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001048

And as much as the Chair of the Committee, Senator J.V.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001049

His father is a long two-term, three-term mayor of the city of Manila.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001050

That's true.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001051

Although, I haven't met Mayor Erap, but I've always been there during his time.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001052

So, I hope we can get some funding.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001053

Because that's the capital city.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001054

And I show up to the rest of the world.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001055

And...

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001056

Justice.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001057

Imagine, you're a Supreme Court Justice.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001058

Yes.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001059

You're a counselor.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001060

You're a counselor.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001061

You're an MTC, an RTC.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001062

Groundbreaking.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001063

You're 30 years old.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001064

You're correct, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001065

Manila is the capital city.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001066

And it should be the showcase of governance.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001067

Yes, even for foreigners.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-001068

I'll ask questions later.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001069

Later than my time then.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001070

What caused the delay and all.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001071

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001072

Thank you.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001073

And to inform Justice Lopez, I was also a city councilor of Quezon City in 1992.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001074

Yes.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001075

We're together.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001076

So, until now, I'm a senator.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001077

You're a justice.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001078

Maybe by the end of the year, it will be groundbreaking and it will continue.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001079

Go ahead, Senate President.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001080

Mr. Chairman, I'll avail of the second round.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001081

So that we...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001082

So that the chairman can pursue his questions.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001083

Thank you, Mr. President.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001084

Anyway, good morning.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001085

Good morning to all of you.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001086

Just like what I have, I received a letter from the DBM.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001087

The first copy of the comment on your proposed 2037 budget, section 3 of RA 12233.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001088

Here it is.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001089

They're recommending a budget ceiling of 77.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001090

77 billion, which leaves 9 billion, 9.17 billion gap from the judiciaries.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001091

Your proposal is 86 billion, 86.37 billion.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001092

So, of course, the basic questions I would like to ask, which specific program or projects

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001093

will strongly be affected of this 9.17 billion difference?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001094

Maybe the DBM, because of the judicial...

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001095

Autonomy.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001096

Maybe this is the last chance for them to comment or to intervene.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001097

You know, the DBM, if they can reduce it, they will reduce it.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001098

But because of the low fiscal ceiling also this year.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001099

So, specifically, what are the major programs and projects that will be affected by the

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001100

9.17 billion difference?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001101

Your Honor, because we're really banking on three factors, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001102

Our people, system, and infrastructure.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001103

So, if we decrease it by 9 billion, definitely in our people, our plans to upgrade, reclassify

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001104

the salaries of our people will be affected.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001105

And most of our personnel, Your Honor, have not had the salary increase.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001106

And because there's no really point of them being promoted, because there's no such thing

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001107

in the courts, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001108

If you come in as a utility, the only chance that you can become as that salary grade one,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001109

that the only chance...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001110

The only chance that you can be promoted as a process server, considering the qualification

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001111

standards that you can, which is SG2, will be second to none.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001112

Because most of the time, we are really awaiting for the retirement of most members of our

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001113

people.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001114

So, if we decrease the infrastructure, can you imagine, Your Honor?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001115

I mean, I cannot even say that our courts are beyond dignified in the image.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001116

We really have to do a lot of...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001117

Especially, Your Honors, the fact that most of our buildings are 20 years and older.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001118

With the calamities that have been happening, we've been going around, our buildings are

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001119

old and do need...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001120

They need rehabilitation, repairs, and a lot of, if not, demolition, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001121

HOJ in Iloilo, Your Honor, I'm not even sure, but it has been vacated.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001122

It has been condemned.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001123

It was retrofitted.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001124

Yes, but most of our judges do not feel safe anymore to go back, which is why we had to

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001125

relocate them to another one, to another building.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001126

I don't know if it's coincidence, but in Iloilo, when there's a flyover, there's a lot of

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001127

people.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001128

Then, the Hall of Justice, that's new.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001129

Then, it's already unfit for occupancy.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001130

There's a need to retrofit again.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001131

The flyover that was like a rollercoaster, it was retrofitted.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001132

It's new.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001133

Now, it's being retrofitted again.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001134

Mr. Chair, I would like to...

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001135

What's the name of the DBM?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001136

Oh, yeah, please.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001137

With your indulgence.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001138

With your indulgence.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001139

So, some things, the Manila Hall of Justice proposal, what are the causes of delays?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001140

I'd just like to ask that the Hall of Justice in Manila is again delayed because the 1.918

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001141

billion second year funding, supposedly, for the Manila Hall of Justice.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001142

So, what are the causes of delays?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001143

When do you expect the construction to resume?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001144

That's what I mentioned earlier.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001145

So, what are the bottlenecks?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001146

And I think this is more than 26 years overdue now, or 20...

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001147

That's right, 30 years already.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001148

Justice Lopez said, 1992, when the first groundbreaking took place.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001149

So, go ahead, ma'am.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001150

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001151

Mr. Chair, the Department of Budget and Management has already...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001152

The Department of Budget and Management has already...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001153

The Department of Budget and Management has already...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001154

Submitted its comment, but for the record, we have not yet received, formally received

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001155

a copy of the same.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001156

So, we have not even read it.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001157

But to answer your honor's question, your honor, on what caused the delay in the Manila

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001158

Hall of Justice project, your honor, I do know that there was already an awarded contractor

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001159

way back in, before I...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001160

I was still an art regional trial court judge, your honor, but it was complicated by a technical

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001161

mathematical computation, your honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001162

Which way, the honorable Supreme Court had to terminate the contractor, the works that

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001163

was already procured because of that error.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001164

So, the diet consultant was terminated, and then we had to repost it again.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001165

We had two failed biddings.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001166

And then now, it was only the second semester of 2024 that a consulting certifying...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001167

was engaged and is about to submit the DAED, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001168

So it is not an ordinary construction project, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001169

So we really have to make it ready, especially make it disaster resilient

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001170

with all the natural calamities that we are experiencing.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001171

So may pag-asa pa naman na before matapos ang term is NKCO ulit.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001172

Yes po, sana po.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001173

At yung bago mag-retirement na si Associate Justice Joseph Lopez,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001174

may tayo na itong Manila Hall of Justice.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001175

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001176

Sana naman, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001177

We know we have a very limited fiscal space, but I think Manila is our capital.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001178

Hindi naman natin pwede pabayaan.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001179

Tama kayo kanina sa Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001180

May Manila and then Cebu and then Cagandioro, no?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001181

Opo.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001182

So, and then also, next is yung pong acquisition.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001183

Meron pa silang ano na, para lang alam nyo po yung selector,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001184

nandito.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001185

Noted that the court is asking for a 314 million for the acquisition of 100 units of motor vehicles.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001186

So, may we know how many of the 100 units will be allotted to the courts?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001187

Or paano pong paggagamit nito?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001188

For what I know kasi, swerte na Mr. Chair kasi yung yung mga more affluent LGUs, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001189

They support the improvement of the courts.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001190

They provide the vehicles to the judges.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001191

And the other needs of the courts and some personnel.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001192

So, ito po ang, ito po ang, so what is the distribution of the 100 units?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001193

Kasi pinapanon na, they also note, they also mentioned ito pong request the 300 million for vehicles.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001194

Thank you, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001195

Your Honor, specifically.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001196

Specifically, for Supreme Court lang ito.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001197

We can, Your Honor, I do not have the data for all courts.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001198

Can we just submit the same, Your Honor?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001199

Yes, please.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001200

But basically, the 340 vehicle acquisition will be part of the reflating program of the Supreme Court, Your Honor.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001201

Ah, it's for the Supreme Court.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001202

Yes, po.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001203

Supreme Court and also the appellate courts, Your Honor.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001204

Appellate courts, okay.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001205

Because, I know for a fact like,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001206

the Makati, the Reacher, they provide vehicles for the judges, diba?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001207

Pero although hindi lahat, minsan kalahati lang, suerte-suerte yan din sa Manila.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001208

So, this one is for the Supreme Court and the appellate courts.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001209

Sa lower courts po kasi, Your Honor, basically, it's through the generosity of the local government units

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001210

who would provide for the service vehicles.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001211

Yes, I think for the cities, yung may first class municipalities, no problem.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001212

They can support.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001213

The courts, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001214

We know for a fact kasi, our Senate President, I myself, for mayors, and we were able to establish, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001215

With the, yung RTCs already.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001216

Like, in San Juan, meron kami sarili and we support, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001217

The LGU supports and I think Valenzuela and the bigger cities, especially Makati and Manila, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001218

Although, yung iba kalahati-kalahati lang na po-provide nila because ang dami rin RTCs in the big major cities.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001219

Yung pong programs, no, that was mentioned by our chair and our Senate President, yung tumpo to sa cold congestion at lahat

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001220

and the need for us to have a catch-up plan, so to speak, for the infrastructure.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001221

I'm very much particular with that.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001222

We're hoping that if you can provide us, sana masimula na po natin in 2027, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001223

So that we can already address the problem of the backlogs, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001224

Kaya nga.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001225

If it's digitalization, if it's computerization, and if it's a combination of both infrastructure,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001226

kasi binabanggit niyo po yung kaninang hawak ng mga cases, of course, 5,000, 6,000, that's quite a lot, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001227

So, if you please let us know so that we can already start with the catch-up plan.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001228

And we cannot, ano, it was noted by our chair also.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001229

Nakung tutuusin yung 7 billion.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001230

7, 70 billion budget is just a drop, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001231

Kung pag-asa 7 trillion, 1%.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001232

Diba?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001233

And this is already a co-equal branch in charge of administering justice, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001234

So, yun po, can you provide us in case yung pong catch-up plan nyo, if ever,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001235

so that we can address these problems of the backlogs already?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001236

We will work on it, Your Honor, because we have our own Statistics Records Division in the Supreme Court,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001237

who can do that.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001238

Thank you very much, Your Honor.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001239

And likewise, yun sa ano na lang, nabanggit ko na rin po yung case backlogs and long-pending cases.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001240

First of all, I'd like to congratulate the Judiciary for the improved disposition of cases.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001241

We took note that the Regional Trial Court recorded the highest number of resolutions decisions in 2025,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001242

while the Judiciary generally exceeded its 2025 targets for resolutions and case dispositions.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001243

Performance remains uneven across courts.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001244

The Supreme Court...

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001245

...posted a disposition rate of only 23% against its target of 38%,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001246

while the CTA achieved 56% against its 79.8%,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001247

and the Sardigan Bayan also processed only 1,587 cases against a target of 5,640.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001248

So, just the basic questions, what are the main factors behind the performance gaps and continuing case backlogs?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001249

More importantly, how will we...

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001250

How will the proposed 2027 budget specifically address these bottlenecks and translate into faster disposition of cases?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001251

That's why I asked, as Chairman of the Committee on Finance, of course, I would like to augment,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001252

kasi pinapabawas akin ng DBM, but if we will be able to improve...

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001253

address ito po mga backlogs nyo

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001254

and catch up,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001255

then we would gladly

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001256

look for, masigit ma'am,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001257

fiscal space natin, we'll gladly look for other

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001258

sources so that we can

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001259

even augment.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001260

Of course, this is administration of justice.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001261

Yun na po. Siguro po.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001262

Please ma'am.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001263

Thank you po, Mr. Chair, your honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001264

Unang-una po, napakalaking

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001265

effect po

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001266

kung ang policy po

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001267

ng ating ICT,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001268

yung governance framework po natin

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001269

at ng

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001270

plano po na magtayo po ng

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001271

electronic courts or what we call

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001272

the e-courts. Ang e-courts po kasi

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001273

mag-establish po ng infrastructure.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001274

How an ideal court will look like.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001275

So lahat na po yan, digitalized.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001276

But we cannot say that

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001277

nag-cascade na po yan sa lahat

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001278

kasi pinapilot po. But that

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001279

is where the budget will really come in.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001280

We need

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001281

to procure not just

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001282

ICT or laptops

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001283

or ICT equipment. It's the

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001284

program and the software itself,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001285

your honor. And other than that,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001286

it is into

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001287

developing a system on how to make

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001288

our courts highly

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001289

performing. So nasa pag-develop

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001290

din po ng system.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001291

So we're in the digitalization.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001292

Midway, your honor. We're hoping.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001293

Because some other courts, sad to say,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001294

talagang records

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001295

with all of those. Talagang

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001296

fire hazard na eh.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001297

Yes.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001298

So that's good. We will

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001299

gladly help and support.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001300

At least we can improve a better

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001301

environment for the disposition

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001302

of justice. Thank you so much,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001303

your honor. So what measurable

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001304

improvements in disposition rates

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001305

and case processing can Congress expect

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001306

from the additional resources

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001307

with the digitalization? Ma'am, can you

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001308

expect that? Can we expect that

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001309

it will

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001310

case in? Your honor, if

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001311

we follow the parameters followed

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001312

by our high performance courts,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001313

that we have developed our internal

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001314

processes by digitalization and

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001315

our external stakeholders are happier

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001316

and our people are happy and

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001317

then there are electronic

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001318

courts, then, your honor, we

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001319

can meet even if we if let's

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001320

say a Dasmariñas court will be handing

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001321

5,000 case records.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001322

If we follow all those parameters,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001323

I think we can meet the disposal

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001324

target of by

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001325

by 80% or even 90%.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001326

Probably, ma'am,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001327

justice,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001328

ito pong

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001329

DBM probably

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001330

looked, noticed

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001331

that yung kasi may 22%

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001332

increase in

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001333

the judiciary budget from

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001334

for 2027 compared to

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001335

2026. So siguro

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001336

ito yung reason why

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001337

they are, ito yung

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001338

last chance to intervene

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001339

yung pong kanilang

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001340

9 billion na,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001341

but I think if it will be

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001342

siguro, just

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001343

anyway, if can be

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001344

justified naman yung 22%,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001345

of course, yung pong

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001346

by giving us that picture

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001347

yung the backlogs and all,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001348

we really have to

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001349

do something about

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001350

this. Last point, Mr. Chair,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001351

before I, siguro, just

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001352

avail of the second round as well so that

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001353

our Senate President can

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001354

continue with this questioning also.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001355

Your personnel, sir,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001356

personal services and

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001357

unfulfilled positions,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001358

how will the Supreme Court

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001359

accelerate recruitment and appointment to fill

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001360

12,827

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001361

vacancies given that manpower shortages?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001362

Directly, probably,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001363

it may have affect our

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001364

directly affect our

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001365

poor congestion and trial

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001366

delays. So

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001367

can we, ano, can we

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001368

ito pong ating pong, ano, can we address

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001369

yung ating pong 12,800

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001370

vacancies?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001371

Yes, sir.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001372

Since with the number of

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001373

vacancies and the filling in of positions,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001374

your honor, which is why it is

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001375

part of our SPJI initiative

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001376

to create the regional

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001377

court managers so that eventually,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001378

your honor, when our records and

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001379

our 201 files can now

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001380

be shared with

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001381

our regional court managers, we can make our

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001382

selection processes in the regional

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001383

level and that will accelerate

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001384

and facilitate the appointment processes,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001385

your honor. And if

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001386

that happens, your honor, madali na pong ma-

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001387

punan lahat po ng bakante

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001388

sa korte. And of

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001389

course, we're only talking about the court personnel

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001390

because the judges will have to

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001391

undergo the JBC screening

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001392

process and the appointment is by the

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001393

president of the Philippines,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001394

your honor. Again, ma'am,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001395

talayin ko na rin po as the court administrator,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001396

the event flag for her 4.47

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001397

4.47 billion

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001398

requests for reclassification

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001399

of positions and 608

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001400

million for the creation

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001401

of new positions. So were you able to

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001402

submit the formal resolutions

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001403

to DBA before adding the funding for

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001404

these compensation adjustments

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001405

in your budget?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001405-split-2

Yes, your honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001406

Actually, your honor, we have

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001407

projected the cost, but

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001408

the process mapping and the

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001409

plantilla review is now ongoing and being

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001410

fast-tracked because we have a

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001411

committee for that purpose, of which I

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001412

am a member, your honor. And we have

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001413

a lot of proposal already.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001414

Actually, the Sandigan Bayan has

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001415

just submitted its

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001416

consult, how do you

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001417

call it, the

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001418

report submitted by

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001419

its consultant. And so far, it's

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001420

reorganization and the plantilla

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001421

is concerned, your honor. And we intend to

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001422

take its footsteps

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001423

and to be able to review our own processes,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001424

your honor. I'm sorry, our own

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001425

upgrading and reclassification.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001426

Tapos yung

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001427

proposed budget, there's

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001428

a 4.09 billion for

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001429

optional retirement.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001430

So, do we have

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001431

already a

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001432

projection on how many would

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001433

avail?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001434

Yes, your honor,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001435

because we require

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001436

our judges and court personnel who

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001437

would avail of an optional

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001438

retirement to file it at an indicated

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001439

time, which is January

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001440

of each year, so that it can be

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001441

included in the budget. So, we do

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001442

have a projected amount for it,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001443

your honor. Thank you, po.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001444

Actually, as Chair of Finance,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001445

just like, you know, we're

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001446

very concerned with the budget utilization

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001447

and unused appropriations.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001448

But I think, as mentioned

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001449

by our Zed President, you have

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001450

a very good utilization rate.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001451

Ang kakulong.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001452

With that, Mr. Chair, I would

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001453

just like again to ask later on.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001454

Thank you.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001455

Thank you very much, your honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001456

Thank you, Senator JV.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001457

We go back to the Senate President.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001458

No, no, go ahead. I will

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001459

let you exhaust.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001460

A few more

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001461

items, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001462

Thank you for your generosity

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001463

with time.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001464

I'll go to the

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asr-001465

Sandigan Bayan

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001466

because I saw in

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001467

the budget

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001468

analysis that

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001469

of course, we have now

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001470

the

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001471

Judiciary Autonomy

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001472

Law or Fiscal Autonomy

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001473

Law. And I saw

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001474

in the

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001475

DBM recommendation

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001476

that was

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001477

given to us.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001478

Ang proposal nila

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001479

is to even reduce

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asr-001480

the Sandigan

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001481

Bayan budget by

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001482

500 million, 550

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001483

million, which is, I think,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001484

personally, Mr. Chairman, is

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001485

counterintuitive of what we

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001486

want to do.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001487

Because the focus now, actually,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001488

is on the Sandigan

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001489

Bayan. In fact,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001490

we should support the Sandigan

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001491

Bayan more rather than

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001492

reduce its budget

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001493

because they need to

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001494

capacitate

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001495

themselves, make

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001496

themselves more efficient,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001497

get more

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001498

manpower to support the

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001499

voluminous cases that are being

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001500

filed in the Sandigan.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001501

So I don't

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001502

subscribe to the recommendation,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001503

the recommendation of the DBM to reduce it by 551 million.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001504

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.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001505

Dapat pa nga dagdagan para po masuportahan at makahabol ng mas mabilis ng paglilitis.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001506

So with that,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001507

Mr. Chairman, I just want to manifest that.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001508

And

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001509

I also saw in the Sandigan,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001510

this is just an item that I

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001511

want to ask in the Sandigan

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001512

budget. There's a

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001513

the capital

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001514

outlay actually increased

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001515

in the Sandigan budget

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001516

from

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001517

300 million to 719

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001518

million. May I ask

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001519

the Sandigan,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001520

what is the rational

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001521

for this increase? Is there,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001522

a plan to

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001523

put more

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001524

buildings or put more capacity?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001525

May I just ask this

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001526

increase in capital

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001527

outlay? I saw also the account actually

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001528

on building and other structures.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001529

Thank you, Mr.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001530

Senate President.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001531

On behalf of the Sandigan Bayan,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001532

I would thank profusely

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001533

the Senate President for the support

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001534

to the Sandigan Bayan,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001535

most especially.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001536

To the question being asked,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001537

the increase for

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001538

capital outlay is the

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001539

intended construction

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001540

of a Sandigan Bayan building

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001541

2. We

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001542

believe that the construction of the

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001543

Sandigan Bayan building 2 is

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001544

very important and

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001545

timely because our

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001546

current building where we hold our

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001547

trial, po,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001548

Mr. Senate President and Mr.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001549

Chair,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001550

is actually

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001551

no longer safe

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001552

when we conducted

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001553

upon the request

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001554

of the Sandigan Bayan, there were

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001555

technical studies conducted,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001556

2 already done.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001557

There are several

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001558

columns which are found to be

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001559

deficient

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001560

and below the standard

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001561

of the building.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001562

In other words, there is an issue

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001563

on the structural integrity,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001564

particularly

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001565

in the columns of

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001566

our building so

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001567

that not only

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001568

the justices and the court

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001569

employees and personnel

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001570

are at risk, but

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001571

also our court users

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001572

who go to the Sandigan Bayan

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001573

who are at risk.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001574

We do

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001575

not, we would like to

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001576

also emphasize the fact

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001577

that we are only 1 kilometer

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001578

or about 1.2 kilometer

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001579

to be exact from the

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001580

nearest fault line

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001581

and if indeed there

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001582

will be a big

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001583

jolt that will

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001584

affect all of us,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001585

we might

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001586

be ready but we cannot

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001587

answer for the safety

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001588

of all our

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001589

of the court users.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001590

As of now, pending the

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001591

construction, we are only

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001592

hoping and capacitating ourselves

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001593

to be ready

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001594

for any disaster that

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001595

might happen.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001596

We inside the compound

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001597

because I know the Sandigan compound

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001598

is medyo masikip na rin eh, no?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001599

Yes po. The Commission

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001600

on Audit was

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001601

gracious enough to

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001602

grant the use of

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001603

of the total almost

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001604

5,000 square meter

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001605

for us to build another building.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001606

That will only replace the old building

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001607

or also are we

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001608

anticipating more

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001609

courts for that building?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001610

More divisions?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001611

Right now po, the building where we are

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001612

currently occupying only

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001613

can only accommodate

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001614

five divisions.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001615

So that as we are right now

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001616

that two

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001617

newly created divisions in

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001618

2016 technically

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001619

could not be accommodated. That's

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001620

why we only have five courtrooms

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001621

now and we have to

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001622

take turns in conducting

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001623

cases and hearing the

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001624

process that are filed. But be that

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001625

as it may, your honors

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001626

may I inform you

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001627

that in

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001628

in 2026

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001629

our caseload in the Sandigan

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001630

bayan is reduced already

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001631

to 525

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001632

from

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001633

1,229 in

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001634

2024,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001635

805 in 2026.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001636

And our

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001637

conviction rate in

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001638

2026 has greatly

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001639

improved.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001640

We have a conviction rate already

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001641

of 82.48

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001642

percent po

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001643

in the Sandigan bayan.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001644

Our conviction rate

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001645

in 2026 is now

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001646

stands at 82

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001647

point

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001648

48 percent.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001649

82 po.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001650

May I give you a

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001651

summary of our conviction rate

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001652

over the years. In

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001653

2021, our

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001654

conviction rate was

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001655

11.2.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001656

2022,

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asr-001657

18.06.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001658

2023,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001659

42.94.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001660

2025,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001661

39.43.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001662

And

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001663

2026,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001664

82.48.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001665

Justice,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001666

nung 2021, 11 percent lang

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001667

ang conviction rate po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001668

So in other words,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001669

only 1 out of 10

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001670

na kaso na kukonvict?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001671

Yes po. In 2021,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001672

1 out of 10 gets convicted.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001673

But then,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001674

now it has changed.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001675

We now have 8

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001676

convicted out of 10.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001677

So now it's 8 out of 10?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001678

Yes po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001678-split-2

Dapat talaga lakihan

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001679

ng pondo, Chairman. Baka

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001680

How do you explain that, if I may?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001681

How do you explain the jump from 39% to 82%?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001682

There are varying factors of the disparity, the range in conviction rate.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001683

Among others would be probably in the preparation of the prosecutors.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001684

Maybe the prosecutors have prepared themselves and presented their cases.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001685

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.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001686

The memory of the witnesses is very fresh, and therefore they can tell the court what really happened.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001687

And the delay or the longer the court processes creates also the risk.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001688

The risk of witnesses being…

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001689

They die.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001690

They die or they're…

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001691

Unavailable.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001692

Or they become pressured by whatever, no?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001693

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001694

Outside extraneous…

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001695

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001696

So the quicker, the faster, the easier the conviction.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001697

Yes, Your Honor.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001698

That's why the Sandigan Bayan is actually pushing for speedy disposition of cases, especially the cases that are recently filed.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001699

Mr. Chairman, Mr. President…

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001700

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.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001701

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.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001702

Because we want to bring back the trust of people in government.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001703

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?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001704

Siguro, sabi ni Mr. Chairman, pag tumatagal, nawawala na yung mga witness, tapos yung mga justice inaabutan retirement.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001705

So, we will be…

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001706

We are doing our part also in the Senate, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001707

By…

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001708

By instituting reforms, by instituting transparency.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001709

We're hoping that we can…

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001710

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.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001711

In our fight against…

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001712

And for our request to reform the government.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001713

Thank you, ma'am.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001714

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001715

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.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001716

Of the first cases that were filed, they are already in the defense stage.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001717

That means that in less than a year, we are already in the defense side.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001718

So, that's pretty fast po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001719

How many flood control cases have been filed already to the Sandigan?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001720

As of today, there are 26 cases that were filed by the Office of the Ombudsman.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001721

26 po.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001722

Against senators and against…

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001723

Against congressmen.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001724

Out of the 26 cases, you mentioned that some of them are already in the defense stage.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001725

Ilan po ang nasa defense stage na?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001726

More or less lang.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001727

The earliest that was filed is already in the defense stage.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001728

One was archived because the accused was…

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001729

Was…

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001730

Well, could not be located.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001731

And the other cases that had co-accused is already in that defense stage already.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001732

Okay.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001733

So, in other words, we'll see a resolution on that particular case quite soon?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001734

If we follow the Speedy Trial Act that was enacted by the Supreme Court, we will see the conviction within a year…

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001735

The year po.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001736

Or acquittal within the year.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001737

Or acquittal, of course.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001738

Well, the disposition within the year, which may be a conviction or acquittal.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001739

We're not going to say what our preference is.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001740

But connected to this, Justice, I actually was doing some research.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001741

There's this…

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001742

There's this…

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001743

There's this…

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001744

There's this matrix called the Corruption Perceptions Index.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001745

Yes, po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001746

In which, noong 2001, we're actually ranked 117, 117.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001747

And in 2025, bumagsak tayo to rank 120.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001748

We're only higher than Myanmar and Cambodia, which are military junta regimes.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001749

So, in other words…

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001750

The perception of our international peers, mga kasamahan na natin sa ibang bansa, is lumalalaing corruption sa atin.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001751

And that also is connected to investments in our country.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001752

That's why I saw numbers in our investments.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001753

It's also gone down.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001754

Lately, the Business Confidence Index by local businessmen has plunged to a negative.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001755

Territory, which is actually even worse than the pandemic time.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001756

So, in other words, the perception of corruption, and also government addressing it, is quite low.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001757

So, I just want to ask the Sandigan, how are we also addressing this perception of corruption?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001758

As well as, how is the Sandigan also working with the other branches of government?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001759

To improve our perception of corruption, and eventually make people accountable.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001760

At the end of the day, ang gusto naman natin kung ang evident siya, claro, then let's make people accountable.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001761

So, and like I said, the executive, legislative, and judiciary, in the eyes of our kababayan, isa lang yan eh.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001762

One government lang.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001763

So, we want to ask, and right now is a crucial time because of the corruption issue.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001764

So, I want to ask the Sandigan.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001765

How are we?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001766

In your internal management discussion, what are the mechanisms that you are employing to improve the perception of corruption in our country?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001767

Thank you, Mr. Senate President.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001768

Actually, this Corruption Perception Index is a report of Transparency International, an NGO, an international NGO.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001769

And there are several parameters.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001770

That are being considered in rating a country in terms of its performance vis-a-vis corruption.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001771

The judiciary certainly plays a role.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001772

But it is only a specific portion that it can address.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001773

And that is in the speedy disposition of cases, one.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001774

Two, that the justices.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001775

And the court system must appear to be credible that it is dispensing justice.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001776

Important is this credibility of the justice system and the judges, justices, that we can be fair in the decisions that we give.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001777

And I think the Supreme Court is stressing the need for the justices and the judges to be credible.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001780

It is very strong now, the Supreme Court, especially under the Chief Justice, SPJI.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001781

That the judges should also be ethical.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001782

And that we maintain our values as citizens and as judges.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001783

Once we are credible enough.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001784

Once the people will have faith and the Filipino citizen will have faith that we can deliver.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001785

and give that justice to the Filipino citizens,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001786

then perception of justice and non-corruption will increase.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001787

The step forward for us in the Sandigan Bayan is to ensure that when cases are filed,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001788

we attend to the cases and that they are heard immediately.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001789

Thus, right now in the Sandigan Bayan, everybody, it is open in the internet.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001790

You can see where the cases are ruffled to.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001791

Even our ruffle of cases is open to the public and it is aired via internet.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001792

Our hearings in the Sandigan Bayan are also made accessible.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001793

People can listen to the actual hearings conducted

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001794

so that the people can judge for themselves whether we are biased or not.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001795

So these are our steps to make sure that we are transparent in what we do.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001796

Internally, we have also made sure that we do not go beyond the period set

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001797

by the Supreme Court to render decisions.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001798

And that's why I can assure you, Mr. President, Senate President,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001799

that we are disposing of our cases at the earliest possible time.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001800

Thank you. Thank you for those explanations, Justice.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001801

And rest assured that we are one in our objective of making people accountable.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001802

In fact, that's why I said earlier na meron kaming masusuportahan para bumilis

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001803

at lalong mapanagot natin yung dapat mapanagot.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001804

Yun ang dapat natin gawin in our own way during the budget deliberations.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001805

Thank you. And that's why, as mentioned by the Court Administrator,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001806

the Sandigan Bayan has already moved for its reorganization of its staffing pattern.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001807

So that we can be more responsive in attending to the cases that are filed.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001808

At the end of the day, the measure of the people on the performance of the justices

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001809

and the court itself is our disposal of cases at the soonest possible time.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001810

Thank you for that. And sana mag tuloy-tuloy na itong 82% conviction rate.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001811

Thank you.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001812

Thank you.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001813

Thank you.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001814

Ang pangarap ni Sen. Pangilinan eh, in many of his speeches.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001815

When the evidence points to that, po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001816

Yes.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001817

Mabalik lang ako sa admin matters, Justice.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001818

Yes, go ahead.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001819

With the permission of our Senate President.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001820

You know, we were going through some of the conviction rates of other countries

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001821

in terms of corruption cases.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001822

Japan is 99%.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001823

Australia is 97% Singapore is 90 plus percent Malaysia 89% Taiwan is 70 to 80% Hong Kong is 80%.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001824

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.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001825

So I just wanted to put that on record.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001826

Sir, very important information.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001827

At least we're now at the level of our developed country peers in the region at 80%.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001828

Although, if I may add, this is still, the year isn't over.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001829

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.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001830

Ninth.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001831

What is?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001832

Forty seven point six percent was your conviction rate.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001833

But today you're telling us by the end of the year, it went down to thirty nine.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001834

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.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001835

Just on that.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001836

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001837

I'll just, balik lang ako, Justice, doon sa some admin matters.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001838

You mentioned earlier that the two courts.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001839

Simda dalawang bagong divisions, nagsishare sila sa ibang divisions.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001840

So obviously that's a bottleneck.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001841

If all the divisions can have their own sala or their own facility, then they can hear cases all at the same time.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001842

Will this new facility give them their own sala?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001843

That is the intention that with the new building.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001844

We all of the divisions.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001845

We'll have their.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001846

hearing room.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg

asr-001847

We have seven. Yes, po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001848

Seven sala? Courtrooms.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001849

Courtrooms. Alright. Thank you

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001850

Justice and rest assured we'll

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001851

support you on those

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001852

requirements. Like I said,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001853

kung ano yung pwede namin

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001854

maitulong para bumilis yung

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001855

dispensation ng kaso,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001856

eh tutulong ho kami.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001857

And kung kailangan po magpatayo

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001858

ng building para magkaroon po ng

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001859

courtroom sabay-sabay at

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001860

magkaroon ng hearing sabay-sabay, tutulong

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001861

ho rin ho kami. Thank you. Maraming salamat po

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-001862

Justice. Thank you Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001863

Thank you, Senate President.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001864

We go back to Senator

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001865

JV for his second...

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001866

Actually, Mr. Chair, I'd just like to

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001867

talaga sandigan na rin lang tayo.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001868

Yung pong ano na yung

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001869

hopefully it will

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001870

improve, no? We were talking

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001871

with the Chairman.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001872

Yung 15 years yung average to

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001873

resolve, hopefully it will be improved now with

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001874

the... We don't

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001875

mind, no? If we can,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001876

we will try to fund for additional

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001877

course, yung sala.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001878

Yung pong sinasabi ng ating Senate President, as long as

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001879

we will be able to

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001880

shorten, ito po siguro,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001881

para yung average time

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001882

to resolve. And also,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001883

ang ano-ano yung ano,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001884

ang Concerned Senator

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001885

Kiko, mas gusto niya, at least mataas yung

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001886

conviction rate, no? If we can

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001887

go para at least...

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001888

This is a big deterrent, no?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001889

In our fight against graft and corruption.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001890

So...

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001891

On performance targets,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001892

siguro isa na lang, Mr. Chair,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001893

the budget of the Supreme Court

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001894

of Philippines and the lower courts

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001895

and the adjudication program jumps

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001896

to 30%, nearly 41

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001897

billion.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001898

Yet, your

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001899

2027 case resolution target of

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001900

690,622

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001901

is lower than its

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001902

2025 actual accomplishment of

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001903

702,000.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001904

How can

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001905

it be justified

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001906

that the increase in budget

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001907

if the case disposition targets

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001908

are dropped?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001909

Thank you, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001910

Yes. Your Honor,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001911

one thing with adjudication is that

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001912

you can never project whether a case

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001913

will be dismissed or

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001914

whether an accused will be convicted

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001915

or acquitted. Cases

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001916

are complex by themselves. The adjudication

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001917

period may vary from court to court

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001918

depending on the number of witnesses,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001919

the number of the accused even,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001920

the number of lawyers defending an accused,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001921

the number of motions filed in court.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001922

So, Your Honor, our

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001923

performance target may be fixed

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001924

statistically. We can

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001925

study the regression rate

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001926

with off anything

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001927

that causes

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001928

its fluctuation,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001929

its ebbing or falling, but

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001930

a case will always proceed by

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001931

itself, Your Honor. So, what we

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001932

can do is really, that's why we're focusing

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001933

on the internal processes and

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001934

the satisfaction of our external

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001935

stakeholders and our internal

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001936

stakeholders. If you combine all of that, Your Honor,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001937

that is how we define,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001938

if it is a high-performing court,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001939

how we define our performance targets.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001940

Likewise,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001941

Mr. Chair,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001942

Justice

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001943

Justice Estoesta, because

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001944

last week we had

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001945

the first hearing

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001946

was the budget briefing was on budget

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001947

of the Ombudsman and

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001948

Commission on Audit.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001949

And may pinapatanong po, sa media po ito,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001950

basahin ko ito, not for me.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001951

Phone in lang po.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001952

Good morning, boss. Baka pwedeng patanong

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001953

kay Justice Estoesta how the SC

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001954

is addressing Ombudsman

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001955

Rimulya's concern on the supposed

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001956

questionable actions of some

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001957

justices who voided

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001958

the decisions of corruption-related cases

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001959

and granted bail to government officials

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001960

facing non-bailable

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001961

offenses. Thanks. So,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001962

since I think he,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001963

the Ombudsman,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001964

made those statements in the Senate

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001965

just for the record, at least

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001966

ma-address po ng court natin

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001967

from the judiciary

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001968

on how we

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001969

this, ano, how this will be addressed.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001970

Sige po, ma'am.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001971

I understand that the Supreme Court

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001972

came up with a statement, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001973

Yes, go ahead.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001974

Yes, there's a statement by the Supreme Court.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001975

Nothing to do with a non-bailable offense,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001976

Mr. Chair.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001977

The statement that came out

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001978

from the Supreme Court is in so far,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001979

as the resolution of

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001980

the Court of Appeals

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001981

justices, in so far

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001982

as the reversal of adversative

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001983

cases filed under

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001984

Rule 43 before the Court of Appeals,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001985

and they were reversed. And the

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001986

Supreme Court statement is to the effect

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001987

that while we

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001988

welcome

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001989

a check

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001990

into

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001991

a scrutiny

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001992

into our actions,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001993

we cannot,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001994

there is always

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001995

a process, and if there is

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001996

an allusion to misconduct or

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001997

corruption or irregularity,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001998

it should be substantiated

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-001999

rather than rely on

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002000

general statements

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002001

in public, Your Honor. It should be filed

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002002

before the proper forum. That was the

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002003

statement made by the Supreme Court, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002004

But if we

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002005

wish to, yes,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002006

may the presiding justice of the Court

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002007

of Appeals be recognized, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002008

Go ahead, Justice Peralta.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002009

Good morning.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002010

Thank you. Good morning,

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002011

Mr.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002012

Senate President

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002013

Senator Gatchalian.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002014

Now, with that

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002015

public statement of

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002016

the Ombudsman

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002017

that there are

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002018

many, many cases

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002019

wherein the Ombudsman

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002020

was reversed in the Court of Appeals,

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002021

we want to

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002022

present statistics.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002023

So,

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002024

for the last five years,

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002025

sir,

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002026

for the last five

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002027

years since 2021

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002028

up to the present, there

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002029

were 683 cases

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002030

appealed to the Court

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002031

of Appeals, either

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002032

via petition for

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002033

review under Rule 43

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002034

or certiorari under

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002035

Rule 65.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002036

Of those 683

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002037

cases,

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002038

only 18%

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002039

were

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002040

reversed, meaning

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002041

the Ombudsman was not

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002042

sustained. But

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002043

82% or

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002044

559

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002045

were affirmed.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002046

And we also gathered statistics

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002047

regarding the TRO

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002048

and

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002049

rate of preliminary injunction

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002050

issued by the Court of Appeals.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002051

From 2021

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002052

up to

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002053

the present,

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002054

only

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002055

87

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002056

cases were filed

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002057

praying for TRO or

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002058

rate of preliminary injunction.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002059

Of those 87

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002060

cases,

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002061

only 6 cases

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002062

from 2021

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002063

up to the present

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002064

were the Court of

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002065

Appeals granted the TRO.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002066

And the injunction.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002067

The 81 other cases

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002068

were not

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002069

the Court of Appeals

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002070

did not grant the TRO

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002071

or injunction. Meaning to say

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002072

that there were not many

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002073

many cases wherein the Ombudsman

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda C. Lampas Peralta

asr-002074

was reversed by the Court of Appeals.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002075

And if I may add

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002076

your honor, this is also a figure

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002077

actually given by the Honorable

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002078

Presiding Justice Peralta.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002079

And if I will just, since

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002080

she simply gave

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002081

the figure for

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002082

the fiscal year 2021 for 2026,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002083

for January, this fiscal

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002084

year up to July, out of the

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002085

286 administrative cases

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002086

filed to the Supreme Court under

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002087

Rule 43, only 13

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002088

were reversed or representing

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002089

0.045%.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002090

So not all cases

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002091

filed are reversed in

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002092

so far as the administrative cases are

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002093

concerned. Thank you, Your Honors.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002094

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's all.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002095

Be rest assured that we will, you know,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002096

anything that would reduce

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002097

itong inyong congestion,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002098

everything that's our concern

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002099

as brought

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002100

up by our Chair

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002101

and our Senate President.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002102

Of course, kahit bilag,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002103

even if the DBM wants to

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002104

reduce your budget,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002105

we'll try to do our

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002106

best to

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002107

at least retain you. As long as

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002108

you can, we'll address all of

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002109

these concerns that were brought up by

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002110

our Chair and our Senate President. Thank you.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002111

Thank you, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002111-split-2

Thank you, Senator

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002112

JV. I just have a few

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002113

questions.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002114

What is the... I remember

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002115

in my first term in the Senate,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002116

the average

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002117

shelf life of

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002118

cases in the first-level courts

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002119

was about six years.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002120

I remember in your budget

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002121

presentation last year, you were

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002122

saying it's now down to four.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002123

Is that correct? Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002124

For the Sandigan Bayan,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002125

what is the... Do you have

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002126

the figures as to

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002127

the shelf life of Sandigan

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002128

Bayan cases? Would it

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002129

somehow

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002130

adhere to

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002131

the average

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002132

or is it shorter

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002133

or longer?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002134

Saan mo nakuha yung 15 million?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002135

May the Presiding Justice

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002136

of the Sandigan Bayan answer your question,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002137

Your Honor. Thank you very much.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002138

Was that in the hearing?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002139

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002140

Well, because

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002141

as the Chairman is

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002142

confirming it, in the budget hearing

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002143

of the Ombudsman,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002144

they placed... It was

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002145

placed on record, or at least it was manifested

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002146

that the shelf life in the Sandigan

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002147

Bayan is... Can you confirm

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002148

this? Fifteen years?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002149

Before.

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-002150

Nine to

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Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez

asr-002151

ten.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002152

Until last year, maybe.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002153

And in addition, perhaps, the other question

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002154

is

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002155

what is the history

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002156

of the caseload in the Sandigan

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002157

Bayan also?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002158

If you don't have the answers now, ma'am,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002159

maybe you can just submit it.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002160

Okay.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002161

The caseload

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002162

that we have, as I mentioned,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002163

Your Honor, in 2024,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002164

we had

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002165

1,229

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002166

cases

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002167

as of December

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002168

31, 2024.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002169

In 2025,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002170

taking into consideration

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002171

case filing,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002172

cases that were revived

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002173

from archives,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002174

the total case pending

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002175

December 31, 2025

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002176

is 805.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002177

And in 2026...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002178

That's 400?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002179

A difference of...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002180

About 400 cases?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002181

We cleared 424

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002182

cases in the docket.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002183

Yes. Okay.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002184

And the...

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002185

In 2026,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002186

as of June, we have

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002187

535

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002188

cases.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002189

That means we cleared

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002190

270%.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002191

If

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002192

we can...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002193

This is 2026, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002194

535 cases.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002195

Yes, po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002196

Yes. Okay.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002197

If we start, the earliest data that

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002198

we have prepared for today is

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002199

in 2019.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002200

We still had

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002201

5,237

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002202

cases.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002203

1,000?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002204

Yes, po.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002205

500?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002206

Yes, po.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002207

So we cleared 90% of our docket

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002208

in

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002209

six...

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002210

seven years.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002211

How do you

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002212

connect that with the number of cases

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002213

filed?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002214

Do you have that?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002215

Do you have that data also?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002216

Yes, po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002217

Baka rin kasi mas kukunting cases

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002218

ang napapile, therefore mas kukunti, diba?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002219

If you don't have the information...

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002220

Admittedly,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002221

the cases filed

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002222

of recent

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002223

years was

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002224

less than the previous

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002225

years. So if we could

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002226

have also some data as to

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002227

cases filed, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002228

Kasi that will also

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002229

figure in, I mean,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002230

be configured with

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002231

the cases?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002231-split-2

Yes, po.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002232

In 2019,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002233

there were

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002234

198 cases

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002235

filed.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002236

And then in 2020,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002237

117.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002238

2021, 163.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002239

2022,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002240

240.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002241

2023,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002242

263.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002243

2024,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002244

138.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002245

In 2025,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002246

97 cases.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002247

And this year,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002248

41 cases

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002249

are filed. Yes, po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002250

Thank you.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002251

So,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002252

okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002253

Yes, we...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002254

Before I continue, we acknowledge

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002255

the presence of our majority leader,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002256

Senator Subiri.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002257

Please, go ahead.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002258

Go ahead.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002259

Just a quick manifestation.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002260

I'm here in full support of the budget of the

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002261

judiciary. And

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002262

pwede natin dagdagan, your honors.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002263

Dagdagan natin.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002264

We've always, they've been always supportive of...

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002265

Thank you, ma'am, madam.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002266

And we're hoping that

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002267

we can add their budget.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002268

And,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002269

you know, they say,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002270

justice delayed is justice denied. But also,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002271

with no

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002272

facilities and infrastructure,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002273

that will also be justice delayed.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002274

So, we have to give them...

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002275

the full support that they need.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002276

We'd like to recognize our friends from the Supreme Court

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002277

that are here. Hopefully, the future

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002278

Senate of the future

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002279

Chief Justice

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002280

will come from

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002281

this batch very soon.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002282

I'd like to thank them for coming.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002283

Honored to have you with us today, Your Honors.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002284

Thank you so much.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002285

Thank you.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002286

Thank you very much, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002287

Thank you, Senator Migz Zubiri.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002288

Just going back to the shelf life average, can you confirm that?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002289

Is it 15 years?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002290

It was placed on record?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002291

That was the record of several years ago, Po.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002292

So, admittedly, it was maybe 15 years ago, the shelf life was 20 years.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002293

And then it was reduced to 15.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002294

Now, the shelf life of a case was averaging nine years.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002295

Still a bit long.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002296

A bit low, Po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002297

Higher than the national average of cases in the first-level court.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002298

Yes, Po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002299

So, something that the Sandigan Bayan will have to also,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002300

work on, in terms of...

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002301

Yes, Po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002302

But you were saying earlier, as of 2026, November, October, September,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002303

the conviction rate is 82%.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002304

Yes, Po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002305

So, of the 535 cases...

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002306

Pending.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002307

Pending.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002308

So far, the conviction has been pegged at 82%.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002309

Let me just clarify, Po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002310

Yes, please.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002311

The conviction is of the cases that were...

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002312

Disposed.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002313

So, in other words, of this year,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002314

we disposed already...

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002315

356 cases.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002316

Of the 356, 82% of those had convictions.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002317

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002318

Because from 805 cases in 2025,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002319

you've dropped to 535 cases in 2026.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002320

Yes, Po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002321

You disposed of about 300-plus cases.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002322

330 cases.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002323

And of the 330 cases, 82% is conviction.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002324

Yes, Po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002325

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002326

Did the flood control scandal have anything to do with your higher conviction rates?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002327

Of course, you cannot...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002328

You can only speculate.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002329

But it might be possible that it became a wake-up call for all of us, I hope.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002330

If so, then that's good.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002331

That's one silver lining in coming out of that scandal.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002332

Assuming, you know, maybe.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002333

At least for us in the Senate,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002334

it led to a lot of changes in our budget delivery.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002335

It led to a lot of deliberations thanks to our former chairperson

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002336

who made it transparent, live-streamed, and the like.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002337

So, somehow, we'd like to see the silver lining in all of what's happening.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002338

And I'd like to think that partly, you know,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002339

your higher conviction rates now may have been also influenced by

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002340

or, you know, brought about by the public's, you know, desire for accountability.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002341

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002342

Now, we go to your structural integrity.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002343

You're only a kilometer away from the Marikina Valley fault line.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002344

What do you mean?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002345

Is there...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002346

Do you need a budget apart from buying or purchasing or building, rather, a new building?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002347

Is there an immediate intervention to check on the structural defects and correct it?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002348

There were already studies conducted.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002349

One by a private firm.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002350

And this was confirmed by the DPWH as well.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002351

And they confirmed that there are structural defects, indeed,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002352

in our building that we are using right now.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002353

But to repair this would also entail around 400 million, your honors.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002354

But the problem is, if we repair this, we cannot stop hearing cases.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002355

Where we are now, we cannot stop hearing cases.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002356

Where will we go?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002357

And that's why you are appealing that the 500 million for the new building be...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002358

Is that right?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002359

Is that right?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002360

500 million?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002361

So, we decided we will take the risk, continue occupying a building that is not structurally sound,

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002362

and instead opt to build a new building and transfer.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002363

Because we cannot stop the...

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002364

Trial.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002365

But in the meantime, while the construction is ongoing, you remain structurally unsound

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002366

in a building that's structurally unsound.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002367

Yes, sir.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002368

Ourselves, our staff, and the court users.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002369

Exactly.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002370

Well, in the JBC, the building that we are renting is structurally unsound.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002371

It's being built.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002372

So, what was recommended is we find another building to rent, right?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002373

We transfer.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002374

That's not part of your options to ensure your safety?

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002375

Not for now, sir.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002376

Rental will also incur additional expense.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002377

And we need to fit out the rented space.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002378

We also need to relocate.

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002379

And when we do, somehow or definitely...

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Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg

asr-002380

The processing of the cases will also be affected.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002381

Yeah.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002382

But, of course, safety first, right?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002383

That's what they said.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002384

So, that's a concern that we in the legislative branch in the Senate would like to figure out how we can address.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002385

Anyway, if there are, you know, moving forward, suggestions from the court administrator, if there are any,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002386

because we want to make sure that you are safe.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002387

And if there are some stopgap measures, apart from the construction, I don't know.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002388

Justice Musking, you'd like to...

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Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Frederick L. Musngi

asr-002389

Thank you, Mr. Chair, Mr. Senate President.

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Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Frederick L. Musngi

asr-002390

I was just conferring with my colleagues that as a special court, we are conscious of our mandate and we do have special needs.

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Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Frederick L. Musngi

asr-002391

We'd be very happy to share our special needs through the Office of the Court Administrator.

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Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Frederick L. Musngi

asr-002392

For the reasons already discussed and explained in this August Chamber.

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Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Frederick L. Musngi

asr-002393

Thank you very much, Chair.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002394

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002395

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002396

Anyway, our office is more than willing to look into this as we deliberate on the budget until its approval by December.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002397

Sure.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002398

There are additional interventions that we may do.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002399

Let us know, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002400

Go ahead.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002401

Yes, Senator J.V.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002402

Migs.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002403

Thank you, Sherman.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002404

I just...

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002405

Since the topic is on infrastructure, I just wanted to ask the members of the Court of Appeals here.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002406

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

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002407

because our brothers, the justices of the Court of Appeals in Mindanao,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002408

and I know you're based in Cagayan de Oro.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002409

So what I...

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002410

So what I initially did, being a proponent of Northern Mindanao, I'm from Northern Mindanao, Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002411

we put a fund of about 200 million.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002412

That was about a few years ago, maybe about five years ago.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002413

Any developments, Your Honor, on building them a decent building in the area?

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002414

Because I can, again, make the institutional amendments for the Court of Appeals of Northern Mindanao,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002415

being a proud citizen of that area.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002416

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.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002417

Any news on that or any developments on that, Your Honors?

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta

asr-002418

Thank you, Your Honor.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta

asr-002419

May I just inform that in 2012, July 17, the Supreme Court issued a resolution

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta

asr-002420

approving the allocation from existing savings of the Supreme Court of certain...

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta

asr-002421

amounts for the construction of courthouses, which include Cagayan de Oro Court of Appeals building.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta

asr-002422

And may I also inform that the Court of Appeals building is not included in the proposed augmentation in the present budget.

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Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta

asr-002423

Only Cebu.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002424

Your Honor, if...

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002425

May I get the commitment?

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002426

Because I already put...

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002427

funds there.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002428

And it goes to the general fund of the Judiciary.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002429

So, one way or the other, siguro nagamit yun for whatever reason.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002430

If I make the institutional amendment through the chairman of the subcommittee,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002431

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?

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002432

I recall seeing many justices there recently when we took up the BARM initiatives of the Chief Justice.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002433

And it's a waste if we can't continue the area development.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002434

But rest assured, this budget, I will make the institutional amendment necessary.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002435

Just let us know how much you need for the building for the Court of Appeals.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002436

Your Honor, Mr. Chairman, I also give budgets to...

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002437

I have three courts in Bukidnon.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002438

Manolo Fortich, I think the court...

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002439

RTC courts.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002440

So, I've been giving RTC courts.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002441

In support to the Judiciary in the area.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002442

But this is a big one because it's really the Court of Appeals.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002443

I believe the Court of Appeals is based in Cagayan de Oro.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002444

So, pride po namin yan, being from northern Mindanao.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002445

Wala po, they're just fending.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002446

At minsan, tumutulo pa nga.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002447

At pag nagkaka-brown out, meron lang silang genset.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002448

So, I think best to modernize the Court of Appeals in Mindanao.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002449

And I'm willing, Mr. President.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002450

I'm willing to make that initiative for the Court of Appeals there.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002451

Thank you, Your Honor.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002452

Justice Midas.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002453

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002454

Just in response to the query of Senator Subiri.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002455

We have a judicial complex in Cagayan de Oro.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002456

We're coming up with a judicial complex in Cagayan de Oro.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002457

So, it's composed of two buildings.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002458

One building for CACDO.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002459

And the other building is for the lower courts.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002460

At present, there's already, I think, a DAED for the lower courts.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002461

So, we're just trying to match the designs for the two buildings.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002462

For the CA and the first and second level courts.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002463

Rest assured, Your Honor, it's being done.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002464

Hopefully, we can finish with the DAED before the year ends.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002465

And hopefully, by...

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002466

Next year, we start the procurement for the works contractor for both buildings.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002467

So, Justice, if you need more funds for that,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002468

I mean, we're willing to make the amendment.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002469

Thank you for that.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002470

In the budget hearing before the House of Representatives,

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002471

just last Monday, we requested for augmentations for CDO.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002472

And we requested for allowances for that.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002473

Thank you.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002474

And we'll do the same for before the Senate.

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Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez

asr-002475

Thank you.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002476

You love our support, Your Honors.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002477

Thank you.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002478

Thank you.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002479

Thank you.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002480

Thank you.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002481

Very quickly, on other matters.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002482

Just a few more concerns.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002483

There's a gap of 9.17 billion

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002484

between the DBM's recommendation and your request for augmentation.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002485

augmentation.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002486

It will increase

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002487

if it is included

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002488

in the request

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002489

and concern of Senator Zubiri.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002490

Now,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002491

maybe you don't have to answer it now,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002492

but maybe you can submit.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002493

If

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002494

there is not enough,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002495

what are your priorities?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002496

Assuming we can give

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002497

everything, why not?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002498

But in the event

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002499

that the fiscal space

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002500

is too tight, can you

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002501

at least identify by priority

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002502

which

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002503

of these

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002504

9.17 plus plus

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002505

or 9 billion plus plus

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002506

allocation, appropriation

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002507

are your priorities?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002508

Is it not included

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002509

in the

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002510

500 million?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002511

Or is it in the request

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002512

for augmentation? No.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002513

No.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002514

It is not included.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002515

Okay.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002516

The MOOE only.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002517

Yes.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002518

Your Honor,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002519

thank you very much.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002520

We will be submitting the identification

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002521

of our priorities, Your Honor,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002522

especially in terms of infrastructure.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002523

But up to now, Your Honor,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002524

we have not received the comment

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002525

from the Department of Budget and Management

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002526

so that we can make our own

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002527

comment likewise on the same.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002528

Chairman, if I may, by the way,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002529

just for the record,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002530

it was on the

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002531

2021-2022 budget.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002532

It's 300 million pesos that we

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002533

put as an institutional amendment

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002534

for the whole complex.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002535

Last update we got

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002536

from the CDO-HOJ,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002537

procurement and

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002538

rebidding of consulting services,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002539

detailed engineering design.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002540

So, support us for the next batch

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002541

if you need. Thank you very much, sir.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002542

May we hear from

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002543

the BBM?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002544

In terms of the earlier manifestation of the court administrator, go ahead.

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DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan

asr-002545

Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, and good afternoon to everyone.

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DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan

asr-002546

With regards to the copy of the DBM comments, we just followed, first, as we followed what's written in the law,

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DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan

asr-002547

to provide DBM comments as an attachment to the NEP.

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DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan

asr-002548

It doesn't say anything about providing comments to the Supreme Court,

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DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan

asr-002549

but we acknowledge that it's in the IRR.

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DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan

asr-002550

Nevertheless, if...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002551

After all, they are affected.

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DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan

asr-002552

Yes, we agree.

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DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan

asr-002553

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.

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DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan

asr-002554

So we were advised, we asked them if they can secure a copy.

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DBM Merika Joanna S. Dela Peña-Pangan

asr-002555

So we asked them if they can secure a copy from the offices of the Senate President and the Speaker of the House.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002556

Would you care to comment? We'll give it to you.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002557

Well, we're number one.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002558

We always invoke due process, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002559

And if there is a nine billion gap in the comment that would affect our budget proposal, Your Honor,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002560

we were actually expecting that we'd be furnished copies of the same.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002561

Even just one copy will do, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002562

Ibigay, ibigay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002576

And we will, when is the budget of the DBM committee?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002577

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002578

We'll raise that also with the DBM.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002579

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002580

So we will raise it with your boss.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002581

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002582

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002583

Another, another, a few more points.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002584

On the, on the unfilled positions, how does that now, how do you reconcile this with the

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002585

request for additional appropriations?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002586

Appropriations for creation of new positions, when you have, is that right?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002587

30% of your current staffing pattern is unfilled.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002588

That's right, right?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002589

Yes.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002590

So that's a lot, right?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002591

Yes.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002592

If you're, what is the PS?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002593

So if your PS is 58 billion, and your unfilled positions is 30% of your positions in the

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002594

new positions in your plantilia, so of course this is maybe a rough estimate, so that's

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002595

about 30% of 58 billion, maybe, give or take a few billion, but that's a, that's a huge

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002596

amount.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002597

That's about 10, 15 billion.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002598

How do you now, how do we now reconcile billions of PS funding for unfilled positions, which

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002599

becomes savings?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002600

And the request for augmentation, plus the request for creation of new positions, and

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002601

budgetary support for this.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002602

We will have to reconcile that.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002603

Yes, sir.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002604

You can give us initially your comments, and then maybe you can submit to us also in writing

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002605

how we can defend this.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002606

Because if your savings are big, maybe we can, of course, maybe we can do it.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002607

Baka pwedeng doon na kunin yung augmentation.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002608

Hindi ko alam naman.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002609

But please, go ahead.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002610

Yes.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002611

Your Honor, the unfilled positions may either represent the organized courts or the unorganized courts.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002612

When it comes to organized, they're already existing.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002613

So it is probable that we call it unfilled because some of the judge may have been promoted,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002614

have already resigned, or has already retired or passed away.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002615

Some of the personnel may have done the same.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002616

But insofar as the courts who have no judges, we do assign other judges to be acting presiding judges on them

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002617

or to assist for that purpose.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002618

But that's actually the unfilled position.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002619

So we would need, likewise, even if they are characterized as unfilled, we would need a budget.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002620

Because there are personnel insofar as those unfilled but organized courts are concerned.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002621

When you say unfilled, there's no judge?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002622

There's no judge.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002623

So it does not necessarily mean the unfilled position includes the court?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002624

Yes.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002625

Not the entire court.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002626

Not the entire court.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002627

Yes.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002628

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002629

So when you say 30% unfilled, that refers to the judges?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002630

The judge or the court personnel.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002631

Can we have a breakdown?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002632

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002633

Which would be court personnel?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002634

Court personnel and which would be judges?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002635

But for the judges, what is your vacancy?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002636

For the judges, we have a temporary vacancy, meaning ito po yung nagaantay ng appointment sa presidente, 319.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002637

Yung unorganized courts po, 170 or a total of 489.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002638

Yung unorganized po, ito po yung newly created na nagaantay rin po kami ng NOSCA from the Department of Budget and Management.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002639

And the 489?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002640

The 489 would be 30%?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002641

No.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002642

No.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002643

Of the entire 16?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002644

489 vacancy out of 3,000.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002645

Ano nga ba yung courts natin?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002646

3,000 courts?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002647

Ang total po ng courts namin is...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002648

Yung kaninang ano po?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002649

3,000.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002650

We have a total of 2,885 courts po.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002651

That does not represent yung warm bodies po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002652

So 2,800.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002653

But there are 489 vacancies.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002654

I cannot do my math po, but that represents a percentage of...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002655

2,885 divided by...

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002656

489.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002657

18% your honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002658

18% only.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002659

Yes po.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002660

Kasi po madali naman po talaga silang mapunan, ma-filled up.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002661

The JBS is very active on it.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002662

The Promotions Selection Board of the...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002663

In fact, it's low compared to previous years.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002664

Yes po.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002665

I remember when I was with the JBC for that eight-year period,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002666

we were able to bring it down from 32% to 16%.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002667

We slashed it in half.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002668

And that meant the JBC was interviewing lawyers,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002669

30 lawyers every day.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002670

To fill that up.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002671

So now it's...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002672

18%.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002673

So that's...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002674

Maybe we should push the JBC.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002675

Of course, I'm there.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002676

To bring it down to single digit.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002677

Yes your honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002678

That's the goal, your honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002679

Yeah.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002680

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002681

Sige.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002682

So anyway, if you can submit it in writing so that we can be able to defend it on the floor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002683

Should there be any questions?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002684

Yes, sir.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002685

I guess...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002686

Vacancies.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002687

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002688

Oh, there you go.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002689

Yeah.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002690

Sige.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002691

Yung unfilled positions and how do we reconcile it with additional funding for newly...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002692

For positions to be created.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002693

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002694

Well, I have no other questions.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002695

Maybe just the concern that for your fiscal autonomy act,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002696

that you still...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002697

You are still in the process of finalizing the IRR, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002698

So that...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002699

Yeah.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002700

So as soon as that is available or ready, please inform us, no?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002701

We will do that, Your Honor, Mr.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002702

Yes.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002703

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002704

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002705

And then there will be a transition from the JDF to the trust fund, no?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002706

Yes, your honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002707

Right?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002708

Yes, your honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002709

Also because of the law.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002710

Yes, your honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002711

And how do you look at the transition?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002712

Will that be completed within this year or...?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002713

Yes, it's in the IRR, your honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002714

On the 80-20% that is provided for in the Judiciary Development Fund,

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002715

we'll have a big change in so far as the Judiciary Trust Fund is concerned.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002716

But not until the IRR is issued, your honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002717

That's the only time we can share how we plan to go about it.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002718

Thank you, your honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002719

And the...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002720

Is it correct that the JDF right now stands at how much?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002721

It's 18 billion, is it correct?

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002722

18.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002723

Of course, that is 26 billion and disbursement of 23 billion.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002724

But this is a period of almost 20 years.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002725

So we'll just...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002726

Anyway, I really don't have much.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002727

Just one more, one more question.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002728

This is for the CTA.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002729

The Law on Anti-Agriculture Economic Sabotage Act.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002730

That the CTA has primary jurisdiction.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002731

And the complaint has always been that there is no smuggler.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002732

Anti-economic sabotage is a non-bailable offense.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002733

And they have announced billions of confiscations.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002734

They have 4 billion, 500 million, cigarellos.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002735

And the non-bailable amount is 10 million.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002736

So, but interesting enough, despite the confiscation of billions,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002737

there is no smuggler who is still in prison.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002738

For the value of 10 million.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002739

So you have all these public pronouncements.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002740

Of course, this is...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002741

The whole, you know, the whole slew of the cooperation of the BOC,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002742

the cooperation of the DOJ, et cetera, prosecution, et cetera,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002743

to be able to do this.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002744

But, you know, it's strange that the public announcements are so...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002745

Are in the billions, hundreds of millions.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002746

But when it boils down to prosecution, no one is being jailed.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002747

But there is no...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002748

There is no non-bailable...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002749

Offense where the masterminds, you know, are...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002750

There are those who have been jailed.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002751

A bodeguero, something like that.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002752

But anyway, my concern really is,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002753

what support do you need to be able to achieve the mandate of the Republic Act,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002754

of which you have primary jurisdiction?

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002755

Okay, good morning, Your Honors.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002756

First, Your Honor, I would like to give the picture that we have now in the city,

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002757

the law that we are talking about is Republic Act 12022,

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002758

and this was made effective last October 2025.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002759

And so far, there are about 16 cases pending hearing before our courts.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002760

And the first case filed is due for promulgation of the decision this October.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002761

So I agree that there is yet no conviction because the cases were filed.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002762

The first case was...

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002763

The first case filed was in March 2026.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002764

So that case will have its promulgation of the decision this October.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002765

And as for those...

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002766

This is indeed a non-bailable offense for an amount exceeding 10 million,

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002767

and we have denied petitions for bail,

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002768

and there are presently incarcerated, Your Honor.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002769

Thank you.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002770

The driver...

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002771

Yes, Your Honor.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002772

There are indeed drivers and passengers who are also included in the information.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002773

But in the cases that we have been hearing, at least in our division,

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002774

the supposed importer or the owner are also presently detained.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002775

Okay, okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002776

I don't want you to go into the merits of the case,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002777

but it's enough to know that that's the status of the case.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002778

And we hope there'll be more.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002779

Oh, yeah.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002780

And the establishment of your courts in the Visayas and Mindanao,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002781

is that...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002782

How is that...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002783

Under the law, you have...

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002784

Under the law, yes, Senator.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002785

There is that provision in the law that allows us to create new courts in the Visayas and also in Mindanao.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002786

But so far, with the number of cases that we have been receiving,

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002787

for our discussion last NBank,

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002788

we are not really pushing it this time because of the minimal number of cases being filed.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002789

Yeah.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002790

Well, I just wanted this on record so that to inform also our justices and our judges.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002791

You know, agriculture smuggling is killing the local farming and fishing sector.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002792

And our food security is compromised.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002793

Not just food security, food safety.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002794

Because what we are hearing is what are meant to be condemned in China are smuggled here,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002795

washed with formalin, and then brought into the wet markets.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002796

So this is yung salvage value.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002797

Bibili ng patapon nang mura,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002798

tapos

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002799

ibebenta dito nang mataas na presyo.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002800

So that's not just a health risk.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002801

It's also undermines our food security.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002802

Pag walang kalaban-laban yung mga magsasaka natin sa presyo na pinapasok,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002803

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.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002804

I agree, Your Honor.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002805

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.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002806

So this was made effective last July 1, so just barely eight months after the promulgation or the enactment of the law.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002807

So this is already in place to facilitate the easier filing of the search warrants and SOs before the CTA.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002808

And in our anti-smuggling activity.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002809

Agri-smuggling hearings in the Committee on Agriculture.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002810

You know, in the last three years, the biggest, the billion peso importer of rice, you know, who was given the necessary permits.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002811

Five of them were able to import.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002812

They were the largest and their addresses were the same street.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002813

And the corporate secretary of one was a.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002814

Married to a jeepney driver.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002815

The corporate secretary of the other one was.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002816

Was the wife of the jeepney driver.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002817

You know, it's, you know, it's really.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002818

And that's why the anti-corruption, that's why 10 million non-bailable is critical in terms of enforcement so that.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002819

But anyway.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002820

Having said that, whatever the CTA needs in terms of support, if we can augment your budgets, we will do so.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002821

So that we can fight smuggling and ensure our food security.

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CTA Associate Justice Jean Marie A. Bacorro-Villena

asr-002822

Thank you, Senator.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002823

Are there other questions from our.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002824

Yes.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002825

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002826

So there being no other questions, there's a motion.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002827

I move, Your Honor, our chairman of the subcommittee.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002828

That we approve on committee level, the budget of the Supreme Court, Court of Tax Appeals, the Court of Appeals and the

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002829

Sandiganbayan and all other attached agencies with the codicil that we can increase their budget.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002830

Your Honor.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-002831

Thank you, Mr.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002832

Moved and seconded.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002833

There being no further questions, and because of the motion duly seconded, the budget of the Judiciary is deemed submitted to plenary.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002834

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002835

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.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002836

Magandang tanghali. Maraming, maraming salamat. Our overwhelming thanks po, Your Honor.

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Court Administrator Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta

asr-002837

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002838

Yes, the committee hearing of the subcommittee G of the Committee on Finance is suspended.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002839

Thank you very much.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002840

Good afternoon.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002841

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