Designation of Certain Branches of RTCs To Try and Decide Cases Formerly Cognizable by SEC

EN BANC [A.M. No. 00-11-03-SC. November 21, 2000.] RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN BRANCHES OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS TO TRY AND DECIDE CASES FORMERLY COGNIZABLE BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION To implement the provisions of Sec. 5.2 of Republic Act No. 8799 (The Securities Regulation Code), and in the interest of a speedy and efficient administration of justice and subject to the guidelines hereinafter set forth, the following branches of the Regional Trial Courts (RTC) are hereby designated to try and decide Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cases enumerated in Sec. 5 of P.D. No. 902-A (Reorganization of the Securities and Exchange Commission), arising within their respective territorial jurisdictions with respect to the National Capital Judicial Region, and within the respective provinces in the First to the Twelfth Judicial Regions: CcAIDa NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION Manila (1) Br. 46, Judge Artemio S. Tipon Quezon City (2) Br. 90, Judge Reynaldo B. Daway (3) Br. 93, Judge Apolinario D. Bruselas, Jr. Makati City (4) Br. 138, Judge Sixto C. Marella (5) Br. 139, Judge Florentino A. Tuason, Jr. Pasig City (6) Br. 158, Judge Jose R. Hernandez Kaloocan City (7) Br. 123, Judge Edmundo T. Acua Las Pias City (8) Br. 253, Judge Jose F. Caoibes, Jr. Mandaluyong City (9) Br. 214, Judge Edwin D. Sorongon Marikina City (10) Br. 273, Judge Olga P. Enriquez Muntinlupa City (11) Br. 256, Judge Alberto L. Lerma Paraaque City (12) Br. 258, Judge Raul E. De Leon Pasay City (13) Br. 231, Judge Cesar Z. Ylagan Valenzuela City (14) Br. 75, Judge Jaime F. Bautista FIRST JUDICIAL REGION Abra (Bangued) (15) Br. 1, Judge Charito B. Gonzales Benguet (Baguio City) (16) Br. 59, Judge Abraham B. Borreta Ilocos Norte (Laoag City) (17) Br. 15, Judge Benjamin D. Turgano La Union (San Fernando City) (18) Br. 29, Judge Robert T. Cawed Pangasinan (Urdaneta City) (19) Br. 48, Judge Alicia G. Decano SECOND JUDICIAL REGION Isabela (Ilagan) (20) Br. 16, Judge Isaac R. De Alban Nueva Vizcaya (Bayombong) (21) Br. 29, Judge Gil L. Valdez Quirino (Cabarroguis) (22) Br. 31, Judge Moises M. Pardo THIRD JUDICIAL REGION Bataan (Balanga) (23) Br. 2, Judge Manuel M. Tan Bulacan (Malolos) (24) Br. 7, Judge Danilo A. Manalastas Nueva Ecija (Cabanatuan City) (25) Br. 28, Judge Tomas B. Talavera Pampanga (San Fernando) (26) Br. 42, Judge Pedro M. Sunga, Jr. Zambales (Olongapo City) (27) Br. 72, Judge Eliodoro G. Ubiadas Tarlac (Tarlac City) (28) Br. 63, Judge Arsenio P. Adriano FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION Laguna (Calamba) (29) Br. 92, Judge Antonio S. Pozas Rizal (Binangonan) (30) Br. 70, Judge Augusto T. Gutierrez Cavite (Imus) (31) Br. 21, Judge Norberto J. Quisumbing, Jr. Batangas (Batangas City) (32) Br. 2, Judge Mario V. Lopez Quezon (Lucena City) (33) Br. 57, Judge Rafael R. Lagos Mindoro Oriental (Calapan City) (34) Br. 39, Judge Manuel C. Luna, Jr. FIFTH JUDICIAL REGION Camarines Sur (Naga City) (35) Br. 23, Judge Pablo M. Paqueo, Jr. Albay (Legaspi City) (36) Br. 4, Judge Gregorio A. Consulta Sorsogon (Sorsogon) (37) Br. 52, Judge Honesto A. Villamor SIXTH JUDICIAL REGION Negros Occidental (Bacolod City) (38) Br. 53, Judge Pepito B. Gellada Iloilo (Iloilo City) (39) Br. 39, Judge Jose G. Abdallah Aklan (Kalibo) (40) Br. 8, Judge Eustaquio G. Terencio Capiz (Roxas City) (41) Br. 19, Judge Sergio L. Pestao Antique (San Jose) (42) Br. 10, Judge Sylvia G. Jurao SEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION Cebu (Cebu City) (43) Br. 11, Judge Isaias P. Dicdican Negros Oriental (Dumaguete City) (44) Br. 40, Judge Godofredo S. Sison Bohol (Tagbilaran City) (45) Br. 48, Judge Fernando G. Fuentes, III EIGHTH JUDICIAL REGION Leyte (Tacloban City) (46) Br. 8, Judge Salvador Y. Apurillo Southern Leyte (Maasin) (47) Br. 24, Judge Bethany G. Kapili Northern Samar (Catarman) (48) Br. 19, Judge Cesar R. Cinco NINTH JUDICIAL REGION Zamboanga del Norte (Dipolog City) (49) Br. 6, Judge Primitivo S. Abarquez, Jr. Zamboanga del Sur (Zamboanga City) (50) Br. 12, Judge Hakim S. Abdulwahid Agusan del Norte (Butuan City) (51) Br. 33, Judge Victor A. Tomaneng TENTH JUDICIAL REGION Misamis Oriental (Cagayan de Oro City) (52) Br. 40, Judge Epifanio T. Nacaya, Jr. Misamis Occidental (Oroquieta City) (53) Br. 14, Judge Henry B. Damasing Surigao del Norte (Surigao City) (54) Br. 30, Judge Floripinas C. Buyser ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION Davao del Norte (Panabo) (55) Br. 34, Judge Gregorio A. Palabrica Davao del Sur (Davao City) (56) Br. 10, Judge Augusto V. Breva South Cotabato (General Santos City) (57) Br. 23, Judge Jose S. Majaducon Surigao del Sur (Tandag) (58) Br. 27, Judge Ermelindo G. Andal TWELFTH JUDICIAL REGION Lanao del Norte (Iligan City) (59) Br. 5, Judge Maximino M. Libre Davao del Sur (Marawi City) (60) Br. 8, Judge Santos B. Adiong The following guidelines shall be observed: 1. In multiple sala courts where one (1) or more branches of the RTC are herein designated as special courts, there will be no unloading of cases already pending in the branches designated. They shall continue to try and decide the said cases in addition to the SEC cases. In the meantime, in view of the temporary imbalance of caseload as a result of the transfer of SEC cases, the Executive Judge concerned shall exclude them in the raffle of newly filed cases in their station until their workload equals to that of the other branches, in which event they shall be included in the raffle of other civil and criminal cases. ScaCEH 2. The trial and disposition of SEC cases shall be in accordance with the procedure to be promulgated by the Supreme Court. 3. In case of temporary incapacity, absence, disability or inhibition of the judge of the designated special court in multiple sala courts where one (1) or more branches of the RTC have been designated, the pairing system for multiple sala stations subject of Circular No. 7 dated 23 September 1974, as amended, shall apply. 4. The branches herein designated shall continue to perform the functions of special courts even after they shall have become vacant due to retirement, death, incapacity, dismissal, resignation, transfer, detail or promotion of the incumbent judges herein named. Their successors, whether permanent or temporary, shall act as Presiding Judges of these special courts unless the Court directs otherwise. 5. In provinces (for the First to the Twelfth Judicial Regions) where there are no designated special courts, the Executive Judge of the station where new SEC cases will be filed shall consult the Supreme Court thru the Office of the Court Administrator. ECcTaH 6. This Resolution shall take effect on the fifteenth day of December, 2000, and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation not later than the 28 th day of November, 2000. Promulgated this 21 st day of November, 2000. (SGD.) HILARIO G. DAVIDE, JR. Chief Justice (SGD.) JOSUE N. BELLOSILLO Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD.) REYNATO S. PUNO Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD.) SANTIAGO M. KAPUNAN Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD) ARTEMIO V. PANGANIBAN Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD.) BERNARDO P. PARDO Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD.) MINERVA P. GONZAGA-REYES Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD.) JOSE A.R. MELO Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD.) JOSE C. VITUG Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD.) VICENTE V. MENDOZA Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD.) LEONARDO A. QUISUMBING Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD.) ARTURO B. BUENA Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD.) CONSUELO YNARES-SANTIAGO Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines (SGD.) SABINO R. DE LEON, JR. Associate Justice