Bong Go files bills to speed up handling of CA, NLRC cases

MANILA, Philippines --- Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go has filed two bills to create more divisions in the Court of Appeals and the National Labor Relations Commissions (NLRC) to speed up their handling of cases. Senate Bill No. 1186 proposes to amend the Judiciary Reorganization Act (Batas Pambansa Bilang 129), adding three more divisions with three members each to the appellate court to declog its dockets. The bill will also mandate the CA to hold continuous trials and hearings that "must be completed within three months unless extended by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court." "Let us help strengthen the judiciary in fulfilling its role and functions," Go said in a statemen...

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