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To implement the provision 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:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary 

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. Tuazon, Jr. 

Pasig City 
(6) Br. 158, Judge Jose R. Hernandez 

Kaloocan City 
(7) Br. 123, Judge Edmundo T. Acuña 

Las Piñas 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 

Parañaque 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 
 

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 
 

Isabel (Ilagan) 
(20) Br. 16, Judge Isaac R. De Alban 

Nueva Vizacaya (Bayombong) 
(21) Br. 29, Judge Gil L. Valdez 
 
Quirino (Cabarroguis) 
(22) Br. 31, Judge Moises M. Pardo 
 

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 (Olangapo City) 
(27) Br. 72, Judge Eliodoro G. Ubiadas 

Tarlac (Tarlac City) 
(28) Br. 63, Judge Arsenio P. Adriano 
 

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. 
 

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 
 

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. Pestaño 

Antique (San Jose) 
(42) Br. 10, Judge Sylvia G. Jurao 
 

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 
 

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 
 

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 
 

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 
 

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 
 

Lanao del Norte (Iligan City) 
(59) Br. 5, Judge Maximo M. Libre 

Lanao del Sur (Marawi City) 
(60) Br. 8, Judge Santos B. Adiong 

The following guidelines shall be observed:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary  

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. 

2. The trial and disposition of SEC cases shall be in accordance with the procedure to be promulgated by the Supreme Court. 

3. In cases 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 function of special courts even after they shall have becomne 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. 

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 28th day of November 2000.