Proposed Amendments To The Ibp By-Laws
Proposed Amendments To The Ibp By-Laws
Proposed Amendments To The Ibp By-Laws
AMENDMENTS TO
THE IBP BY-LAWS
GOV. AMADOR Z. TOLENTINO, JR.
IBP Southern Luzon Region
Chairman, Committee on
Revision of IBP By-Laws
Creation of the Committee on Revision
of IBP By-Laws and Pertinent Rules
Resolution No. XIX-2009-35 of the 19th Board of
Governors, dated September 11, 2009
enable
the Bar to discharge its public responsibility
more effectively .
(Section 2, Rule 139-A, Rules of Court; Section 2, IBP By-Laws)
Purposes of the Integrated Bar
Per curiam Resolution of the Supreme Court dated January 9, 1973 ordaining the
integration of the Philippine Bar:
Provide forum for the discussion of law, jurisprudence, law reform, pleading,
Bataan 191
Bulacan 1291
Pampanga 713
Pangasinan 1206
Tarlac 354
Zambales 282
TOTAL 4583
IBP Regions: Greater Manila
* But on Feb 22, 1989, the Board of Governors (BOG) approved joint
resolutions of Rizal Chapter and then Pasay City-Makati-Mandaluyong-
San Juan Chapter creating:
(1) Rizal-SanJuan-Mandaluyong (RSM) Chapter - includes also
Marikina, Pasig, Taguig and Pateros,
(2) Makati Chapter, and
(3) Pasay-Paranaque-LasPinas-Muntinlupa (PPLM) Chapter;
this redistricting was made effective in 1991;
* No IBP Valenzuela Chapter until now, despite being a City in 1998 and
part of Metro Manila
Southern Luzon Region as of Oct 2010
Chapter Members
Aurora 37
Batangas 853
Cavite 850
Laguna 839
Makati 3054
Marinduque 82
Occidental Mindoro 78
Quezon 504
TOTAL 12477
IBP Regions: Bicolandia
Albay 600
Catanduanes 107
Masbate 181
Sorsogon 185
TOTAL 2116
IBP Regions: Eastern Visayas
*In 1976, ZAMBASULTA chapter was created resulting from the merger of
Zamboanga City, Basilan Province, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi
Cotabato 217
North Cotabato 95
Saranggani 33
Sultan Kudarat 53
Zamboanga Sibugay 21
TOTAL 2518
Total Number of Lawyers as of October 2010
Region Members
Northern Luzon 3828
Central Luzon 4583
Greater Manila 13324
Southern Luzon 12477
Bicolandia 2116
Eastern Visayas 4821
Western Visayas 3915
Eastern Mindanao 3260
Western Mindanao 2518
TOTAL 50842
Lawyers without Chapter Affiliation 1338
(unpaid)
GRAND TOTAL 52180
Is there a need to amend the IBP
By-Laws on districting and other
provisions related thereto?
Review of Purposes of the Integrated Bar:
enable
the Bar to discharge its public
responsibility more effectively
Considerations...
Composition:
9 Governors from the 9 Regions
1 Governor for each Region
elected by the members of the HD
from the concerned Region only
Duties of a Governor
*Every two* years , BOG shall make reapportionment of Delegates among all
Chapters as nearly as may be according to the number of their respective
members.
(Sec 30, Art V, IBP By-Laws)
* Sec5, Rule 139-A
Considerations
Proposed wording:
◦ “The Board of Governors shall reorganize the various Chapters of cities
and provinces, by division or merger, to the end that, as far as
practicable, no chapter shall have more than two thousand members.”
Proposals for discussion
2. Amend Sec.30, Art. V, IBP By-Laws
◦ “Composition of the House – The Integrated Bar shall have a House of Delegates composed
of not more than one hundred and twenty members apportioned among all the Chapters.
◦ “On or before December 31, 1974, and every two years thereafter, the Board of Governors
shall make a reapportionment of delegates among all the Chapters as nearly as may be
according to the member of their respective members, but each Chapter shall have at least
one Delegate.”
Proposed wording:
“The Integrated Bar shall have a House of Delegates composed of Delegates of all Chapters,
each Chapter having at least one Delegate. Chapters exceeding five hundred members shall
have an additional Delegate for every additional five hundred members, or major fraction
thereof, provided that no Chapter shall have more than four Delegates.”
Let’s see how the proposed amendments would affect the number of delegates in Chapters
……
Northern Luzon Region as of Oct 2010
Chapter Members Delegates Ideal Reapportionment
Apportionment since at Present based on the
1973 proposed amendment
Abra 123 1 1
Baguio-Benguet 1097 2 2
Batanes (unorganized) 29 1 1
Cagayan 580 1 1
Ifugao 75 1 1
Ilocos Norte – LC 410 1 1
Ilocos Sur 362 1 1
Isabela 406 1 1
Kalinga-Apayao 103 1 1
La Union 358 1 1
Mountain Province 61 1 1
Nueva Vizcaya 181 1 1
Quirino 43 1 1
TOTAL 3828 14 14
Central Luzon Region as of Oct 2010
Bicolandia 2116 7 7
The
existing districting into Chapters and Regions is NEVER
meant to be ABSOLUTE.
The Board of Governors shall reorganize the various Chapters of cities and provinces, by
division or merger, to the end that as far as practicable, no chapter shall have more than
one thousand nor less than five hundred members, beginning with the fiscal year 1977-1978
(Sec. 26, Art IV, IBP By-Laws)
Redistricting is now ripe and necessary
Better
representation and more active involvement of
lawyers in chapter or local affairs (the more opportunities available
for lawyers to serve in the local chapters of the IBP, the more we have lawyers getting
involved in IBP affairs. This is more particularly true in extremely large chapters like
Quezon City, Rizal, Makati and Manila IV.)
The Board shall coordinate and supervise the activities of all Chapters for purposes of
promoting maximum lawyer participation in Integrated Bar affairs, and effective
administration and operation of the organization. (Sec. 27, Art IV, IBP By-Laws)
For localities in Metro Manila, the pride
in being
part of a chapter bearing the name of
the place where the lawyer –member
resides or works
Redistricting is now ripe and necessary
In cities/municipalities in NCR, and provinces that cannot form its own chapter of
their own, lawyers therein may opt to join by way of merger with an existing adjacent
chapter, subject to approval of the said existing chapter. Or two adjacent yet
unorganized cities/municipalities in NCR may merge together to form one chapter
This could be done in some Metro Manila cities/municipalities like Pateros, Navotas,
or Valenzuela;
In the case of Batanes, despite its bigger number of lawyer members (26) compared
to much smaller chapters like Zamboanga Sibugay (23) and Guimaras (17), being part
of the NLR Region, it could merge with Cagayan Chapter, if so interested
Redistricting is now be ripe and
necessary
New provinces should automatically organize its own
Chapter, eg. in EMR, Compostela Valley has become full-
fledge province for years now.
Exceptions:
Eachhighly urbanized city in NCR shall have its separate Chapter, but
municipalities or cities within NCR that have no substantial number of lawyers
may opt to cluster together, if adjacent, or to join an adjacent existing local
chapter. However, existing Chapters of/with clustered cities in NCR shall within
two years conduct further feasibility studies for possible redistricting into
separate Chapters.
◦ Valenzuela
◦ RIZAL (Rizal Province, Pasig, Marikina, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Taguig, Pateros)
◦ Cal-Ma-Na (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas)
◦ PPLM (Pasay, Paranaque, Las Pinas, Muntinlupa)
Criteria for Redistricting Chapters
Exceptions:
For chartered cities in NCR with more than 2,000 members, each
Northern
Luzon Region may be redistricted into
Northwestern Luzon (NWL) and Northeastern Luzon (NEL)
Manila I 607 1 1
Manila II 1071 4 2
Manila III 1453 3 3
Manila IV 2472 6 5
TOTAL 5,603 14 11
Proposed Greater Manila Region-2
Bukidnon 166 1 1
Camiguin 44 1 1
Compostela Valley - - 1
Davao Oriental 54 1 1
TOTAL 3260 12 14
Western Mindanao Region (no
changes)Chapter Members Delegates Ideal Reapportionment
Apportionment since at Present based on the
1973 proposed amendment
Cotabato 217 1 1
Lanao Del Norte 305 1 1
Lanao Del Sur 213 1 1
Misamis Occidental 193 1 1
North Cotabato 95 1 1
Saranggani 33 1 1
South Cotabato 365 1 1
Sultan Kudarat 53 1 1
Zamboanga-Basilan- 468 1 1
Sulu-TawiTawi
(ZamBaSulTa)
Zamboanga Del Norte 53 1 1
Zamboanga Del Sur 294 1 1
Zamboanga Sibugay 21 1 1
TOTAL 2518 12 12
Representation of Lawyers per Region in the
House of Delegates as of present
Region Members Delegates
Apportionment since
1973
Northern Luzon 3828 14
Bicolandia 2116 7