Full Title
AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAROTAC VIEJO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (G) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Digital Resource
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Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
House Bill Text as Filed
House Bill
H. No. 4474
Date of Approval
November 8, 2012

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Bill Note
House Bill Only
Subjects
ILOILO (PROVINCE) -- REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
COURTS -- BAROTAC VIEJO, ILOILO
SUPREME COURT (SC)
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 -- Amendments
Amendment Note
BP 129, sec. 14, par. (G)
Related to Note
RA 10155

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 109 no. 2 page 162 (January 14, 2013)

Newspaper Source Detail

Newspaper Source
Philippine Star (November 19, 2012)

Full Text of Issuance

109 OG No. 2, 162 (January 14, 2013); Philippine Star, November 19, 2012

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10245, November 08, 2012 ]

AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAROTAC VIEJO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (G) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980″, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Two (2) additional Regional Trial Court branches are hereby created in the Sixth Judicial Region with seats at the Municipality of Barotac Viejo, Province of Iloilo.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly-created branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Sixth Judicial Region.

SEC. 2. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Justice, shall immediately include in the Court’s program the operationalization of the two (2) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed at the Municipality of Barotac Viejo, Province of Iloilo, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The funds necessary for the operation of the court(s) herein created shall be appropriated and released only upon the actual organization of the court(s) and the appointment of its personnel.

SEC. 3. Section 14(g) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980?, as amended, and all other laws, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

  (Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives  

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on August 28, 2012 and July 24, 2012, respectively.

  (Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of the Senate (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives  

Approved: NOV 08 2012

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines

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