Full Title
AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF SAGAY, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, 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. 4479
Date of Approval
November 8, 2012

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Bill Note
House Bill Only
Subjects
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 -- Amendments
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
COURTS -- SAGAY CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
SUPREME COURT (SC)
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL (PROVINCE) -- REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS
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 163 (January 14, 2013)

Newspaper Source Detail

Newspaper Source
Manila Bulletin (November 19, 2012)

Full Text of Issuance

109 OG No. 2, 163 (January 14, 2013); Manila Bulletin; Philippine Star, November 19, 2012

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10247, November 08, 2012 ]

AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF SAGAY, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, 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. There is hereby created an additional Regional Trial Court branch in the Sixth Judicial Region with seat at the City of Sagay, Province of Negros Occidental.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly-created branch 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 an additional branch of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed at the City of Sagay, Province of Negros Occidental, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The funds necessary for the operation of the court herein created shall be appropriated and released only upon the actual organization of the court 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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