Full Title
AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TRENTO, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (K) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
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Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
House Bill Text as Filed
House Bill
H. No. 5739
Date of Approval
January 23, 2013

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Bill Note
House Bill Only
Subjects
AGUSAN DEL SUR (PROVINCE) -- REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
COURTS -- TRENTO, AGUSAN DEL SUR
SUPREME COURT (SC)
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 -- Amendments
Amendment Note
BP 129, sec. 14, par. (K)

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 109 no. 15 page 2599 (April 15, 2013)

Newspaper Source Detail

Newspaper Source
Manila Bulletin (January 29, 2013)

Full Text of Issuance

109 OG No. 15, 2599 (April 15, 2013); Philippine Star; Manila Bulletin, January 29, 2013

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10362, January 23, 2013 ]

AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TRENTO, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (K) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980″, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. An additional Regional Trial Court branch is hereby created in the Tenth Judicial Region with seat at the Municipality of Trento, Province of Agusan del Sur.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly-created branch of the Regional Trial Court in the Tenth 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 in the Municipality of Trento, Province of Agusan del Sur, 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(k) 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 December 4, 2012 and November 5, 2012, respectively.

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

Approved: JAN 23 2013

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

Source: Supreme Court E-Library | Date created: March 28, 2019

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