Full Title
An act creating three (3) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court in the National Capital Judicial Region to be stationed in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, amending for the purpose Section 14, Paragraph (D) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as amended, and appropriating funds therefor.
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Congress
16th Congress of the Republic
House Bill
H. No. 4483
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Date of Approval
December 9, 2015

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Bill Note
House Bill Only
Subjects
COURTS -- PARANAQUE CITY
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
RA - 10713
SUPREME COURT (SC)
Amendment Note
BP 129, sec. 14 (d)

Full Text of Issuance

H. No. 4483; Phil. Star, December 14, 2015; 112 OG No. 4, 359 (January 25, 2016)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10713, December 09, 2015 ]

AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN PARANAQUE CITY, METRO MANILA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (D) 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. Three (3) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court with seats at Parañaque City, Metro Manila are hereby created in the National Capital Judicial Region.

SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the branch numbers of the newly created branches of the Regional Trial Court in the National Capital Judicial Region.

SEC. 3. 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 three (3) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed in Parañaque City, Metro Manila, the funding of winch shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act. The funds necessary for the operation of the courts herein created shall be appropriated and released only upon the actual organization of the courts and the appointment of its personnel.

SEC. 4. Section 14(d) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”, as amended, and all other laws, executive orders, and rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of the Senate

(SGD.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on June 9, 2014, amended by the Senate on July 28, 2015, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on September 23, 2015.

(SGD.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: DECEMBER 9, 2015

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

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