Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC and MeTC Branches in Navotas City)
Republic Act No. 10299, enacted on November 15, 2012, establishes three additional branches of the Regional Trial Court and two branches of the Metropolitan Trial Court in Navotas, Metro Manila. This law amends specific provisions of the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 to facilitate the creation of these courts, which will be operationalized with funding included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Supreme Court is tasked with assigning branch numbers, while the Chief Justice and the Secretary of the Department of Justice will oversee their establishment. The Act takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or in two newspapers of general circulation.
Quick Answers
- What is Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC and MeTC Branches in Navotas City) about?
- Republic Act No. 10299, enacted on November 15, 2012, establishes three additional branches of the Regional Trial Court and two branches of the Metropolitan Trial Court in Navotas, Metro Manila. This law amends specific provisions of the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 to facilitate the creation of these courts, which will be operationalized with funding included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Supreme Court is tasked with assigning branch numbers, while the Chief Justice and the Secretary of the Department of Justice will oversee their establishment. The Act takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or in two newspapers of general circulation.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 10299?
- Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC and MeTC Branches in Navotas City) (Republic Act No. 10299) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC and MeTC Branches in Navotas City) enacted?
- Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC and MeTC Branches in Navotas City) (Republic Act No. 10299) was enacted on Nov 15, 2012.
- What is the citation for Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC and MeTC Branches in Navotas City)?
- Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC and MeTC Branches in Navotas City), Republic Act No. 10299, Nov 15, 2012 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 10299
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 15, 2012
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10299
AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF NAVOTAS, METRO MANILA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (D) AND SECTION 27 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Three (3) additional Regional Trial Court branches and two (2) additional Metropolitan Trial Court branches are hereby created in the National Capital Judicial Region with seats at the City of Navotas, Metro Manila. cHESAD
The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly-created branches of the Regional Trial Court and the Metropolitan Trial Court in the National Capital Judicial Region.
SECTION 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 three (3) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court and two (2) additional branches of the Metropolitan Trial Court to be stationed at the City of Navotas, Metro Manila, 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.
SECTION 3. Section 14 (d) and Section 27 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.
SECTION 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: November 15, 2012.
Published in The Philippine Star on November 21, 2012.
Cite This Law
Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC and MeTC Branches in Navotas City), Republic Act No. 10299, Nov 15, 2012 (Philippines)
Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC and MeTC Branches in Navotas City), Republic Act No. 10299 (Phil. 2012)
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