Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC Branches in Calamba City)
Republic Act No. 10339, enacted on November 21, 2012, establishes five additional branches of the Regional Trial Court in the City of Calamba, and the municipalities of Los Baños and Cabuyao in Laguna Province. This Act amends Section 14, paragraph (E) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, enhancing the judicial infrastructure in the Fourth Judicial Region. The Chief Justice, in coordination with the Department of Justice, is tasked with operationalizing these new branches, with funding to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Act also empowers the Supreme Court to issue rules for its implementation and realign existing branches if necessary. It takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or major newspapers.
Quick Answers
- What is Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC Branches in Calamba City) about?
- Republic Act No. 10339, enacted on November 21, 2012, establishes five additional branches of the Regional Trial Court in the City of Calamba, and the municipalities of Los Baños and Cabuyao in Laguna Province. This Act amends Section 14, paragraph (E) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, enhancing the judicial infrastructure in the Fourth Judicial Region. The Chief Justice, in coordination with the Department of Justice, is tasked with operationalizing these new branches, with funding to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Act also empowers the Supreme Court to issue rules for its implementation and realign existing branches if necessary. It takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or major newspapers.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 10339?
- Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC Branches in Calamba City) (Republic Act No. 10339) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC Branches in Calamba City) enacted?
- Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC Branches in Calamba City) (Republic Act No. 10339) was enacted on Nov 21, 2012.
- What is the citation for Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC Branches in Calamba City)?
- Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC Branches in Calamba City), Republic Act No. 10339, Nov 21, 2012 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 10339
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 21, 2012
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10339
AN ACT CREATING FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF CALAMBA AND THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LOS BAÑOS AND CABUYAO, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (E) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Five (5) additional Regional Trial Court branches in the Fourth Judicial Region are hereby created with three (3) seats at the City of Calamba and one (1) seat each in the municipalities of Los Baños and Cabuyao, all in the Province of Laguna. HcSaAD
The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly-created branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Fourth 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 five (5) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed at the City of Calamba and the municipalities of Los Baños and Cabuyao, all in the Province of Laguna, 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. The Supreme Court shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act and if warranted, the realignment of seats of existing branches and their territorial jurisdiction.
SECTION 4. Section 14 (e) 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 5. 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 21, 2012.
Published in The Philippine Star on November 28, 2012.
Cite This Law
Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC Branches in Calamba City), Republic Act No. 10339, Nov 21, 2012 (Philippines)
Amendment to B.P. Blg. 129 (Additional RTC Branches in Calamba City), Republic Act No. 10339 (Phil. 2012)
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