Republic Act No. 9906, enacted on January 7, 2010, establishes four additional branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Eleventh Judicial Region, specifically in Koronadal City and the Municipality of Surallah, South Cotabato. The Act amends Section 14, paragraph (l) of the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, increasing the total number of Regional Trial Judges in the region to forty-five. The Supreme Court is tasked with assigning these new branches, and operationalization will be coordinated with the Department of Justice. Funding for these additional branches will be incorporated into the annual General Appropriations Act.
January 7, 2010
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9906
AN ACT CREATING FOUR ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT KORONADAL CITY AND AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF SURALLAH, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (L) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Section 14, paragraph (l) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as amended, otherwise known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"(l) Forty-five Regional Trial Judges shall be commissioned for the Eleventh Judicial Region. There shall be:
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"Fourteen branches with seats thereat for the Province of South Cotabato and the City of General Santos, with seats at General Santos City, Koronadal, Surallah, Alabel, and Polomok; and
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SECTION 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the additional branches of the Regional Trial Court in South Cotabato: two (2) in Koronadal City and two (2) in the Municipality of Surallah, in accordance with this Act.
SECTION 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 two (2) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court in Koronadal City and two (2) additional branches of the said Court in the Municipality of Surallah, all in the Province of South Cotabato, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. EAIaHD
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: January 7, 2010