Creating Two Additional RTC Branches in the Leyte Province
Republic Act No. 9373, enacted on March 6, 2007, establishes two additional Regional Trial Court branches in Tacloban City, Leyte, amending Section 14 of the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980. This law increases the number of trial judges for the Eighth Judicial Region to forty-three and specifies the locations for the branches across various municipalities in Leyte. The Supreme Court is tasked with assigning these new court branches, while the Chief Justice and the Secretary of Justice are responsible for operationalizing them with funding allocated in the annual budget. The law takes effect immediately upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 9373
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 6, 2007
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9373
AN ACT CREATING TWO ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCHES IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF TACLOBAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (I) 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 (i) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as the "Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: DIECTc
"SEC. 14. Regional Trial Courts. —
"xxx xxx xxx
"(e) Forty-three Regional Trial Judges shall be commissioned for the Eighth Judicial Region. There shall be:
"xxx xxx xxx
"Nineteen branches with seats thereat for the Province of Leyte, the Province of Biliran, and the cities of Ormoc and Tacloban, with seats at Tacloban City, Abuyog, Calubian, Ormoc City, Carigara, Baybay, Burauen, Naval, Palompon, Hilongos, and Caibiran:
"xxx xxx xxx."
SECTION 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the two additional branches of the regional trial court in the City of Tacloban, Province of Leyte 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 the additional regional trial court branches in the Province of Leyte, with station at the City of Tacloban, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: March 6, 2007
Cite This Law
Creating Two Additional RTC Branches in the Leyte Province, Republic Act No. 9373, Mar 6, 2007 (Philippines)
Creating Two Additional RTC Branches in the Leyte Province, Republic Act No. 9373 (Phil. 2007)
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