Separate MCTC for the Municipalities of Buenavista and San Lorenzo in Guimaras Province
Republic Act No. 10370, approved on February 28, 2013, establishes a separate Municipal Circuit Trial Court for the municipalities of Buenavista and San Lorenzo in the Province of Guimaras. This court will be distinct from the First Municipal Circuit Trial Court, allowing for more localized jurisdiction. The Chief Justice, in coordination with the Secretary of Justice, is tasked with operationalizing this court, with funding to be allocated through the annual General Appropriations Act. Pending cases from Buenavista and San Lorenzo will be transferred to this new court for trial and resolution. The act takes effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 10370
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 28, 2013
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10370
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT COMPRISING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BUENAVISTA AND SAN LORENZO IN THE PROVINCE OF GUIMARAS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The municipalities of Buenavista and San Lorenzo are hereby separated from the territorial jurisdiction of the First Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Jordan-Buenavista-Nueva Valencia-Sibunag-San Lorenzo in the Province of Guimaras and a separate Municipal Circuit Trial Court for the municipalities of Buenavista and San Lorenzo, designated as the Second Municipal Circuit Trial Court shall be established therein. TESDcA
SECTION 2. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary of Justice, shall immediately include in the Court's program the operationalization of the additional municipal circuit trial court for the Province of Guimaras, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The funds necessary for the operation of the Court herein created shall be appropriated and released only upon the actual organization of the Court and the appointment of its personnel.
SECTION 3. All pending cases falling within the jurisdiction of the municipalities of Buenavista and San Lorenzo shall be transferred to the created Second Municipal Circuit Trial Court and shall be tried and decided therein.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: February 28, 2013.
Cite This Law
Separate MCTC for the Municipalities of Buenavista and San Lorenzo in Guimaras Province, Republic Act No. 10370, Feb 28, 2013 (Philippines)
Separate MCTC for the Municipalities of Buenavista and San Lorenzo in Guimaras Province, Republic Act No. 10370 (Phil. 2013)
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