Republic Act No. 10363

by Republic of the Philippines

S. No. 3034

H. No. 5737

Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress

Third Regular Session

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Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July,

two thousand twelve.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10367]

AN ACT CREATING SEVEN (7) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF

THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION

TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF MANDAUE, PROVINCE OF CEBU,

FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129,

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980″,

AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Seven (7) additional Regional Trial Court branches for Mandaue City, Cebu, with seats thereat, are hereby created in the Seventh Judicial Region.

Section 2. 'The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch numbers for the newly created branches.

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 implementation of this Act. The funding therefor shall likewise 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 4. Section 14 (h) of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980″, as amended, as well as other provisions that may be inconsistent herewith, is hereby deemed repealed, modified and/or further amended.

Section 5. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.

Speaker of the House of Representatives

JUAN PONCE ENRILE

President of the Senate

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 3034 and House Bill No. 5737 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on September 17, 2012 and November 20, 2012, respectively.

MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Secretary General House of Representatives

EMMA LIRIO-REYES

Secretary of the Senate

Approved: JAN 28 2013

BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

President of the Philippines