Republic Act No. 10123 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

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AN ACT CREATING FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALABEL, PROVINCE OF SARANGANI, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PARAGRAPH (L), SECTION 14 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980.

Congress

14th Congress of the Republic

Senate Bill

S. No. 3443

House Bill

H. No. 16

Legislative History

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Floor Activity

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Committee Report Senate Link

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Date of Approval

June 3, 2010

Legislative History

Entitled:

AN ACT CREATING FIVE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT ALABEL, SARANGANI, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2009 ]

9/17/2009 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE with Senator(s) FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO and EDGARDO J. ANGARA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 616, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 2715, taking into consideration HBN-16;

9/22/2009 Sponsors: Senator(s) FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, EDGARDO J. ANGARA;

9/22/2009 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;

9/28/2009 Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;

9/28/2009 Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;

9/28/2009 Period of interpellation closed;

9/28/2009 Period of amendment closed;

9/28/2009 Senator Zubiri was made cosponsor;

9/28/2009 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;

9/29/2009 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;

10/7/2009 Approved on Third Reading;

10/7/2009 In favor: (13) JOKER P. ARROYO, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RAMON A. REVILLA JR. and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;

10/7/2009 Against: N o n e;

10/7/2009 Abstention: N o n e;

10/14/2009 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;

11/16/2009 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3443 and HBN-16, and designated Senators Escudero, Zubiri and Alan Peter Compañero S. Cayetano as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;

12/1/2009 House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3443 and HBN-16, and designated Representatives Defensor Jr., Chiongbian and Antonino-Custodio as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on November 18, 2009;

[ 2010 ]

2/2/2010 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-16, in consolidation with SBN-3443, be approved as reconciled;

2/2/2010 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;

2/3/2010 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives;(See: O.B. dated May 31, 2010);

3/3/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-16 and SBN-3443, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Reyes and Senate President Enrile;

4/29/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-16 and SBN-3443, sent to the House of Representatives which were already signed by Senate Secretary Reyes and Senate President Enrile;

FINAL TITLE:
AN ACT CREATING FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALABEL, PROVINCE OF SARANGANI, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PARAGRAPH (L), SECTION 14 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980.

6/3/2010 Consolidated with HBN-16, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became;

6/3/2010 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10123.
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Committees

Committee Report No.

616

Committee Referral

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Other Details

Issuance Category

Legislative Issuance

Legislative Issuance Type

Republic Act

Bill Note

Senate Bill First in Billing

Approval Note

Approved by the President on June 03, 2010

Subjects

BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

COURTS -- ALABEL, SARANGANI

Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980

SARANGANI (PROVINCE)

SARANGANI (PROVINCE) -- TRIAL COURTS, REGIONAL JUDICIARY

Major Topic

Government Reorganization

Amendment Note

BP 129, par. (L), sec. 14

Amends Note

Batas Pambansa Blg. 129

Link From Other Sources

URL (Senate)

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URL (Congress)

http://congress.gov.ph/download/ra_14/RA10123.pdf

URL (Supreme Court)

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Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source

Official Gazette vol. 106 no. 30 page 4210 (July 26, 2010)

Full Text of Issuance

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S. No. 3443 H. No. 16; 106 OG No. 30, 4210 (July 26, 2010)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10123, June 03, 2010 ]

AN ACT CREATING FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALABEL, PROVINCE OF SARANGANI, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PARAGRAPH (L), SECTION 14 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980

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

"(1) Fifty Regional Trial Court Judges shall be commissioned for the Eleventh Judicial Region. There shall be:"x x x"Nineteen branches with seats thereat for the Provinces of South Cotabato and Sarangani, and the City of General Santos, with seats at General Santos City, Koronadal, Surallah, Alabel and Polomolok; and"x x x."

SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number for the newly created branches.SEC. 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, as may be determined on a priority basis, the operationalization of five (5) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed at the Municipality of Alabel, Province of Sarangani, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or two (2) newspapers of general circulation.Approved,

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE	(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
President of Senate	Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 16 and Senate Bill No. 3443 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 3, 2010 and February 2, 2010, respectively.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES	(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary of Senate	Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: JUN 03 2010(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYOPresident of the Philippines

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Entitled:
AN ACT CREATING FIVE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT ALABEL, SARANGANI, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2009 ]
9/17/2009	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE with Senator(s) FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO and EDGARDO J. ANGARA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 616, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 2715, taking into consideration HBN-16;
9/22/2009	Sponsors: Senator(s) FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, EDGARDO J. ANGARA;
9/22/2009	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
9/28/2009	Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
9/28/2009	Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;
9/28/2009	Period of interpellation closed;
9/28/2009	Period of amendment closed;
9/28/2009	Senator Zubiri was made cosponsor;
9/28/2009	Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;
9/29/2009	Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
10/7/2009	Approved on Third Reading;
10/7/2009	In favor: (13) JOKER P. ARROYO, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RAMON A. REVILLA JR. and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
10/7/2009	Against: N o n e;
10/7/2009	Abstention: N o n e;
10/14/2009	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
11/16/2009	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3443 and HBN-16, and designated Senators Escudero, Zubiri and Alan Peter Compañero S. Cayetano as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
12/1/2009	House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3443 and HBN-16, and designated Representatives Defensor Jr., Chiongbian and Antonino-Custodio as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on November 18, 2009;
[ 2010 ]
2/2/2010	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-16, in consolidation with SBN-3443, be approved as reconciled;
2/2/2010	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
2/3/2010	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives;(See: O.B. dated May 31, 2010);
3/3/2010	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-16 and SBN-3443, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Reyes and Senate President Enrile;
4/29/2010	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-16 and SBN-3443, sent to the House of Representatives which were already signed by Senate Secretary Reyes and Senate President Enrile;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT CREATING FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALABEL, PROVINCE OF SARANGANI, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PARAGRAPH (L), SECTION 14 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980.
6/3/2010	Consolidated with HBN-16, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became;
6/3/2010	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10123. =====================