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Entitled: AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF DAVAO, 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 [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2011 ] 9/7/2011 Introduced by Senator JUAN PONCE ENRILE; 9/12/2011 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE; 10/27/2011 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; [ 2012 ] 2/2/2012 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 103, recommending its approval without amendment, taking into consideration HBN-4512; 2/7/2012 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 2/7/2012 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 2/15/2012 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 2/15/2012 Omnibus Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO on 10 creation of additional regional/municipal trial courts (SBNos. 2539 and 2958; HBNos. 4469, 4473, 4474, 4475, 4476, 4479, 4489 and 4490); 2/15/2012 Interpellation of Senator PANFILO M. LACSON; 6/6/2012 Period of interpellation closed; 6/6/2012 Period of committee amendments closed; 6/6/2012 Period of individual amendments; 6/6/2012 Period of individual amendments closed; 6/6/2012 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 6/18/2012 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] 7/24/2012 Approved on Third Reading; 7/24/2012 In favor: (13) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, JOKER P. ARROYO, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES; 7/24/2012 Against: N o n e; 7/24/2012 Abstention: N o n e; 7/31/2012 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 9/3/2012 House of Representatives adopted SBN-2958 as an amendment to HBN-4512 on August 28, 2012; 9/6/2012 Enrolled copies of consolidated version of SBN-2958 and HBN-4512, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Reyes and Senate President Enrile; 10/10/2012 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2958 and HBN-4512, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for his signature and approval; 11/21/2012 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on November 8, 2012 and became; 11/21/2012 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10243.
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109 OG No. 2, 161 (January 14, 2013); Manila Bulletin, November 19, 2012
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10243, November 08, 2012 ]
AN ACT CHEATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF DAVAO, 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
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Three (3) additional Regional Trial Court branches are hereby created in the Eleventh Judicial Region with seats at the City of Davao.
The Supreme Court shall assign the branch numbers of the newly-created branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Eleventh Judicial Region.
SEC. 2. 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 three (3) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed at the City of Davao, the funding of which shall 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.
SEC. 3. Section 14(l) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980″, as amended, and all other laws, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE |
(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. |
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2958 and House Bill No. 4512 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on July 24, 2012 and August 28, 2012, respectively.
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(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES |
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP |
Approved: NOV 08 2012
(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines
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