Full Title
An act creating an additional branch of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed in San Jose City, situated in the province of Nueva Ecija, in the Third Judicial Region, further amending for the purpose Section 14, paragraph (C) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as amended, and appropriating funds therefor.
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Congress
16th Congress of the Republic
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House Bill
H. No. 1771
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Date of Approval
November 20, 2015

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Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Bill Note
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Subjects
COURTS -- SAN JOSE CITY, NUEVA ECIJA
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
RA - 10700
SUPREME COURT (SC)
Amendment Note
BP 129, sec. 14 (c)

Full Text of Issuance

H. No. 1771; Philippine Star, Nov. 25, 2015; 112 OG No. 1, 20 (January 4, 2016)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10700, November 20, 2015 ]

AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED IN SAN JOSE CITY, SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL REGION, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (C) 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. An additional branch of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed in the City of San Jose, situated in the Province of Nueva Ecija, is hereby created in the Third Judicial Region.

SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly created branch of the Regional Trial Court in the Third Judicial Region.

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 the operationalization of the additional branch of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed in the City of San Jose, situated in the Province of Nueva Ecija, 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.

SEC. 4. Section 14(c) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”, as amended, and all other laws, executive orders, and rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

(SGD.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of the Senate

(SGD.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representative

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on June 9, 2014, amended by the Senate on July 28, 2015, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on September 21, 2015.

(SGD.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representative

Approved: NOV 20 2015

(SGD.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines

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