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Approved 2019-08-22

Republic Act No. 11386

An act creating four (4) additional branches of the regional trial court in the ninth judicial region to be stationed at zamboanga city and appropriating funds therefor, amending for the purpose section 14, paragraph (j) of batas pambansa blg. 129, otherwise known as "the judiciary reorganization act of 1980", as amended

An Act Creating Four (4) Additional Branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Ninth Judicial Region to be Stationed at Zamboanga City and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Amending for the Purpose Section 14, Paragraph (j) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Otherwise Known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as Amended

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The act establishes four new branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Ninth Judicial Region, stationed in Zamboanga City, appropriates funding for their operation, and amends Section 14(j) of BP Blg. 129 (the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980) to align with this expansion.

  • Creation of four RTC branches in Zamboanga City
  • Appropriation of funds for operation
  • Amendment of Section 14(j) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129
  • Operationalization by Chief Justice and DOJ Secretary
  • Effectivity 15 days after publication
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Seventeenth Congress Third Regular Session

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

REPUBLIC ACT No. 11386

An Act Creating Four (4) Additional Branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Ninth Judicial Region to be Stationed at Zamboanga City and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Amending for the Purpose Section 14, Paragraph (j) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Otherwise Known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as Amended

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

Section 1

Four (4) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed at Zamboanga City are hereby created in the Ninth Judicial Region.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly created branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Ninth Judicial Region.

Section 2

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Justice, shall immediately include in the Courts program the operationalization of the four (4) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed at Zamboanga City. The funds necessary for the operation of the courts herein created shall be appropriated and released only upon the actual organization of the courts and the appointment of its personnel.

Section 3

Section 14(j) 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.

Section 4

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

Approved,

(Sgd) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate

(Sgd) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on December 4, 2017, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on May 27, 2019, and which amendment was concurred in by the House of Representatives on June 3, 2019.

MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA

Secretary of the Senate

DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING

Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

President of the Philippines

Approved: August 22, 2019.

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.