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Approved 2019-08-30

Republic Act No. 11455

An act creating two (2) additional branches of the regional trial court in the province of sultan kudarat, one each to be stationed in the municipality of isulan and tacurong city, further amending for the purpose section 14, paragraph (m) of batas pambansa blg. 129, otherwise known as "the judiciary reorganization act of 1980", as amended, and appropriating funds therefore

An Act Creating Two (2) Additional Branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Province of Sultan Kudarat, One Each to be Stationed in the Municipality of Isulan and Tacurong City, Further Amending for the Purpose Section 14, Paragraph (m) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Otherwise Known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as Amended, and Appropriating Funds Therefore

In plain language

The act establishes two new Regional Trial Court branches in Isulan and Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat, amends Section 14(m) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, and appropriates funds for their operation and staffing.

  • Creation of two RT branches in Isulan and Tacurong City
  • Appropriation of funds for operation and staffing
  • Amendment of Section 14(m) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129
  • Effective date fifteen days after publication
Judiciary
Regional Trial Court
Sultan Kudarat
Amendment
RA 11455

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. 11455

An Act Creating Two (2) Additional Branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Province of Sultan Kudarat, One Each to be Stationed in the Municipality of Isulan and Tacurong City, Further Amending for the Purpose Section 14, Paragraph (m) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Otherwise Known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as Amended, and Appropriating Funds Therefore

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

Section 1

Two (2) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court are hereby created, one each to be stationed in the Municipality of Isulan and Tacurong City, in the Province of Sultan Kudarat in the Twelfth Judicial Region.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly created Regional Trial Court branches in the Twelfth 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 additional Regional Trial Court branches to be stationed in the Municipality of Isulan, and Tacurong City, Province of Sultan Kudarat. 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(m) 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 complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

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

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

This Act was passed by the Senate of the Philippines as Senate Bill No. 1542 on May 27, 2019 and adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to House Bill No. 8646 on June 3, 2019.

(Sgd) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

(Sgd) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines

Approved: August 30, 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.