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Republic Act
Approved 2003-07-28

Republic Act No. 9305

An act establishing additional branches of the municipal trial court in the city of iligan, province of lanao del norte, amending for the purpose section 29 of batas pambansa bilang isang daan at dalawamput siyam, otherwise known as the judiciary reorganization act of 1980, and appropriating funds therefor

AN ACT ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN THE CITY OF ILIGAN, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG ISANG DAAN AT DALAWAMPUT SIYAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

In plain language

The act establishes additional branches of the municipal trial court in Iligan City and amends Section 29 of the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, allocating funds for the expansion.

  • Amendment of Section 29 to establish 42 Regional Trial Judges and branches across specified provinces
  • Creation of additional branches for Municipal Trial Court in Iligan City
  • Funding appropriation for the new branches
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Twelfth Congress Third Regular Session

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

REPUBLIC ACT No. 9305

AN ACT ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN THE CITY OF ILIGAN, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG ISANG DAAN AT DALAWAMPUT SIYAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1

Section 14, paragraph (i) of Batas Pambansa Bldg. 129, as amended, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act. of 1980, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

(i)Forty-two Regional Trial Judges shall be commissioned for the Eight Judicial Region. There shall be: "Six branches with seats thereat for the Province of Eastern Samar, with seats at Borongan, Guiuan; Dolores, Oras and Balangiga; "Seventeen branches with seats thereat for the Province of Leyte, the Sub-province of Biliran and cities of Ormoc and Tacloban, with seats at Tacloban City, Abuyog, Calubian, Ormoc City, Carigara, Baybay, Burauen, Naval, Palompon, Hilongos and Caibiran; "Six branches with seats thereat for the Province of Northern Samar, with seats at Catarman, Laoang, Allen and Gamay; "Four branches with seats thereat for the Province of Southern Leyte, with seats at Maasin, San Juan and Sogod; and "Nine branches with seats thereat for the Province of Samar and the City of Calbayog, with seats at Catbalogan, Basey, Calbayog City, Calbiga, Tarangnan and Gandara.

Section 2

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Justice shall immediately include in its program the operationalization of the additional Regional Trial Court of Balangiga, Eastern Samar, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 3

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

FRANKLIN DRILON

President of the Senate

JOSE DE VENECIA JR.

Speaker of the House of Representatives

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