Thirteenth Congress Third Special Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the nineteenth day of February, two thousand seven.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 9449 May 15, 2007
AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAET, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 30 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 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 Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Sec
30 of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
Sec. 30. Municipal Trial Courts. In each of the municipalities that are not comprised within a metropolitan area and a municipal circuit there shall be a Municipal Trial Court which shall have one branch, except as hereunder provided: "x x x "Two branches for Daet, Camarines Norte; "x x x
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 an additional Municipal Trial Court branch for the Province of Camarines Norte to be stationed at the Municipality of Daet, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Section 3
This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved,
MANNY VILLAR
President of the Senate
JOSE DE VENECIA, JR.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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