AN ACT CREATING ONE ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH FOR THE PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR
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AN ACT CREATING ONE ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH FOR THE PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR
Republic Act No. 9307
August 2, 2004
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Summary of Republic Act No. 9307An Act Creating One Additional Regional Trial Court Branch for the Province of Eastern Samar, with Station at the Municipality of Balangiga
- Amends Section 14, paragraph (i) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as amended, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980. (Section 1)
• Increases the number of Regional Trial Judges commissioned for the Eighth Judicial Region from 41 to 42.
• Establishes an additional Regional Trial Court branch for the Province of Eastern Samar, with its seat at the Municipality of Balangiga. (Section 1)
• The Eighth Judicial Region now has the following distribution of Regional Trial Court branches:
- 6 branches for the Province of Eastern Samar, with seats at Borongan, Guiuan, Dolores, Oras, and Balangiga. (Section 1)
- 17 branches for the Province of Leyte, the Sub-province of Biliran, and the cities of Ormoc and Tacloban, with seats at Tacloban City, Abuyog, Calubian, Ormoc City, Carigara, Baybay, Burauen, Naval, Palompon, Hilongos, and Caibiran. (Section 1)
- 6 branches for the Province of Northern Samar, with seats at Catarman, Laoang, Allen, and Gamay. (Section 1)
- 4 branches for the Province of Southern Leyte, with seats at Maasin, San Juan, and Sogod. (Section 1)
- 9 branches for the Province of Samar and the City of Calbayog, with seats at Catbalogan, Basey, Calbayog City, Calbiga, Tarangnan, and Gandara. (Section 1)
- The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Justice, shall immediately include the operationalization of the additional Regional Trial Court of Balangiga, Eastern Samar, in its program. (Section 2)
- The funding for the additional Regional Trial Court shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. (Section 2)
- The Act shall take effect upon its approval. (Section 3)
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AN ACT CREATING ONE ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH FOR THE PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR
Republic Act No. 9307
•August 2, 2004
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Twelfth CongressThird Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eight day of July, two thousand three.
Republic Act No. 9307             August 2, 2004
AN ACT CREATING ONE ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH FOR THE PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR, WITH STATION AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALANGIGA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (I) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 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...
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