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S. No. 3055; H. No. 6753; 109 OG No. 35, 5897 (September 2, 2013); Manila Bulletin; Philippine Star, May 30, 2013
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10564, May 15, 2013 ]
AN ACT CREATING FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF TARLAC AND THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CAMILING AND CONCEPCION, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF TARLAC, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980″, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Two (2) additional Regional Trial Court branches for Tarlac City, Tarlac; one (1) Regional Trial Court branch for Camiling; and one (1) Regional Trial Court branch for Concepcion, Tarlac, with seats thereat, are hereby created in the Third Judicial Region.
SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch numbers for the newly created branches.
SEC 3. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Justice shall immediately include in the Court’s program the implementation of this Act. The funding therefor shall likewise be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 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.
SEC 4. Section 14(c) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980?, as amended as well at other provisions that may be inconsistent herewith art hereby deemed repealed modified and/or further amended.
SEC 5 Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives | (Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate |
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 3055 and House Bill No. 6753 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on December 10, 2012 and January 28, 2013, respectively.
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives | (Sgd.) EDWIN B. BELLEN Acting Secretary of the Senate |
Approved: MAY 15 2013
(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines