REPUBLIC ACT NO. 12030, October 17, 2024
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 12030, October 17, 2024 ]
AN ACT CREATING THREE (3)ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF PARAÑAQUE, METRO MANILA AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 27 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AS AMENDED
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Three (3) additional branches of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) in the National Capital Judicial Region are hereby created and stationed in the City of Parañaque, Metro Manila.
The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch numbers for the newly created branches of the MeTC.
SEC. 2. 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 operationalization of the additional branches of the MeTC in the City of Parañaque, Metro Manila.. The Supreme Court shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act and, if warranted, the realignment of seats of existing branches and their territorial jurisdiction.
SEC. 3. The funds necessary for the implementation of this Act, including appropriations for personnel services such as salaries, benefits and emoluments for judges and court personnel, court operations under maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE), and provisions for Halls of Justice or courtrooms to accommodate judges and court staff, as well as funds necessary for the implementation of automatically-created prosecutor positions pursuant to Section 13 of Republic Act No. 10071 or the "Prosecution Service Act of 2010" and appointment of public attorneys pursuant to Section 7 of Republic Act No. 9406 or the "Act Reorganizing and Strengthening the Public Attorney's Office (PAO), resulting from the creation of these courts, including appropriations for personnel services such as salaries, benefits, and emoluments for prosecutors and public attorneys, shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 4. Section 27 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1980", as amended, and all other laws, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
(SGD.) FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO
(SGD.) FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House of Representatives
This Act, which originated in the House of Representatives, was passed by the House of Representatives on January 31, 2023, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on May 6, 2024, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on July 30, 2024.
(SGD.) RENATO N. BANTUG, JR.
(SGD.) REGINALD S. VELASCO
Secretary of the Senate
Secretary General House of Representatives
Approved: OCT 17 2024
(SGD.) FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS JR.
President of the Philippines
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