QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 10339)
RA No. 10339 creates five (5) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in the Fourth Judicial Region: three (3) seats in the City of Calamba and one (1) seat each in the municipalities of Los Baños and Cabuyao, all in Laguna.
They will be stationed at the City of Calamba and the municipalities of Los Baños and Cabuyao in the Province of Laguna.
There are three (3) seats at the City of Calamba and one (1) seat each at Los Baños and Cabuyao.
The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly created RTC branches.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Justice, must immediately include the operationalization of the new RTC branches in the Court’s program.
The funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The funds necessary for operation shall be appropriated and released only upon the actual organization of the courts and the appointment of their personnel.
Section 14, paragraph (e) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 (Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980), as amended, is amended for the purpose of creating the additional RTC branches.
The Supreme Court is directed to issue necessary rules and regulations, and if warranted, to realign seats of existing branches and adjust their territorial jurisdiction.
No. It directs the Supreme Court to issue the necessary rules and regulations for effective implementation and possible realignment of existing seats and territorial jurisdiction.
It amends, repeals, or modifies accordingly Section 14(e) of BP Blg. 129 and all other laws, rules and regulations inconsistent with the Act.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
The purpose is the creation of five additional RTC branches to be stationed in Calamba, Los Baños, and Cabuyao, all in Laguna, and the appropriation of funds for their operation.
They are part of the Fourth Judicial Region.
Operationalization and release of funds depend on the actual organization of the courts and appointment of their personnel, ensuring the branches become functional before substantial funding is released.