QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11385)
The title is "An Act Creating an Additional Branch of the Regional Trial Court to be Stationed in the Municipality of Bongabong and Four (4) Additional Branches of the Municipal Trial Court to be Stationed in the Municipalities of Bansud, Bulalacao, Gloria, and Mansalay, All in the Province of Oriental Mindoro, Amending for the Purpose Section 14 (e) and Section 30 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Otherwise Known as 'The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980', as Amended, and Appropriating Funds Therefor."
It creates one additional branch of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed in the Municipality of Bongabong and four additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court to be stationed in the municipalities of Bansud, Bulalacao, Gloria, and Mansalay in the Province of Oriental Mindoro.
They are created under the Fourth Judicial Region.
The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch numbers of the newly created Regional Trial Court and Municipal Trial Court branches.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Secretary of the Department of Justice.
Funds shall be appropriated and released only upon the actual organization of the court and the appointment of its personnel.
Section 14(e) and Section 30 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 are amended.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
It amends "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980," or Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as amended.
The purpose is to strengthen the judicial system by adding more court branches to service the municipalities in Oriental Mindoro, thus decongesting existing courts and providing better access to justice.