Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 10301)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 10301 is to create four additional branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Ninth Judicial Region to be stationed at Zamboanga City.
Four additional branches of the Regional Trial Court are created.
The new branches are to be stationed at Zamboanga City.
The Supreme Court is authorized to assign the branch numbers of the newly-created branches of the Regional Trial Court.
Section 14, Paragraph (j) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 is amended by Republic Act No. 10301.
The Chief Justice, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Justice, shall immediately include the operationalization of the four additional branches in the Court’s program.
The funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act and shall be appropriated and released only upon the actual organization of the courts and appointment of their personnel.
The Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two newspapers of general circulation.
They are amended, repealed, or modified accordingly to conform with the provisions of RA 10301.
President Benigno S. Aquino III approved Republic Act No. 10301 on November 15, 2012.