Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 169)
Republic Act No. 169 amends Section 38 of Commonwealth Act Numbered Fifty-eight, known as the Charter of the City of Cebu.
The Municipal Court of the City of Cebu consists of two branches under RA 169.
There are two judges appointed, respectively known as the judge of the first branch and the judge of the second branch of the Municipal Court.
Each judge shall receive a salary of four thousand pesos.
The first branch has exclusive jurisdiction in criminal cases.
The second branch has jurisdiction over civil cases and juvenile delinquencies.
The Municipal Court has the same jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases and incidental powers as those conferred upon justices of the peace courts, as well as additional powers that may be given by law in the future.
The Secretary of Justice may designate any assistant fiscal in the office of the provincial fiscal of Cebu to act as a judge of the Municipal Court.
No, an acting judge does not receive any additional compensation during the time he is acting as such.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 20, 1947.