Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 10123)
Republic Act No. 10123 is an act creating five additional branches of the Regional Trial Courts in the Eleventh Judicial Region, specifically to be stationed at the municipality of Alabel, Province of Sarangani, amending paragraph (l), Section 14 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980.
The Eleventh Judicial Region is affected by Republic Act No. 10123.
Five additional branches of the Regional Trial Courts were created under RA 10123.
The five additional branches will be stationed at the Municipality of Alabel, Province of Sarangani.
Paragraph (l), Section 14 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, was amended by RA 10123.
Fifty Regional Trial Court Judges shall be commissioned for the Eleventh Judicial Region as per the amended law.
The Supreme Court has the authority to assign the branch numbers for the newly created branches.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Justice, shall coordinate the operationalization of the new branches.
The funding for the new branches shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Republic Act No. 10123 takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in two newspapers of general circulation.
The approval and passage details are contained in the Official Gazette No. 30, and the law was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 3, 2010, and February 2, 2010, respectively.