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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9308

AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPALITY TRIAL COURT IN CITIES (MTCC) FOR THE CITY OF CALAMBA, LAGUNA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUCIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIAING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES



 

 

Section 1. Sec. 29 of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 29. Municipal Trial Courts in Cities. – In every city which does not form part of a metropolitan area, there shall be a Municipal Trial Court with one branch, except as hereunder provided:


"Two branches for Laoag City;

"Four branches for Baguio City;

"Three branches for Dagupan City;

"Five branches for Olongapo City;

Three branches for Cabanatuan City;

"Two branches for San Jose City;

"Three branches for Angelen City;

"Two branches for Cavite City;

"Two branches for Batangas City;

"Two branches for Lucena City;

"Three branches for Naga City;

"Two branches for Iriga City;

"Three branches for Legaspi City;

"Two branches for Roxas City;

" Four branches for Iloilo City;

"Seven branches for Bacolod City;

"Two branches for Dumaguete City;

"Two branches for Tacloban City;

"Eight branches for Cebu City;

"Three branches for Mandaue City;

"Two branches for Tagbilaran City;

"Two branches for Surigao City;

"Two branches for Butuan City;

"Five branches for Cagayan de Oro City;

"Seven branches for Davao City;

"Three branches for General Santos City;

"Two branches for Oroquieta City;

"Three branches for Ozamis City;

"Two branches for Dipolog City;

"Four branches for Zamboanga City;

"Two branches for Pagadian City; and

"Two branches for Iligan City."

" Three branches for Calamba City."


Sec. 2. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Justice shall immediately include in the Court's program the operationalization of the two (2) additional municipal trial court branches in the city of Calamba, Laguna, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Act.

Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: August 2, 2004



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