REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5341 - AN
ACT PROVIDING ONE ADDITIONAL JUDGE FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
TO PRESIDE OVER THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE CITY OF TACLOBAN,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS FIFTY AND FIFTY-TWO OF THE JUDICIARY
ACT OF 1948, AS AMENDED
Section 1. The thirteenth paragraph of Section fifty of
Republic Act Numbered Two hundred ninety-six, otherwise known as "The
Judiciary Act of 1948," as amended, is further amended to read as
follows:
"Nineteen judges shall be commissioned for the Thirteenth Judicial
District. Eight judges shall preside over the Courts of First Instance
of Samar and Calbayog City and shall be known as the judges of the
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth branches
thereof, respectively, and eleven judges shall preside over the Courts
of First Instance of Leyte, Southern Leyte and the Cities of Ormoc and
Tacloban, and shall be known as judges of the first, second, third,
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh
branches thereof, respectively.
Sec. 2. The twelfth subparagraph of the second
paragraph of Section fifty-two of the same Act, as amended, is further
amended to read as follows:
"For the Thirteenth Judicial District, one judge shall be stationed in
the Municipality of Catbalogan, Province of Samar; one judge, in the
Municipality of Borongan, same province; one judge, in the Municipality
of Laoang; same province; one judge, in the Municipality of Catarman,
same province; one judge, in the City of Calbayog; one judge, in the
Municipality of Guiuan, Province of Samar; one judge, in the
Municipality of Allen, same province; and one judge, in the
Municipality of Oras, same province; four judges shall be stationed in
the City of Tacloban; one judge; in the Municipality of Maasin,
Province of Southern Leyte; one judge, in the Municipality of San Juan,
same province; one judge, in the City of Ormoc, who shall hold court
sessions in the Municipality of Palompon at least two months every
year; one judge, in the Municipality of Carigara, Province of Leyte;
one judge, in the Municipality of Baybay same province; one judge, in
the Municipality of Burauen, same province; and one judge, in the
Municipality of Naval, Subprovince of Biliran: Provided, That one of
the four branches of the Court of First Instance of Leyte stationed in
the City of Tacloban shall exercise exclusive jurisdiction over all
cases arising within the City of Tacloban as well as those cases
arising from the First District of Leyte which may be assigned to it by
the Secretary of Justice.
Sec. 3. There is hereby authorized to be
appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of sixty thousand pesos or so much thereof as may
be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Enacted without Executive
approval, June 15, 1968.
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