Philippine Supreme Court Resolutions > Year 2007 > July 2007 Resolutions > [A.M. No. 07-7-353-RTC : July 31, 2007] RE: CREATION OF ADDITIONAL RTC IN THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF IMELDA. :

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of the Court En Banc dated 31 JUL 2007

A.M. No. 07-7-353-RTC.- Re: Creation of Additional RTC in the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay to be Stationed at the Municipality of Imelda.- The Court Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Office of the Court Administrator, to

(a) IMPLEMENT Republic Act No. 9448, otherwise known as "An Act establishing an additional Branch of the Regional Trial Court in the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay to be stationed at the Municipality of Imelda" and CREATE additional RTC branch in the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay to be denominated as RTC, Branch 31 stationed at Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay;

(b) CREATE the following positions in the Personnel Services Itemization of the Regional Trial Court, in view of the creation of the new RTC branch in Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay, to wit:

Position	Salary Grade	Annual Salary
Presiding Judge	29	P303,996.00
Clerk of Court VI	25	P259,860.00
Court Legal Researcher II	15	P159,600.00
Interpreter III	12	P134,004.00
Court Stenographer III	12	P134,004.00
Court Stenographer III	12	P134,004.00
Court Stenographer III	12	P134,004.00
Court Stenographer III	12	P134,004.00
Sheriff IV	12	P134,004.00
Data Entry Machine Operator II	8	P104,508.00
Clerk III	6	P 91,272.00
Clerk III	6	P 91,272.00
Process Server	5	P 84,516.00
Utility Worker I	1	P 60,984.00

(c) DIRECT the Office of Administrative Services to SUBMIT to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) the newly created positions to be included in the Personnel Services itemization of the RTC for inclusion in the General Appropriations Act for funding purposes;

(d) Thereafter, DIRECT the Financial Management Office, OCA, to SUBMIT to the DBM the funding requirements for the full implementation of RA 9448;

(e) DIRECT the DBM to RELEASE the Supplemental Allotment Release Order (SARO) and the corresponding Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) for the full implementation of R.A. 9448;

(f) HOLD IN ABEYANCE the organization of the RTC, Branch 31, Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay until such time that the DBM has released the aforesaid SARO and NCA;

(g) AMEND the resolution dated August 22, 2001 in A.M. No. 01-6-387-RTC, in so far as the territorial jurisdiction of the RTCs at Zamboanga Sibugay is concerned, to read as follows:

ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY

Branch 24 with seat at Ipil - comprising the municipalities of Ipil, Kabasalan, Naga, Roseller T. Lim, Siay, Titay and Tungawan

Branch 31 with seat at Imelda - comprising the municipalities of Alicia, Buug, Diplahan, Imelda, Mabuhay, Malangas, Olutanga, Payao, Siay and Talusan.

(h) AMEND Administrative Order No. 33 dated June 13, 1978 to: (a) include the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay in the 9th Judicial Region; (b) decircuitize the Municipality of Payao from the 3rd MCTC of Kabasalan-Siay-Payao; and circuitize it with the 12th MCTC of Malangas-lmelda-Diplahan to form the 12th MCTC of Malangas-lmelda-Diplahan-Payao; (c) transfer the official station of the 12th MCTC of Malangas-lmelda-Diplahan-Payao from Malangas to Imelda; and (d) change the nomenclature of the 12th MCTC to 5th MCTC of Imelda-Malangas-Diplahan-Payao to read as follows:

1st Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Ipil-Tungawan-Roseiler T. Lim; 2nd MCTC of Naga-Titay, 3rd MCTC of Kabasalan-Siay; 4th MCTC of Olutanga-Mabuhay-Talusan; 5th MCTC of Imelda-Malangas-Diplahan-Payao.

(i) AMEND all records accordingly to conform with this development.