Philippine Supreme Court Resolutions > Year 2007 > August 2007 Resolutions > [A.M. No. 07-7-187-MTCC : August 07, 2007] RE: CREATION OF TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES (MTCC), CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN:

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of the Court En Banc dated 7 AUG 2007

"A.M. No. 07-7-187-MTCC.- Re: Creation of Two (2) Additional Branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.- The Court Resolved to NOTE the Letter dated May 16, 2007, Mr. Joaquin C. Lagonera, Senior Deputy Executive Secretary & Acting Head, Office of the President, Presidential Legislative Liaison Officer, transmitting to the Office of the Court Administrator a certified copy of Republic Act No. 9450 entitled An Act Creating Two Additional Branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) in the City of San Jose Del Monte, Province of Bulacan, Amending for the Purpose Section 30 of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, Otherwise Known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, as Amended, and Appropriating Funds Therefore.

Considering the enactment of R.A. No. 9450, the Court further Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Office of the Court Administrator, to

1. IMPLEMENT R.A. 9450 by CREATING two (2) additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) of San Jose Del Monte, Province of Bulacan, thus denominating the three (3) branches thereat as MTCC Branch 1, MTCC Branch 2 and MTCC Branch 3;

2. CREATE new positions, RECLASSIFY and TRANSFER the existing positions to conform with the approved staffing pattern of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities, consisting of three (3) branches, to wit:

(a) CREATION of thirty-four (34) new positions to be composed of:

No. of Positions	Position-Title	Salary Grade
	BRANCH
2	City Trial Court Judge	27
3	Clerk of Court III	22
2	Court Legal Researcher I	12
2	Interpreter II	10
6	Court Stenographer II	10
2	Sheriff III	10
2	Clerk IV	8
2	Clerk III	6
2	Process Server	2
2	Utility Worker I	1
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
No. of Positions	Position-Title	Salary Grade
1	Sheriff III	10
2	Process Server	5
2	Records Officer I	1
1	Utility Worker I	10
1	Clerk IV	8
1	Clerk III	6
1	Cash Clerk II	6
(b) RECLASSIFICATION of one (1) item:
No. of Position	Position-Title	Salary Grade
1	Cash Clerk III	(8)
	to Cashier I	10
(c) TRANSFER of one existing position from Branch 1 to the Office of the Clerk of Court, as follows:
No. of Position	Position-Title	Salary Grade
1	Clerk of Court IV	23

3) DIRECT the Office of Administrative Services, OCA to SUBMIT to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) the Staffing Pattern as a result of the creation of additional branches and Office of the Clerk of Court to be included in the Personnel Services Itemization of the MTCC for inclusion in the General Appropriations Act for funding purposes;

4) Thereafter, DIRECT the Financial Management Office, OCA to SUBMIT to DBM the funding requirements for the operation of the newly created branches of the MTCC and OCC at City of San Jose Del Monte, Province of Bulacan;

5) 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. 9450;

6) HOLD IN ABEYANCE the organization of the two additional MTCC branches and the Office of the Clerk of Court until such time that the DBM has released the aforesaid SARO and NCA; and

7) AMEND all court records to conform with this development.