Republic Act No. 10341

Four (4) additional Regional Trial Court branches and three (3) additional

Metropolitan Trial Court branches are hereby created in the National Capital Judicial

Region with seats at the City of Valenzuela, Metro Manila.

• The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly-created branches

  of the Regional Trial Court and the Metropolitan Trial Court in the National Capital

  Judicial Region.

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 four (4) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court and three (3) additional branches of the Metropolitan Trial Court to be stationed at the City of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The funds necessary for the operation of the Court(s) herein created shall be appropriated and released only upon the actual organization of the Court(s) and the appointment of its personnel.

Section 14 (d) and Section 27 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known

as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as amended, and all other laws,

rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended,

repealed or modified accordingly.

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.