Republic Act No. 9377

Section 14, paragraph (e) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as the "Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

• Section 14  Regional Trial Courts.

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  (e) One hundred Regional Trial Judges shall be commissioned for the Fourth Judicial Region. There shall be:

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  Eighteen branches with seats thereat for the Province of Rizal, and Antipolo City, except the cities and municipalities embraced within the National Capital Judicial Region, with seats at Binangonan, San Mateo, Morong, Tanay, and Antipolo City; and

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

• Section 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:

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  Four branches for Antipolo City;

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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 four additional regional trial court branches and two

additional municipal trial court branches for the Province of Rizal with station

at the City of Antipolo, the funding of which shall be included in the annual

General Appropriations Act.

The Supreme Court shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the

effective implementation of this Act and if warranted, the realignment of the

seats of existing branches and their territorial jurisdictions.

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation.