AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAPAS, PROVINCE OF TARLAC, FURTHER AMENDING …

SECTION 1. One (1) additional Regional Trial Court branch
for
Capas, Tarlac with seat thereat, is hereby created in the Third Judicial
Region.

SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number for
the newly created branch.

SEC. 3. 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 implementation of this Act. The
funding therefor shall likewise be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act. The funds necessary for the operation of the Court
herein created shall be appropriated and released only upon the actual
organization of the Court and the appointment of its personnel.

SEC 4. Section 14(c) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise
known
as “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980″, as amended as well as
other provisions that may be inconsistent herewith are hereby deemed
repealed, modified and/or further amended.

SEC. 5. Effectivity. – This Act shall
take effect fifteen (15) days after completion of its publication in the
Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of
general circulation.

Approved,

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 3054
and
House Bill No. 6753 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of
Representatives on December 10, 2012 and January 28, 2013, respectively.

Approved: MAY 22 2013

(SGD.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO
III
President of the
Philippines