AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF DANAO, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FURTHER AMENDING…

SECTION 1. Three (3) additional Regional Trial Court branches for
Danao City, Cebu, with seats thereat, are hereby created in the Seventh
Judicial Region.

SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall assign the respective branch numbers for the newly created branches.

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 Courts
herein created shall be appropriated and released only upon the actual
organization of the Courts and the appointment of its personnel.

SEC. 4. Section 14(h) 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repealed, modified and/or further amended.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. 3033 and
House Bill No. 6800 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of
Representatives on September 17, 2012 and February 6, 2013,
respectively.

Approved: MAY 15 2013

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