REPUBLIC ACT No. 11386

An Act Creating Four (4) Additional Branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Ninth Judicial Region to be Stationed at Zamboanga City and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Amending for the Purpose Section 14, Paragraph (j) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Otherwise Known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980," as Amended

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress assembled:

Section 1. Four (4) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed at Zamboanga City are hereby created in the Ninth Judicial Region.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly created branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Ninth Judicial Region.

Section 2. 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 to be stationed at Zamboanga City. 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 their personnel.

Section 3. Section 14(j) 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1980", as amended, and all other laws, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd) VICENTE C. SOTTO III

President of the Senate

(Sgd) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives, was passed by the House of Representatives on December 4, 2017, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on May 27, 2019, and which amendment was concurred in by the House of Representatives on June 3, 2019.

(Sgd) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA

Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING

Acting Secretary General

House of Representatives

(Sgd) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

President of the Philippines

Approved: August 22, 2019.