November 8, 2012

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10245

AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAROTAC VIEJO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (G) OF

SECTION 1. Two (2) additional Regional Trial Court branches are hereby created in the Sixth Judicial Region with seats at the Municipality of Barotac Viejo, Province of Iloilo.

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly-created branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Sixth 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 two (2) additional branches of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed at the Municipality of Barotac Viejo, Province of Iloilo, 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 3. Section 14 (g) of

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

Approved: November 8, 2012.

Published in The Philippine Star on November 19, 2012.