REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9449 - AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAET, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 30 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Section 30 of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 30. Municipal Trial Courts. — In each of the municipalities that are not compromised within a metropolitan area and a municipal circuit there shall be a Municipal Trial Court which shall have one branch, except as hereunder provided:

"x x x

"Two branches for Daet, Camarines Norte;

"x x x" SEC. 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 an additional Municipal Trial Court branch for the Province of Camarines Norte to be stationed at the Municipality of Daet, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR. (Sgd.) MANNY VILLAR

Speaker of the House of Representatives President of the Senate

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on May 29, 2006 and February 19, 2007, respectively.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES

Secretary General House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate

Approved: MAY 15 2007

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO President of the Philippines