Republic Act No. 10701

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

Section 1

An additional branch of the Regional Trial Court to be stationed at Initao, situated in the Province of Misamis Oriental, is hereby created in the Tenth Judicial Region.

Section 2

The Supreme Court shall assign the branch number of the newly created branch in the Tenth Judicial Region.

Section 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 operationalization of the additional branch of the Regional Trial Court in the Province of Misamis Oriental, with seat at Initao, the funding of which shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4

Section 14

(k) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980”, as amended, and all other laws, executive orders, and rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed, or modified accordingly.

Section 5

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILOM President of the Senate	(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on June 9, 2014, amended by the Senate on July 28, 2015, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on September 23, 2015.

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of the Senate	(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: NOV 20 2015

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