Presidential Decree No. 723 (PD 723) — Creating Additional Courts in Certain Cities and Municipalities.
WHEREAS, there are certain municipal and city courts whose
case loads have increased to such an extent that they are no longer
manageable by the present number of salas therein;
WHEREAS, it will be in the interest of the administration of
justice and in line with the Government's policy of decongesting court
dockets to create additional salas where needed;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, by virtue
of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, and in order to effect
the speedy disposition of the cases in our courts, do hereby order and
decree:
SECTION 1. Additional salas are hereby created in the
municipal courts of the following municipalities, namely:
Present
Additional
Total
Valenzuela, Bulacan
1
1
2
Makati, Rizal
1
3
4
Malabon, Rizal
1
1
2
Marikina, Rizal
1
1
2
Navotas, Rizal
1
1
2
Paranaque, Rizal
1
2
3
Pasig, Rizal
1
3
4
Las Piñas, Rizal
1
1
2
SEC. 2. Additional salas are likewise hereby created
in the city courts of the following cities, namely:
Present
Additional
Total
Bacolod City
3
2
5
Caloocan City
2
2
4
Zamboanga City
1
2
3
Davao City
4
2
6
Quezon City
7
2
9
SEC. 3. The additional courts herein created shall each be
provided with the necessary personnel, equipment and facilities to
enable them to function as soon as the judges therein are appointed;
SEC. 4. The sum of One Million Six Hundred Thousand Pesos is
hereby appropriated out of the general funds in the National Treasury
not otherwise appropriated and the release thereof is hereby ordered.
SEC. 5. All laws or provisions thereof inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.
Done in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of June, in the year of
Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
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