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RA 9308 Section 1

RA 9308 Section 1

Section 1

SEC. 1. Section 29 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: “SEC. 29. Municipal Trial Courts in Cities. — In every city which does not form part of a metropolitan area, there shall be a Municipal Trial Court with one branch, except as hereunder provided: “Two branches for Laoag City: “Four branches for Baguio City; “Three branches for Dagupan City; “Five branches for Olongapo City; “Three branches for Cabanatuan City; “Two branches for San Jose City; “Three branches for Angeles City; “Two branches for Cavite City; “Two branches for Batangas City; “Two branches for Lucena City; “Three branches for Naga City; “Two branches for Iriga City; “Three branches for Legaspi City; “Two branches for Roxas City; “Four branches for Iloilo City; “Seven branches for Bacolod City; “Two branches for Dumaguete City; “Two branches for Tacloban City; “Eight branches for Cebu City; “Three branches for Mandaue City; “Two branches for Tagbilaran City; “Two branches for Surigao City; “Two branches for Butuan City; “Five branches for Cagayan de Oro City; “Seven branches for Davao City; “Three branches for General Santos City; “Two branches for Oroquieta City; “Three branches for Ozamis City; “Two branches for Dipolog City; “Four branches for Zamboanga City; “Two branches for Pagadian City; “Two branches for Iligan City; and “Three branches for Calamba City.”

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CitationRA 9308 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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