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

SECTION 1. Section 27 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 27. Metropolitan Trial Courts of the National Capital Region. — There shall be a Metropolitan Trial Court in the National Capital Region, to be known as the Metropolitan Trial Court of Metro Manila, which shall be composed of eighty-seven (87) branches. There shall be:

"x x x

"Seven branches for Parañaque with seats thereat;

"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 additional metropolitan trial court branches in the City of Parañque, Metro Manila, 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 and the Senate on April 5, 2006 and  December 18, 2006, respectively.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO	(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES
Secretary General House of Representatives	Secretary of the Senate

Approved: MAR 06 2007