Sarangani Province wants to become Minda’s fastest in dispensing justice

The provincial government of Sarangani is targeting to achieve the fastest rate in
the dispensation of justice among Mindanao’s 26 provinces with the
looming opening of two more Regional Trial Court (RTC) branches in the
area.
Sarangani Gov. Miguel Rene Dominguez said they expect the province’s
new court branches to become fully operational within the first half
of the year as set by the Supreme Court’s (SC) Office of the Court
Administrator.
He said the new RTC salas, which were designated as branches 47 and
48, were part of the five new trial courts allotted to the province as
provided under Republic Act 10123 that was enacted in June 2010.
The provincial government spent around P2.4 million for the
construction of the new court building and the provision of the
necessary amenities and furnishings for the two court salas through a
funding support from the national government.
The new courts were built just beside the old Hall of Justice
building, which houses the province’s lone RTC Branch 38, located
inside the provincial capitol compound in Alabel town.
The new RTC building was formally turned over by the local government
to the SC last Wednesday in a simple ceremony graced by Chief Justice
Maria Lourdes Sereno and Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez.