Section 14, paragraph (i) of Batas Pambansa Bldg
Section 1. Section 14, paragraph (i) of Batas Pambansa Bldg. 129, as amended, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act. of 1980, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"(i) Forty-two Regional Trial Judges shall be commissioned for the Eight Judicial Region. There shall be:
"Six branches with seats thereat for the Province of Eastern Samar, with seats at Borongan, Guiuan; Dolores, Oras and Balangiga;
"Seventeen branches with seats thereat for the Province of Leyte, the Sub-province of Biliran and cities of Ormoc and Tacloban, with seats at Tacloban City, Abuyog, Calubian, Ormoc City, Carigara, Baybay, Burauen, Naval, Palompon, Hilongos and Caibiran;
"Six branches with seats thereat for the Province of Northern Samar, with seats at Catarman, Laoang, Allen and Gamay;
"Four branches with seats thereat for the Province of Southern Leyte, with seats at Maasin, San Juan and Sogod; and
"Nine branches with seats thereat for the Province of Samar and the City of Calbayog, with seats at Catbalogan, Basey, Calbayog City, Calbiga, Tarangnan and Gandara."