Section 1Sec./Art. 1

Article 138 of Presidential Decree No. 1083, otherwise known as the "Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines", is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Article 138, Shari'a judicial districts. - Eight special judicial districts, each to have one Shari'a District Court president over by one judge, are constituted as follows:

(a) The First Shari'a District shall comprise the Province of Sulu;

(b) The Second Shari'a District, the Province of Tawi-Tawi;

(c) The Third Shari'a District, the Provinces of Basilan, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur, and the Cities of Dipolog, Pagadian and Zamboanga;

(d) The Fourth Shari'a District, the Provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, and the Cities of Iligan and Marawi;

(e) The Fifth Shari'a District, the Provinces of Maguindanao, North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat, and the City of Cotabato;

(f) The Sixth Shari'a District, the Provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, Sarangani, South Cotabato, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur, and the City of Cagayan de Oro;

(g) The Seventh Shari'a District, the Provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, and Southern Leyte, and the City of Tacloban; and

(h) The Eight Shari'a District, the National Capital Region, the City of Baguio, the Provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Romblon, Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, and Sorsogon."