Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Article 150 of Presidential Decree No. 1083 is hereby amended as follows:

"Article 150. Where established. - (1) Shari'a Circuit Courts shall be established as follows:

(a) Six such courts in the Province of Sulu;

(b) Eight in the Province of Tawi-Tawi;

(c) Ten in and for the Provinces of Basilan, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur, and the Cities of Dipolog, Pagadian, and Zamboanga;

(d) Twelve in and for the Provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur and the Cities of Iligan and Marawi;

(e) Fifteen in and for the Provinces of Maguindanao, Norht Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat and the City of Cotabato;

(f) Five in and for the Provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Davao de Oro, 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) Three in and for the Provinces of Aklan, Antiuqe, 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;

(h) Four in and for the cities and municipality within the National Capital Region, the City of Baguio, 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, Neuva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindor, Palawan, Romblon, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, and Sorsogon.

(2) The territorial jurisdiction of each of the Shari'a Circuit Courts shall be fixed by the Supreme Court on the basis of geographical contiguity and accessibility of the municipalities and cities concerned and their Muslim population."