Section 10September 4, 1991, Sec./Art. 10

Section 14, paragraph (j), of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1981, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(j) Thirty Regional Trial Judges shall be commissioned for the Ninth Judicial Region. There shall be:

"Two branches for the Province of Basilan, with seats at Isabela;

"Three branches with seats thereat for the Province of Sulu, with seats at Jolo, Parang, and Siasi;

"Two branches with seats thereat for the Province of Tawi-Tawi with seats at Bongao and Sapa-Sapa;

"Eight branches with seats thereat for the Province of Zamboanga del Norte and the Cities of Dipolog and Dapitan, with seats at Dipolog City, Sindangan, Siocon, and Liloy; and

"Fifteen branches with seats thereat for the Province of Zamboanga del Sur and the Cities of Pagadian and Zamboanga, with seats at Zamboanga City, Pagadian City, Molave, San Miguel, Ipil, and Aurora."