Section 5September 4, 1991, Sec./Art. 5

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

"(e) Ninety-six Regional Trial Judges shall be commissioned for the Fourth Judicial Region. There shall be:

"Nineteen branches with seats thereat for the Province of Batangas and the Cities of Lipa and Batangas, with seats at Batangas City, Lemery, Taal, Tanauan, Balayan, Lipa City, Nasugbu, and Rosario;

"Twelve branches with seats thereat for the Province of Cavite and the Cities of Cavite, Tagaytay and Trece Martires, with seats at Naic, Cavite City, Bacoor, Imus, Trece Martires City, and Dasmarias;

"Seventeen branches with seats thereat for the Province of Laguna and the City of San Pablo, with seats at Bian, San Pedro, Sta. Cruz, San Pablo City, Siniloan, and Calamba;

"Two branches for the Province of Marinduque, with seats at Boac;

"Five branches with seats thereat for the Province of Mindoro Oriental, with seats at Calapan, Pinamalayan, and Roxas;

"Three branches with seats thereat for the Province of Mindoro Occidental, with seats at Mamburao and San Jose;

"Seven branches with seats thereat for the Province of Palawan and the City of Puerto Princesa, with seats at Puerto Princesa City, Roxas, Brooke's Point, and Coron;

"Thirteen branches with seats thereat for the Province of Quezon and the City of Lucena, with seats at Lucena City, Gumaca, Calauag, Mauban, and Infanta;

"Two branches for the Province of Aurora, with seats at Baler;

"Fourteen branches with seats thereat for the Province of Rizal, except the cities and municipalities embraced within the National Capital Judicial Region, with seats at Binangonan, Antipolo, San Mateo, Morong, and Tanay; and

"Two branches with seats thereat for the Province of Romblon, with seats at Romblon and Odiongan."