Section 9September 4, 1991, Sec./Art. 9

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

"(i) Forty-one Regional Trial Judges shall be commissioned for the Eighth Judicial Region. There shall be:

"Five branches with seats thereat for the Province of Eastern Samar, with seats at Borongan, Guiuan, Dolores, and Oras;

"Seventeen branches with seats thereat for the Province of Leyte, the Sub-province of Biliran, and the 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."