Section 1
SECTION 1. The following judicial districts for Courts of First Instance in the Philippine Islands are hereby established: The city of Manila shall constitute one judicial district, to be known as the Judicial District of Manila, and the other judicial districts shall severally consist of the provinces and islands as hereinafter stated. The first Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Isabela, and Nueva Viscaya. The Second Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Ilocos Sur, Abra, Bontoc, and Lepanto. The Third Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Union, Benguet, Pangasinan, and Zambales. The Fourth Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Tarlac, Pampanga, and Nueva Ecija. The Fifth Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, and Rizal. The Sixth Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Laguna, Cavite, Principe, Tayabas, Infanta, and the Island of Polillo. The Seventh Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Batangas, Marinduqe, and Mindoro. The Eighth Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Sorsogon, Albay, Ambos Camarines, Masbate, and shall include also the Island of Catanduanes. The Ninth Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Romblon, Capiz, and Iloilo. The Tenth Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Antique, Occidental Negros, and Oriental Negros. The Eleventh Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Cebu and Bohol. The Twelfth Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Samar, Leyte, and Surigao. The Thirteenth Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Misamis, the Island of Basilan, and the districts of the Island of Mindanao known as Zamboanga, Cottabato, and Davao, and the Comandancia of Dapitan. The Fourteenth Judicial District shall consist of the Island of Paragua, with its contiguous small islands, the Tawi-Tawi group, the Jolo group, the Calamianes group, and the Cuyos group.