Preamble
of the Philippines in Legislature assembled and by the authority of the same:SECTION 1. Section one hundred and fifty-three of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 153. Judicial districts.—Judicial districts for Courts of First Instance in the Philippine Islands are constituted as follows: "The First Judicial District shall consist of the Province of Cagayan and the Province of Batanes. "The Second Judicial District, of the Province of Isabela and the Province of Nueva Vizcaya. "The Third Judicial District, of the Province of Iloeos Sur, the Province of Abra, and the Province of Ilocos Norte. "The Fourth Judicial District, of the Province of La Union and the Mountain Province. "The Fifth Judicial District, of the Province of Pangasinan. "The Sixth Judicial District, of the Province of Tarlac and the Province of Nueva Ecija. "The Seventh" Judicial District, of the Province of Pampanga and the Province of Bulacan. "The Eighth Judicial District, of the Province of Bataan and the Province of Zambales. "The Ninth Judicial District, of the City of Manila. "The Tenth Judicial District, of the Province of Cavite. "The Eleventh Judicial District, of the Province of Rizal. "The Twelfth Judicial District, of the Province of Laguna. "The Thirteenth Judicial District, of the Province of Batangas and the Province of Mindoro. "The Fourteenth Judicial District, of the Province of Tayabas and the Province of Marinduque. "The Fifteenth Judicial District, of the Province of Gamarines Sur, the Province of Camarines Norte, and the Province of Albay, including the Subprovince of Catanduanes. "The Sixteenth Judicial District, of the Province of Sorsogon and the Province of Masbate. "The Seventeenth Judicial District, of the Province of Capiz and the Province of Romblon. "The Eighteenth Judicial District, of the Province of Samar. "The Nineteenth Judicial District, of the Province of Leyte. "The Twentieth Judicial District, of the Province of Cebu. "The Twenty-first Judicial District, of the Province of Oriental Negros, the Province of Lanao, and the Subprovince of Siquijor. "The Twenty-second Judicial District, of the Province of Occidental Negros. "The Twenty-third Judicial District, of the Province of Iloilo. "The Twenty-fourth Judicial District, of the Province of Surigao and the Province of Agusan. "The Twenty-fifth Judicial District, of the Province Oriental Misamis and the Province of Bukidnon. "The Twenty-sixth Judicial District, of the Province Zamboanga and the Province of Sulu. "The Twenty-seventh Judicial District, of the Davao and the Province of Cotabato. "The Twenty-eighth Judicial District, of the Province of Bohol and the Province of Occidental Misamis. "The Twenty-ninth Judicial District, of the Province of Antique and the Province of Palawan."