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Act No. 552 Section 3

Act No. 552 Section 3

Section 3

SEC. 3. The judge of the Court of First Instance for the Fifth Judicial District may reside in the city of Manila and shall have the same power while in the city of Manila to issue writs of injunction, make orders appointing receivers, and other interlocutory orders, and to hear and determine interlocutory motions or issues, and to hear petitions for writs of habeas corpus, and for release upon bail or reduction of bail in any cause pending in a province in his district, which by virtue of section six of Act Numbered One hundred and forty he now has the power to issue while out of the province in which the cause is pending, but within the district.

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CitationAct No. 552 Section 3 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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