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RA 296 Section 49

Section 49

SEC. 49. Judicial districts— Judicial districts for Courts of First Instance in the Philippines are constituted as follows: The First Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Cagayan, Batangas, Isabela, and Nueva Vizcaya, and the Subprovince of Ifugao; The Second Judicial District, of the Provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, City of Baguio, Mountain Province except the Subprovince of Ifugao, and La Union; The Third Judicial District, of the Provinces of Pangasinan and Zambales, and the City of Dagupan; The Fourth Judicial District, of the Provinces of Nueva Ecija and Tarlac; The Fifth Judicial District, of the Provinces off Pampanga, Baitaan, and Bulacan; The Sixth Judicial District, of the City of Manila; The Seventh Judicial District, of the Province of Rizal, Quezon City and Rizal City, the Province of Cavite, City of Cavite, the City of Tagaytay, and the Province of Palawan ; The Eighth Judicial Distract, of the Province of Laguna, the City of San Pablo, the Province of Batangas, the City of Lipa, and the Provinces of Mindoro and Marinduque; The Ninth Judicial District, of the Provinces of Quezon and Camarines Norte; The Tenth Judicial District, of the Provinces of Camarines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Masbate, and Romblon; The Eleventh Judicial District, of the Provinces of Capiz and Iloilo, the City of Iloilo and ithe Province of Antique; The Twelfth Judicial District, of the Province of Occidental Negros, the City of Bacolod, the Province of Oriental Negros, and the Subprovince of Siquijor; The Thirteenth Judicial District, of the Provinces of Samar and Leyte, and the City of Ormoc; The Fourteenth Judicial District, of the Province of Cebu, the City of Cebu and the Province of Bohol; The Fifteenth Judicial District, of the Provinces of Su-rigao, Agusan, Oriental Misamis, Bukidnon, and Lanao; and The Sixteenth Judicial District, of the Province of Davao, the City of Davao, the Provinces of Cotabato and Occidental Misamis, the Province of Zamboanga and Zamboanga City, and the Province of Sulu.

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CitationRA 296 Section 49 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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