Section 1
SECTION 1. Section 14, paragraph (i) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 as, amended, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, is hereby further amended to read as follows: " (i) Forty-two Regional Trial Judges shall be commissioned for the Eighth Judicial Region. There shall be: "Six branches with seats thereat for the Province of Eastern Samar, with seat at Borongan, Guiuan, Dolores, Oras and Balangiga; "Seventeen branches with sear 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, Caragara, 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 seat thereat for the Province of Samar and the City of Calbayog, with seats at Catbalogan, Basey, Calbayog City, Calbiga, Tarangnan and Gandara."