Republic Act No. 6546

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

The fifteenth paragraph of Section fifty of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred ninety-six, known as the Judiciary Act of 1948, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"Twenty-three Judges shall be commissioned for the Fifteenth Judicial District.  Three judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of Surigao del Norte, and shall be known as judges of the first, second and third branches thereof; three judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of Surigao del Sur, and shall be known as judges of the first, second and third branches thereof; two judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of Agusan del Norte and Butuan City and shall be known as judges of the first and second branches thereof, respectively; one judge shall preside over the Court of First Instance of Agusan del Sur; nine judges shall preside over the Courts of First Instance of Oriental Misamis, Camiguin, Cagayan de Oro City, Gingoog City and Bukidnon and shall be known as judges of the first, second, third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth branches thereof respectively; and five judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and the cities of Marawi and Iligan, and shall be known as judges of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth branches thereof."

Section 2

The fourteenth subparagraph of the second paragraph of Section fifty-two of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"For the Fifteenth Judicial District, two judges shall be stationed in the Municipality of Surigao, Province of Surigao del Norte; one judge shall be stationed in the Island of Siargao, Municipality of Dapa, same province; one judge shall be stationed in the Municipality of Tandag, Province of Surigao del Sur; one judge in the Municipality of Li-anga, same province; and one judge in the Municipality of Bislig, same province; four judges shall be stationed in the City of Cagayan de Oro; three judges in the Municipality of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon; and one judge in the Municipality of Medina, Province of Misamis Oriental; and one judge shall be stationed in the Municipality of Mambajao, Province of Camiguin, subject to call for service by the Secretary of Justice at Cagayan de Oro City; one judge shall be stationed in the City of Marawi; one judge shall be stationed in the Municipality of Bayang, Province of Lanao del Sur; one judge shall be stationed in the Municipality of Malabang, same province; one judge in the City of Iligan; one judge in the Municipality of Baroy, Province of Lanao del Norte; two judges in the City of Butuan; and one judge shall stationed in Municipality of Prosperidad, Province of Agusan del Sur."

Section 3

There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of eighty thousand pesos or so much thereof as be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

Section 4

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Enacted without Executive approval, August 26, 1972.