"(a) Seventy-two Regional Trial Judges shall be commissioned for the First Judicial Region. There shall be: 

"Three branches with seats thereat for the Province of Abra, with seats at Bangued and Bucay; 

"Fourteen branches with seats thereat for the Province of Benguet and the City of Baguio, with seats at Baguio City, La Trinidad and Buguias; chan robles virtual law library

"Ten branches with seats thereat for the Province of Ilocos Norte and the City of Laoag, with seats at Laoag City, Batac, and Bangui; 

"Eight branches with seats thereat for the Province of Ilocos Sur, with seats at Vigan, Narvacan, Candon, Cabugao, and Tagudin; 

"Eleven branches with seats thereat for the Province of La Union, with seats at San Fernando, Agoo, Bauang, and Balaoan; chan robles virtual law library

"Two branches with seats thereat for Mountain Province, with seats at Bontoc; and 

"Twenty-four branches with seats thereat for the Province of Pangasinan and the Cities of Dagupan and San Carlos, with seats at Lingayen, Dagupan City, Urdaneta, Villasis, Tayug, Rosales, Alaminos, Burgos, and San Carlos City."