Pursuant to Sec. 5 (3), Art. VIII of the Constitution, the Hon. JOSE S. JACINTO, JR., Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court, Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro is hereby DESIGNATED as Acting Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Branch 2, Batangas City, in addition to his regular duties in his own court, effective immediately and to continue until the appointment and assumption to duty of the regular judge thereat or until further orders from this Court. He shall be entitled to reimbursement of travelling expenses with per diems and an additional expense allowance and a hardship allowance as provided for in the Resolution No. 99-1-04-SC of the Court En Banc dated February 2, 1999.

March 23, 1999.

HILARIO G. DAVIDE, JR.

Chief Justice