ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 72 -99

Pursuant to Sec. 5 (3), Art. VIII of the Constitution, the following judges are hereby DESIGNATED as
Acting Presiding Judges, in addition to their regular duties in their
own courts, effective immediately and to continue until the appointment
and assumption to duty of the regular judges thereat or until further
orders from this Court:

1. Hon. Eddie R. Rojas, Presiding
Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 39, Polomolok, South
Cotabato, as Acting Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch
24, Koronadal, South Cotabato;

2. Hon. Francisco S. Ampig, Jr., Presiding
Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 25, Koronadal, South
Cotabato, as Acting Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch
26, Surallah, South Cotabato;

The Hon. Braulio L. Hurtado, Jr., Presiding
Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 22, Kabacan, North Cotabato
and presently Acting Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch
26, Surallah, South Cotabato, is hereby DESIGNATED
Assisting Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 24, Koronadal, South
Cotabato, to decide all the cases left undecided by the late Hon. Rodolfo C. Soledad.

All are 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.