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Republic Act
Approved March 11, 2019

Republic Act No. 11243

An act reapportioning the first legislative district of the province of south cotabato thereby creating the lone legislative district of general santos city

An Act Reapportioning the First Legislative District of the Province of South Cotabato Thereby Creating the Lone Legislative District of General Santos City

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This act redefines the legislative districts of South Cotabato, creating a lone district for General Santos City, providing holdover provisions for incumbents, requiring the Commission on Elections to issue rules, repealing inconsistent laws, and taking effect fifteen days after publication.

  • Reapportionment of the First Legislative District to create a lone district for General Santos City
  • Holdover provisions for incumbent representatives
  • Commission on Elections to issue implementation rules within 30 days
  • Repealing clause for inconsistent laws
  • Effectivity fifteen days after publication
Reapportionment
Legislative District
South Cotabato
General Santos City
Republic Act
Political Geography

Seventeenth Congress Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 11243

An Act Reapportioning the First Legislative District of the Province of South Cotabato Thereby Creating the Lone Legislative District of General Santos City

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Reapportioning of the First Legislative District

The First Legislative District of the Province of South Cotabato is hereby reapportioned in order to create the Lone Legislative District of General Santos City to commence in the next national and local elections after the effectivity of this Act. The Legislative Districts of the Province shall now be composed of the following:

(a)First Legislative District:
(1)Polomolok (2) Tampakan (3) Tupi (b) Second Legislative District:
(1)Koronadal City (2) Banga (3) Lake Sebu (4) Norala (5) Santo Niño (6) Surallah (7) Tantangan (8) TBoli (c) Third Legislative District:
(1)General Santos City.

Section 2. Holdover

The incumbent Representatives of the present First and Second Legislative Districts of the Province of South Cotabato shall continue to represent the districts until the new Representatives shall have been elected and qualified.

Section 3. Rules and Regulations

The Commission on Elections shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Act within thirty (30) days after its effectivity.

Section 4. Repealing Clause

All laws, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 5. Effectivity

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate

GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on May 2, 2017, amended by the Senate on September 3, 2018, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on January 29, 2019.

MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA

Secretary of the Senate

DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING

Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: March 11, 2019

RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

President of the Philippines

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.