Thirteenth Congress Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand six.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 9360 October 26, 2006
AN ACT CREATING ANOTHER CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1
Section 7 of Republic Act No. 8973 is hereby amended to read as follows:
SEC. 7. Congressional District. - The present Third District of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur shall constitute the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay which shall be divided into two (2) congressional districts as follows: "District I - Buug, Diplahan, Malangas, Imelda, Alicia, Mabuhay, Olutanga, Talusan and Payao. "District II - Siay, Kabasalan, Naga, Ipil, Titay, R.T. Lim and Tungawan. "The Province of Zamboanga del Sur shall retain the two (2) legislative districts as follows: "District I - Pagadian City, Labangan, Tukuran, Aurora, Molave, Mahayag, Dumingag, Suminot, Midsalip, Ramon Magsaysay, Tambulig, Josefina. "District II - Bayog, Lakewood, Kumalarang, Tigbao, Dumalinao, Guipos, San Miguel, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Dinas, San Pablo, Tabina, Dimataling, Vincenzo Sagun, Pitogo.
Section 2
All laws, executive orders, regulations or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 3
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.
Approved,
MANNY VILLAR
President of the Senate
JOSE DE VENECIA, JR.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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