Fourteenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 9727
AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE INTO SEVEN (7) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Legislative Districts. - The Province of Cavite, which shall have seven (7) legislative districts to commence in the next national elections after the effectivity of this Act, is hereby reapportioned as follows:
FIRST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(1) Cavite City
(2) Kawit
(3) Noveleta
(4) Rosario
SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(1) Bacoor
THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(1) Imus
FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(1) Dasmaritias
FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(1) Carmona
(2) GeneralMarianoAlvarez(GMA)
(3) Silang
SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(1) Trece Martires City
(2) General Trias
(3) Tanza
(4) Amadeo
SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(1) Tagaytay City
(2) Alfonso
(3) General Aguinaldo
(4) Indang
(5) Magallanes
(6) Maragondon
(7) Mendez
(8) Naic
(9) Ternate
Section 2. Rules and Regulations. - The Commission on Elections shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Act.
Section 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.1avvphi1
Section 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
JUAN PONCE ENRILE
President of the Senate |
PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
Speaker of the House of Representatives |
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on June 11, 2008 and September 28, 2009, respectively.
EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of the Senate |
MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General House of Representatives |
Approved: October 22, 2009
GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO
President of the Philippines
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