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SENATE
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Introduced by Senator Francis "Tol" N. Tolentino
AN ACT
REAPPORTIONING THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF 
RIZAL INTO THREE (3) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The advent of the Corona Virus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has revealed major 
challenges in the organizational capacity of our administrators, as well as the 
limitations in the responsiveness of our local governments units (LGUs) with regard to 
the delivery of services and provision of assistance. Against the backdrop mounting 
economic and health concerns, it is important to ensure that constituents in the locality 
are given due regard and representation in order to bring about genuine rehabilitation 
and development.
The fairness of representation is anchored on Article 6, Section 5 of the 1987 
Constitution which provides that a locality with at least 250,000 residents and 
comprise "as far as practicable, contiguous, compact, and adjacent territory" must 
have one representative in the House of Representatives. The objective of legal 
apportionment, therefore, aims to make a legislative district sufficiently represented 
so that constituents can be actively heard and efficiently served.
This bill aims to divide the 2nd District of Rizal into three legislative districts to 
better serve the people and also to facilitate in the long-term rehabilitation and 
capacity building efforts following the pandemic. The bill retains as part of the 2nd


District the municipalities of Cardona, Baras, Tanay, Morong, Jala-Jala, Pililia and 
Teresa. San Mateo and Rodriguez will be designated as the 3rd and 4th districts of 
Rizal, respectively.
It must be noted that as early as 2010, data from the Philippine Statistics 
Authority (PSA) already revealed that some of the most underrepresented legislative 
districts in the country include: Rizal First District (953,080 population) as Top 1 most 
underrepresented and Rizal Second District (854,019 population) as Top 2 most 
underrepresented. Population has also exponentially increased as outlined in the 2015 
census, which placed the Second District of Rizal as the Top 2 most populous 
legislative district with a population of 1,070,852 and the First District of Rizal at the 
Top 3 spot with a population of 1,036,989. These numbers are only expected to surge 
in the latest survey to be conducted by PSA.
Moreover, the separation of the seven eastern towns of Baras, Cardona, Jala-Jala, 
Moroong, Pililia, Tanay and Teresa is for the reason that these localities are non­
contiguous to San Mateo and Rodriguez.
Considering the foregoing, the Immediate enactment of this bill is respectfully 
requested.
IS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session
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SENATE 
S. No.1826
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Introduced by Senator Francis "Tol" N. Tolentino
AN ACT
REAPPORTIONING THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE 
PROVINCE OF RIZAL INTO THREE (3) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. The Second Legislative District of the Province of Rizal is hereby 
reapportioned into three (3) legislative districts, to take effect in the 2022 national 
and local elections. Each legislative district shall be composed of the following 
municipalities:
Second Legislative District
(1) Cardona
(2) Baras
(3) Tanay
(4) Morong
(5) Jala-jala
(6) Pililia
(7) Teresa
Third Legislative District 
(l)San Mateo
Fourth Legislative District 
(1) Rodriguez


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SEC. 2. The Commission on Elections shall issue the necessary implementing 
rules and regulations within thirty (30) days after the effectivity of this Act.
SEC. 3. All laws, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are 
hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,