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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session.
House Bill No.__ 8757

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE FERDINAND L. HERNANDEZ.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 1987 Constitution grants the Congress the power to reapportion legislative districts,
as provided for in Article VI, Section 5, paragraphs 3 and 4, to wit:

(3) Each legislative district shall comprise, as far as practicable, contiguous,
compact, and adjacent territory. Each city with a population of at least two
hundred fifty thousand, or each province, shall have at least one representative.

(4) Within three years following the return of every census, the Congress
shall make a reapportionment of legislative districts based on the standards
provided in this section.

This bill proposes for the reapportionment of the Second District of South Cotabato into
two (2) legislative districts. Based on the 2015 Census conducted by the Philippine Statistics
Authority, the Second District of South Cotabato comprised of one (1) component city and
seven (7) municipalities is with a total population of six hundred fifty three thousand one
hundred ninety nine (653,199).

This bill seeks to ensure equitable representation for the constituents of the current
Second District of South Cotabato in the legislature and the national government, to meet their
increasing socio-economic demands, as well as improve the delivery of government services
and implementation of programs and projects.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
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FERDINANT) L. HERNANDEZ,



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No.__8757

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE FERDINAND L. HERNANDEZ

AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE SECOND DISTRICT OF SOUTH COTABATO
INTO TWO LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS

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

Section 1. Reapportionment.- The Second District of South Cotabato is here
reapportioned into two legislative districts as follows:

a. Second Legislative District — The Second Legislative District shall be composed of
the component city of Koronadal, and municipalities of Banga and Tantangan;

b. Third Legislative District - The Third Legislative District shall be composed of
the municipalities of Norala, Santo Nino, Surallah, Lake Sebu and T’boli.

Section 2. Incumbent Representative. — The incumbent Representative of the Second
Legislative District of South Cotabato shall continue to represent the legislative district until
the new representative of the Second and Third Legislative Districts shall have been elected
and qualified in the next congressional elections.

Section 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Commission on Elections shall
issue the rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act, within
thirty (30) days from its approval.

Section 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, resolutions, instructions, rules
and regulations, and other issuance or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions
of 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.