Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City 
19th Congress 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ______________________ 
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Introduced by HONORABLE PETER B. MIGUEL 
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AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO 11804 , REAPPORTIONING THE SANGGUNIANG 
PANLALAWIGAN SEATS IN THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO  
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to ensure the proper implementation of Republic Act 11804 by reapportioning 
additional sangguniang panlalawigan district and providing additional seats therefor. 
This bill seeks to introduce amendments by reapportioning the sangguniang panlalawigan seats 
of the Province of South Cotabato in concurrence with the enactment of Republic Act 11804 or 
otherwise known as AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO INTO 
THREE (3) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS, AND SEPARATING THE CITY OF GENERAL SANTOS FROM THE 
THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO TO CONSTITUTE THE 
LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF GENERAL SANTOS, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11243, ENTITLED “AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE 
DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO THEREBY CREATING THE LONE LEGISLATIVE 
DISTRICT OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY” to ensure the proper representation of the growing 
number of residents in the Province of South Cotabato in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. 
Hence, since R.A. 11804 was proposed and designed to address the patent inequity of 
representation in the House of Representatives by adding another legislative district, it is 
concomitant that the number of sangguniang panlalawigan districts must likewise be 
reapportioned to three (3) districts so that its interest in the provincial board must be fully 
protected and promoted. 
In light of the foregoing, the enactment of this proposed legislative measure is earnestly sought. 
PETER B. MIGUEL, M.D., FPSO-HNS 
   Representative, 2nd District South Cotabato 
May 22, 2023
6:38 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City 
19th Congress 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ______________________ 
============================================================================== 
Introduced by HONORABLE PETER B. MIGUEL 
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AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO 11804 , REAPPORTIONING THE SANGGUNIANG 
PANLALAWIGAN SEATS IN THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO  
Be it enacted in the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
Section 1: 
Seats in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. – The provisions of Republic Act 11804 to 
the contrary notwithstanding, and by virtue of the reapportionment as mandated by the said Act, 
the Province of South Cotabato is hereby allocated fifteen (15) seats in the Sangguniang 
Panlalawigan to be assigned as follows: 
(a) First Legislative District
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three (3) seats
(b) Second Legislative District
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four (4) seats
(c) Third Legislative District
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three (3) seats
Section 2: 
Holdover. – The incumbent Members of Sangguniang Panlalawigan in the Province 
of South Cotabato shall continue to represent their respective districts until the 
new members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall have been elected and 
qualified in the immediately next national and local elections after the effectivity 
of this Act. 
Section 3: 
Rules and Regulations. – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) shall 
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying into 
effect the provisions of this Act. 
Section 4: 
Repealing Clause. –  All laws, decrees, rules and regulations inconsistent with this 
Act shall be deemed repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
Section 5: 
Effectivity Clause: This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation. 
APPROVED. 
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