Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL no4866

Introduced by HONORABLE STRIKE B. REVILLA
EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 10160 (otherwise known as the “Charter of the City of Bacoor”)
converting the then Municipality of Bacoor into a component city to be known as the City
of Bacoor was signed into law by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III on 10 April
2012. The Charter of the City of Bacoor was subsequently overwhelmingly ratified in a
plebiscite conducted at the Municipality of Bacoor on 23 June 2012.

Section 10 (b) of Republic Act No. 10160 as published in the Official Gazette
provides that

“ SEC. 10. Composition. — (a) The sangguniang panlungsod, the legislative body
of the City, shall be composed of the city vice mayor as the presiding officer, the
twelve (12) regular sanggunian members, the president of the city chapter of the
liga ng mga barangay, the president of the panlungsod na pederasyon ng mga
sangguniang kabataan and the three (3) sectoral representatives, as members,
who shall come from the following sectors: one (1) from the women sector; and,
as shall be determined by the sangguniang panlungsod within ninety (90) days
prior to the holding of the local elections, one (1) from the agricultural or industrial
workers sector; and one (1) from the other sectors, including urban poor
indigenous cultural communities or persons with disabilities.

(b) The regular members of the sangguniang panlungsod and sectoral
representatives shall be elected in the manner as may be provided by law:
Provided, That for purposes of representation in the sangguniang panlungsod, six
(6) regular members shall be elected from each of the following districts by
barangay, each district comprising a compact, contiguous arid adjacent territory:

Bacoor West — Alima, Aniban, Aniban II, Aniban Ill, Aniban IV, Aniban V, Banalo,
Camposanto, Daang Bukid, Digman, Dulong Bayan, Habay I, Habay Il, Kaingin,
Ligas |, Ligas II, Ligas III, Mabolo 1, Mabolo II, Mabolo III, Maliksi |, Maliksi Il, Maliksi
Ill, Niog |, Niog II, Niog Ill, P.F. Espiritu |, P.F. Espiritu ll, P.F. Espiritu Ill, P.F.
Espiritu lV, P.F. Espiritu V, P.F. Espiritu VI, P.F. Espiritu Vil, P.F. Espiritu Vill,
Real |, Real Il, Salinas |, Salinas Il, Salinas Ill, Salinas IV, San Nicolas |, San
Nicolas Il, San Nicolas III, Sineguelasan, Tabing Dagat, Talaba I, Talaba Il, Talaba
lll, Talaba IV, Talaba V, Talaba VI, Talaba VII, Zapote I, Zapote Il, Zapote Ill and
Zapote IV.

Bacoor East — Bayanan, Mambog I, Mambog I!, Mambog III, Mambog IV, Mambog
V, Molino |, Molino II, Molino Ill, Molino IV, Molino V, Molino VI, Molino Vil, Queens
Row Central, Queens Row East and Queens Row West.”

Unfortunately, as can be seen above, Barangay Zapote V, which has been a part
and continues to be a part of the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Bacoor has been
inadvertently excluded in the enumeration of the various barangays comprising Bacoor
West as provided under Section 10 (b) of Republic Act No. 10160.


Based on the data provided by the Commission on Election, there are 7,658
registered voters who are presently residing in Barangay Zapote V and due to the
inadvertent exclusion in Section 10 (b) in the enumeration of the various barangays that
would take part in the election of the six (6) representatives of the district of Bacoor West
in the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Bacoor, it may be said that approximately
7,658 registered voters were unceremoniously deprived of the right to elect their
representatives to the city council.

Further, the afore-quoted provision also erroneously named Barangays
Panapaan |, Panapaan II, Panapaan Ill, Panapaan IV, Panapaan V, Panapaan VI,
Panapaan VII, Panapaan VIII which is in conflict with Section 10 of Provincial Ordinance
No. 24-S-90 entitled, “An Ordinance Creating New Barangays out of Daang-Bukid,
Maliksi, Talaba, Zapote, Aniban, Ligas, Molino, Niog, Mambog, Panapaan, Salinas,
Habay, Real, Queens Row, Mabolo and San Nicolas all in Bacoor, Cavite and setting the
date of their Plebiscite on December 23, 1990 or any Sunday that follow should it be
postponed due to lack of Material Time or Fortuitous Event.”

It is significant to note that none of the barangays created by virtue of Provincial
Ordinance No, 24-S-90 was named “Governor P. F. Espiritu.”

The inadvertent use of “P.F. Espiritu |, P.F. Espiritu il, P.F. Espiritu Ill, P.F. Espiritu
IV, P.F. Espiritu V, P.F. Espiritu VI, P.F. Espiritu Vil and P.F. Espiritu VIII" in Section 10
(b) instead of Barangay Panapaan |, Panapaan II, Panapaan Ill, Panapaan IV, Panapaan
V, Panapaan VI, Panapaan VII and Panapaan VIII does not only sow confusion among
voters and Comelec officials alike whenever local elections are held in the City of Bacoor,
it also inadvertently resulted in the invalidation of the sovereign will of the electorate of
the then Municipality of Bacoor who overwhelmingly voted in favour of naming Barangay
Panapaan |, Panapaan II, Panapaan Ill, Panapaan IV, Panapaan V, Panapaan VI,
Panapaan VII and Panapaan VIII as such.

Hence, approval of this bill earnestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL no48 66

Introduced by HONORABLE STRIKE B. REVILLA

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 10 (b) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10160, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BACOOR, CAVITE AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Section 10 sub-paragraph (b) of Republic Act No. 10160, otherwise
known as the Charter of the City of Bacoor, Cavite is hereby amended to read as follows:

“ SEC. 10. Composition. — (a) The sangguniang panlungsod, the legislative body
of the City, shall be composed of the city vice mayor as the presiding officer, the
twelve (12) regular sanggunian members, the president of the city chapter of the
liga ng mga barangay, the president of the panlungsod na pederasyon ng mga
sangguniang kabataan and the three (3) sectoral representatives, as members,
who shall come from the following sectors: one (1) from the women sector; and,
as shall be determined by the sangguniang panlungsod within ninety (90) days
prior to the holding of the local elections, one (1) from the agricultural or industrial
workers sector; and one (1) from the other sectors, including urban poor
indigenous cultural communities or persons with disabilities.

(b) The regular members of the sangguniang panlungsod and sectoral
Tepresentatives shall be elected in the manner as may be provided by law:
Provided, That for purposes of representation in the sangguniang panlungsod, six
(6) regular members shall be elected from each of the following districts by
barangay, each district comprising a compact, contiguous arid adjacent territory:

Bacoor West — Alima, Aniban, Aniban Il, Aniban Ill, Aniban IV, Aniban V, Banalo,
Camposanto, Dang Bukid, Digman, Dulong Bayan, Habay |, Habay Il, ‘Kaingin,
Ligas |, Ligas Il, Ligas Ill, Mabolo |, Mabolo II, Mabolo Ill, Maliksi I, Maliksi Il, Maliksi
Ill, Niog 1, Niog Il, Niog Ill, PANAPAAN |, PANAPAAN ll, PANAPAAN Il,
PANAPAAN IV, PANAPAAN V, PANAPAAN VI, PANAPAAN Vil, PANAPAAN
VIII, Real |, Real Il, Salinas |, Salinas Il, Salinas III, Salinas IV, San Nicolas I, San
Nicolas II, San Nicolas III, Sineguelasan, Tabing Dagat, Talaba |, Talaba II, Talaba
lll, Talaba IV, Talaba V, Talaba VI, Talaba Vil, Zapote |, Zapote II, Zapote Ill,
ZAPOTE IV and ZAPOTE V.

Bacoor East - Bayanan, Mambog |, Mambog II, Mambog III, Mambog IV, Mambog
V, Molino |, Molino Il, Molino III, Molino IV, Molino V, Molino VI, Molino VII, Queens.
Row Central, Queens Row East and Queens Row West.

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SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from its publication in
at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation.

Approved,