Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ___________ 
Introduced by Representative Ma. Rene Ann Lourdes G. Matibag 
AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF COUNCILORS OF THE CITY OF SAN 
PEDRO, LAGUNA FROM TEN (10) TO TWELVE (12), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10420 OR THE CITY CHARTER OF SAN PEDRO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Section 3 of Republic Act No. 6636 mandates that any city comprising a legislative 
district shall have twelve (12) councilors in the Sangguniang Panlungsod. When Republic Act 
No. 10420 or the City Charter of San Pedro, which provided the Sangguniang Panlungsod with 
ten (10) elected regular members, was passed in 2012, the city was then part of the First District 
of Laguna which also included the cities of Biñan and Sta. Rosa.  
With the passage of Republic Act Nos. 10658 and 11395, the Cities of Biñan and Santa 
Rosa were respectively constituted into their own lone districts separate from the First District 
of Laguna, effectively leaving it as San Pedro’s own legislative district. 
Following from RA 6636, the City of San Pedro should now have twelve (12) councilors 
as it now comprises its own legislative district. In fact, during the May 2022 elections, the City 
of San Pedro elected 12 councilors pursuant to RA 6636. The 11th and 12th placers for Councilor 
were proclaimed by the COMELEC in accordance with the law, and the election of 12 
councilors for the city will be observed by the COMELEC in every election from hereon. 
This bill seeks to correct the confusion in the City Charter of San Pedro by amending 
it to reflect the membership of the Sangguniang Panlungsod which should now have 12 
members, consistent with RA 6636 and with other cities in the Philippines comprising their 
own legislative districts. 
Considering the rationale stated above, the approval of this Bill is earnestly sought. 
MA. RENE ANN LOURDES G. MATIBAG 
September 6, 2022
5:45 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ___________ 
Introduced by Representative Ma. Rene Ann Lourdes G. Matibag 
AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF COUNCILORS OF THE CITY OF SAN 
PEDRO, LAGUNA FROM TEN (10) TO TWELVE (12), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10420 OR THE CITY CHARTER OF SAN PEDRO 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Composition of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. – Consistent with the rule laid 
out in Sec. 3 of Republic Act No. 6636, Sec. 10(a) of Republic Act No. 10420 is hereby amended 
as follows: 
“The sangguniang panlungsod, the legislative body of the City, shall be composed of the 
city vice mayor as the presiding officer, the ten (10) [TWELVE (12)] regular sanggunian 
members…” 
Section 2. Recognition of 11th and 12th Councilors – The  election of the 11th and 12th 
placers for Councilor of San Pedro during the May 2022 elections pursuant to RA 6636, and 
their proclamation by the COMELEC is hereby recognized, and the election of 12 Councilors 
for the sangguniang panlungsod shall be observed henceforth. 
Section 3. Rules and Regulations.— Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this 
Act, the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Commission on Elections 
shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act. 
Section 4. Repealing Clause. – All laws, rules and regulations, which are inconsistent 
with 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, 
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