QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 1424)
To further amend Section 7 of Commonwealth Act No. 326 (the Bacolod City Charter) specifically regarding the election relations between the City of Bacolod and the Province of Negros Occidental.
It amends Section 7 of Commonwealth Act No. 326, as previously amended by Republic Act No. 300.
Paragraph one of Section 7 is further amended.
Unless otherwise provided, the City of Bacolod continues as part of the Second Congressional District of the Province of Negros Occidental.
Yes. The voters of the City of Bacolod take part in the election of provincial officers of Negros Occidental.
No. The provincial government shall have no jurisdiction over the City of Bacolod and the officers of the same.
It allows Bacolod voters to vote for provincial officers, but expressly denies provincial jurisdiction over Bacolod and its city officers.
It means the general rule (Bacolod remains part of the Second Congressional District of Negros Occidental) can be changed only by a different legal provision later enacted.
To separate political electoral participation from administrative/jurisdictional control, ensuring the city retains its autonomy while still being included in provincial elections.
For election purposes, Bacolod remains part of Negros Occidental’s Second Congressional District, its voters elect provincial officers, but the provincial government has no jurisdiction over the city and its officers.
Upon its approval, as stated in Section 2: “This Act shall take effect upon its approval.”
The Act is approved on June 12, 1956.
It signifies that the key constitutional/charter framework for Bacolod’s governmental relationship—specifically its election relations with the province—is being modified.
RA 1424 implies that the province has no jurisdiction over the City of Bacolod and its officers, so the provincial officer’s authority over Bacolod city officers would be contrary to the charter amendment.