QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11714)
RA 11714 reapportions the Province of Agusan del Norte into a lone legislative district for the City of Butuan and a legislative district for the remaining part of Agusan del Norte (City of Cabadbaran and specified municipalities).
It is reapportioned into: (a) the Lone Legislative District of the City of Butuan; and (b) the legislative district of Agusan del Norte consisting of the City of Cabadbaran and the municipalities of Las Nieves, Buenavista, Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Magallanes, Nasipit, Remedios T. Romuladez, Santiago, and Tubay.
It takes effect in the 2025 national and local elections.
The incumbent Representatives of the First and Second Legislative Districts of Agusan del Norte shall continue to represent their respective districts until the expiration of their term of office.
Section 2 provides a transition rule: incumbents remain in their current districts until their terms end, while the new reapportioned districts are implemented starting with the 2025 elections.
COMELEC must issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the Act.
It determines the election cycle when the new legislative district boundaries and corresponding representation will be used for voting and candidate filings.
The City of Cabadbaran and the municipalities of Las Nieves, Buenavista, Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Magallanes, Nasipit, Remedios T. Romuladez, Santiago, and Tubay.
No. The City of Butuan is carved out into its own lone legislative district.
All laws, rules, and regulations inconsistent with RA 11714 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, consistent with the publication requirement for effectivity of laws.
It specifies the new composition of congressional districts and the reconfiguration of representation for the affected areas, establishing the legal district boundaries.
It implies that even after enactment, COMELEC must promulgate operational guidelines (e.g., election arrangements) to apply the new districting in actual elections.
It states that the bill originated in the House of Representatives, was passed by the House on December 14, 2020, amended by the Senate on January 31, 2022, and the amendment was concurred in by the House on February 2, 2022.
Representation continues uninterrupted by the reapportionment; the change affects representation beginning with the implementation in the 2025 elections, while incumbents finish their terms.