QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 10684)
RA 10684 creates an additional legislative district in the Province of Cebu, known as the Seventh Legislative District, by reapportioning the current Second Legislative District.
It will commence in the next national and local elections after the effectivity of the Act.
Dumanjug, Ronda, Alcantara, Moalboal, Badian, Alegria, Malabuyoc, and Ginatilan.
Argao, Dalaguete, Alcoy, Boljoon, Oslob, Santander, and Samboan.
It is created by reapportioning the current Second Legislative District of Cebu.
COMELEC must issue the necessary rules and regulations within thirty (30) days upon approval of the Act.
Yes. The Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in any newspaper of general circulation.
All laws, rules, and regulations inconsistent with RA 10684 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
It reallocates certain municipalities from the existing Second Legislative District to form a new Seventh Legislative District, while the remaining municipalities continue as the Second District.
The current Second Legislative District continues to be designated as such, but it is re-composed of the listed municipalities in Section 1(b).
It originated in the House of Representatives, passed May 26, 2014, was amended by the Senate July 28, 2015, and the amendment was concurred in by the House August 10, 2015.
It was signed by the President of the Philippines (Benigno S. Aquino III). The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House are also shown in the enactment signatures.
The Act becomes effective fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation; without publication, the statutory effectivity rule is not triggered.
It increases Cebu’s legislative districts by adding a new Seventh District, which will elect its own representative starting with the next national and local elections after effectivity.