QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 9360)
Republic Act No. 9360 (approved October 26, 2006) is an Act creating another congressional district in the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay by amending Republic Act No. 8973 (the charter of the province), thereby dividing the province into two congressional districts.
RA 9360 amended Section 7 of Republic Act No. 8973.
It provides that the present Third District of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur shall constitute the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay, which shall be divided into two congressional districts.
The province is divided into two congressional districts: District I and District II, each listing its covered municipalities.
District I includes: Buug, Diplahan, Malangas, Imelda, Alicia, Mabuhay, Olutanga, Talusan, and Payao.
District II includes: Siay, Kabasalan, Naga, Ipil Tiotay, R.T. Lim, and Tungawan.
No. It states that the Province of Zamboanga del Sur (as mentioned in the text) shall retain its two legislative districts, listing District I (Pagadian City and specific municipalities) and District II (Bayog and other listed municipalities).
Congressional districts determine representation in the House of Representatives, while legislative districts refer to provincial representation (e.g., for the Sangguniang Panlalawigan context). The text separately addresses congressional districts for Zamboanga Sibugay and retention of two legislative districts for the other province.
It provides that all laws, executive orders, regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with RA 9360 are repealed or modified accordingly.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.
It was approved on October 26, 2006, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The text states it was finally passed by the House of Representatives on November 15, 2005, and by the Senate on September 4, 2006.
Because Section 1 specifically amends Section 7 of RA 8973 by changing the congressional district composition for Zamboanga Sibugay.
Amending a specific section modifies the existing statutory framework directly, ensuring continuity while updating the details (here, the district boundaries and municipal enumeration).
The legislative apportionment/representation of local government units in Congress—i.e., how the law assigns municipalities to districts for electing members of the House of Representatives.
The law’s enumeration determines which municipalities vote as part of District I or District II for electing the congressional representative(s) covering Zamboanga Sibugay.