QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 119)
RA 9727 is an act reapportioning the Province of Cavite into seven (7) legislative districts.
They shall commence in the next national elections after the effectivity of the Act.
Section 1 reapportions Cavite into seven legislative districts and enumerates the cities/municipalities included in each district.
Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, and Rosario.
Bacoor.
Imus.
Dasmariñas.
Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez (GMA), and Silang.
Trece Martires City, General Trias, Tanza, and Amadeo.
Tagaytay City, Alfonso, General Aguinaldo, Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, and Ternate.
All laws, rules, and regulations inconsistent with RA 9727 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
Fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Juan Ponce Enrile (President of the Senate), Prospero C. Nograles (Speaker of the House), and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (President of the Philippines).
It originated in the House of Representatives and was finally passed by the House on June 11, 2008 and by the Senate on September 28, 2009.
It limits the implementation of the reapportionment for electoral purposes to the next national elections occurring after the Act’s effectivity, rather than immediately.