QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 9724)
RA 9724 separates the City of Iligan from the First Legislative District of Lanao del Norte to create the Lone Legislative District of the City of Iligan.
It shall commence in the next national election after the effectivity of the Act.
The incumbent Representative of the First Legislative District of Lanao del Norte continues to represent that district until the new Representative of the Lone Legislative District of the City of Iligan is elected and qualified.
It is for the next national election after effectivity; the incumbent remains as representative until the new representative is elected and qualified.
COMELEC shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the Act.
The Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
It provides that all laws, rules and regulations inconsistent with the Act are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly—ensuring conflict is resolved.
The City of Iligan is separated from the First Legislative District of Lanao del Norte; after separation, the City of Iligan forms its own Lone Legislative District.
The principle that congressional districts must be apportioned/organized through law so that each district has representative/s for the House of Representatives.
The City of Iligan will have its own Representative only when the new Representative of the Lone Legislative District is elected in the next national election after the Act’s effectivity and then qualified.
It keeps the incumbent representative in office to continue representing the old district until the new lone district representative has been elected and qualified.
It originated in the House of Representatives, was finally passed by the House on May 28, 2008, passed by the Senate on September 28, 2009, and approved October 20, 2009.
They include the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of Senate, Secretary General of the House, and the President of the Philippines—reflecting Senate/House approval and presidential approval.
To align the new district with the electoral cycle and avoid mid-term changes; it ensures orderly transition and compliance with election timing.