QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11078)
To separate the City of Calamba from the Second Legislative District of the Province of Laguna and create a new Lone Legislative District for the City of Calamba.
Calamba is detached from Laguna’s Second Legislative District and is constituted as its own Lone Legislative District.
It commences in the next national election after the effectivity of the Act.
The incumbent Representative of the present Second Legislative District of Laguna continues to represent the said district until a new Representative is duly elected and qualified.
It does not immediately change representation; it provides a transitional holdover for the incumbent representative until the next election produces a new representative.
COMELEC must issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the Act within 30 days after its effectivity.
Within thirty (30) days after the Act’s effectivity.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
It repeals, amends, or modifies all laws, rules, and regulations that are inconsistent with RA 11078.
It means the City of Calamba will have its own single congressional district for the purpose of electing one representative.
Only congressional district representation is affected; the law separates Calamba from an existing legislative district to form a new one.
It prevents a representation gap by allowing the incumbent representative to continue serving until the electorate selects the new representative under the restructured district.
No specific year/date is stated; it starts in the next national election after the Act’s effectivity.
It indicates that the bill originated in the House of Representatives (passed Sept. 25, 2017), was amended by the Senate (Aug. 14, 2018), and the House concurred in the amendments (Sept. 3, 2018).