Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11395)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 11395 is to separate the City of Santa Rosa from the First Legislative District of the Province of Laguna and to constitute it as a Lone Legislative District.
The Lone Legislative District of the City of Santa Rosa will take effect starting in the next national and local elections after the effectivity of the Act.
The incumbent Representative of the First Legislative District of the Province of Laguna shall continue to represent the district until the new Representative of the Lone Legislative District of the City of Santa Rosa is elected and qualified.
Section 59 of Republic Act No. 9264, and other inconsistent laws, rules, and regulations, are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly to conform with RA 11395.
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
No, the current incumbent representative will continue to represent the First Legislative District of Laguna until the new representative for Santa Rosa's Lone Legislative District is elected and qualified.
It means the City of Santa Rosa will have its exclusive representative in the House of Representatives, separate from Laguna's First Legislative District.
Republic Act No. 11395 was signed into law by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
The Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines enacted Republic Act No. 11395.