Title
Reapportionment of Cavite into 7 districts
Law
Republic Act No. 9727
Decision Date
Oct 22, 2009
Republic Act No. 9727 divides the province of Cavite in the Philippines into seven legislative districts, with each district encompassing specific cities and municipalities, and the reapportionment will be implemented in the next national elections after the law's enactment.

Legislative district reapportionment

  • Section 1 provides that the Province of Cavite shall have seven (7) legislative districts.
  • Section 1 reapportions Cavite into legislative districts as follows:
    • First Legislative District: Cavite City; Kawit; Noveleta; Rosario.
    • Second Legislative District: Bacoor.
    • Third Legislative District: Imus.
    • Fourth Legislative District: Dasmariñas.
    • Fifth Legislative District: Carmona; General Mariano Alvarez (GMA); Silang.
    • Sixth Legislative District: Trece Martires City; General Trias; Tanza; Amadeo.
    • Seventh Legislative District: Tagaytay City; Alfonso; General Aguinaldo; Indang; Magallanes; Maragondon; Mendez; Naic; Ternate.
  • Section 1 expressly fixes the reapportionment district membership by listing the cities and municipalities comprising each legislative district.

Implementation by the Commission on Elections

  • Section 2 directs the Commission on Elections to issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement Republic Act No. 9727.
  • Section 2 requires the issuance of implementing rules and regulations specifically for operationalization of the reapportionment in elections.

Repealing of inconsistent laws

  • Section 3 provides that all laws, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with Republic Act No. 9727 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
  • Section 3 establishes the Act’s supremacy over conflicting provisions through an automatic repeal/amendment/modification mechanism for inconsistency.

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