Reapportionment of Sultan Kudarat districts
- Section 1 reapportions the Province of Sultan Kudarat into two legislative districts.
- Section 1 establishes the First District to comprise the municipalities of Columbio, Isulan, Lambayong, Lutayan, President Quirino and Tacurong.
- Section 1 establishes the Second District to comprise the municipalities of Bagumbayan, Esperanza, Kalamansig, Lebak, Palimbang and Senator Ninoy Aquino.
- Section 1 directs that the two-district structure shall be used for the next national elections after Republic Act No. 9357 becomes effective.
Repealing and modification clause
- Section 2 repeals, amends, or modifies laws, executive orders, rules, and regulations inconsistent with Republic Act No. 9357.
- Section 2 requires that inconsistent issuances yield to the district composition mandated in Section 1.
Enactment and legislative passage timeline
- Republic Act No. 9357 originated in the House of Representatives.
- Republic Act No. 9357 was finally passed by the House of Representatives on December 14, 2005.
- Republic Act No. 9357 was finally passed by the Senate on September 4, 2006.
- Republic Act No. 9357 was approved by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines, on October 10, 2006.