Republic Act No. 11395




Seventeenth Congress Third Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen. REPUBLIC ACT No. 11395 An Act Separating the City of Santa Rosa from the First Legislative District of the Province of Laguna to Constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Santa Rosa Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress assembled: Section 1. Lone Legislative District.— The City of Santa Rosa is hereby separated from the First Legislative District of the Province of laguna to constitute the Lone legislative District of the City of Santa Rosa, which shall commence in the next national and local elections after the effectivity of this Act. Section 2. Incumbent Representative.— The incumbent Representative of the First Legislative District of the Province of Laguna shall continue to represent the said district until the new Representative of the Dine Legislative District of the City of Santa Rosa shall have been elected and qualified. Section 3. Rules and Regulations.— Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Commission on Elections shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.1âшphi1 Section 4. Repealing Clause. -Section 59 of Republic Act No. 9264, otherwise known as the "Charter of the City of Santa Rosa", and all other laws, rules and regulations, which are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. Section 5. Effectivity. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. Approved, (Sgd) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate (Sgd) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on May 20, 2019 and June 3, 2019, respectively. (Sgd) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate (Sgd) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives (Sgd) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines Approved: August 22, 2019. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation