AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 10 (B) AND SECTION 58 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8797

Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila

Twelfth Congress
Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two thousand three.

Republic Act No. 9230 December 18, 2003

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 10 (B) AND SECTION 58 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8797. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE" AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 10 (B) of Republic Act No. 8797 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 10. The Sangguniang Panlungsod – The sangguniang panglungsod, the legislative body of the City, shall be composed of the city vice mayor as presiding officer, ten (10) regular sanggunian members, the president of the panlungsod na pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan and the sectoral representatives, as members.

(A) In addition thereto, there shall be three...

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Summary of Republic Act No. 9230

Amends Republic Act No. 8797 on Converting San Jose del Monte, Bulacan into a City

I. Composition of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) [Section 1]
- The Sangguniang Panlungsod shall be composed of:
• City Vice Mayor as presiding officer
• 10 regular Sanggunian members
• President of the Panlungsod na Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan
• 3 sectoral representatives: 1 from women, 1 from agricultural or industrial workers, and 1 from other sectors (urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, or disabled persons) [Section 10(A)]
- The 10 regular Sanggunian members shall be elected, with 6 members elected from each of the following two districts: [Section 10(B)]
• District I: Poblacion, Poblacion I, Ciudad Real, Dulong Bayan, Francisco Homes Guijo, Francisco Homes Mulawin, Francisco Homes Narra, Francisco Homes Yakal, Gaya-Gaya, Grace Ville, Gumaoc Central, Gumaoc East, Gumaoc West, Kaybanban, Kaypian, Maharlika, Muzon, Paradise 3, San Isidro, San Manuel, San Roque, Sto. Cristo, and Tungkong Mangga.
• District II: Assumption, Bagong Buhay I, Bagong Buhay II, Bagong Buhay III, Citrus, Fatima I, Fatima II, Fatima III, Fatima IV, Fatima V, Minuyan Proper, Minuyan I, Minuyan II, Minuyan III, Minuyan IV, Minuyan V, San Martin I, San Martin II, San Martin III, San Martin IV, San Pedro, San Rafael I, San Rafael II, San Rafael III, San Rafael IV, San Rafael V, Sta. Cruz I, Sta. Cruz II, Sta. Cruz III, Sta. Cruz IV, Sta Cruz V, Martin De Pores, Sto. Niño I, Sto. Niño II, Lawang Pare and Sapang Palay Proper.

II. Representative District for San Jose del Monte [Section 2]
- The City of San Jose del Monte shall have its own representative district in the House of Representatives, to commence in the next national election after the effectivity of this Act.

III. Implementation and Effectivity [Sections 3-4]
- The election of the regular Sanggunian members and the first election for the Representative of the Lone District of San Jose del Monte shall coincide with the regular elections in 2004. [Section 3]
- The incumbent Representative shall continue to represent the City until the expiration of his term of office. [Section 3]
- This Act shall take effect upon its approval. [Section 4]