REPUBLIC ACT No. 3040
AN ACT TO APPORTION REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS IN THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN AND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED.
Section 1. Section one hundred sixteen of the Administrative Code, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 116. Membership of House. The House of Representatives has one hundred twenty Members, consisting of one Member from each province of representative district hereinafter specified and apportioned as follows:
"Abra, one; Agusan, one; Aklan, one; Albay, three; Antique, one; Bataan, one; Batanes, one; Batangas, three; Bohol, three; Bukidnon, one; Bulacan, two; Cagayan, two; Camarines Norte, one; Camarines Sur, three; Capiz, two; Cavite, two; Catanduanes, one; Cebu, seven; Cotabato, three; Davao, three; Ilocos Norte, two; Ilocos Sur, two; Iloilo, five; Isabela, two; Laguna, two; Lanao del Norte, one; Lanao del Sur, two; La Union, two; Leyte, four; Manila, four; Marinduque, one; Masbate, one; Occidental Mindoro, one; Oriental Mindoro, one; Oriental Misamis, one; Occidental Misamis, one; Mountain Province, three; Nueva Ecija, three;...
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AN ACT TO APPORTION REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Republic Act No. 3040
Summary of Republic Act No. 3040
Apportionment of Representative Districts in the Philippines
- Section 1 amends Section 116 of the Administrative Code to specify the number of representatives for each province or representative district, totaling 120 members of the House of Representatives.
- It provides a detailed breakdown of the number of representatives for each province or district, ranging from 1 to 7 representatives.
Division of Representative Districts in Certain Provinces
- Section 2 amends Section 123 of the Administrative Code to divide provinces entitled to elect more than one representative into representative districts.
- It provides a detailed breakdown of the municipalities or cities that comprise each representative district within the specified provinces.
Effective Date and Implementation
- Section 3 states that the Act shall take effect upon its approval.
- The representative districts apportioned in the Act shall be filled beginning with the general elections on November 14, 1961.
Apportionment of Representative Districts in the Philippines
- Section 1 amends Section 116 of the Administrative Code to specify the number of representatives for each province or representative district, totaling 120 members of the House of Representatives.
- It provides a detailed breakdown of the number of representatives for each province or district, ranging from 1 to 7 representatives.
Division of Representative Districts in Certain Provinces
- Section 2 amends Section 123 of the Administrative Code to divide provinces entitled to elect more than one representative into representative districts.
- It provides a detailed breakdown of the municipalities or cities that comprise each representative district within the specified provinces.
Effective Date and Implementation
- Section 3 states that the Act shall take effect upon its approval.
- The representative districts apportioned in the Act shall be filled beginning with the general elections on November 14, 1961.