Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 27)— President Rodrigo Duterte has approved two new measures granting additional legislative districts in Bulacan province and Caloocan City.
The Republic Act No. 11546 which Duterte signed on Wednesday but was released to the media on Thursday, divides Bulacan into six districts, from five before. The increase will take effect in the 2022 elections.
The new law also states that all incumbent representatives of Bulacan shall continue to hold office until their terms expire.
Republic Act No. 11545, on the other hand, reapportions Caloocan City’s first legislative district into two separate districts, also effective in next year’s polls.
The districts shall be composed of the following barangays:
The Commission on Elections shall issue the rules and regulations for both measures, according to both documents.
President Duterte signs into law a bill that grants six legislative districts/congressional seats to the province of Bulacan from the previous five https://t.co/sDo55hwVGt pic.twitter.com/9l49OUoL4D
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) May 27, 2021
President Duterte also signs into law a bill that reappropriates the first legislative district of Caloocan City into two legislatives districts to take effect in the 2022 elections https://t.co/sDo55hwVGt pic.twitter.com/9wGHDNXMi5
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) May 27, 2021
