REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11078, September 24, 2018

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11078, September 24, 2018 ]

AN ACT SEPARATING THE CITY OF CALAMBA FROM THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CALAMBA

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

SECTION 1. Lone Legislative Districts. - The City of Calamba is hereby separated from the Second Legislative District of the Province of Laguna to constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Calamba, which shall commence in the next national election after the effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 2. Holdover. - The incumbent Representative of the present Second Legislative District of the Province of Laguna shall continue to represent the said district until the new Representative shall have been duly elected and qualified.

SEC. 3. Rules and Regulations. - The Commission on Elections shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Act within thirty (30) days after its effectivity.

SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any 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 on September 25, 2017, amended by the Senate on August 14, 2018, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on September 3, 2018.

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: SEP 24 2018

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines