By Charissa Luci-Atienza
The bill seeking to separate the Mandaue City from the current sixth legislative district of Cebu to constitute the lone congressional district of Mandaue City has been transmitted to Malacañang for President Duterte’s signature.
House Bill 8511, principally authored by Cebu Reps. Jonas Cortes and Rodrigo Abellanosa was transmitted to the Palace on March 7, 2019, according to the records of the House of Representatives Bills and Index Service.
“The objective of the bill is to ensure equitable representation for the inhabitants of the City of Mandaue in the legislature and the national government by separating the City from the sixth legislative district of province of Cebu to constitute the lone district of the city of Mandaue,” the authors of the bill said, as they pushed for the immediate enactment of the measure into law.
Cortes said the bill has long been ardently requested by the people of Mandaue “in order to raise the current status of their beloved city into its well-deserved position.”
HB 8511 provides that the City of Mandaue shall be separated from the sixth legislative district of Cebu province to constitute the lone congressional district of Mandaue City. It shall commence in the next national and local elections after the effectivity of the proposed Act.
Under the bill, the incumbent representative of the present sixth legislative district of Cebu province shall continue to represent the district until the new representative of the lone legislative district of the City of Mandaue shall have been elected and qualified.
The bill tasks the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to issue the necessary rules and regulations within 30 days after the effectivity of the proposed Act.
“This bill will accord the city and its constituents the right to enjoy the privileges appurtenant to a legally declared Congressional District and will ultimately redound to the benefit of the people not only of Mandaue City but also of the sixth district by way of better welfare and benefits,” Cortes said.
About 40 percent of Cebu’s export companies are found in Mandaue being home to some of the country’s biggest companies, he noted.
Known as the Industrial Heartland of Cebu, Mandaue City also accounts for 75 percent of the country’s total exports in the furniture sector in the past two decades, making the city the Furniture Capital of the country, Cortes said.
He cited that since 1991, the City of Mandaue has been declared as a highly urbanized city and it is now a thriving first class city with a population of more than 365, 144 individuals.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/04/25/bill-creating-congressional-district-of-mandaue-city-ready-for-presidents-signature/
The bill seeking to separate the Mandaue City from the current sixth legislative district of Cebu to constitute the lone congressional district of Mandaue City has been transmitted to Malacañang for President Duterte’s signature.
House Bill 8511, principally authored by Cebu Reps. Jonas Cortes and Rodrigo Abellanosa was transmitted to the Palace on March 7, 2019, according to the records of the House of Representatives Bills and Index Service.
“The objective of the bill is to ensure equitable representation for the inhabitants of the City of Mandaue in the legislature and the national government by separating the City from the sixth legislative district of province of Cebu to constitute the lone district of the city of Mandaue,” the authors of the bill said, as they pushed for the immediate enactment of the measure into law.
Cortes said the bill has long been ardently requested by the people of Mandaue “in order to raise the current status of their beloved city into its well-deserved position.”
HB 8511 provides that the City of Mandaue shall be separated from the sixth legislative district of Cebu province to constitute the lone congressional district of Mandaue City. It shall commence in the next national and local elections after the effectivity of the proposed Act.
Under the bill, the incumbent representative of the present sixth legislative district of Cebu province shall continue to represent the district until the new representative of the lone legislative district of the City of Mandaue shall have been elected and qualified.
The bill tasks the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to issue the necessary rules and regulations within 30 days after the effectivity of the proposed Act.
“This bill will accord the city and its constituents the right to enjoy the privileges appurtenant to a legally declared Congressional District and will ultimately redound to the benefit of the people not only of Mandaue City but also of the sixth district by way of better welfare and benefits,” Cortes said.
About 40 percent of Cebu’s export companies are found in Mandaue being home to some of the country’s biggest companies, he noted.
Known as the Industrial Heartland of Cebu, Mandaue City also accounts for 75 percent of the country’s total exports in the furniture sector in the past two decades, making the city the Furniture Capital of the country, Cortes said.
He cited that since 1991, the City of Mandaue has been declared as a highly urbanized city and it is now a thriving first class city with a population of more than 365, 144 individuals.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/04/25/bill-creating-congressional-district-of-mandaue-city-ready-for-presidents-signature/
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