The city of Santa Rosa in the province of Laguna now has its own legislative district under a new law signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte.
Under Republic Act No. 11395, Santa Rosa, which is currently in the first legislative district of Laguna, will now constitute its own legislative district.
"The City of Santa Rosa is hereby separated from the First Legislative District of the Province of Laguna to constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Santa Rosa, which shall commence in the next national and local elections after the effectivity of this Act," the law read.
Currently, San Pedro City is the only city, which remains part of Laguna’s first district.
Santa Rosa City is Laguna’s third legislative district since 2016 after the cities of Biñan and Calamba.
Rep. Danilo Ramon Fernandez, the incumbent representative of the first legislative district of Laguna, will continue to represent the said district until the first representative for Santa Rosa is elected.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be tasked to issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this act within 60 days from the effectivity of the act.
Duterte signed the act constituting the lone legislative district of Santa Rosa on Aug. 22 but a copy of the document was released to the media only on Wednesday (Aug. 28).
Santa Rosa City currently has a population of over 353,767.
A total of 213,913 registered voters in Santa Rosa City participated in the 2019 midterm elections. (PNA)
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1078974
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