The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to divide the first and second districts of Rizal into three separate legislative districts.
Voting 23-0, senators passed House Bill No. 6222, which aims to split Rizal’s first and second legislative districts into four legislative districts, with the fourth district containing the municipalities of Cardona, Baras, Tanay, Morong, Jala-Jala, Pililia, and Teresa.
Meanwhile, the measure will establish the municipalities of Rodriguez and San Mateo as the first legislative district, the municipalities of Cainta and Taytay as the second legislative district and the municipalities of Angono and Binangonan as the third legislative district.
Senator Francis Tolentino, who sponsored the bill as chair of the Senate local government committee, expressed hopes that the measure would “help the local government units involved to better respond to the needs of the people and also help facilitate in the long-term rehabilitation and the capacity building efforts of the province following this pandemic.”
“The call for apportionment is not only based on today’s realities but also a resounding echo from the past, recognizing the unique histories of the towns which have molded and shaped the growth and character of the localities and the residents therein,” he added.
According to Tolentino, the qualifications for the reapportionment have been met given that the new first district has a population of 621,749, second district has a population of 641,232, the new third district has a population of 395,757 while the new fourth district has a population of 449,103.
Under the Constitution, each legislative district shall comprise, as far as practicable, contiguous, compact, and adjacent territory and a locality with at least 250,000 residents is entitled to one representative in the House of Representatives.
During the bill’s consideration, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senators Pia Cayetano, Sherwin Gatchalian, Richard Gordon, Risa Hontiveros, Panfilo Lacson, Francis Pangilinan, Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, and Joel Villanueva requested to be made co-sponsors of the bill.
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