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AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 2, 11(A)
AND 55 OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHT, ENTITLED
"AN ACT CONVERTING THE
MUNICIPALITY OF ANTIPOLO INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY
OF ANTIPOLO" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR. |
Section 1. Sec. 2 of Republic Act No. 8508, otherwise known as the Charter of the City of Antipolo is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.
2. The City of Antipolo. — The Municipality
ofAntipolo is hereby converted into a component city to be known as the
City of Antipolo, hereinafter referred to as the City, which shall
comprise of the present territory of the Municipality of Antipolo,
Rizal, covering the sixteen (16) barangays of both First District
ofAntipolo, namely: (1)
Barangay Dela Paz; Henceforth, the City of Antipolo shall be deemed as divided into two (2) districts: First District and Second District for better supervision and a more efficient delivery of services. The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution or determination by the appropriate agency or forum of existing and/or future boundary disputes or cases involving the present sixteen (16) barangays of the City of Antipolo and between the City and the other adjoining municipalities." Sec. 2. Sec. 11(a) of Republic Act No. 8508, otherwise known as the Charter of the City of Antipolo is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.
11. The Sangguniang Panlungsod. — (a) The Sangguniang
Panlungsod, the legislative body of the City, shall be composed of the
following: the city vice mayor as presiding officer; the sixteen (16)
regular sanggunian members who shall be elected by district, eight (8)
of which shall represent the First District of Antipolo and the other
eight (8) shall represent the Second District of Antipolo; the
president of the city chapter of the liga ng mga barangay; the
president of the panlungsod na pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan;
and the sectoral representatives." Sec. 3. Sec. 55 of Republic Act No. 8508, otherwise known as the Charter of the City of Antipolo, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.
55. Legislative Districts. — The City of Antipolo
shall have two (2) legislative districts to commence at the next
national elections to be held after the effectivity of this Act.
Henceforth, barangays Bagong Nayon, Beverly Hills, De La Paz, Mambugan,
Mayamot, Munting Dilao, San Isidro and Sta. Cruz shall compose the
first district while barangays Calawis, Cupang, Dalig, Inarawan, San
Jose, San Juan, San Luis and San Roque shall form part of the second
district. The two (2) elective members of the sangguniang panlalawigan
provided under Sec. 54 hereof, as amended by Sec. 1 of Republic Act No.
9047, shall be elected by legislative district, with each district of
Antipolo City being entitled to one (1) representative to the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Rizal." Sec. 4. All laws, executive orders, regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general
circulation in the Philippines. Approved: December 22, 2003 |