Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
Date filed
February 17, 2009
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05962 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY |
| SHORT TITLE : Legislative Districts Reapportionment Act |
| ABSTRACT : “Legislative Districts Reapportionment Act.†Increases the number of members of the House of Representatives to not more than three hundred fifty (350) who shall be elected from legislative districts apportioned among provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan Manila area, in accordance with the number of their respective inhabitants and on the basis of a uniform and progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law, shall be elected through a party-list system of registered national, regional, and sectoral parties or organizations. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BELMONTE, VICENTE JR. F |
| DATE FILED : 2009-02-17 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Codilla (054 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2009-03-04 |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT on 2009-02-23; |
Abstract
"Legislative Districts Reapportionment Act." Increases the number of members of the House of Representatives to not more than three hundred fifty (350) who shall be elected from legislative districts apportioned among provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan Manila area, in accordance with the number of their respective inhabitants and on the basis of a uniform and progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law, shall be elected through a party-list system of registered national, regional, and sectoral parties or organizations.
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