Duterte signs law for new legislative districts in Cavite

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law “reapportioning” Cavite province into eight legislative districts less than before the 2019 midterm elections.

Duterte signed Republic Act 11069 on September 14 to resection certain legislative districts in Cavite. The law however was only released to the media on September 17.

Specifically, RA 11069 repealed RA 9727 signed by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and made General Trias City a lone district in the province. The latest law also effectively transferred areas from the Sixth District to the Seventh District, and created the new Eighth District.

The new legislative districts would now be as follows:

First District

Cavite City Kawit Noveleta Rosario

Second District

Bacoor City Third District Imus City

Fourth District

Dasmariñas City

Fifth District

Carmona General Mariano Alvarez Silang

Sixth District

General Trias City

Seventh District

Trece Martires City Indang Tanza Amadeo

Eighth District

Tagaytay City Alfonso General Aguinaldo Magallanes Maragondon Mendez Naic Ternate

Cavite, considered one of the vote-rich provinces, has 1.8 million voters. /kga