Amendments to R.A. No. 8223 Re: Charter of Marikina City

December 15, 2006

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9364

AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 10 AND 53 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8223, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MARIKINA

SECTION 1. Section 10 of Republic Act No. 8223, otherwise known as the Charter of the City of Marikina is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 10. The Sangguniang Panlungsod. — (a) The sangguniang panlungsod, the legislative body of the City, shall be composed of the city vice-mayor as presiding officer, the eight (8) regular sanggunian members in each district, who shall be elected in the district where they reside, 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, as members.

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SECTION 2. Section 53 of Republic Act No. 8223, otherwise known as the Charter of the City of Marikina is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 53. Legislative Districts. — Being highly-urbanized, the City of Marikina shall have two legislative districts to commence at the next national elections to be held after the effectivity of this Act. Henceforth, barangays Sto. Niño, Malanday, Sta. Elena, San Roque, Calumpang, Tañong, Barangka, Industrial Valley Complex and Jesus de Peña shall compose the First District while barangays Nangka, Parang, Concepcion Uno, Concepcion Dos and Marikina Heights shall compose the Second District."

SECTION 3. All laws, executives orders, rules and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two new newspapers of general circulation.

Approved: December 15, 2006

Published in The Manila Times on December 19, 2006.