PNoy signs law reapportioning Palawan into three districts

President Benigno Aquino III has signed into law the reapportioning of Palawan into three legislative districts, creating a new district that will include Puerto Princesa City. Per Republic Act 10171, signed by Aquino on July 19, the third congressional district will consist of the provincial capital and the municipality of Aborlan, both previously part of the second district.   The first legislative district will remain unchanged, consisting of the municipalities of  Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Cuyo, Culion, Dumaran, El Nido, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay, and Kalayaan.   The second legislative district will now be composed of the municipalities of Balabac, Batarasa, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, and Sofronio Española.   The Act will take effect 15 days after its publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation, and will commence in the next national and local elections after the Act has taken effect. - BM, GMA News