TACLOBAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte recently approved a resolution supporting the move for the re-districting of Leyte province, a bill filed in Congress by 2nd district Representative Sergio Apostol.
The resolution authored by Board Member Roque Tiu from the 1st district of Leyte aims to inform Congress and the Senate the reaction of local leaders in the province in their view with regards to re-districting which they supports as it is favorable to the people of the province.
The re-districting bill of Apostol, will divide the second district, the biggest district of the province consisting of 14 municipalities.
Towns in the second district of Leyte are composed of Carigara, Capoocan, Tunga, Jaro, Barugo, Burauen, Dagami, Dulag, La Paz, Julieta, Macthur, Mayorga, Tabontabon, and Pastrana.
With the addition of a new district, Tiu said that the people of Leyte will be ably represented in Congress and more fund from the Congress through the priority development fund(PDAF) of each representative will be allocated to the province.
At present around P70 million PDAF is allocated per congressman, which said amount, according to the representative of the second district, is not enough for the entire district with 14 municipalities as compared to other district in Leyte with only five or nine areas covered.
Apostol said that the bill is now approved in the third and final reading at the Lower House and now in the Senate,said Tiu.
“Even I am from the first district but since this bill will benefit the people in the province of Leyte especially the people in the second district, I strongly support the bill of (Rep.)Apostol,” Tiu added.
On the part of the two board members in the second district of Leyte, Board Members Niccolo Villasin and Anlie Apostol said redistricting would also mean having additional members in the provincial board which will provide more efficient representation to the people
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