Senator Franklin Drilon yesterday said he is optimistic that the Senate will pass his counterpart bill seeking the creation of a second congressional district for Bacolod City in time for the 2013 election.

“I support the redistricting, in fact I filed the companion measure in the Senate…I assume it has the support of the people of Bacolod ,” Drilon said.

The senator said his counterpart redistricting bill is now pending before the Senate's Local Government Committee chaired by Senator Ferdinand Marcos.

The Bacolod redistricting bill authored by Rep. Anthony Golez was approved in the House in December last year.

House Bill No. 2999 is an act providing for the creation of two legislative districts for Bacolod wherein  barangays 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 41, Alangilan, Banago, Bata, Estefania, Granada, Mandalagan, Monte Vista, Villamonte and Vista Alegre will comprise the First District, while barangays 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, Alijis, Cabug, Felisa, Handumanan, Mansilingan, Pahanocoy, Punta Taytay, Singcang, Sum-ag, Taculing and Tangub will comprise the Second District.

It also proposes that the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod be composed of a vice mayor as the presiding officer, with eight SP members from 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 other sectoral representatives, as members.

The bill also states that the incumbent Bacolod representative and SP members will continue to hold office until the new representatives and SP members are elected and qualified. *CPG

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