Legislative districts of Davao City
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The Legislative districts of Davao City are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Davao in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first, second and third congressional districts.
History
Except during the Second World War, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao City were previously represented as part of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), the historical Davao Province (1935–1967), Davao del Sur (1967–1972) and Region XI (1978–1984).
Being a chartered city, two delegates represented Davao City in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the city mayor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through an assembly of KALIBAPI members within the city during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. After the war Davao City reverted to its pre-war representation under the province of Davao, which lasted until 1967.
The enactment of Republic Act No. 4867 on 8 May 1967 split the old Davao Province into the new provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental, and provided each of them with separate representation.[1] Per Section 5 of R.A. 4867, Davao City was grouped with Davao del Sur for the purposes of electing members of Congress;[1] this was the arrangement from the second half of the 6th Congress until the end of the 7th Congress. The city was also represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984.
By virtue of having been classified as a highly urbanized city on 22 December 1979 through Batas Pambansa Blg. 51,[2] Davao City regained separate representation in the succeeding Regular Batasang Pambansa, electing two representatives, at-large, in 1984.
Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on 11 February 1987, the city was reapportioned into three congressional districts;[3] each district elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.
1st District
- Administrative districts: Poblacion, Talomo
- Population (2015): 592,736[4]
Period | Representative[5] |
---|---|
8th Congress 1987–1992 |
Jesus Dureza1 |
Prospero C. Nograles2 | |
9th Congress 1992–1995 |
Jesus Dureza |
10th Congress 1995–1998 |
Prospero C. Nograles |
11th Congress 1998–2001 |
Rodrigo R. Duterte |
12th Congress 2001–2004 |
Prospero C. Nograles |
13th Congress 2004–2007 | |
14th Congress 2007–2010 | |
15th Congress 2010–2013 |
Karlo Alexei B. Nograles |
16th Congress 2013–2016 | |
17th Congress 2016–2019 |
- ^1 Unseated after losing election protest to Prospero Nograles, per House Electoral Tribunal decision dated 16 June 1989; lost final appeal on 31 July 1989.[5]
- ^2 Replaced Jesus Dureza after winning election protest, per House Electoral Tribunal decision dated 16 June 1989.[5]
2nd District
- Administrative districts: Agdao, Buhangin, Bunawan, Paquibato
- Population (2015): 592,250[4]
Period | Representative[5] |
---|---|
8th Congress 1987–1992 |
Cornelio P. Maskariño |
9th Congress 1992–1995 |
Manuel M. Garcia |
10th Congress 1995–1998 | |
11th Congress 1998–2001 | |
12th Congress 2001–2004 |
Vincent J. Garcia |
13th Congress 2004–2007 | |
14th Congress 2007–2010 | |
15th Congress 2010–2013 |
Mylene J. Garcia-Albano |
16th Congress 2013–2016 | |
17th Congress 2016–2019 |
3rd District
- Administrative districts: Baguio, Calinan, Marilog, Toril, Tugbok
- Population (2015): 448,005[4]
Period | Representative[5] |
---|---|
8th Congress 1987–1992 |
Luis T. Santos1 |
9th Congress 1992–1995 |
Elias B. Lopez |
10th Congress 1995–1998 | |
11th Congress 1998–2001 |
Ruy Elias C. Lopez |
12th Congress 2001–2004 | |
13th Congress 2004–2007 | |
14th Congress 2007–2010 |
Isidro T. Ungab |
15th Congress 2010–2013 | |
16th Congress 2013–2016 | |
17th Congress 2016–2019 |
Alberto T. Ungab |
- ^1 Resigned seat on 27 October 1987; appointed Secretary of the Interior and Local Government on 9 November 1987. Seat remained vacant until the end of the 8th Congress.[5]
At-Large (defunct)
Period | Representatives[5] |
---|---|
National Assembly 1943–1944 |
Celestino Chavez[6] |
Alfonso G. Oboza (ex officio)[6] | |
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986 |
Manuel M. Garcia |
Zafiro Respicio |
See also
- Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu
- Legislative district of Davao
- Legislative district of Davao del Sur
References
- ^ a b Congress of the Philippines (8 May 1967). "Republic Act No. 4867 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Batasang Pambansa (22 December 1979). "Batas Pambansa Blg. 51 - An Act Providing for the Elective or Appointive Positions in Various Local Government and For Other Purposes". The Corpus Juris. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ 1986 Constitutional Commission (2 February 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ a b Official program of the inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines and the induction into office of His Excellency Jose P. Laurel. Bureau of Printing. 1943.