Legislative districts of Laguna

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The legislative districts of Laguna are the representations of the province of Laguna in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first, second, third, and fourth congressional districts.

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Legislative districts of Laguna. Laguna Congressional Districts.svg
Legislative districts of Laguna.

The component cities of Biñan, Calamba, and Santa Rosa, while remaining integral parts of the province, granted their separate congressional representations in 2015, 2018, and 2019, respectively.

History

Laguna initially elected four representatives, at large, to the Malolos Congress in 1898. It was later divided into two representative districts in 1907 for the Philippine Assembly. [1]

When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the fourth senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.

By virtue of Executive Orders No. 84 and 103 issued by Philippine Executive Commission Chairman Jorge Vargas in 1942, the municipality of Infanta (including what is now General Nakar and Real) and the Polillo Islands were transferred to Laguna's jurisdiction, a setup which only lasted for the duration of the Second World War. Two delegates represented the expanded province in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. San Pablo, being a chartered city, was represented separately in this short-lived legislative body. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province retained its two pre-war representative districts.

The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IV-A from 1978 to 1984, and elected four representatives, at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Laguna was reapportioned into four congressional districts under the new Constitution [2] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The passage of Republic Act No. 10658 [3] on March 27, 2015 separated from the first district the city of Biñan, which first elected its separate representative beginning in the 2016 elections. However, for the purposes of electing Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, Biñan remains part of the province's 1st Sangguniang Panlalawigan District. [4]

The passage of Republic Act No. 11078 [5] on July 23, 2018 separated from the second district the city of Calamba, which elected its separate representative beginning in the 2019 elections. However, for the purposes of electing Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, Calamba remains part of the province's 2nd Sangguniang Panlalawigan District. [6]

The passage of Republic Act No. 11395 [7] on August 28, 2019 will have the effect of separating from the first district the city of Santa Rosa, which will elect its separate representative beginning in the 2022 elections. However, for the purposes of electing Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, Santa Rosa remains part of the province's 1st Sangguniang Panlalawigan District.

Current districts

The province was last redistricted in 2021, wherein the legislative district of Santa Rosa was created out of the 1st district. The province's current congressional delegation composes of four members. All incumbent representatives are part of the majority bloc.

  PDP–Laban (2)   Lakas–CMD (2)

Legislative districts and representatives of Laguna
DistrictCurrent RepresentativePartyResidenciesConstituent LGUs Population (2020) [8] Area [9] Map
ImageName
1st Rep. Maria Rene Ann Lourdes Matibag (19th Congress).jpg Ann Matibag
(since 2022)		 PDP–Laban San Pedro
List
326,00124.05 km² Laguna 1st District.svg
2nd Rep. Ruth Mariano-Hernandez (19th Congress).jpg Ruth Mariano-Hernandez
(since 2019)		 Lakas–CMD Bay 537,865140.28 km² Laguna 2nd District.svg
3rd Rep. Loreto Amante (19th Congress).jpg Amben Amante
(since 2022)		 PDP–Laban San Pablo 590,757487.87 km² Laguna 3rd District.svg
4th Rep. Maria Jamina Katherine Agarao (19th Congress).jpg Jam Agarao
(since 2022)		 Lakas–CMD Santa Cruz 565,6501,017.91 km² Laguna 4th District.svg

Historical districts

At-Large (defunct)

1898–1899

PeriodRepresentatives
Malolos Congress
1898–1899		Higinio Benitez
Graciano Cordero
Manuel Sityar
Mauricio Ilagan

1943–1944

PeriodRepresentatives
National Assembly
1943–1944		Marcelo P. Zorilla [10]
Jesus Bautista (ex officio) [10]

1984–1986

PeriodRepresentatives
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986		 Arturo D. Brion
Rustico F. De Los Reyes, Jr.
Wenceslao R. Lagumbay
Luis A. Yulo

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Act No. 1582 (9 January 1907). An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance" . Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Republic Act No. 10658 (27 March 2015). AN ACT SEPARATING THE CITY OF BIÑAN FROM THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF BIÑAN . Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ COMELEC (August 18, 2015). "Resolution No. 9982 - Annex B" (PDF). Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ Republic Act No. 11078 (24 September 2018). AN ACT OF SEPARATING THE CITY OF CALAMBA FROM THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CALAMBA . Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ COMELEC (October 15, 2018). "Resolution No. 10434 - IN THE MATTER OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11078 ENTITLED, "AN ACT SEPARATING THE CITY OF CALAMBA FROM THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CALAMBA"" . Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  7. ↑ Republic Act No. 11395 (28 August 2019). An Act Separating the City of Santa Rosa from the First Legislative District of the Province of Laguna to Constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Santa Rosa (PDF). Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  8. ↑ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  10. 1 2 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.
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