Valenzuela,officially the City of Valenzuela,is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 714,978 people.
The legislative districts of Valenzuela are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Valenzuela 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 and second districts.
Sherwin Ting Gatchalian,known as Win Gatchalian,is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2016. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC),he previously served as the Representative of Valenzuela's 1st district from 2001 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2016. He was the Mayor of Valenzuela from 2004 to 2013.
Rexlon Ting Gatchalian is a Filipino politician serving as the 28th Secretary of Social Welfare and Development since 2023. He previously served as the district representative and Mayor of Valenzuela,Philippines. He is the brother of politicians Win Gatchalian and Wes Gatchalian.
Elections were held in the National Capital Region (Metro Manila) for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10,2010.
Local elections were held in Valenzuela on May 10,2010,within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city:the mayor,vice mayor,the two Congressmen,and the councilors,six in each of the city's two legislative districts.
Shalani Carla San Ramón Soledad-Romulo is a Filipina politician and TV personality. Soledad was a member of Valenzuela City council from Valenzuela's 2nd congressional district from 2004 to 2013. From November 12–18,2010,she is the second most searched personality on the internet in the Philippines next to the former Kate Middleton,and topped the list of "Filipina personalities who grabbed the greatest online mindshare in 2010" according to Google. She ran for a seat in the House of Representatives in 2013,but narrowly lost the election.
Local elections were held in Valenzuela on May 13,2013,within the Philippine general election. The voters elected local posts in the city:the mayor,vice mayor,the two Congressmen,and the councilors,six in each of the city's two legislative districts.
Elections were held in Metro Manila for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 13,2013.
Local elections was held in Valenzuela on May 9,2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city:the mayor,vice mayor,the two Congressmen,and the councilors,six in each of the city's two legislative districts.
Local elections were held in the city of Valenzuela on May 14,2007,within the Philippine general election. The voters voted for the elective local posts in the city:the mayor,vice mayor,two Congressmen,and the councilors—six in each of the city's two legislative districts.
Roman Tecson Romulo is a Filipino politician and lawyer. He served as a member of House of Representatives representing the Lone District of Pasig for four consecutive terms from 2007 to 2016 and from 2019 to present. He is the son of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo and grand-nephew of President of the United Nations General Assembly Carlos Romulo.
Valenzuela's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Valenzuela. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2001. The district was created following Valenzuela's conversion into a highly-urbanized city through Republic Act No. 8526 on February 14,1998. It consists of 24 barangays in the northern part of the city,namely Arkong Bato,Balangkas,Bignay,Bisig,Canumay East,Canumay West,Coloong,Dalandanan,Isla,Lawang Bato,Lingunan,Mabolo,Malanday,Malinta,Palasan,Pariancillo Villa,Pasolo,Poblacion,Polo,Punturin,Rincon,Tagalag,Veinte Reales and Wawang Pulo bordering Caloocan,Malabon,Meycauayan,and Obando. It is currently vacant for the 19th Congress since its most recent representative Rex Gatchalian assumed the position of Secretary of Social Welfare and Development.
Valenzuela's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Valenzuela. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2001. The district was created following Valenzuela's conversion into a highly-urbanized city through Republic Act No. 8526 on February 14,1998. It consists of nine barangays in the southern part of the city,namely Bagbaguin,General T. de Leon,Karuhatan,Mapulang Lupa,Marulas,Maysan,Parada,Paso de Blas and Ugong bordering Caloocan,Malabon,and Quezon City. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Eric M. Martinez of the PDP–Laban.
Local elections were held in Valenzuela on May 9,2022,as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections,the electorate voted to elect a mayor,a vice mayor,twelve city council members,and two district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30,2022,for a three-year-long term. 350,676 out of 443,611 registered voters voted in this election.
The 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila were held on May 9,2022,to elect the thirty-three representatives to the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing various areas in the National Capital Region. The elections coincided with the presidential election,the senatorial election,and the local elections. The representatives were elected via first past the post,in which the candidate with the most votes will be elected as representative for that district.
Weslie "Wes" Ting Gatchalian is a Filipino politician who has served as the 27th mayor of Valenzuela since 2022. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition,Gatchalian was first elected to public office in 2013,as the party-list representative of Alay Buhay Partylist,serving until 2016,where he was elected as the district representative for Valenzuela's 1st district. As a representative,Gatchalian served as House Deputy Speaker from 2020 to 2022.
Eric Morales Martinez is a Filipino politician who is currently a member of House of Representatives from Valenzuela's 2nd district since 2016 and he was the House Deputy Speaker for 18th Congress from 2020 to 2022.
Lingkod ng Mamamayan ng Valenzuela City,also known as team BTS or Bagong direksyon sa Tamanag Serbisyo is a local party in Valenzuela City,in the Philippines,headed by former Valenzuela's 2nd district representative Magi Gunigundo.
Valenzuela's at-large congressional district was a congressional district for Valenzuela in the Philippines. It was represented in the House of Representatives from 1987 up to its division in 2001. The district was apportioned in 1987,pursuant to the constitution ratified that year,giving the two municipalities their own joint district after having been grouped with Malabon and Navotas from 1984 to 1986. The district was first represented by Antonio Serapio,followed by its last representative Magtanggol Gunigundo I. The district was divided into two districts following Valenzuela's conversion into a highly-urbanized city in 1998.
