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Cebu City's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Cebu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. [3] The district consists of thirty four barangays of the city locally referred to as the "South District".
District dissolved into the thirteen-seat Region VII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Cebu's at-large district and the two-seat Cebu City's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. District re-created February 2, 1987. 12: Crisologo Abines: June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th: LABAN ...
Cebu City has 80 barangays. [1] [2] The city is divided into two legislative districts, with 46 barangays to the north (1st District) and 34 barangays to the south (2nd District), for the purposes of electing members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines and the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
District dissolved into the nineteen-seat Region IV's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Manila's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. District re-created February 2, 1987. 11: Jaime C. Lopez June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th: PDP–Laban: Elected in 1987. 1987–present east Tondo: 9th ...
The legislative districts of Cebu are the representations of the province of Cebu in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. At present, the province is currently represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines by its seven congressional districts , with their respective representatives being elected every three years.
After becoming a highly urbanized city in 1979 by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 51, [1] Cebu City elected two representatives, at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in the 1984 elections. Cebu City was reapportioned into two congressional districts under the new Constitution [ 2 ] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987.
Congressional districts of the Philippines (Filipino: distritong pangkapulungan) refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives (with the other 63 being elected through a system of party-list proportional representation).
Areas now under the jurisdiction of Manila were initially represented as part of the at-large district of the province of Manila in the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899; the district elected four representatives. The city of Manila, chartered in 1901, first gained separate representation in 1907.