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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".
Cebu's 2nd congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. [ 3 ]
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.
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.
Cebu City's 1st 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 forty six barangays of the city locally referred to as the "North District".
The district was again utilized in the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election when Cebu City was granted two seats in the regular parliament as a highly urbanized city. [1] [4] After 1986, Cebu City elected its representatives from two single-member congressional districts drawn under a new constitution. [5]
Philippine congressional districts are contiguous and compact territories composed of adjacent local government units where practicable. They are single-member districts which return one member each to the lower chamber, elected to serve a maximum of three consecutive three-year terms through a first-past-the-post voting system. [ 1 ]
Cebu's 5th congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. [ 3 ]