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In 2021, the [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]] passed on third and final reading House Bill No. 7700, a bill creating the 3rd legislative district of Caloocan. It divided the first district of into two legislative districts. The first legislative district would be composed of Barangays 1 to 4, Barangays 77 to 85 and Barangays 132 to 177 while Barangays 178 to 188 would form the city’s 3rd legislative district.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1404989/senate-passes-bills-creating-new-caloocan-bulacan-legislative-districts | title = Senate passes bills creating new Caloocan, Bulacan legislative districts | publisher = Inquirer.net | accessdate = 11 April 2021 }}</ref> It was later approved by President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] on May 26, 2021 as he signed this law under Republic Act No. 11545.<ref>{{cite PH act |title=An Avt Reapportioning the First Legislative District of the City of Caloocan into Two (2) Legislative Districts |chamber=RA |number=11545 |folio = |language= |date= May 26, 2021 |year= |article= |section= |url= https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11545_2021.html |accessdate= April 10, 2022 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |url-status= |ref=}}</ref>
In 2021, the [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]] passed on third and final reading House Bill No. 7700, a bill creating the 3rd legislative district of Caloocan. It divided the first district of into two legislative districts. The first legislative district would be composed of Barangays 1 to 4, Barangays 77 to 85 and Barangays 132 to 177 while Barangays 178 to 188 would form the city’s 3rd legislative district.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1404989/senate-passes-bills-creating-new-caloocan-bulacan-legislative-districts | title = Senate passes bills creating new Caloocan, Bulacan legislative districts | publisher = Inquirer.net | accessdate = 11 April 2021 }}</ref> It was later approved by President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] on May 26, 2021 as he signed this law under Republic Act No. 11545.<ref>{{cite PH act |title=An Avt Reapportioning the First Legislative District of the City of Caloocan into Two (2) Legislative Districts |chamber=RA |number=11545 |folio = |language= |date= May 26, 2021 |year= |article= |section= |url= https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11545_2021.html |accessdate= April 10, 2022 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |url-status= |ref=}}</ref>


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== 1st District ==
|+Legislative Districts and Congressional Representatives of [[Caloocan]]
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{{see also|Caloocan's 1st congressional district}}
*'''[[Barangay|Barangays]]''': Barangays 1 to 4, 77 to 85, and 132 to 177
*'''Area''': 34.86&nbsp;km²
*'''Population (2020)''': 953,125<ref name="psa" />
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!District
! width="40%"| Period
! Representative
! colspan="3" |Current Representative
!Party
! Barangays
!Population (2020)
!Area
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|-
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![[Caloocan's 1st congressional district|1st]]
| <small>[[19th Congress of the Philippines|19th Congress]]</small><br />2022&ndash;2025
| style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Party}};" |
| [[Oscar Malapitan|Oscar G. Malapitan]]
|[[File:No avatar.png|150x150px]]
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| style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Oscar Malapitan]]'''</br><small>(since [[19th Congress of the Philippines|2022]])</small>

|[[Nacionalista]]
=== 1987–2022 ===
| {{Collapsible list
*'''[[Barangay|Barangays]]''': Barangays 1 to 4, 77 to 85, and 132 to 188
| 1 to 4
*'''Area''': 45.44&nbsp;km²
| 77 to 85
*'''Population (2015)''': 1,193,419
| 132 to 177

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| 953,125<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Philippine Statistics Authority {{!}} Republic of the Philippines |url=https://psa.gov.ph/population-and-housing/node/165670 |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=psa.gov.ph}}</ref>
|34.86 km<sup>2</sup>
|-
|-
![[Caloocan's 2nd congressional district|2nd]]
! width="40%"| Period
| style="background:{{party color|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan}};" |
! Representative
|[[File:No avatar.png|150x150px]]
| style="text-align:left;" |'''Mitzi Cajayon-Uy'''</br><small>(since [[19th Congress of the Philippines|2022]])</small>
|[[PDP-Laban]]
|{{Collapsible list
| 5 to 76
| 86 to 131
}}
|381,690<ref name=":0" />
|8.40 km<sup>2</sup>
|-
|-
![[Caloocan's 3rd congressional district|3rd]]
| <small>[[8th Congress of the Philippines|8th Congress]]</small><br />1987&ndash;1992
| style="background:{{party color|Lakas-CMD}};" |
| Virgilio P. Robles
|[[File:No avatar.png|150x150px]]
|-
| <small>[[9th Congress of the Philippines|9th Congress]]</small><br />1992&ndash;1995
| style="text-align:left;" |'''Dean Asistio'''</br><small>(since [[19th Congress of the Philippines|2022]])</small>
|[[Lakas-CMD]]
| Aurora Asistio-Henson
|{{Collapsible list
|-
| 178 to 188
| <small>[[10th Congress of the Philippines|10th Congress]]</small><br />1995&ndash;1998
}}
| [[Bobby Guanzon|Roberto S. Guanzon]]
|327,769<ref name=":0" />
|-
|12.54 km<sup>2</sup>
| <small>[[11th Congress of the Philippines|11th Congress]]</small><br />1998&ndash;2001
| rowspan="2"| [[Enrico Echiverri|Enrico R. Echiverri]]
|-
| <small>[[12th Congress of the Philippines|12th Congress]]</small><br />2001&ndash;2004
|-
| <small>[[13th Congress of the Philippines|13th Congress]]</small><br />2004&ndash;2007
| rowspan="3"| [[Oscar Malapitan|Oscar G. Malapitan]]
|-
| <small>[[14th Congress of the Philippines|14th Congress]]</small><br />2007&ndash;2010
|-
| <small>[[15th Congress of the Philippines|15th Congress]]</small><br />2010&ndash;2013
|-
| <small>[[16th Congress of the Philippines|16th Congress]]</small><br />2013&ndash;2016
| [[Enrico Echiverri|Enrico R. Echiverri]]
|-
| <small>[[17th Congress of the Philippines|17th Congress]]</small><br />2016&ndash;2019
| rowspan="2"| Dale Gonzalo R. Malapitan
|-
| <small>[[18th Congress of the Philippines|18th Congress]]</small><br />2019&ndash;2022
|}
|}


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The legislative districts of Caloocan are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Caloocan 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 congressional districts. In addition, the city has gained new additional legislative district in 2021 by virtue of Republic Act 11545 and shall elect their first representative in the 2022 Philippine general election.[1]

History

It was represented as part of the first district of Rizal from 1907 to 1972, and of Region IV from 1978 to 1984. It elected 2 assemblymen at-large to the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986, and has been divided into two districts since the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1987.

Of the country’s 238 legislative districts, the 1st legislative district of Caloocan was the biggest in terms of population size, with 1.19 million persons as of 2015.[2]

In 2021, the Senate passed on third and final reading House Bill No. 7700, a bill creating the 3rd legislative district of Caloocan. It divided the first district of into two legislative districts. The first legislative district would be composed of Barangays 1 to 4, Barangays 77 to 85 and Barangays 132 to 177 while Barangays 178 to 188 would form the city’s 3rd legislative district.[3] It was later approved by President Rodrigo Duterte on May 26, 2021 as he signed this law under Republic Act No. 11545.[4]

Legislative Districts and Congressional Representatives of Caloocan
District Current Representative Party Barangays Population (2020) Area
1st Oscar Malapitan
(since 2022) 		Nacionalista
List
  • 1 to 4
  • 77 to 85
  • 132 to 177
953,125[5] 34.86 km2
2nd Mitzi Cajayon-Uy
(since 2022) 		PDP-Laban
List
  • 5 to 76
  • 86 to 131
381,690[5] 8.40 km2
3rd Dean Asistio
(since 2022) 		Lakas-CMD
List
  • 178 to 188
327,769[5] 12.54 km2

2nd District

See also: Caloocan's 2nd congressional district
  • Barangays: Barangays 5 to 76, and 86 to 131
  • Area: 8.40 km²
  • Population (2020): 381,690[6]
Period Representative
8th Congress
1987–1992 		Gerardo P. Cabochan
9th Congress
1992–1995 		Luis A. Asistio
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001
12th Congress
2001–2004 		Edgar R. Erice
13th Congress
2004–2007 		Luis A. Asistio
14th Congress
2007–2010 		Mary Mitzi L. Cajayon
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016 		Edgar R. Erice
17th Congress
2016–2019
18th Congress
2019–2022
19th Congress
2022–2025 		Mary Mitzi L. Cajayon-Uy

3rd District

See also: Caloocan's 3rd congressional district
  • Barangays: Barangays 178 to 188
  • Area: 12.54 km²
  • Population (2020): 327,769[6]
Period Representative
19th Congress
2022–2025 		Dean Asistio

At-Large (defunct)

Period Representatives
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986 		Antonio C. Martinez
Virgilio P. Robles

See also

References

  1. ^ "Legislative districts in Caloocan, Bulacan reapportioned". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Population Counts by Legislative District (Based on the 2015 Census of Population)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Senate passes bills creating new Caloocan, Bulacan legislative districts". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ Republic Act No. 11545 (26 May 2021), An Avt Reapportioning the First Legislative District of the City of Caloocan into Two (2) Legislative Districts, retrieved April 10, 2022
  5. ^ a b c "Philippine Statistics Authority | Republic of the Philippines". psa.gov.ph. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. ^ a b "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
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