Legislative districts of Baguio
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The legislative districts of Baguio are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Baguio 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 lone congressional district.
History
In 1917, the city of Baguio, along with the undivided
The residents of Baguio and the Mountain Province only began electing representatives through popular vote in 1935 by virtue of Act No. 4203; the law provided the territorial coverage for each lower house representative district, while also abolishing the senatorial district system.[2] The city was then represented as part of the Mountain Province's second district, which also included the sub-province of Benguet.[2]
Areas now under the jurisdiction of Baguio were
The enactment of Republic Act No. 4695 on June 18, 1966 made the sub-province of Benguet into a full-fledged province.[3] Per Section 10 of R.A. 4695 Baguio was to be part of the newly independent province's representative district.[3] The new province of Benguet, along with Baguio, together elected one representative starting in the next general election.
Baguio was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region I from 1978 to 1984. Having been classified as a highly urbanized city on 22 December 1979 through Batas Pambansa Blg. 51,[4] Baguio was granted separate representation in the Regular Batasang Pambansa, returning one representative, elected at-large in 1984.
The city was once more grouped with
Starting in 1992, the
Current districts
| District | Current Representative | Party | Population (2020) | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone | 
|
Marquez Go (since 2016) |
Nacionalista | 366,358 | 57.51 km2 | |
At-Large (defunct)
1943-1944
| Period | Representatives[6] |
|---|---|
National Assembly 1943–1944 |
Florendo Aquino[7] |
| Nicasio S. Valderrosa (ex officio)[7] |
1984-1986
| Period | Representatives[6] |
|---|---|
| Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986 |
Honorato Y. Aquino |
See also
- Legislative district of Mountain Province
- Legislative district of Benguet
References
- ^ a b Philippine Legislature (1917). Revised Administrative Code of the Philippine Islands of 1917 (Act No. 2711) (Digitized Revised Administrative Code of the Philippine Islands of 1917 from the Presidential Museum and Library Collection, uploaded on February 15, 2016). Bureau of Printing. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
- ^ a b Philippine Legislature (1937). "Public Laws Enacted by the Philippine Legislature, Acts No. 4203 to 4275". Public Resolutions, Etc. Laws, etc. Bureau of Printing Office: 5.
- ^ a b Republic Act No. 4695 (18 June 1966), "An Act Creating the Provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao and Kalinga-Apayao", Chan Robles Law Library, retrieved February 4, 2017
- ^ Batas Pambansa Blg. 51 (22 December 1979), An Act Providing for the Elective or Appointive Positions in Various Local Government and For Other Purposes, retrieved February 4, 2017
- ^ 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ a b 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.