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The legislative districts of Taguig are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Taguig in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district.
History
Areas now under the jurisdiction of Taguig was initially represented as part of the
Metropolitan Manila municipalities and cities as part of Region IV
from 1978 to 1984.
Taguig, still a municipality then, was grouped with
grouped with Pateros again to form one congressional district under the new Constitution[2] proclaimed on February 11, 1987; it elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year
.
The western area of Taguig, coterminous with the Second Councilor District of Taguig (for the purpose of electing municipal, now city, council members), was separated from the congressional district of
Pateros–Taguig by virtue of Republic Act No. 8487,[3] the law which converted Taguig into a highly urbanized city. Despite being enacted by Congress on February 11, 1998, the said law only took effect on December 8, 2004 after the Commission on Elections issued a resolution confirming that the affirmative votes for cityhood prevailed in the ballot recount.[4] This new district elected its first separate representative in 2007
.
There was a boundary dispute over which city has jurisdiction over lands encompassed within the former Fort McKinley U.S. Military Reservation (now
Post Proper Southside). Residents of areas where Taguig exercise de facto control vote as part of this congressional district except for areas under barangay Ususan (part of Taguig's 1st district), while residents of areas where Makati exercises de facto control vote as part of its second congressional district
.
Current districts
Nacionalista
(1)| District | Current Representative | Barangays | Population (2015) | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taguig (2nd District) | .jpg)
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Pammy Zamora (since 2022) |
List
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440,815[5] | 
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Historical districts and representatives
1987–2007
| Period | Representative[6] | Constituents |
|---|---|---|
| 8th Congress 1987–1992 |
Dante Tiñga | Pateros, Taguig (became city 2004) |
| 9th Congress 1992–1995 | ||
| 10th Congress 1995–1998 | ||
| 11th Congress 1998–2001 |
Alan Peter Cayetano | |
| 12th Congress 2001–2004 | ||
| 13th Congress 2004–2007 |
See also
- Legislative district of Pateros–Taguig
References
- ^ Presidential Decree No. 824 (7 November 1975), Creating the Metropolitan Manila and the Metropolitan Manila Commission and for Other Purposes, retrieved October 10, 2017
- ^ 1986 Constitutional Commission (2 February 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved October 9, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Republic Act No. 8487 (11 February 1998), An Act Converting the Municipality of Taguig, Metro Manila, into a Highly Urbanized City to be Known as the City of Taguig, and for Other Purposes (PDF), retrieved October 8, 2017
- ^ Clapano, Jose Rodel (January 26, 2006). "SC upholds Taguig cityhood". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ "Philippine Statistics Authority | Republic of the Philippines". psa.gov.ph. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved October 10, 2017.