Legislative districts of Makati
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The legislative districts of Makati are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Makati 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 districts.
History
Areas now under the jurisdiction of Makati were initially represented as part of the
Makati first gained separate representation in 1984, when it returned one representative to the Regular Batasang Pambansa. The municipality continued to constitute a separate congressional district under the new Constitution[3] proclaimed on February 11, 1987; it elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.
Upon its cityhood, Makati was divided into two congressional districts by virtue of Section 52 of Republic Act No. 7854 (the City Charter of Makati),[4] enacted on January 2, 1995 and approved by plebiscite on February 4, 1995, the day Makati became a city. The districts first elected their separate representatives in the 1998 general elections.
There was a dispute over which city has jurisdiction over lands encompassed within the former Fort McKinley U.S. Military Reservation (now
In April 2023, the Supreme Court has decided to junk Makati's petition to overrule its earlier decision to side with Taguig in the case of the Embo barangays, effectively placing these barangays into the jurisdiction of Taguig.[5][6] The Department of the Interior and Local Government released a memorandum circular dated October 26, 2023 transferring the control of the ten Embo barangays, including Post Proper Northside and Post Proper Southside, to Taguig.[7] With this, the fate of Makati's 2nd district is uncertain as its remaining barangays of Guadalupe Nuevo, Guadalupe Viejo, and Pinagkaisahan do not fulfill altogether the constitutional requirement of 250,000 residents. Makati could be reduced back to a single district with Taguig–Pateros gaining a district,[8] but pending legislation, the status quo of its existence is expected to prevail.[9]
Historical and defunct district boundaries
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Year | Map | District constituencies (City/Municipality) | ||||||
1984–1986 | ||||||||
Dasmariñas, Forbes Park, Guadalupe Nuevo, Guadalupe Viejo, Kasilawan, La Paz, Magallanes, Olympia, Palanan, Pinagkaisahan, Pitogo, Pio del Pilar, Poblacion, Post Proper Northside, Post Proper Southside, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz, Singkamas , Tejeros, Urdaneta, Valenzuela
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Makati | |||||||
1987–1996 | ||||||||
West Rembo
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1996–1998 | ||||||||
West Rembo
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1998–present | ||||||||
Dasmariñas, Forbes Park, Kasilawan, La Paz, Magallanes, Olympia, Palanan, Pio del Pilar, Poblacion, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz, Singkamas , Tejeros, Urdaneta, Valenzuela
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West Rembo
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Historical representatives
Current districts and representatives
The city was last redistricted in 1998, wherein the city gained a second seat in the House of Representatives.
Political parties
District | Current representative | Barangays | Population (2020) | Area | Map | ||
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1st | Romulo Peña Jr. (since 2019) Valenzuela |
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254,600[10] | 16.31 km2 | |||
2nd | Luis Angel Jose Campos (since 2016) Guadalupe Nuevo |
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375,016[10][b] | 15.65 km2[b] |
Notes
References
- ^ Map of the City of Manila (Map). 1:40,000. Division of Drafting and Surveys, Office of the City Engineer and Architect, City of Manila. 1942. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ 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 (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Republic Act No. 7854 (19 July 1994), An Act Converting the Municipality of Makati into a Highly Urbanized City to be Known as the City of Makati, retrieved August 29, 2022
- ^ Hicap, Jonathan (April 3, 2023). "Taguig LGU lauds SC decision over Fort Bonifacio ownership". Manila Bulletin.
- ^ Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (April 5, 2023). "Makati raises 'constitutional' issues in BGC land dispute". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Caliwan, Christopher Lloyd (November 8, 2023). "DILG's Taguig office to take control of 10 EMBO villages". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Aurelio, Julie (22 July 2023). "SC ruling opens issue on Taguig House seats". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "After SC ruling, Makati's congressional seat hangs in the balance". Rappler. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Philippine Statistics Authority |Republic of the Philippines". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 16, 2022.