Legislative district of Pateros–Taguig

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The Legislative District of Pateros-Taguig or Taguig-Pateros is the current representation of the independent municipality of Pateros and the eastern part of the highly urbanized city of Taguig in the Philippine House of Representatives. The western half of Taguig is represented as part of the Legislative district of Taguig.

History

Areas now under the jurisdiction of Taguig and Pateros were initially represented as part of the first district of Rizal in 1907, and remained so until 1972. Taguig and Pateros, both municipalities then, were separated from Rizal on 7 November 1975 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824,[1] and was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa along with other Metropolitan Manila municipalities and cities as part of Region IV from 1978 to 1984.

Taguig and Pateros were grouped with Muntinlupa to form a single parliamentary district which returned one representative to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Taguig and Pateros formed one congressional district under the new Constitution[2] proclaimed on 11 February 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 to form a separate congressional district by virtue of Republic Act No. 8487,[3] the law which converted Taguig into a highly urbanized city. Despite being enacted by Congress on 11 February 1998, the said law only took effect on 8 December 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 first elected its separate representative in the 2007 general elections.

Lone District

Map of the Lone district of Taguig-Pateros
  • Municipality: Pateros
  • Barangays of Taguig City: Bagumbayan, Bambang, Calzada, Hagonoy, Ibayo-Tipas, Ligid-Tipas, Lower Bicutan, New Lower Bicutan, Napindan, Palingon, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Tuktukan, Ususan, Wawa
  • Area: 20.61 km²
  • Population (2015): 427,940[5]
Period Representative[6]
14th Congress
2007–2010		 Ma. Laarni L. Cayetano
15th Congress
2010–2013		 Arnel M. Cerafica
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019

1987–2007

Period Representative[6]
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Dante O. Tinga
9th Congress
1992–1995
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001		 Alan Peter S. Cayetano
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marcos, Ferdinand E. (7 November 1975). "Presidential Decree No. 824 - Creating the Metropolitan Manila and the Metropolitan Manila Commission and for Other Purposes". The LawPHiL Project. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ↑ 1986 Constitutional Commission (2 February 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Congress of the Philippines (11 February 1998). "Republic Act No. 8487, 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 8 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Clapano, Jose Rodel (26 January 2006). "SC upholds Taguig cityhood". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ↑ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/2015_Table%201_Legislative%20Districts.xlsx
  6. 1 2 Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

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