Legislative district of Calamba

The legislative district of Calamba is the representation of the component city of Calamba in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district.

History
Further information: Legislative districts of Laguna

From 1907 to 1972, Calamba was represented in Congress as part of the first district of Laguna. The province of Laguna was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IV-A from 1978 to 1984, and elected four representatives at-large to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Calamba was placed in the second district of Laguna in accordance with the apportionment ordinance of the new constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987.[1]

Calamba was separated from the second congressional district of Laguna by virtue of Republic Act No. 11078, which granted the city separate representation on September 24, 2018.[2] The city elected its first representative in the 2019 elections.

Although Calamba is represented separately from the rest of Laguna in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, the city's residents remain part of the province's 2nd Sangguniang Panlalawigan district for the purpose of electing SP members.[3]

Lone District
  • Population (2015): 454,486[4]
Period Representative
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Joaquin M. Chipeco Jr.

See also

References
  1. 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 11, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. Congress of the Philippines (September 24, 2018). "Republic Act No. 11078 - An Act Separating the City of Calamba from the Second Legislative District of the Province of Laguna to constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Calamba". Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  3. Commission on Elections (October 15, 2018). "COMELEC Resolution No. 10434 - IN THE MATTER OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11078 ENTITLED, "AN ACT SEPARATING THE CITY OF CALAMBA FROM THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CALAMBA"". Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  4. "Philippines 2015 Census - R04A". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015.
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