Legislative districts of Davao City

The legislative districts of Davao City are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Davao 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, second, and third congressional districts.

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Further information: Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu, Legislative district of Davao, and Legislative district of Davao del Sur

Except during the Second World War, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao City were previously represented as part of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), the historical Davao Province (1935–1967), Davao del Sur (1967–1972) and Region XI (1978–1984).

Being a chartered city, two delegates represented Davao City in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the city mayor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through an assembly of KALIBAPI members within the city during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. After the war Davao City reverted to its pre-war representation under the province of Davao, which lasted until 1967.

The enactment of Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8, 1967 split the old Davao Province into the new provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental, and provided each of them with separate representation.[1] Per Section 5 of R.A. 4867, Davao City was grouped with Davao del Sur for the purposes of electing members of Congress;[1] this was the arrangement from the second half of the 6th Congress until the end of the 7th Congress. The city was also represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984.

By virtue of having been classified as a highly urbanized city on December 22, 1979 through Batas Pambansa Blg. 51,[2] Davao City regained separate representation in the succeeding Regular Batasang Pambansa, electing two representatives, at-large, in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the city was reapportioned into three congressional districts;[3] each district elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District
Period Representative[5]
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Jesus G. Dureza[lower-alpha 1]
Prospero C. Nograles[lower-alpha 2]
9th Congress
1992–1995		 Jesus G. Dureza
10th Congress
1995–1998		 Prospero C. Nograles
11th Congress
1998–2001		 Rodrigo R. Duterte
12th Congress
2001–2004		 Prospero C. Nograles
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010
15th Congress
2010–2013		 Karlo Alexei B. Nograles[lower-alpha 3]
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019
vacant[lower-alpha 4]
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Paolo Z. Duterte

Notes

  1. Unseated after losing election protest to Prospero Nograles, per House Electoral Tribunal decision dated June 16, 1989; lost final appeal on July 31, 1989.[5]
  2. Replaced Jesus Dureza after winning election protest, per House Electoral Tribunal decision dated June 16, 1989.[5]
  3. Resigned seat on November 5, 2018 after assuming the post of the Cabinet Secretary of the Philippines on the same day; seat remained vacant until the end of the 17th Congress.
  4. PBA Partylist Representative Jericho Nograles was designated as the legislative caretaker of the district on November 20, 2018.[6]

2nd District
Period Representative[5]
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Cornelio P. Maskariño
9th Congress
1992–1995		 Manuel M. Garcia
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001
12th Congress
2001–2004		 Vincent J. Garcia
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010
15th Congress
2010–2013		 Mylene J. Garcia-Albano
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Vincent J. Garcia

3rd District
Period Representative[5]
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Luis T. Santos[lower-alpha 1]
9th Congress
1992–1995		 Elias B. Lopez
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001		 Ruy Elias C. Lopez
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010		 Isidro T. Ungab
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019		 Alberto T. Ungab
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Isidro T. Ungab

Notes

  1. Resigned seat on October 27, 1987; appointed Secretary of the Interior and Local Government on November 9, 1987. Seat remained vacant until the end of the 8th Congress.[5]

At-Large (defunct)

1943-1944
Period Representatives[5]
National Assembly
1943–1944		 Celestino Chavez[7]
Alfonso G. Oboza (ex officio)[7]

1984-1986
Period Representatives[5]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986		 Manuel M. Garcia
Zafiro Respicio

See also

References
  1. Congress of the Philippines (May 8, 1967). "Republic Act No. 4867 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. Batasang Pambansa (December 22, 1979). "Batas Pambansa Blg. 51 - An Act Providing for the Elective or Appointive Positions in Various Local Government and For Other Purposes". The Corpus Juris. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  4. "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  5. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  6. Cruz, Maricel (November 20, 2018). "Nograles named 'legislative caretaker'". Manila Standard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. 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.
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