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Congressional districts of the Philippines (Filipino: distritong pangkapulungan) refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives (with the other 63 being elected through a system of party-list proportional representation).
Representation to the legislature traces its origin to the Spanish era, when the Philippines was granted very limited representation to the Spanish Cortes.During the American period, when the Philippine Bill of 1902 was enacted, the first Philippine Assembly was established as the lower house and the then-existing Philippine Commission as the upper house.
Calamba's at-large congressional district is the congressional district of the Philippines in Calamba. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2019. [3] Previously included in Laguna's 2nd congressional district, it includes all barangays of the city.
It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. [3] The district consists of the city of San Pablo and adjacent municipalities of Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal and Victoria bordering Batangas and Quezon also facing the province of Rizal. [4]
Quezon City's 4th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in Quezon City. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. [3] The district consists of the south central barangays bordering Manila and San Juan. It includes the Diliman and New Manila areas. [4]
It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. [3] The district consists of the independent city of Angeles, the adjacent city of Mabalacat, and the municipality of Magalang.
Quezon City's 2nd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in Quezon City. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. [3] The district consists of the eastern barangays bordering Marikina, San Mateo and Rodriguez. [4]
Manila's 4th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Manila. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1949. [3] The district consists of barangays 395 to 586 in the northern Manila district of Sampaloc bordering Quezon City. [4]