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The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower house of Congress. The House of Representatives has existed from 1945 to 1972, and since 1987. Whenever a bicameral system is used, a lower house has existed under the name of the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1934.
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).
Areas now under the jurisdiction of Manila were initially represented as part of the at-large district of the province of Manila in the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899; the district elected four representatives. The city of Manila, chartered in 1901, first gained separate representation in 1907.
Around 80% of congressmen are district representatives, representing specific geographical areas. The 19th Congress has 253 [2] congressional districts. Party-list representatives, who make up not more than twenty percent of the total number of representatives, are elected through the party-list system.
These are the members of the 15th Congress of the Philippines.The 15th Congress convened on July 26, 2010, and adjourned on June 6, 2013. Senators elected on the 2007 Senate election and senators elected on the 2010 Senate election comprise the Senate while representatives elected on the 2010 House of Representatives election comprise the House of Representatives.
Manila-1st: NPC: Manny Lopez NPC: Incumbent won reelection. Manila-2nd: Liberal: Rolan Valeriano Asenso: New representative; former councilor. Manila-3rd: PDP–Laban: John Marvin “Yul Servo” Nieto PDP–Laban: Incumbent won reelection. Manila-4th: PMP: Edward Maceda PMP: Incumbent won reelection. Manila-5th: KABAKA: Amanda Christina ...
Manila's 3rd 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 268 to 394 in the northern Manila districts of Binondo, Quiapo, San Nicolas and Santa Cruz. [4]
It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. [3] The district consists of barangays 649 to 828 in the south Manila districts of Ermita , Intramuros , Malate , Port Area , San Andres and south Paco bordering the adjacent cities of Makati and Pasay . [ 4 ]