The legislative districts of Caloocan are the representations of the

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in the various national legislatures of the

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. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the

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through its

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, second, and

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congressional districts.

History

Caloocan was initially represented as part of the at-large district of the province of Manila in the

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from 1898 to 1899. The then-town was later incorporated to the province of Rizal, established in 1901, and was represented as part of the

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of Rizal from 1907 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1972. In the disruption caused by the

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, it was incorporated to the

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and was represented as part of the at-large district of Manila in the

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from 1943 to 1944. Caloocan was separated from Rizal on November 7, 1975 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos, and was represented in the

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along with other

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municipalities and cities as part of Region IV from 1978 to 1984. Caloocan first gained separate representation in

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, when it elected two assemblymen at-large to the

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from 1984 to 1986. It was later divided into two districts upon the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1987. Of the country’s 238 legislative districts, the first legislative district of Caloocan was the biggest in terms of population size, with 1.19 million persons as of 2015. In 2021, the Senate passed on third and final reading House Bill No. 7700, a bill creating the third legislative district of Caloocan. It divided the first district into two legislative districts. The first legislative district would be composed of Barangays 1 to 4, Barangays 77 to 85 and Barangays 132 to 177 while Barangays 178 to 188 would form the third legislative district. It was later approved by President Rodrigo Duterte on May 26, 2021 as he signed this law under Republic Act No. 11545.

History

Current districts

At-Large (defunct)

See also

References