Valenzuela's 2nd congressional district is one of the two
congressional districts of the Philippines
Congressional districts of the Philippines ( fil, 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 ( ...
in the city of
Valenzuela Valenzuela may refer to:
Places
*Valenzuela, Paraguay
* Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines
*Valenzuela, Spain
* Valenzuela de Calatrava, Spain
* Valenzuela, Louisiana
Other uses
* Valenzuela (surname) Valenzuela is a surname that originated i ...
. It has been represented in the
House of Representatives of the Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( fil, Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, italic=unset, ''Kamara'' or ''Kamara de Representantes'' from the Spanish language, Spanish word ''cámara'', meaning "chamber") is the lower house ...
since 2001.
The district was created following Valenzuela's conversion into a highly-urbanized city through Republic Act No. 8526 on February 14, 1998.
It consists of nine
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...
s in the southern part of the city, namely Bagbaguin, General T. de Leon,
Karuhatan
Karuhatan is one of the constituent barangays in the city of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Karuhatan is derived from the word "kaduhatan" meaning the " duhat" fruit tree or black plum. Around 40,000 residents live in this 190.6 hectare ba ...
, Mapulang Lupa, Marulas, Maysan, Parada, Paso de Blas and Ugong. It is currently represented in the
19th Congress by
Eric M. Martinez of the
PDP–Laban
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (), abbreviated as PDP–Laban, is a democratic socialist List of political parties in the Philippines, political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was part of the country's ruling party al ...
.
Representation history
Election results
2022
Incumbent representative is
Eric Martinez
Eric Morales Martinez (; born May 3, 1972) is a Filipino politician who is currently a member of House of Representatives from Valenzuela's 2nd district since 2016 and he was the House Deputy Speaker for 18th Congress from 2020 to 2022.
P ...
.
2019
Incumbent representative is
Eric Martinez
Eric Morales Martinez (; born May 3, 1972) is a Filipino politician who is currently a member of House of Representatives from Valenzuela's 2nd district since 2016 and he was the House Deputy Speaker for 18th Congress from 2020 to 2022.
P ...
.
2016
Incumbent
Magi Gunigundo.
2013
Incumbent
Magi Gunigundo.
2010
Incumbent
Magi Gunigundo.
2007
Incumbent
Magi Gunigundo.
See also
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Legislative districts of Valenzuela
The legislative districts of Valenzuela are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Valenzuela in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philip ...
References
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Congressional districts of the Philippines
Politics of Valenzuela, Metro Manila
1998 establishments in the Philippines
Congressional districts of Metro Manila
Constituencies established in 1998