Manila's 2nd congressional district is one of the six

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in the city of

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. It has been represented in the

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since 1916 and earlier in the

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from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of

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s 147 to 267 in the eastern part of the Manila district of Tondo (also known as Gagalangin), east of Dagupan Street, Estero de Vitas and Estero de Sunog Apog bordering

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and southern

Caloocan Caloocan, officially the City of Caloocan (; ), is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,661,584 people making it the fourth-most populous city in the Philippines. Caloo ...

. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Rolando M. Valeriano of the

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(NUP) and

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. Prior to the revision of Manila's city charter in 1949, it consisted of the southern and eastern Manila districts of

Ermita Ermita is a district in central Manila, Philippines. It is a significant center of finance, education, culture, and commerce. Ermita serves as the civic center of Manila, bearing the seat of city government and a large portion of the area's e ...

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Pandacan Pandacan is a district in Manila, Philippines, which is known in recent history as the former site of the Pandacan oil depot, Pandacan Oil Depot which supplied the majority of oil exports in the country. Etymology Pandacan is a corrupted term ...

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, Sampaloc (including the present-day

Santa Mesa Santa Mesa is a district in Manila, Philippines. It is surrounded by the Pasig River on the southwestern side, and by the San Juan River on its southern and eastern side. Land borders include the districts of San Miguel to the west and Sampalo ...

), San Miguel, Santa Ana (including the present-day San Andres), and Santa Cruz. Following the revision and until its second dissolution in 1972, it retained Quiapo and Santa Cruz while

Binondo Binondo (; ) is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Manila, Quiapo, Santa Cruz, Manila, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas, Manila, San Nicolas and Tondo, Manila, Tondo. ...

and San Nicolas were added to its jurisdiction. After the restoration of the Congress in 1987, it encompassed the eastern part of Tondo, which remains the case to the present.

Representation history

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{{Philippine congressional districts in the NCR Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Manila 1907 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Metro Manila Constituencies established in 1907