Legislative districts of Davao City

The legislative districts of Davao City are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Davao in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first, second, and third congressional districts.

History

Except during the Second World War, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao City were previously represented as part of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), the historical Davao Province (1935–1967), Davao del Sur (1967–1972) and Region XI (1978–1984).

Being a chartered city, two delegates represented Davao City in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the city mayor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through an assembly of KALIBAPI members within the city during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. After the war Davao City reverted to its pre-war representation under the province of Davao, which lasted until 1967.

The enactment of Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8, 1967 split the old Davao Province into the new provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental, and provided each of them with separate representation.^[1] Per Section 5 of R.A. 4867, Davao City was grouped with Davao del Sur for the purposes of electing members of Congress;^[1] this was the arrangement from the second half of the 6th Congress until the end of the 7th Congress. The city was also represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984.

By virtue of having been classified as a highly urbanized city on December 22, 1979 through Batas Pambansa Blg. 51,^[2] Davao City regained separate representation in the succeeding Regular Batasang Pambansa, electing two representatives, at-large, in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the city was reapportioned into three congressional districts;^[3] each district elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Current districts

The city was last apportioned upon the proclamation of the 1987 Constitution, where it was granted three seats in Congress. The city's current congressional delegation composes of two members of Lakas-CMD and one member of National Unity Party. All three representatives are members of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago local party and part of the majority bloc in the 19th Congress.

Legislative districts and representatives of Davao City
District	Current Representative		Party				Constituent Districts	Area	Population (2020)
District	Current Representative		Local		National		Constituent Districts	Area	Population (2020)
1st		Paolo Duterte (since 2019)		HNP		NUP	List Poblacion Talomo	97.47 km²^[4]	618,729^[5]
2nd		Vincent Garcia (since 2019)				Lakas-CMD	List Agdao Buhangin Bunawan Paquibato	830.37 km²	634,158^[5]
3rd		Isidro Ungab (since 2019)				Lakas-CMD	List Baguio Calinan Marilog Toril Tugbok	1,298.97 km²	524,062^[5]

At-Large (defunct)

1943–1944

Period	Representatives^[6]
National Assembly 1943–1944	Celestino Chavez^[7]
National Assembly 1943–1944	Alfonso G. Oboza (ex officio)^[7]

1984–1986

Period	Representatives^[6]
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Manuel M. Garcia
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Zafiro L. Respicio

References

^ ^a ^b Congress of the Philippines (May 8, 1967). "Republic Act No. 4867 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
^ Batasang Pambansa (December 22, 1979). "Batas Pambansa Blg. 51 - An Act Providing for the Elective or Appointive Positions in Various Local Government and For Other Purposes". The Corpus Juris. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
^ 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "2020 Davao City General Profile" (PDF). City Planning Development Office. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population of Legislative Districts by Province and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Official program of the inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines and the induction into office of His Excellency Jose P. Laurel. Bureau of Printing. 1943.

[ra4867-1] Congress of the Philippines (May 8, 1967). "Republic Act No. 4867 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved November 27, 2017.

[bp51-2] Batasang Pambansa (December 22, 1979). "Batas Pambansa Blg. 51 - An Act Providing for the Elective or Appointive Positions in Various Local Government and For Other Purposes". The Corpus Juris. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

[3] 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "2020 Davao City General Profile" (PDF). City Planning Development Office. Retrieved December 25, 2023.

[psa-ldpop-5] "Population of Legislative Districts by Province and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 October 2021.

[roster-6] Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.

[prog-7] Official program of the inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines and the induction into office of His Excellency Jose P. Laurel. Bureau of Printing. 1943.

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v t e Legislative districts of the Philippines
Luzon	Abra Albay Antipolo Apayao Aurora Baguio Bataan Batanes Batangas Benguet Biñan Bulacan Cagayan Calamba Caloocan Camarines Norte Camarines Sur Catanduanes Cavite Ifugao Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur Isabela Kalinga La Union Laguna Las Piñas Malabon Makati Mandaluyong Manila Marikina Marinduque Masbate Mountain Province Muntinlupa Navotas Nueva Ecija Nueva Vizcaya Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Palawan Pampanga Pangasinan Parañaque Pasay Pasig Pateros & Taguig Quezon Quezon City Quirino Rizal Romblon San Jose del Monte San Juan Santa Rosa Sorsogon Taguig Tarlac Valenzuela Zambales
Visayas	Aklan Antique Bacolod Biliran Bohol Capiz Cebu Cebu City Eastern Samar Guimaras Iloilo Iloilo City Lapu-Lapu City Leyte Mandaue Negros Occidental Negros Oriental Northern Samar Samar Siquijor Southern Leyte
Mindanao	Agusan del Norte Agusan del Sur Basilan Bukidnon Butuan Cagayan de Oro Camiguin Cotabato Davao City Davao de Oro Davao del Norte Davao del Sur Davao Occidental Davao Oriental Dinagat Islands General Santos Iligan Lanao del Norte Lanao del Sur Maguindanao del Norte Maguindanao del Sur Misamis Occidental Misamis Oriental Sarangani South Cotabato Sultan Kudarat Sulu Surigao del Norte Surigao del Sur Tawi-Tawi Zamboanga City Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga Sibugay
Defunct	Defunct districts Agusan Ambos Camarines Cavite City Dasmariñas Davao Kalinga-Apayao Lanao Las Piñas–Muntinlupa Las Piñas–Parañaque Maguindanao Malabon–Navotas Malabon–Navotas–Valenzuela Mindanao & Sulu Mindoro Misamis Olongapo Pasig–Marikina San Pablo San Juan–Mandaluyong Shariff Kabunsuan Surigao Taguig–Pateros–Muntinlupa Zamboanga
See also: Districts for the Senate (1916–1935)

v t e Davao City
Geography	Davao Gulf Davao River Mount Apo Pantaron Mountain Range Epol Falls Metro Davao Davao del Sur
History	Nueva Guipúzcoa revolt Japanese invasion of Davao Battle of Davao 1989 Davao hostage crisis 2000 Air Philippines crash 2016 Davao City bombing
Government	Mayor Council Districts Legislative districts
Public services and utilities	Davao Light and Power Company Hospitals Davao Doctors Hospital Southern Philippines Medical Center
Landmarks	Abreeza Davao Cathedral Davao Chinatown People's Park Davao City Recreation Center Davao City–UP Sports Complex Gaisano Mall of Davao KJC King Dome Lon Wa Buddhist Temple Malacañang of the South NCCC Mall VP SM City Davao SM Lanang Skyscrapers
Education	Universities and colleges Ateneo de Davao University University of Mindanao University of the Philippines Mindanao University of Southeastern Philippines Primary and secondary schools
Culture	Davaoeño Giangan Kadayawan Festival Torotot Festival Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao Television stations Radio stations Newspapers
Transportation	Airport Seaport Davao City Expressway Davao City Bypass Road Davao People Mover Davao Public Transport Modernization Project Mindanao Railway
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