Legislative districts of Laguna

The legislative districts of Laguna are the representations of the province of Laguna in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first, second, third, and fourth congressional districts.

The component cities of Biñan, Calamba, and Santa Rosa, while remaining integral parts of the province, granted their separate congressional representations in 2015, 2018, and 2019, respectively.

History

Laguna initially elected four representatives, at large, to the Malolos Congress in 1898. It was later divided into two representative districts in 1907 for the Philippine Assembly.^[1]

When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the fourth senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.

By virtue of Executive Orders No. 84 and 103 issued by Philippine Executive Commission Chairman Jorge Vargas in 1942, the municipality of Infanta (including what is now General Nakar and Real) and the Polillo Islands were transferred to Laguna's jurisdiction, a setup which only lasted for the duration of the Second World War. Two delegates represented the expanded province in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. San Pablo, being a chartered city, was represented separately in this short-lived legislative body. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province retained its two pre-war representative districts.

The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IV-A from 1978 to 1984, and elected four representatives, at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Laguna was reapportioned into four congressional districts under the new Constitution^[2] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The passage of Republic Act No. 10658^[3] on March 27, 2015 separated from the first district the city of Biñan, which first elected its separate representative beginning in the 2016 elections. However, for the purposes of electing Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, Biñan remains part of the province's 1st Sangguniang Panlalawigan District.^[4]

The passage of Republic Act No. 11078^[5] on July 23, 2018 separated from the second district the city of Calamba, which elected its separate representative beginning in the 2019 elections. However, for the purposes of electing Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, Calamba remains part of the province's 2nd Sangguniang Panlalawigan District.^[6]

The passage of Republic Act No. 11395^[7] on August 28, 2019 separated from the first district the city of Santa Rosa, which first elected its separate representative beginning in the 2022 elections. However, for the purposes of electing Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, Santa Rosa remains part of the province's 1st Sangguniang Panlalawigan District.

Current districts

The province was last redistricted in 2021, wherein the legislative district of Santa Rosa was created out of the 1st district. The province's current congressional delegation composes of four members. All incumbent representatives are part of the majority bloc.

Lakas–CMD (3)
PFP (1)

Legislative districts and representatives of Laguna
District	Current Representative		Party	Residencies	Constituent LGUs	Population (2020)^[8]	Area^[9]	Map
District	Image	Name	Party	Residencies	Constituent LGUs	Population (2020)^[8]	Area^[9]	Map
1st		Ann Matibag (since 2022)	Lakas–CMD^[10]	San Pedro	List San Pedro	326,001	24.05 km²
2nd		Ruth Mariano-Hernandez (since 2019)	Lakas–CMD^[11]	Bay	List Bay Cabuyao Los Baños	537,865	140.28 km²
3rd		Amben Amante (since 2022)	Lakas–CMD^[12]	San Pablo	List Alaminos Calauan Liliw Nagcarlan Rizal San Pablo Victoria	590,757	487.87 km²
4th		Jam Agarao (since 2022)	PFP^[13]	Santa Cruz	List Cavinti Famy Kalayaan Luisiana Lumban Mabitac Magdalena Majayjay Paete Pagsanjan Pakil Pangil Pila Santa Cruz Santa Maria Siniloan	565,650	1,017.91 km²

Historical districts

At-Large (defunct)

1898–1899

Period	Representatives
Malolos Congress 1898–1899	Higinio Benitez
	Graciano Cordero
	Manuel Sityar
	Mauricio Ilagan

1943–1944

includes Infanta and Polillo Islands; excludes San Pablo

Period	Representatives
National Assembly 1943–1944	Marcelo P. Zorilla^[14]
National Assembly 1943–1944	Jesus Bautista (ex officio)^[14]

1984–1986

Period	Representatives
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Arturo D. Brion
	Rustico F. De Los Reyes, Jr.
	Wenceslao R. Lagumbay
	Luis A. Yulo

References

^ Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, retrieved September 4, 2022
^ "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved June 13, 2016.
^ Republic Act No. 10658 (March 27, 2015), AN ACT SEPARATING THE CITY OF BIÑAN FROM THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF BIÑAN, retrieved June 13, 2016
^ COMELEC (August 18, 2015). "Resolution No. 9982 - Annex B" (PDF). Retrieved June 13, 2016.
^ Republic Act No. 11078 (September 24, 2018), AN ACT OF SEPARATING THE CITY OF CALAMBA FROM THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CALAMBA, retrieved May 9, 2019
^ COMELEC (October 15, 2018). "Resolution No. 10434 - IN THE MATTER OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11078 ENTITLED, "AN ACT SEPARATING THE CITY OF CALAMBA FROM THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CALAMBA"". Retrieved May 9, 2019.
^ Republic Act No. 11395 (August 28, 2019), An Act Separating the City of Santa Rosa from the First Legislative District of the Province of Laguna to Constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Santa Rosa (PDF), retrieved September 13, 2019
^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
^ "Laguna 1st District Rep. Ma. Rene Ann Matibag takes her oath as member of Lakas-CMD before party President and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez in a simple ceremony at the House of Representatives recently". Philippine House of Representatives. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^ "Singson and Hernandez took oath after Romualdez". Lakas–CMD. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "House Speaker administers the oath of three new Lakas-CMD members from Laguna, 3rd District Rep. Loreto "Amben" S. Amante, Liliw Mayor Ildefonso Monleon, and Calauan Mayor Roseller Caratihan in a simple ceremony at the House of Representatives recently". Philippine House of Representatives. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^ "Happy Sunday, ika-4 na distrito!". Facebook. Congresswoman Jam Agarao. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ ^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.

[1] Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, retrieved September 4, 2022

[2] "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved June 13, 2016.

[3] Republic Act No. 10658 (March 27, 2015), AN ACT SEPARATING THE CITY OF BIÑAN FROM THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF BIÑAN, retrieved June 13, 2016

[4] COMELEC (August 18, 2015). "Resolution No. 9982 - Annex B" (PDF). Retrieved June 13, 2016.

[5] Republic Act No. 11078 (September 24, 2018), AN ACT OF SEPARATING THE CITY OF CALAMBA FROM THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CALAMBA, retrieved May 9, 2019

[6] COMELEC (October 15, 2018). "Resolution No. 10434 - IN THE MATTER OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11078 ENTITLED, "AN ACT SEPARATING THE CITY OF CALAMBA FROM THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CALAMBA"". Retrieved May 9, 2019.

[7] Republic Act No. 11395 (August 28, 2019), An Act Separating the City of Santa Rosa from the First Legislative District of the Province of Laguna to Constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Santa Rosa (PDF), retrieved September 13, 2019

[psa-8] "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.

[list-9] "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

[10] "Laguna 1st District Rep. Ma. Rene Ann Matibag takes her oath as member of Lakas-CMD before party President and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez in a simple ceremony at the House of Representatives recently". Philippine House of Representatives. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

[11] "Singson and Hernandez took oath after Romualdez". Lakas–CMD. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[12] "House Speaker administers the oath of three new Lakas-CMD members from Laguna, 3rd District Rep. Loreto "Amben" S. Amante, Liliw Mayor Ildefonso Monleon, and Calauan Mayor Roseller Caratihan in a simple ceremony at the House of Representatives recently". Philippine House of Representatives. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

[13] "Happy Sunday, ika-4 na distrito!". Facebook. Congresswoman Jam Agarao. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[prog-14] 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)