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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

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Further information: Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu, Legislative district of Davao, and Legislative district of Davao del Sur

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

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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 one member of Lakas-CMD and one member of National Unity Party. All two representatives are members of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago and one member of the Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod local party part of the majority bloc in the 20th Congress.

Legislative districts and representatives of Davao City District  | Current Representative  | Party  | Constituent Districts  | Area  | Population (2020)

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Local  | National
1st |  | Paolo Duterte
(since 2019) |  | HNP |  | NUP |

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* Poblacion
* Talomo

| 97.47 km2[4] | 618,729[5]
2nd |  | Omar Duterte
(since 2025) |  | HTL |  | Independent |

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* Agdao
* Buhangin
* Bunawan
* Paquibato

| 830.37 km2 | 634,158[5]
3rd |  | Isidro Ungab
(since 2019) |  | HNP |  | Lakas-CMD |

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* Baguio
* Calinan
* Marilog
* Toril
* Tugbok

| 1,298.97 km2 | 524,062[5]

## At-Large (defunct)

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### 1943–1944

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Period  | Representatives[6]

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National Assembly
1943–1944  | Celestino Chavez[7]
Alfonso G. Oboza (ex officio)[7]

### 1984–1986

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Period  | Representatives[6]

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Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986  | Manuel M. Garcia
Zafiro L. Respicio

## See also

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* Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu
* Legislative district of Davao
* Legislative district of Davao del Sur

## References

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1. ^ 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.
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.
5. ^ a b c "Population of Legislative Districts by Province and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 October 2021.
6. ^ a b Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
7. ^ 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.

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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
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Public services and utilities|

* Davao Light and Power Company
* Hospitals
* Davao Doctors Hospital
* Southern Philippines Medical Center

Landmarks|

* Abreeza
* Apo View Hotel
* 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
* Marco Polo Davao
* National Museum of the Philippines (Davao)
* NCCC Mall VP
* Skyscrapers
* SM City Davao
* SM Lanang
* Vivaldi Residences Davao (Euro Towers)

Education|

* Universities and colleges
* Ateneo de Davao University
* Holy Cross of Davao College
* University of the Immaculate Conception
* 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
* Davao River Bridge
* Davao–Samal Bridge
* Mindanao Railway

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