Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F RHPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
19th CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HouseBi||No.5901
Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVES MARY MITZI CAJAYON-UY, OSCAR
G. MALAPITAN, DEAN ASISTI0 and REX T. GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
REAPPORTIONING THE FIRST AND SHCOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
0F TIIE CITY OF CALO0CAN INTO THREE (3) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
Explanatory Note
Article VI,  Section 5 of the  1987 Philippine Constitution specifically provides
for  the  requirements  of the  creation  of legislative  districts  apportioned  among  the
provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan Manila area in accordance with the number of
their respective inhabitants, and on the basis of a uniform and progressive ratio.
Paragraph 3 of the same provision father requires that each legislative district
shall comprise, as far as practicable, contiguous, compact, and adjacent territory. Each
city with a population of at least two hundred fifty thousand shall have at least one
representative.
Further, within three years following the return of every census, the Congress is
likewise  directed  to  make  a  reapportionment  of  legislative  districts  based  on  the
standards provided by the Constitution.
This can only mean that the very provisions of our Constitution were crafted to
ensure that the delivery of public  service to the people  is  efficient and effective by
having a proportionate number of constituents for every representative in the House of
Representative.
The City of Caloocan, classified as a highly urbanized city, has a total population
of1,661,584asofMay1,2020],perthe2020CensusofPopulationandHousingofthe
Qu ickstat:            Ca looca n            City            (J u ne            2022).            Ph il ippine            Statistics            Authority.
http://rssoncr.psa.gov.ph/article/quickstat-caloocan-city-june-2022-issue-1


Philippine Statistics Authority. It is cuITently apportioned into three legislative districts
with the following data:
Legislative District
Barangays
Population (2020)
First
1 to 4, 77 to 85, 132 to 177
952,125
Second
5 to 76, 86 to 131
381,690
Third
178 to 188
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These data will show that the intent of the Constitution is somehow lost and the
current legislative districts in the city is not reflective of a uniform and progressive ratio
of public servants for every constrfuent.
Looking at the 2020 data for Highly Urbanized Cities (HUC) in the National
Capital Region  OUCR) as provided by the Philippine  Statistics Authority2, Caloocan
City has the second largest land area at 55 .80 square kilometer, with Quezon City as the
largest HUG  in the NCR with  171.71  square kilometers.  Caloocan City also has the
third largest population, next only to Quezon City at 2.96 million and the City of Manila
at 1.85 million. However, both Quezon City and the City of Manila currently has six (6)
congressional districts whereas Caloocan City only has three (3) districts.
Thus,  to ensure that the spirit of the Constitution is  realized and to  equalize
population  and representation among the  districts  in  Caloocan  City,  the  immediate
approval of this bill is being sought.
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MARY MITZI
ASISTIO
Philippine     Statistics     Authority.     https://psa.gov.ph/content/highlights-national-capital-region-ncr-
population-2020-census-population-and-housing-2020


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
|9th CONGRESS
First Regular Session
House Bill No.  59 01
Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVES MARY MITZI CAJAYON-UY, OSCAR
G. MALAPITAN, DEAN ASISTIO and REX T. GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
REAPPORTIONING THE FIRST AND SHCOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
OF THE CITY OF CALO0CAN INTO THREE (3) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives Of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:
SECTION  1.  The  First  and  Second  districts  of the  City  of Caloocan  are  hereby
reapportioned into three (3) legislative districts to be designated as the First Legislative
District, Second Legislative District and Fourth Legislative District to take effect in the
2025 national and local elections.
(a) The First Legislative District shall be composed of Barangays  132,
133,134,135,136,137,138,139,140,141,142,143,144,145,146,147,
148,149,150,151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162,
163,164,165,166,167,168,169,170,171,172,173,174,175,176, and
177;
(b) The Second Legislative District shall be composed of Barangays 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,
44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, and 55; and
(c) The Fourth Legislative District shall be composed of Barangays 56,
57,  58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75,
76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94,
95, 96, 97, 98, 99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110,


lil,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,
126,127,128,129,130, and  131.
SECTION 2.   The Commission on Elections shall issue the necessary implementing
rules and regulations within thirty (30) days after the effectivity of this Act.
SECTION 3.    All laws, decrees, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this
Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
QLJcz.cz/ Gc}ze#e or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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