Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 6746

Introduced by Rep. Dale “Along” R. Malapitan

Explanatory Note

Paragraph (1), Section 5, Article VI of the 1987 Constitutional states
that “the House of Representatives shall be composed of not more than two
hundred fifty members, unless otherwise fixed by law, who shall be elected
from 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 section further provides 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, or each province, shall have at least one representative.

Thus, pursuant to this constitutional mandate, an Ordinance was
adopted in October 15, 1986 by the framers of the 1987 Constitution which
was made appended thereto and ratified together in a plebiscite called for the
purpose, and which apportions the seats of the House of Representatives of
the Congress of the Philippines to the different legislative districts in provinces
and cities, and the Metropolitan Manila Area.

Under Section 1 thereof, for Metropolitan Manila Area, the City of
Caloocan was allocated two (2) seats, whereby the First District shall be
composed of seventy (70) barangays, all of Caloocan North of EDSA, while the
Second District shall consist of one hundred seventy seven (177) barangays,
all of Caloocan South of EDSA. Section 3 of the same Ordinance however
entitles any city whose population may thereafter increase to more than two
hundred fifty to have at least one Member or such number of Members as it
may be entitled to on the basis of the number of its inhabitants and according
to the standards set forth in paragraph (3), Section 5, Article VI of the
Constitution.

Noteworthy to mention that at the time of the passage of the said
Ordinance in 1986, Caloocan City has a population of around Six Hundred


Forty Five Thousand (645,000) people only, using the 1980 and 1990 Census
of Population and its average annual growth rate as basis. Today, exactly
thirty one years since that Ordinance was ordained, the city’s population had
grown by ieaps and bounds, in that based on the 2015 Census of Population
of the Philippine Statistics Authority, Caloocan City has a total number of
inhabitants of One Million Five Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Nine
Hundred Seventy-Eight (1,583,978), or a marked increase of Nine Hundred
Thirty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Eight (938,978). Of this city’s
total population, 75.34% or 1,193,419 lives in the First Legislative District of
the city and the rest resides in the Second Legislative District.

This latest information on the population census of the city therefore
impress a case of disproportion in the city’s entitlement for proportionate
representation in the House of Representatives since the current assignment
of seats therefor does not augurs well with the intent and established
standards set forth in paragraph (3), Section 5, Article VI of the 1987
Constitution. Conversely, Caloocan City, given the obtaining circumstances
on its population, is largely underrepresented in the Lower House of Congress
and, therefore, its interest not fully promoted and protected.

Hence, this proposed bill is designed to address this patent inequity of
representation by providing for a realistic reapportionment of Caloocan
through the allocation more seats for the city and which, thereby, also results
in the creation of additional positions in the Sangguniangg Panglungsod to
24 seats following the parameters or standards set by the Constitution and
the existing laws on the matter.

Thus, with the foregoing, the immediate consideration and approval of
this proposed piece of legislation is highly recommended.

onal pittenan


House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 6748

Introduced by Rep. Dale “Along” R. Malapitan

AN ACT

REAPPORTIONING THE COMPOSITION OF THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICT AND SANGGUNIANG PANGLUNGSOD SEATS OF THE CITY OF

CALOOCAN

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Legislative Districts. - On the next national and local elections
after the effectivity of this Act, the City of Caloocan is hereby reapportioned into four
legislative districts, as follows:

(a)

(b)

(ce)

(c)

First Legislative District. - The First Legislative District shall be
composed of Barangays 1, 2, 3, 4, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85,
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, and 169;

Second Legislative District. - The Fourth Legislative District shall be
composed of Barangays 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,
55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
73, 74, 75, 76, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99,
100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112,
113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126,
127, 128, 129, 130, and 131;

‘Third Legislative District. - The Second Legislative District shall be
composed of Barangays 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178 and
179;

Fourth Legislative District. - The Third Legislative District shall be
composed of Barangays 176, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187,
and 188;

SEC. 2. Seats in the Sangguniang Panglungsod. - The provisions of
Republic Act No. 8553 to the contrary notwithstanding, and by virtue of the


reapportionment as mandated in this Act, the City of Caloocan is hereby allocated
twenty-four seats in the Sanggunian Panglungsod to be assigned as follows:

(1) First Legislative District - six (6) seats.
(2) Second Legislative District - six (6) seats.
(3) Third Legislative District - six (6) seats.
(4) Fourth Legislative District - six (6) seats

SEC. 3. Incumbent Representatives and Members of the Sangguniang
Panglungsod. - Incumbent Representatives and Members of the Sangguniang
Panglungsod of the City of Caloocan shall continue to represent their respective
districts until the new Representatives and Members of the Sangguniang
Panglungsod shall have been elected and qualified.

SEC. 4, Rules and Regulations. - The Commission on Elections shall
issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Act.

SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, rules and regulations which are
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

SEC. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,