Legislative districts of Manila

The Legislative Districts of Manila, namely the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth districts, are the representations of the City of Manila in the Philippine House of Representatives.

Manila was originally divided into two representative districts from 1907 to 1949. On June 18, 1949, the Revised Charter of the City of Manila was enacted, dividing the city into four congressional districts.^[1] The city elected four representatives from the 2nd Congress up to the 7th Congress.

From 1978 to 1984, it was part of the representation of Region IV in the Interim Batasang Pambansa,^[2] and it elected six assemblymen at-large to the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.^[3] It was further redistricted into six districts by the 1986 Constitutional Commission.^[4]

1st District

Manila's current first district highlighted.

• District: Tondo
• Barangays: 1–146
• Area: 4.57 km²
• Population (2010): 418,783

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Martin B. Isidro
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Ernesto A. Nieva
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Benjamin D.R. Asilo
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016

1907–1949

• Districts: Binondo, San Nicolas, Tondo

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Dominador Gomez
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Isidoro de Santos
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Antonio Montenegro
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Juan Nolasco
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Gregorio Perfecto
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Francisco Varona
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Gregorio Perfecto
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946	Engracio Clemeña
1st Congress 1946–1949	Jose Topacio Nueno

1949–1972

• District: Tondo

Period	Representative
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Engracio Clemeña
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Angel M. Costaño
4th Congress 1957–1961	Salvador L. Mariño
5th Congress 1961–1965	Fidel S. Santiago
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972	Francisco G. Reyes

2nd District

Manila's current second district highlighted.

• District: Gagalangin
• Barangays: 147–267
• Area: 4.08 km²
• Population (2010): 209,323

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Jaime C. Lopez
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Nestor C. Ponce, Jr.
12th Congress 2001–2004	Jaime C. Lopez
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013	Carlo V. Lopez
16th Congress 2013–2016

1907–1953

• Districts: Ermita, Malate, Paco, Pandacan, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Fernando Ma. Guerrero
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Justo Lukban
	Pablo Ocampo
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Luciano de la Rosa
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Jose C. Generoso
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Alfonso E. Mendoza
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Pedro Gil
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Prudencio A. Remigio
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Alfonso E. Mendoza
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Pedro Gil
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946	Alfonso E. Mendoza
1st Congress 1946–1949	Hermenegildo Atienza

1949–1972

• Districts: Binondo, Quiapo, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz

Period	Representative
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Arsenio H. Lacson
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Joaquin R. Roces
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972

3rd District

Manila's current third district highlighted.

• Districts: Binondo, Quiapo, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz
• Barangays: 268–394
• Area: 6.24 km²
• Population (2010): 197,859

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Leonardo B. Fugoso
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Harry C. Angping
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007	Miles Andrew M. Roces
14th Congress 2007–2010	Ma. Zenaida B. Angping
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016

1949–1972

• Districts: Sampaloc, San Miguel

Period	Representative
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Arturo M. Tolentino
3rd Congress 1953–1957
4th Congress 1957–1961	Ramon Bagatsing
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969	Sergio H. Loyola
7th Congress 1969–1972	Ramon Bagatsing

4th District

Manila's current fourth district highlighted.

• District: Sampaloc
• Barangays: 395–586
• Area: 5.14 km²
• Population (2010): 241,528

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Ramon S. Bagatsing, Jr.
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Rodolfo C. Bacani
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Ma. Theresa B. Bonoan-David
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016

1949–1972

• Districts: Ermita, Intramuros, Malate, Paco, Pandacan, Port Area, Santa Ana

Period	Representative
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Gavino Viola Fernando
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Augusto S. Francisco
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965	Justo Lukban Albert
6th Congress 1965–1969	Pablo V. Ocampo
7th Congress 1969–1972

5th District

Manila's current fifth district highlighted.

• Districts: Ermita, Malate, Paco (excluding Zone 90), Port Area, Intramuros, San Andres Bukid (including Manila South Cemetery)
• Barangays: 649–828
• Area: 11.56 km²
• Population (2010): 325,028

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Amado S. Bagatsing
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Joey D. Hizon
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Amado S. Bagatsing
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016

6th District

Manila's current sixth district highlighted.

• Districts: Paco (Zone 90), Pandacan, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Mesa
• Barangays: 587–648, 829–905
• Area: 7.79 km²
• Population (2010): 259,650

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Pablo V. Ocampo, Jr.
9th Congress 1992–1995	Rosenda Ann M. Ocampo
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001
12th Congress 2001–2004	Mark Jimenez^1
13th Congress 2004–2007	Bienvenido M. Abante, Jr.
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013	Rosenda Ann M. Ocampo
16th Congress 2013–2016

^1 Also known as Mario B. Crespo. Disqualified by the House Electoral Tribunal on March 6, 2003.

At-Large (defunct)

Period	Representative/Assemblyman
Malolos Congress 1898–1899	Teodoro Gonzales Leaño
	Felix Ferrer y Pascual
	Arsenio Cruz Herrera
	Mariano Limjap
National Assembly 1943–1944	Leon G. Guinto
	Alfonso E. Mendoza
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Jose L. Atienza, Jr.
	Eva Estrada-Kalaw
	Carlos C. Fernandez
	Gemiliano C. Lopez, Jr.
	Gonzalo G. Puyat II
	Arturo M. Tolentino

References

1. Republic Act No. 409. Accessed on February 16, 2010.
2. Presidential Decree No. 1296, Sec. 12. Accessed on February 16, 2010.
3. Batas Pambansa Blg. 643. Accessed on February 16, 2010.
4. 1987 Constitution - Ordinance. Accessed on February 16, 2010.

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