Manila's 2nd congressional district

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Manila's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Boundary of Manila's 2nd congressional district in Manila
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Location of Manila within Metro Manila
CityManila
RegionMetro Manila
Population215,457 (2015)[1]
Electorate128,781 (2016)[2]
Major settlementseast Tondo
Area4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeRolando M. Valeriano
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Manila's 2nd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Manila. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of barangays 147 to 267 in the eastern part of the Manila district of Tondo, east of Dagupan Street, Estero de Vitas and Estero de Sunog Apog.[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Rolando M. Valeriano of the National Unity Party (NUP) and Asenso Manileño.[5]

Representation history[]

# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Manila's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly[]

District created January 9, 1907.[6][7]
1 Fernando María Guerrero October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Liga Popular Elected in 1907. 1907–1916
Ermita, Malate, Paco, Pandacan, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz
2 Pablo Ocampo October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909.
3 Luciano de la Rosa October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Liga Popular Elected in 1912.

Manila's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands[]

4 José G. Generoso October 16, 1916 June 6, 1922 4th Demócrata Elected in 1916. 1916–1935
Ermita, Malate, Paco, Pandacan, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz
5th Re-elected in 1919.
5 Alfonso E. Mendoza June 6, 1922 June 5, 1928 6th Demócrata Elected in 1922.
7th Re-elected in 1925.
6 Pedro Gil June 5, 1928 June 2, 1931 8th Nacionalista
Consolidado 		Elected in 1928.
7 Prudencio A. Remigio June 2, 1931 June 5, 1934 9th Liberal Elected in 1931.
(5) Alfonso E. Mendoza June 5, 1934 September 16, 1935 10th Nacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia 		Elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly 		Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Manila's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)[]

(6) Pedro Gil September 16, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st Nacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia 		Elected in 1935. 1935–1941
Ermita, Malate, Paco, Pandacan, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Manila's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
# Member Term of office Common
wealth
Congress 		Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Manila's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines[]

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(5) Alfonso E. Mendoza June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Radical Elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Ermita, Malate, Paco, Pandacan, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
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Manila's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[]

8 Hermenegildo Atienza May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Liberal Elected in 1946. 1946–1949
Ermita, Malate, Paco, Pandacan, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz
9 Arsenio Lacson December 30, 1949 January 1, 1952 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1949.
Resigned on election as mayor of Manila. 		1949–1972
Binondo, Quiapo, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz
10 Joaquín R. Roces December 30, 1953 September 23, 1972 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1953.
4th Re-elected in 1957.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
6th Re-elected in 1965.
7th Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the nineteen-seat Region IV's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Manila's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
11 Jaime C. Lopez June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th PDP–Laban Elected in 1987. 1987–present
east Tondo
9th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
12 Nestor C. Ponce Jr. June 30, 1998 June 30, 2001 11th Liberal Elected in 1998.
(11) Jaime C. Lopez June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Liberal Re-elected in 2007.
13 Carlo V. Lopez June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th Liberal Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
14 Rolando M. Valeriano June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th NUP
Asenso Manileño 		Elected in 2019.

Election results[]

2019[]

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Asenso Manileño Rolan Valeriano 34,861 36.52
Nacionalista Alex Lopez 32,215 33.75
NUP Rodolfo "Ninong" Lacsamana 28,379 29.73
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 95,455 100.00
Asenso Manileño gain from PDP–Laban

2016[]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Carlo Lopez 72,409
Invalid or blank votes 31,156
Total votes 103,565
Liberal hold

2013[]

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal
UNA Edward Tan
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

2010[]

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal 47,710 55.51
Nacionalista Roland Valeriano 37,141 43.21
Independent Jaime Balmas 902 1.05
Independent Jeffry Alacre 203 0.24
Valid ballots 85,956 92.37
Invalid or blank votes 7,097 7.63
Total votes 93,053 100.00
Liberal gain from Lakas

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved March 26, 2020.

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