Laguna's 2nd congressional district

Laguna's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries
Location of Laguna within the Philippines
ProvinceLaguna
RegionCalabarzon
Population537,865 (2020)[1]
Electorate351,176 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area140.28 km2 (54.16 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeRuth Mariano-Hernandez
Political party  Lakas–CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Laguna's 2nd congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Laguna, formerly La Laguna. 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 the city of Cabuyao and adjacent municipalities of Bay and Los Baños. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ruth Mariano-Hernandez of the Lakas–CMD.[4]

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the eastern Laguna municipalities of Cavinti, Famy, Kalayaan, Liliw, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pangil, Rizal, Santa Cruz (the provincial capital), Santa Maria, and Siniloan. Following the restoration of the Congress in 1987, it encompassed the southwestern Laguna municipalities of Bay, Cabuyao, Calamba, and Los Baños, with the creation of two additional districts in Laguna.[5][6] Calamba was later separated from the district to form its own representation beginning in 2019;[7] however, it remained part of the 2nd Sangguniang Panlalawigan district until 2024 for the purpose of electing members of the Laguna Provincial Board.[8]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ORDINANCE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Republic Act No. 11078 (September 24, 2018), An Act Separating the City of Calamba From the Second Legislative District of the Province of Laguna to Constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Calamba, The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc., retrieved November 4, 2023
  8. ^ OpinYon News Team (August 19, 2024). "2 board members for Laguna's districts". OpinYon News. Retrieved October 17, 2024.