Caloocan's 2nd congressional district

Caloocan's 2nd congressional district, also known as South Caloocan district, is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Caloocan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.[3] The district consists of the entire South Caloocan barangays south of EDSA:  Barangays 5 to 76 in Zones 1 to 7 and Barangays 86 to 131 in Zones 8 to 11.[4][5] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Edgar Erice of Aksyon Demokratiko.[6]

Caloocan's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Caloocan within Metro Manila
CityCaloocan
RegionMetro Manila
Population390,559 (2015)[1]
Electorate241,112 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
  • Barangays 5–76
  • Barangays 86–131
Area7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeEdgar R. Erice
Political party  Aksyon
Congressional blocMinority
Rep. Gerardo "Gerry" P. Cabochan (1987 - 1992), the first representative of the 2nd Congressional District of Caloocan City

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Caloocan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from Caloocan's at-large district.[4]
1 Gerardo P. Cabochan June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th PDP–Laban Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Barangays 5–76, 86–131
2 Luis A. Asistio June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th NPC Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th LAMMP Re-elected in 1998.
3 Edgar R. Erice June 30, 2001 June 30, 2004 12th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2001.
(2) Luis A. Asistio June 30, 2004 June 30, 2007 13th NPC Elected in 2004.
4 Mitzi Cajayon June 30, 2007 June 30, 2013 14th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2007.
15th NUP Re-elected in 2010.
(3) Edgar R. Erice June 30, 2013 Incumbent 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
17th Re-elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  5. "History 2". City Government of Caloocan. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. Cariño, Jorge (September 20, 2021). "LP stalwart Edgar Erice joins Isko's Aksyon Demokratiko". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

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