Legislative districts of Camiguin explained

The legislative districts of Camiguin are the representations of the province of Camiguin in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Camiguin were represented under the undivided Misamis Province (1898–1931) and Misamis Oriental (1931–1969).

The enactment of Republic Act No. 4669 on June 18, 1966, separated Camiguin from Misamis Oriental; per Section 4 of the said law, the incumbent representative for Misamis Oriental continued to represent Camiguin until its separate representative was elected in the November 1969 elections.[1]

Camiguin was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region X from 1978 to 1984, and returned one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province constituted a lone congressional district,[2] and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Notes and References

  1. RA. 4669. An Act separating the Subprovince of Camiguin from the Province of Misamis Oriental and establishing it as an independent province. June 18, 1966. November 19, 2017. Congress of the Philippines. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.
  2. Web site: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 1986 Constitutional Commission. February 2, 1987. November 19, 2017.
  3. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020 . . June 17, 2022.