Caloocan's 3rd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Caloocan within Metro Manila
CityCaloocan
RegionMetro Manila
Population327,769 (2020)[1]
Electorate124,219 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
  • Barangays 178–188
Area11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created2021
RepresentativeDean Asistio
Political party  Lakas–CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Caloocan's 3rd congressional 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 2022.[3] The district consists of eleven barangays in the northeastern portion of Caloocan: Barangays 178 to 188[4] in Zones 15 and 16. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Dean Asistio,[5] who ran under PDP–Laban in the 2022 general election[6] but took his oath as member of Lakas–CMD before the opening of the said legislative term.[7]

Barangays that composed the third district were previously part of the first district since its creation in 1987 until 2021 when Republic Act No. 11545 was signed into law.[8] The third district encompasses the northeasternmost barangays of the city.

Dean Asistio was proclaimed as its first representative[6] and currently serves as its district representative.

Representation history

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
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Caloocan's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created May 23, 2021 from Caloocan's 1st district.[8]
1 Dean Asistio June 30, 2022 present 19th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2022. 2022–present
Barangays 178–188

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Caloocan's Third District
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Dean Asistio 54,319 55.79
PDDS Enrico "Recom" Echiverri 43,044 44.21
Total votes 97,363 100.00
PDP–Laban win (new seat)

See also

References

  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 February 8, 2021.
  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 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "House Members by Region". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ Mendez, Christina; Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (May 28, 2021). "Duterte splits Caloocan into 3 districts". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Dioquino, Aaron Homer (May 10, 2022). "Rep. Along Malapitan proclaimed new mayor of Caloocan City". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ Cervantes, Filane Mikee (June 9, 2022). "23 more House members join Lakas-CMD party". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  8. 1 2 Republic Act No. 11545 (27 July 2020), AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CALOOCAN INTO TWO (2) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS, retrieved May 23, 2021

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