Legislative district of Las Piñas


The legislative district of Las Piñas is the representation of the highly urbanized city of Las Piñas in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its [|lone congressional district].

History

From 1907 until 1972, it was represented as part of the first district of Rizal. Las Piñas was part of the representation of Region IV in the Interim Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1984, and was grouped with Parañaque from 1984 to 1986 for representation in the Regular Batasang Pambansa. In 1987 it was grouped with Muntinlupa to form the district of Las Piñas–Muntinlupa. Las Piñas first elected its own representative in 1998, after the city charter of Muntinlupa, approved on March 1, 1995 and ratified on May 8, 1995, separated the two. This separation was confirmed by the city's own city charter, approved on February 2, 1997 and ratified on March 26, 1997.

Lone District

PeriodRepresentative
11th Congress
1998-2001
Manuel B. Villar, Jr.
12th Congress
2001-2004
Cynthia A. Villar
13th Congress
2004-2007
Cynthia A. Villar
14th Congress
2007-2010
Cynthia A. Villar
15th Congress
2010-2013
Mark A. Villar
16th Congress
2013-2016
Mark A. Villar
17th Congress
2016-2019
Mark A. Villar
17th Congress
2016-2019
Emmeline Aglipay-Villar
18th Congress
2019-2022
Camille A. Villar

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