Rizal's 2nd congressional district is one of the six

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in the province of

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. It has been represented in the

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since 1916 and earlier in the

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from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the municipalities of Baras, Cardona,

Jalajala Jalajala (; also spelled as Jala-jala), officially the Municipality of Jalajala (), is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,017 people, making it the least populated munic ...

, Morong,

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, Tanay and

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. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Emigdio P. Tanjuatco III of the

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(NPC). Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district consisted of towns that all currently remain in Rizal, as well as the present-day

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cities of

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(the then-seat of Rizal provincial government),

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, and the eastern part of

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that was previously part of the aforementioned cities. After the creation of Metro Manila in 1975, the second district then comprises the northern and eastern part of the reduced province of Rizal beginning in 1987. In 2021, the municipalities of Rodriguez and San Mateo, which have been part of the 2nd district since its creation, have been separated from the district to form the

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and

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districts, respectively, by virtue of Republic Act No. 11533.

Representation history

Election results

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2010

References

{{Philippine congressional districts in the NCR Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Rizal (province) History of Metro Manila 1907 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Calabarzon Constituencies established in 1907