Makati City may lose its second seat in the House of Representatives while Taguig City may gain its third because of the Supreme Court's ruling on the jurisdiction of the former military facility, called Fort Bonifacio, which is now one of the most modern urban sprawls in the country. Parañaque Rep. Gus Tambunting, chair of the House legislative franchises committee, said the high court's decision transferred more than 300,000 residents of Makati's second district to Taguig. 'This sets the stage for the potential abolition of a legislative district,' Tambunting said, because Makati's second district will consequently have 'less than the constitutional requirement of 250,000 residents.

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