Comelec adopts Senate reso to include EMBO barangays in Taguig districts

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has adopted the Senate resolution seeking to include the Enlisted Men's Barrios (EMBO) barangays as part of the two legislative districts of Taguig City for Eleksyon 2025.

In a memorandum released Friday, the poll body said the Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 23 was "consistent with Comelec Resolution No. 11069" which assigned the 10 EMBO barangays in the first and second districts and increased the number of seats for the Sangguniang Panlungsod from eight to 12.

The Comelec declared the following district assignments:

First Legislative District

• Comembo
• Pembo
• Rizal

Second Legislative District

• Cembo
• South Cembo
• East Rembo
• West Rembo
• Pitogo
• Post Proper Northside
• Post Proper Southside

The new memorandum was made to amend Resolution No. 11050 over the allocation of Sangguniang Panlungsod seats for Taguig City.

COMELEC noted in the memorandum that the decision was made “in order not to disenfranchise the registered voters” of the EMBO barangays.

In 2021, the Supreme Court declared that the Fort Bonifacio Military Reservation, consisting of parcels 3 and 4, psu-2031, and the 10 affected barangays are part of the territory of Taguig City.  The barangays used to be part of Makati City.—LDF, GMA Integrated News