 By virtue of the "Revised Charter of the City of Manila", enacted on June 18, 1949, the city was divided into four congressional districts.The city elected four representatives from the 2nd Congress up to the 7th Congress.The city was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IV from 1978 to 1984, and elected six representatives, at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.