The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first, second, and third congressional districts.
The city was also represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984.
By virtue of having been classified as a highly urbanized city on December 22, 1979 through Batas Pambansa Blg.
51,[2] Davao City regained separate representation in the succeeding Regular Batasang Pambansa, electing two representatives, at-large, in 1984.
All three representatives are members of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago local party and part of the majority bloc in the 19th Congress.