Editing Muntinlupa (section)

===Cityhood===
On February 16, 1995, House Bill No. 14401, which seeks to convert the municipality of Muntinlupa into a highly urbanized city, was approved by the House of Representatives.

On March 1, 1995, Muntinlupa became the 65th city in the Philippines as signed into law by President [[Fidel V. Ramos]], its conversion into a highly urbanized city by virtue of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7926. Per Section 62 of R.A. 7926, Muntinlupa and Las Piñas were to constitute separate congressional districts, with each district electing its separate representative in the 1998 elections.<ref name="ra7926">{{cite PH act|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1995/03/01/republic-act-no-7926/|title=An Act Converting the Municipality of Muntinlupa into a Highly Urbanized City to be Known as the City of Muntinlupa|chamber=RA|number=7926|date=March 1, 1995|accessdate=April 24, 2022|website=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)|Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines]]}}</ref> This separation was additionally confirmed in the city charter of Las Piñas (R.A. 8251) which was approved by plebiscite on March 26, 1997.<ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/republic-acts/ra-no-8251.php|title=An Act Converting the Municipality of Las Piñas into a Highly-Urbanized City to be Known as the City of Las Piñas|chamber=RA|number=8251|date=February 12, 1997|accessdate=April 24, 2022|website=The Corpus Juris}}</ref> Ignacio Bunye, who previously served as mayor of Muntinlupa, was elected in 1998 as the first congressman representing the city.

On March 1, 2001, Republic Act No. 9191 was enacted, declaring March 1 of every year as a Special Non-working Holiday in the City of Muntinlupa to be known as "The Muntinlupa City Charter Day".<ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2003/02/21/republic-act-no-9191/|title=An Act Declaring the First Day of March of Every Year as a Special Nonworking Holiday in the City of Muntinlupa to be Known as the Muntinlupa City Charter Day|chamber=RA|number=9191|date=March 1, 2021|accessdate=April 24, 2022|website=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)|Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines]]}}</ref>