ities ▁of ▁Are val o , ▁I lo ilo ▁and ▁La ▁Paz , ▁the ▁new ▁city ▁remained ▁within ▁the ▁second ▁district ▁of ▁I lo ilo ▁province . ▁J aro , ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁district , ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁dis ruption ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁two ▁deleg ates ▁represented ▁the ▁char tered ▁city ▁( separ ately ▁from ▁the ▁province ) ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese - sp ons ored ▁Second ▁Philipp ine ▁Republic : ▁one ▁was ▁the ▁city ▁mayor ▁( an ▁ex ▁offic io ▁member ), ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁was ▁elected ▁through ▁an ▁assembly ▁of ▁K AL I BA PI ▁members ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁during ▁the ▁Japanese ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁Upon ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Commonwealth ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁representation ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁district ▁of ▁I lo ilo ▁province , ▁of ▁which ▁it ▁remained ▁a ▁part ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁I lo ilo ▁City ▁was ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁Inter im ▁Bat as ang ▁P amb ans a ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Region ▁VI ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁city , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁I lo ilo , ▁elected ▁five ▁represent atives , ▁at ▁large , ▁to ▁the ▁Reg ular ▁Bat as ang ▁P amb ans a ▁in ▁the ▁ 1