Batangas's 4th congressional district explained

Batangas's 4th congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Batangas
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Calabarzon
Population:	472,794 (2020)
Electorate:	307,973 (2022)^[1]
Area:	757.69sqkm
Year:	1987
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Lianda B. Bolilia
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	Nacionalista
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

Batangas's 4th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Batangas. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.^[2] The district consists of the eastern Batangas municipalities of Ibaan, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, and Taysan. The city of Lipa was also part of this district until it was granted its own representation as the sixth district effective 2016.^[3] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Lianda B. Bolilia of the Nacionalista Party (NP).^[4]

Representation history

	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Batangas's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987.^[5] ^[6]
1		Jose E. Calingasan	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–2016 Ibaan, Lipa, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, Taysan
2		Ralph G. Recto	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	LDP	Elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
					11th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1998.
3		Oscar L. Gozos	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
					13th	KAMPI	Re-elected in 2004.
4		Mark L. Mendoza	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	NPC	Elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
5		Lianda B. Bolilia	June 30, 2016	Present	17th	Liberal	Elected in 2016.	2016–present Ibaan, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, Taysan
					18th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2019.
					19th		Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2007

See also

• Legislative districts of Batangas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Commission on Elections. September 24, 2023.
2. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 4, 2021 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
3. RA. 10673. An Act Reapportioning the Province of Batangas into six (6) Legislative Districts. August 19, 2015. June 13, 2016. Senate of the Philippines Legislative Digital Resources.
4. Web site: House Members . . February 4, 2021.
5. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. April 10, 2020.
6. Web site: THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ORDINANCE. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 18, 2023.