Cebu's 3rd congressional district explained

Cebu's 3rd congressional district
Parl Name:House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:Province
District:Cebu
Region Label:Region
Region:Central Visayas
Population:541,152 (2015)[1]
Electorate:329,076 (2016)[2]
Area:1258.08sqkm
Year:1907
Members Label:Representative
Members:Pablo John Garcia
Blank1 Name:Political party
Blank1 Info: NUP
Blank2 Name:Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:Majority

Cebu's 3rd congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the city of Toledo and adjacent municipalities of Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan and Tuburan. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Pablo John Garcia of the National Unity Party (NUP) and One Cebu (1-Cebu).[4]

Representation history

MemberTerm of officeLegislaturePartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Cebu's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907.[5] [6]
1Filemón SottoOctober 16, 1907October 16, 19161stNacionalistaElected in 1907.1907–1916
Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay
2ndRe-elected in 1909.
3rdRe-elected in 1912.

Cebu's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

2Vicente UrgelloOctober 16, 1916June 6, 19224thNacionalistaElected in 1916.1916–1935
Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay
5thRe-elected in 1919.
3Vicente RamaJune 6, 1922June 5, 19286thDemócrataElected in 1922.
7thRe-elected in 1925.
4Maximino NoelJune 5, 1928June 5, 19348thNacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1928.
9thRe-elected in 1931.
(3)Vicente RamaJune 5, 1934September 16, 193510thNacionalista
Democrático
Elected in 1934.
MemberTerm of officeNational
Assembly
PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Cebu's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

5September 16, 1935December 30, 19381stNacionalista
Democrático
Elected in 1935.1935–1941
Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay
(4)Maximino NoelDecember 30, 1938December 30, 19412ndNacionalistaElected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Cebu's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
MemberTerm of officeCommon
wealth
Congress
PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Cebu's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(4)June 9, 1945May 25, 19461stNacionalistaRe-elected in 1941.1945–1946
Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay
MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Cebu's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

(4)Maximino NoelMay 25, 1946December 30, 19491stNacionalistaRe-elected in 1946.1946–1972
Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay
6Primitivo SatoDecember 30, 1949December 30, 19532ndLiberalElected in 1949.
(4)Maximino NoelDecember 30, 1953December 30, 19653rdNacionalistaElected in 1953.
4thRe-elected in 1957.
5thRe-elected in 1961.
7Ernesto H. BascónDecember 30, 1965December 30, 19696thLiberalElected in 1965.
8Eduardo GullasDecember 30, 1969September 23, 19727thNacionalistaElected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the thirteen-seat Region VII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Cebu's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
9Pablo P. GarciaJune 30, 1987June 30, 19958thLDPElected in 1987.1987–present
Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan
9thRe-elected in 1992.
10John Henry OsmeñaJune 30, 1995June 30, 199810thNPCElected in 1995.
11Antonio P. Yapha Jr.June 30, 1998June 30, 200711thNPC (Alayon)Elected in 1998.
12thRe-elected in 2001.
13thRe-elected in 2004.
12Pablo John GarciaJune 30, 2007June 30, 201314thLakas (One Cebu)Elected in 2007.
15thNUP (One Cebu)Re-elected in 2010.
13Gwendolyn GarciaJune 30, 2013June 30, 201916thUNA (One Cebu)Elected in 2013.
17thPDP–Laban
(One Cebu)
Re-elected in 2016.
(12)Pablo John GarciaJune 30, 2019Incumbent18thPDP–Laban
(One Cebu)
Elected in 2019.
19thNUP (One Cebu)Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405172113/http://rsso03.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Philippines%20-%20Population%20of%20Legislative%20Districts%20by%20Region_Province_and%20Selected%20Highly%20Urbanized%20or%20Component%20City.xlsx . dead . April 5, 2022 . . April 21, 2020 .
  2. Web site: Philippines 2016 Voters Profile . . April 21, 2020.
  3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . April 21, 2020 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
  4. Web site: House Members . . April 21, 2020.
  5. Web site: Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09) . Lawyerly . February 20, 2021.
  6. Book: Division of Insular Affairs . Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . April 21, 2020 . Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. 253. 1908. United States War Department. Washington, D.C.. 49.