Ilocos Sur's 3rd congressional district explained

Ilocos Sur's 3rd congressional district was one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Ilocos Sur in existence between 1907 and 1919.^[1] It was created in 1907 from former territories of the province under Philippine Commission Act No. 1582 following the passage of the 1902 Philippine Organic Act.^[2] The district was originally composed of the municipalities of Bangued, Bucay, Dolores, La Paz, Pilar, San Quintin and Santa, most of which were located in Abra, a sub-province of Ilocos Sur since 1905.^[3] It was a single-member district throughout the three legislatures of the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916 and the first legislature of the House of Representatives from 1916 to 1919.^[1]

The district was represented by a total of only three representatives throughout its brief existence. It was abolished in 1919 following the passage of Legislative Act No. 2683 which created the province of Abra in 1917. As a result, Santa remained in Ilocos Sur and was redistricted to the 2nd district, while the other towns became part of Abra and were redistricted to its new at-large district.^[4] The district was last represented by Eustaquio Purugganan of the Nacionalista Party (NP) who was also elected as the first representative of Abra's at-large congressional district following its dissolution.^[1]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
		Start	End
Ilocos Sur's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.^[5]
1		Juan Villamor	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1912	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1912 Bangued, Bucay, Dolores, La Paz, Pilar, San Quintin, Santa
					2nd		Re-elected in 1909.
2		Julio Borbón	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.	1912–1916 Bangued, Bucay, Dolores, La Paz, Pilar, San Quintin, Santa, Tayum
Ilocos Sur's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
3		Eustaquio Purugganan	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916. Redistricted to Abra's at-large district.	1916–1919 Bangued, Bucay, Dolores, La Paz, Pilar, San Quintin, Santa, Tayum
District dissolved into Abra's at-large district and Ilocos Sur's 2nd district.

See also

• Legislative districts of Ilocos Sur

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . March 18, 2021 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
2. Act. 1582. January 9, 1907. An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes. Lawyerly.
3. Act. 1306. An Act Annexing the Province of Abra to the Province of Ilocos Sur, Making Appropriation for the Payment of Certain Outstanding Liabilities of the Province of Abra. And Providing for the Establishment of Civil Governments in the Settlements of Non-Christian Tribes in the Province of Ilocos Sur. February 28, 1905 . Lawyerly . March 18, 2021.
4. Act. 2683. An Act to Authorize the Segregation of the Subprovince of Abra From the Province of Ilocos Sur and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Abra, and for Other Purposes. March 9, 1917 . Lawyerly . March 18, 2021.
5. Book: Division of Insular Affairs . Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . March 18, 2021 . Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. 253. 1908. United States War Department. Washington, D.C.. 49.