Northern Samar's 2nd congressional district explained

Northern Samar's 2nd congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Northern Samar
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Eastern Visayas
Population:	296,114 (2015)^[1]
Electorate:	201,201 (2019)^[2]
Area:	1755.47sqkm
Year:	1987
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	NUP
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Minority

Northern Samar's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district covers the province's eastern half which contains the municipalities of Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Mapanas, Palapag, Pambujan, San Roque and Silvino Lobos.^[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan of the National Unity Party (NUP).^[5]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
	Member	Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Northern Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Northern Samar's at-large district.
1		Jose L. Ong Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Mapanas, Palapag, Pambujan, San Roque, Silvino Lobos
2		Wilmar P. Lucero	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	9th	Liberal	Elected in 1992.
2		Wilmar P. Lucero	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	10th	Liberal	Re-elected in 1995.
3		Romualdo T. Vicencio	June 30, 1998	July 26, 2006	11th	Liberal	Elected in 1998.
					12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2004. Died in office.
—		vacant	July 26, 2006	June 30, 2007	13th	–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
4		Emil L. Ong	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
					15th	NUP	Re-elected in 2010.
					16th	NUP	Re-elected in 2013.
5		Edwin C. Ongchuan	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	NUP	Elected in 2016.
(1)		Jose L. Ong Jr.	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	NUP	Elected in 2019.
6		Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NUP	Elected in 2022.

Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 . . March 11, 2021.
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Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . March 11, 2021.
Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . March 11, 2021.
Web site: House Members . . March 11, 2021.