Surigao del Sur's 1st congressional district explained

Surigao del Sur's 1st congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Surigao del Sur
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Caraga
Population:	337,825 (2015)^[1]
Electorate:	240,674 (2019)^[2]
Area:	3410.64sqkm
Year:	1987
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Romeo Momo
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	Independent
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

Surigao del Sur's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Surigao del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district consists of the provincial capital city of Tandag and the northern municipalities of Bayabas, Cagwait, Cantilan, Carmen, Carrascal, Cortes, Lanuza, Lianga, Madrid, Marihatag, San Agustin, San Miguel and Tago.^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Romeo S. Momo, Sr.^[5]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
		Start	End
Surigao del Sur's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Surigao del Sur's at-large district.
1		Mario S. Ty	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	UNIDO	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Bayabas, Cagwait, Cantilan, Carmen, Carrascal, Cortes, Lanuza, Lianga, Madrid, Marihatag, San Agustin, San Miguel, Tago, Tandag
					9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
2		Prospero Pichay Jr.	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	Lakas	Elected in 1998.
					12th		Re-elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
3		Philip A. Pichay	June 30, 2007	January 26, 2016	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
					15th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013. Removed from office after an electoral protest.
4		Mary Elizabeth Ty-Delgado	January 26, 2016	June 30, 2016		Liberal	Declared winner of 2013 elections.
(2)		Prospero Pichay Jr.	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	Lakas	Elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.
5		Romeo S. Momo Sr.	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Independent	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Surigao del Sur

Notes and References

1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 . . February 22, 2021.
2. Web site: January 24, 2020 . Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201216033437/https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/Statistics/2019_RVVAV_mcoc_final.pdf . December 16, 2020 . February 22, 2021. Commission on Elections (Philippines).
3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 22, 2021.
4. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 22, 2021.
5. Web site: House Members . . February 22, 2021.