Surigao del Sur's 2nd congressional district explained

Surigao del Sur's 2nd congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Surigao del Sur
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Caraga
Population:	272,470 (2020)
Electorate:	188,264 (2022)^[1]
Area:	1522.06sqkm
Year:	1987
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Johnny Pimentel
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	NUP
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

Surigao del Sur's 2nd 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.^[2] The district consists of the city of Bislig and the southern municipalities of Barobo, Hinatuan, Lingig and Tagbina.^[3] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Johnny Pimentel of the National Unity Party (NUP).^[4]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
		Start	End
Surigao del Sur's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Surigao del Sur's at-large district.
1		Ernesto T. Estrella	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1995	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Barobo, Bislig, Hinatuan, Lingig, Tagbina
					9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
2		Jesnar R. Falcon	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th	Independent	Elected in 1995.
					11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
					12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
3		Peter Paul Jed C. Falcon	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	13th	KAMPI	Elected in 2004.
4		Florencio C. Garay	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2007.
					15th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
5		Johnny T. Pimentel	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	Liberal	Elected in 2016.
					18th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2019.
					19th	NUP	Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Surigao del Sur

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. October 31, 2024.
2. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 22, 2021.
3. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 22, 2021.
4. Web site: House Members . . February 22, 2021.