Legislative districts of Davao Oriental

The legislative districts of Davao Oriental are the representations of the province of Davao Oriental in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao Oriental were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and the historical Davao Province (1935–1967).

The enactment of Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8, 1967 split the old Davao Province into Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental.^[1] Per Section 4 of R.A. 4867, the incumbent Davao Province representative was to indicate which of the three new provinces he wished to continue to represent;^[1] Rep. Lorenzo Sarmiento chose Davao del Norte, which left the seats for Davao del Sur (together grouped with the chartered city of Davao) and Davao Oriental open for the special elections scheduled for November 14, 1967. Davao Oriental comprised a single congressional district from the second half of the 6th Congress until the end of the 7th Congress.

Davao Oriental was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984, and returned one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province was reapportioned into two congressional districts;^[2] each elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District

Municipalities: Baganga, Boston, Caraga, Cateel, Manay, Tarragona
Population (2020): 223,811^[3]

Period	Representative^[4]
8th Congress 1987–1992	Enrico G. Dayanghirang
9th Congress 1992–1995	Ma. Elena T. Palma-Gil
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001
12th Congress 2001–2004	Corazon N. Malanyaon
13th Congress 2004–2007	Corazon N. Malanyaon
14th Congress 2007–2010	Nelson L. Dayanghirang
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016
17th Congress 2016–2019	Corazon N. Malanyaon
18th Congress 2019–2022	Corazon N. Malanyaon
19th Congress 2022–2025	Nelson L. Dayanghirang

2nd District

City: Mati (became city 2007)
Municipalities: Banaybanay, Governor Generoso, Lupon, San Isidro
Population (2020): 352,532^[3]

Period	Representative^[4]
8th Congress 1987–1992	Thelma Z. Almario
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Joel Mayo Z. Almario
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Thelma Z. Almario
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016
17th Congress 2016–2019	Joel Mayo Z. Almario
18th Congress 2019–2022	Joel Mayo Z. Almario
19th Congress 2022–2025	Cheeno Miguel D. Almario

Lone District (defunct)

Period	Representative^[4]
6th Congress 1965–1969	see Lone district of Davao
6th Congress 1965–1969	Constancio P. Maglana^[a]
7th Congress 1969–1972	Constancio P. Maglana^[a]

Notes

^ Won the special election held on November 14, 1967 to fill the new province's congressional seat; took oath of office on January 22, 1968 and served for the remainder of the 6th Congress.^[4]

At-Large (defunct)

Period	Representative^[4]
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Merced Edith N. Rabat

References

^ ^a ^b Congress of the Philippines (May 8, 1967). "Republic Act No. 4867". Chan Robles Law Library. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
^ 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b "Population of Legislative Districts by Province and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.

[5] Won the special election held on November 14, 1967 to fill the new province's congressional seat; took oath of office on January 22, 1968 and served for the remainder of the 6th Congress.^[4]

[ra4867-1] Congress of the Philippines (May 8, 1967). "Republic Act No. 4867". Chan Robles Law Library. Retrieved November 27, 2017.

[2] 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[psa-ldpop-3] "Population of Legislative Districts by Province and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 October 2021.

[roster-4] Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.

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