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Legislative districts of Surigao del Sur

The legislative districts of Surigao del Sur are the representations of the province of Surigao del Sur 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

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Further information: Legislative district of Surigao

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Surigao del Sur were represented under the former province of Surigao (1907–1961).

The enactment of Republic Act No. 2786 on June 19, 1960 split the old Surigao province into Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur, and provided the new provinces separate representations in Congress.[1] The new province of Surigao del Sur first elected its own representative in the 1961 elections.

Surigao del Sur 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. The province was reapportioned into two congressional districts under the new Constitution[2] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District

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Period Representative[4]
8th Congress
1987–1992 		Mario S. Ty
9th Congress
1992–1995
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001 		Prospero A. Pichay, Jr.
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010 		Philip A. Pichay
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016 		Philip A. Pichay[a]
Mary Elizabeth Ty-Delgado[b]
17th Congress
2016–2019 		Prospero A. Pichay, Jr.
18th Congress
2019–2022
19th Congress
2022–2025 		Romeo S. Momo Sr.

Notes

  1. ^ Unseated by the Supreme Court on January 26, 2016 after losing electoral protest lodged by Mary Elizabeth Ty-Delgado.[5]
  2. ^ Replaced Philip Pichay after being declared rightful representative by the Supreme Court on January 26, 2016; served for the remainder of the 16th Congress.[5]

2nd District

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Period Representative[4]
8th Congress
1987–1992 		Ernesto T. Estrella
9th Congress
1992–1995
10th Congress
1995–1998 		Jesnar R. Falcon
11th Congress
1998–2001
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007 		Peter Paul Jed C. Falcon
14th Congress
2007–2010 		Florencio C. Garay
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019 		Johnny T. Pimentel
18th Congress
2019–2022
19th Congress
2022–2025

Lone District (defunct)

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Period Representative[4]
5th Congress
1961–1965 		Vicente L. Pimentel, Sr.
6th Congress
1965–1969 		Gregorio P. Murillo, Sr.
7th Congress
1969–1972 		Jose G. Puyat, Jr.

At-Large (defunct)

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Period Representative[4]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986 		Higino C. Llaguno, Jr.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Congress of the Philippines (June 19, 1960). "Republic Act No. 2786 - An Act to Create the Provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. ^ 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 21, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Aning, Jerome (2 February 2016). "High court unseats Rep. Pichay". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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