Leyte's 2nd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Leyte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the central municipalities of Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, MacArthur, Mayorga, Pastrana, Tabontabon and Tunga since its second restoration in 1987. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Lolita Javier of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]
| Leyte's 2nd congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Boundary of Leyte's 2nd congressional district in Leyte | |
 Location of Leyte within the Philippines | |
| Province | Leyte |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Population | 417,651 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 295,383 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | |
| Area | 1,476.72 km2 (570.16 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Lolita Javier |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Until 1931, it consisted of southern municipalities of undivided Leyte: Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, and Matalom, and present-day Southern Leyte municipalities of Cabalian (now San Juan), Libagon, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Pintuyan, and Sogod. Following the creation of the fifth district, Albuera, Baybay, and Ormoc were added from the first district, while the present-day Southern Leyte municipalities were redistricted to the third district;[5] Kananga was later established out of Ormoc in 1950.[6] Following the creation of Southern Leyte in 1959, these areas were moved to the fourth district, with the central municipalities from the fifth district, such as Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, Pastrana, Tabontabon, and Tunga, forming the redefined second district from 1961 until its second dissolution in 1972.[7]
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 2nd district for the Philippine Assemblyedit | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[8][9] | ||||||||
| 1 | Salvador K. Demetrio | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1909 Bato, Cabalian, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Liloan, Maasin, Malitbog, Matalom, Pintuyan, Sogod | |
| 2 | Francisco Zialcita | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Liga Popular | Elected in 1909. | 1909–1916 Bato, Cabalian, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Matalom, Pintuyan, Sogod | |
| 3 | Dalmacio R. Costas | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. | ||
Leyte's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islandsedit | ||||||||
| (3) | Dalmacio R. Costas | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1916. | 1916–1931 Bato, Cabalian, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Libagon, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Matalom, Pintuyan, Sogod | |
| 4 | Ciriaco K. Kangleón | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | ||
| 5 | Tomás G. Oppus | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1931 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista |
Elected in 1922. | ||
| 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Re-elected in 1925. | ||||||
| 8th | Re-elected in 1928. | |||||||
| 6 | Pacífico Ybáñez | June 2, 1931 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. | 1931–1935 Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Matalom, Ormoc | |
| 7 | Dominador M. Tan | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | ||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)edit | ||||||||
| (7) | Dominador M. Tan | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático |
Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Matalom, Ormoc | |
| 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | ||||||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Leyte's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (7) | Dominador M. Tan | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Matalom, Ormoc | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| 8 | Domingo Veloso | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1957 | 1st | Liberal | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1953 Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Matalom, Ormoc | |
| 2nd | Re-elected in 1949. | |||||||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1953. | 1953–1961 Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Kananga, Matalom, Ormoc | ||||||
| (7) | Dominador M. Tan | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. Redistricted to the 4th district. | ||
| 9 | Primo A. Villasin | December 30, 1961 | December 30, 1965 | 5th | Liberal | Elected in 1961. | 1961–1972 Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, Pastrana, Tabontabon, Tunga | |
| 10 | Salud Vivero Parreño | December 30, 1965 | December 27, 1969 | 6th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1965. | ||
| 7th | Re-elected in 1969. Died before start of term. | |||||||
| District dissolved into the ten-seat Region VIII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the five-seat Leyte's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 11 | Manuel L. Horca Jr. | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, MacArthur, Mayorga, Pastrana, Tabontabon, Tunga | |
| 12 | Sergio Apostol | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 2001 | 9th | Lakas | Elected in 1992. | ||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 11th | Re-elected in 1998. | |||||||
| 13 | Trinidad G. Apostol | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | ||
| 13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | |||||||
| (12) | Sergio Apostol | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | 15th | Lakas | Elected in 2010. | ||
| 16th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2013. | ||||||
| 14 | Henry Ong | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | 17th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2016. | ||
| 15 | Lolita Javier | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | PFP | Elected in 2019. | ||
| 19th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Lolita Javier | 151,617 | ||
| PDP–Laban | Henry Ong | 54,343 | ||
| Independent | Alberto Hidalgo | 5,215 | ||
| PFP | Dominic Babante | 2,229 | 0.52% | |
| Total votes | 100.00% | |||
| Nacionalista hold | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFP | Lolita Javier | 112,989 | ||||
| PDP–Laban | Henry Ong (incumbent) | 88,995 | ||||
| Independent | Alberto Hidalgo | 1,509 | ||||
| Independent | Nicco Villasin | 484 | ||||
| Total votes | 100.00% | |||||
| PFP gain from PDP–Laban | ||||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Henry Ong | 95,534 | 52.64% | |||
| Liberal | Sergio Antonio Apostol | 82,768 | 45.60% | |||
| Independent | Alberto Hidalgo | 2,249 | 1.24% | |||
| PDP–Laban | Gary Ramos | 943 | 0.52% | |||
| Valid ballots | 181,494 | 85.43% | ||||
| Margin of victory | 12,766 | 7.03% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 30,951 | 14.57% | ||||
| Total votes | 212,445 | 100.00% | ||||
| NPC gain from Liberal | ||||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sergio Apostol | 71,018 | 44.86 | |
| Tingog Leytenon | Edgardo Enerlan | 34,025 | 21.49 | |
| PDP–Laban | Alberto Hidalgo | 9,470 | 5.98 | |
| Margin of victory | 36,993 | 23.37% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 43,809 | 27.67 | ||
| Total votes | 158,322 | 100.00 | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Sergio Apostol | 77,561 | 56.78 | |
| PDSP | Rustico Balderian | 30,583 | 22.39 | |
| PMP | Ashley Alverio | 13,095 | 9.59 | |
| Liberal | Alberto Hidalgo | 9,157 | 6.70 | |
| Bangon Pilipinas | Pastro Trimor, Jr. | 1,988 | 1.46 | |
| Independent | Von Kaiser Soro | 1,988 | 1.46 | |
| Independent | Bartolome Lawsin | 1,012 | 0.74 | |
| Valid ballots | 136,596 | 75.19 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 45,069 | 24.81 | ||
| Total votes | 181,665 | 100.00 | ||
| Lakas–Kampi hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "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. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Act No. 3788 (December 2, 1930), An Act Reorganizing the Representative Districts of the Province of Leyte and Creating a Fifth District, Lawyerly, retrieved May 6, 2020
- ^ Republic Act No. 542 (June 17, 1950), An Act Creating the Municipality of Kananga in the Province of Leyte, Supreme Court E-Library, retrieved June 22, 2024
- ^ Republic Act No. 2227 (May 22, 1959), An Act Creating the Province of Southern Leyte, The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc., retrieved May 6, 2020
- ^ Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, retrieved February 20, 2021
- ^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 20, 2020.