Legislative districts of Cagayan

The legislative districts of Cagayan are the representations of the province of Cagayan 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, second, and third congressional districts.

History

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Cagayan, which included the sub-province of Batanes, was initially divided into two representative districts in 1907. Batanes was last represented as part of the province's first district in 1909, after its re-establishment as a province by virtue of Act No. 1952 enacted on May 20, 1909, warranted its separate representation. A minor adjustment of district boundaries, mandated by Act No. 3032 enacted on March 19, 1922, took effect starting in the 1922 elections.

When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, Cagayan formed part of the first senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate. However, residents of two towns that had been annexed from Mountain ProvinceAllacapan (1928) and Langangan (1922) — were not extended the right to vote in assembly or senatorial elections until 1935, after the passage of Act No. 4203 placed them in the second district of Cagayan.[1]

By virtue of Executive Order No. 84 issued by Philippine Executive Commission Chairman Jorge Vargas on August 31, 1942, the province of Batanes was abolished and its territory was placed under Cagayan's jurisdiction for the duration of the Second World War. Two delegates represented the province in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province retained its two pre-war representative districts, and Batanes was once again represented separately.

The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region II from 1978 to 1984, and elected two representatives, at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Cagayan was reapportioned into three 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
8th Congress
1987–1992
Domingo A. Tuzon
9th Congress
1992–1995
Juan Ponce Enrile
10th Congress
1995–1998
Patricio T. Antonio
11th Congress
1998–2001
Juan C. Ponce Enrile, Jr.
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010
Salvacion S. Ponce Enrile
15th Congress
2010–2013
Juan C. Ponce Enrile, Jr.
16th Congress
2013–2016
Salvacion S. Ponce Enrile
17th Congress
2016–2019
Ramon C. Nolasco Sr.
18th Congress
2019–2022
Ramon C. Nolasco Jr.
19th Congress
2022–2025

1907–1909

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Period Representative
1st Philippine Legislature
1907–1909
Pablo Guzman

1909–1922

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Period Representative
2nd Philippine Legislature
1909–1912
Venancio Concepcion
3rd Philippine Legislature
1912–1916
Cresencio Marasigan
4th Philippine Legislature
1916–1919
Vicente T. Fernandez
5th Philippine Legislature
1919–1922
Miguel Concepcion Nava

1922–1972

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Period Representative
6th Philippine Legislature
1922–1925
Alfonso Ponce Enrile
7th Philippine Legislature
1925–1928
Vicente Formoso
8th Philippine Legislature
1928–1931
9th Philippine Legislature
1931–1934
Marcelo Adduru
10th Philippine Legislature
1934–1935
Nicanor Carag
1st National Assembly
1935–1938
Marcelo Adduru
2nd National Assembly
1938–1941
Conrado V. Singson
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945
Nicanor Carag
1st Congress
1946–1949
Conrado V. Singson
2nd Congress
1949–1953
Domingo S. Siazon
3rd Congress
1953–1957
Felipe R. Garduque, Jr.
4th Congress
1957–1961
5th Congress
1961–1965
Tito M. Dupaya
6th Congress
1965–1969
7th Congress
1969–1972

2nd District

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Period Representative
8th Congress
1987–1992
Leoncio M. Puzon
9th Congress
1992–1995
Edgar R. Lara
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001
12th Congress
2001–2004
Celia C. Tagana-Layus
13th Congress
2004–2007
Florencio L. Vargas[a]
14th Congress
2007–2010
15th Congress
2010–2013
vacant[b]
Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso[c]
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019
18th Congress
2019–2022
Samantha Louise V. Alfonso
19th Congress
2022–2025
Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso

Notes

  1. ^ Elected as representative for 15th Congress but died on July 22, 2010 before the opening session.
  2. ^ Cagayan 1st District Representative Juan Ponce-Enrile Jr. was the designated legislative caretaker of the district from December 2010 to March 2011.[4]
  3. ^ Assumed office on March 16, 2011, after winning special election.

1907–1922

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Period Representative
1st Philippine Legislature
1907–1909
Gabriel Lasam
2nd Philippine Legislature
1909–1912
Leoncio Fonacier
3rd Philippine Legislature
1912–1916
Juan Quintos
4th Philippine Legislature
1916–1919
Miguel C. Nava
5th Philippine Legislature
1919–1922
Bonifacio Cortez

1922–1935

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Period Representative
6th Philippine Legislature
1922–1925
Proceso Sebastian
7th Philippine Legislature
1925–1928
Antonio Guzman
8th Philippine Legislature
1928–1931
Claro Sabbun
9th Philippine Legislature
1931–1934
Sabas Casibang
10th Philippine Legislature
1934–1935
Miguel P. Pio

1935–1972

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Period Representative
1st National Assembly
1935–1938
Regino Veridiano
2nd National Assembly
1938–1941
Miguel P. Pio
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945
1st Congress
1946–1949
Paulino A. Alonzo
2nd Congress
1949–1953
3rd Congress
1953–1957
4th Congress
1957–1961
Benjamin Ligot
5th Congress
1961–1965
6th Congress
1965–1969
7th Congress
1969–1972
David M. Puzon

3rd District

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Period Representative
8th Congress
1987–1992
Tito M. Dupaya
9th Congress
1992–1995
Francisco K. Mamba
10th Congress
1995–1998
Manuel N. Mamba
11th Congress
1998–2001
Rodolfo E. Aguinaldo[a]
12th Congress
2001–2004
Manuel N. Mamba
13th Congress
2004–2007
13th Congress
2007–2010
15th Congress
2010–2013
Randolph Ting
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019
18th Congress
2019–2022
Joseph L. Lara
19th Congress
2022–2025

Notes

  1. ^ Died on June 12, 2001.

At-Large (defunct)

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1943–1944

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  • includes the sub-province of Batanes
Period Representatives
National Assembly
1943–1944
Melecio Arranz[5]
Nicanor Carag (ex officio)[5]

1984–1986

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Period Representatives
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986
Antonio C. Carag
Juan Ponce Enrile
Alfonso R. Reyno, Jr.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Philippine Legislature (1937). "Public Laws Enacted by the Philippine Legislature, Acts No. 4203 to 4275". Public Resolutions, Etc. Laws, etc. Bureau of Printing Office: 4. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Romero, Paolo (December 13, 2010). "Enrile Jr. named 'caretaker' of Cagayan second district". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Official program of the inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines and the induction into office of His Excellency Jose P. Laurel. Bureau of Printing. 1943.