Cebu's 2nd congressional district
Legislative district of the Philippines
Cebu's 2nd congressional district Boundary of Cebu's 2nd congressional district in
Cebu Province Cebu Region Central Visayas Population 257,658 (2020)[ 1] Electorate 175,265 (2022)[ 2] Major settlements Area 740.67 km2 Created 1907 Representative Edsel Galeos Political party Lakas-CMD Congressional bloc Majority
Cebu's 2nd congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu . 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 southern Cebu municipalities of Alcoy , Argao , Boljoon , Dalaguete , Oslob , Samboan and Santander . It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Edsel Galeos of the Lakas-CMD .[ 4]
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the cities of Cebu , Lapu-Lapu , and Mandaue , and the eastern municipalities of Compostela , Consolacion , Cordova , and Liloan .
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District created January 9, 1907.[ 5] [ 6]
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Sergio Osmeña
October 16, 1907
October 16, 1916
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1907 .
1907–1912 Cebu , Liloan , Mandaue , Opon
2nd
Re-elected in 1909 .
3rd
Re-elected in 1912 .
1912–1916 Cebu , Cordova , Liloan , Mandaue , Opon
Cebu's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
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Sergio Osmeña
October 16, 1916
June 6, 1922
4th
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1916 .
1916–1919 Cebu , Cordova , Liloan , Mandaue , Opon
5th
Re-elected in 1919 .
1919–1922 Cebu , Compostela , Cordova , Liloan , Mandaue , Opon
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Vicente Sotto
June 6, 1922
June 2, 1925
6th
Demócrata
Elected in 1922 .
1922–1935 Cebu , Compostela , Consolacion , Cordova , Liloan , Mandaue , Opon
3
Paulino Gullas
June 2, 1925
June 5, 1928
7th
Nacionalista Consolidado
Elected in 1925 .
4
Sotero Cabahug
June 5, 1928
June 5, 1934
8th
Nacionalista Consolidado
Elected in 1928 .
9th
Re-elected in 1931 .
5
Hilario Abellana
June 5, 1934
September 16, 1935
10th
Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia
Elected in 1934 .
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Hilario Abellana
September 16, 1935
December 30, 1941
1st
Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia
Re-elected in 1935 .
1935–1938 Cebu , Compostela , Consolacion , Cordova , Liloan , Mandaue , Opon
2nd
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1938 .
1938–1941 Cebu City , Compostela , Consolacion , Cordova , Liloan , Mandaue , Opon
District dissolved into the two-seat Cebu's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) .
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Cebu's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
6
Pedro López
June 9, 1945
May 25, 1946
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1941 .
1945–1946 Cebu City , Compostela , Consolacion , Cordova , Liloan , Mandaue , Opon
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Vicente Logarta
May 25, 1946
December 30, 1949
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1946 .
1946–1961 Cebu City , Compostela , Consolacion , Cordova , Liloan , Mandaue , Opon
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Leandro Tojong
December 30, 1949
December 6, 1952
2nd
Liberal
Re-elected in 1949 . Election annulled by House electoral tribunal.
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Vicente Logarta
January 26, 1953
December 30, 1953
Nacionalista
Declared winner of 1949 elections .
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Pedro López
December 30, 1953
March 17, 1957
3rd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1953 .Died .
9
Sergio Osmeña Jr.
December 30, 1957
December 30, 1961
4th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1957 .
10
José Briones
December 30, 1961
December 30, 1969
5th
Liberal
Elected in 1961 .
1961–1972 Cebu City , Compostela , Consolacion , Cordova , Lapu-Lapu , Liloan , Mandaue
6th
Re-elected in 1965 .
11
John Henry Osmeña
December 30, 1969
December 30, 1971
7th
Liberal
Elected in 1969 . Resigned on election as senator .
District dissolved into the thirteen-seat Region VII 's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa , followed by the six-seat Cebu's at-large district and the two-seat Cebu City's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa .
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12
Crisologo Abines
June 30, 1987
June 30, 1998
8th
LABAN
Elected in 1987 .
1987–2016 Alcantara , Alcoy , Alegria , Argao , Badian , Boljoon , Dalaguete , Dumanjug , Ginatilan , Malabuyoc , Moalboal , Oslob , Ronda , Samboan , Santander
9th
Lakas
Re-elected in 1992 .
10th
Re-elected in 1995 .
13
Simeon L. Kintanar
June 30, 1998
June 30, 2007
11th
NPC
Elected in 1998 .
12th
Re-elected in 2001 .
13th
Re-elected in 2004 .
14
Pablo P. Garcia
June 30, 2007
June 30, 2013
14th
Lakas
Elected in 2007 .
15th
NUP
Re-elected in 2010 .
15
Wilfredo S. Caminero
June 30, 2013
June 30, 2022
16th
Liberal
Elected in 2013 .
17th
Re-elected in 2016 .
2016–present Alcoy , Argao , Boljoon , Dalaguete , Oslob , Samboan , Santander
18th
NUP
Re-elected in 2019 .
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Edsel A. Galeos
June 30, 2022
Incumbent
19th
Lakas
Elected in 2022 .
Election results
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See also
References
^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021 .
^ "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 April 22, 2023 .
^ "Roster of Philippine legislators" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
^ "House Members" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 22, 2023 .
^ 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 , Lawyerly, 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 March 26, 2020 .