Leyte's 2nd congressional district
Legislative district of the Philippines
Leyte's 2nd congressional district Boundary of Leyte's 2nd congressional district in
Leyte 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) Created 1907 Representative Lolita Javier Political party Nacionalista Congressional bloc Majority
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] 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]
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] 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
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Member
Term of office
Legislature
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
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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 .
(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 Elected in 1922 .
7th
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1925 .
8th
Re-elected in 1928 .
6
Pacífico Ybáñez
June 2, 1931
June 5, 1934
9th
Nacionalista 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 Elected in 1934 .
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Member
Term of office
National
Party
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(7 )
Dominador M. Tan
September 16, 1935
December 30, 1941
1st
Nacionalista 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) .
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Member
Term of office
Common
Party
Electoral history
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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
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Member
Term of office
Congress
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
Start
End
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 .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 .
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
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
See also
References
^ "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 , retrieved May 6, 2020 ^ Republic Act No. 542 (June 17, 1950), An Act Creating the Municipality of Kananga in the Province of Leyte , retrieved June 22, 2024 ^ Republic Act No. 2227 (May 22, 1959), An Act Creating the Province of Southern Leyte , 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 . Retrieved April 20, 2020 .
