Sorsogon's 2nd congressional district
Legislative district of the Philippines
Sorsogon's 2nd congressional district Boundary of the 2nd congressional district in
Sorsogon Province Sorsogon Region Bicol Region Population 386,696 (2020)[ 1] Electorate 263,550 (2022)[ 2] Major settlements Area 1,015.28 km2 (392.00 sq mi) Created 1907 Representative Manuel L. Fortes Jr. Political party NPC Congressional bloc Majority
Sorsogon's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Sorsogon . 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] Barcelona , Bulan , Bulusan , Gubat , Irosin , Juban , Matnog , Prieto Diaz and Santa Magdalena . It was represented in the 19th Congress by Manuel L. Fortes Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[ 4]
Representation history
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Member
Term of office
Legislature
Party
Electoral history
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District created January 9, 1907.[ 5] [ 6]
1
Pedro Chaves
October 16, 1907
October 16, 1909
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1907 .
1907–1912 Aroroy , Bulan , Cataingan , Dimasalang , Donsol , Magallanes , Mandaon , Masbate , Milagros , Mobo , Pilar , Placer , Pulanduta , San Fernando , San Jacinto , San Pascual , Uson
2
José Zurbito
October 16, 1909
October 16, 1916
2nd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1909 .
3rd
Re-elected in 1912 .
1912–1916 Aroroy , Bulan , Cataingan , Dimasalang , Donsol , Magallanes , Masbate , Milagros , Pilar , San Fernando , San Jacinto , San Pascual
3
Amancio Aguilar
October 16, 1916
June 3, 1919
4th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1916 .
1916–1922 Aroroy , Bulan , Cataingan , Dimasalang , Donsol , Magallanes , Masbate , Milagros , Pilar , San Fernando , San Jacinto , San Pascual
4
Pablo de la Rosa
June 3, 1919
June 6, 1922
5th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1919 .Masbate's at-large district .
5
Federico D. Jiménez
June 6, 1922
June 2, 1925
6th
Demócrata
Elected in 1922 .
1922–1935 Bacon , Casiguran , Castilla , Donsol , Juban , Magallanes , Pilar , Sorsogon
6
Mario Guariña
June 2, 1925
June 5, 1928
7th
Nacionalista Elected in 1925 .
7
Francisco Arellano
June 5, 1928
June 2, 1931
8th
Nacionalista Elected in 1928 .
8
Fernando B. Durán
June 2, 1931
September 16, 1935
9th
Nacionalista Elected in 1931 .
10th
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1934 .
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Member
Term of office
National
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9
Tomás S. Clemente
September 16, 1935
December 30, 1941
1st
Nacionalista Elected in 1935 .
1935–1941 Bacon , Casiguran , Castilla , Donsol , Juban , Magallanes , Pilar , Sorsogon
2nd
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1938 .
District dissolved into the two-seat Sorsogon's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) .
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Common
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District re-created May 24, 1945.
10
Teodoro de Vera
June 12, 1945
May 25, 1946
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1941 .1945–1946 Bacon , Casiguran , Castilla , Donsol , Juban , Magallanes , Pilar , Sorsogon
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Term of office
Congress
Party
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Tomás S. Clemente
May 25, 1946
December 30, 1953
1st
Liberal
Elected in 1946 .
1946–1972 Bacon , Casiguran , Castilla , Donsol , Juban , Magallanes , Pilar , Sorsogon
2nd
Re-elected in 1949 .
11
Vicente L. Peralta
December 30, 1953
June 13, 1968
3rd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1953 .
4th
Re-elected in 1957 .
5th
Re-elected in 1961 .
6th
Re-elected in 1965 .
12
Rafael C. Aquino
December 30, 1969
September 23, 1972
7th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1969 .imposition of martial law .
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V 's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa , followed by the two-seat Sorsogon's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa .
District re-created February 2, 1987.
13
Bonifacio Gillego
June 30, 1987
June 30, 1998
8th
LABAN
Elected in 1987 .
1987–present Barcelona , Bulan , Bulusan , Gubat , Irosin , Juban , Matnog , Prieto Diaz , Santa Magdalena
9th
Lakas
Re-elected in 1992 .
10th
Re-elected in 1995 .
14
Rodolfo F. Gonzales
June 30, 1998
June 30, 2001
11th
LAMMP
Elected in 1998 .
15
Jose G. Solis
June 30, 2001
June 30, 2010
12th
Lakas
Elected in 2001 .
13th
Re-elected in 2004 .
14th
Re-elected in 2007 .
16
Deogracias B. Ramos Jr.
June 30, 2010
June 30, 2019
15th
Liberal
Elected in 2010 .
16th
Re-elected in 2013 .
17th
PDP–Laban
Re-elected in 2016 .
17
Bernardita Ramos
June 30, 2019
September 8, 2020
18th
NPC
Elected in 2019 .
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vacant
September 8, 2020
June 30, 2022
–
No special election held to fill vacancy.
18
Manuel L. Fortes Jr.
June 30, 2022
Incumbent
19th
NPC
Elected in 2022 .
Election results
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
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 September 24, 2023 .^ "Roster of Philippine legislators" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 27, 2020 .^ "House Members" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved September 24, 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 , retrieved February 20, 2021 ^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . Retrieved April 27, 2020 .
