Legislative districts of Davao Oriental

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The legislative districts of Davao Oriental are the representations of the province of Davao Oriental 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 and second congressional districts.

History

Further information: Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu and Legislative district of Davao

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao Oriental were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and the historical Davao Province (1935–1967).

The enactment of Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8, 1967 split the old Davao Province into Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental.[1] Per Section 4 of R.A. 4867, the incumbent Davao Province representative was to indicate which of the three new provinces he wished to continue to represent;[1] Rep. Lorenzo Sarmiento chose Davao del Norte, which left the seats for Davao del Sur (together grouped with the chartered city of Davao) and Davao Oriental open for the special elections scheduled for November 14, 1967. Davao Oriental comprised a single congressional district from the second half of the 6th Congress until the end of the 7th Congress.

Davao Oriental was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984, and returned one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province was reapportioned into two congressional districts;[2] each elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District


Period Representative[4]
8th Congress
1987–1992 		Enrico G. Dayanghirang
9th Congress
1992–1995 		Ma. Elena T. Palma-Gil
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001
12th Congress
2001–2004 		Corazon N. Malanyaon
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010 		Nelson L. Dayanghirang
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019 		Corazon N. Malanyaon
18th Congress
2019–2022
19th Congress
2022–2025 		Nelson L. Dayanghirang

2nd District

Period Representative[4]
8th Congress
1987–1992 		Thelma Z. Almario
9th Congress
1992–1995
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001 		Joel Mayo Z. Almario
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010 		Thelma Z. Almario
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019 		Joel Mayo Z. Almario
18th Congress
2019–2022
19th Congress
2022–2025 		Cheeno Miguel D. Almario

Lone District (defunct)

Period Representative[4]
6th Congress
1965–1969 		see Lone district of Davao
Constancio P. Maglana[a]
7th Congress
1969–1972

Notes

  1. ^ Won the special election held on November 14, 1967 to fill the new province's congressional seat; took oath of office on January 22, 1968 and served for the remainder of the 6th Congress.[4]

At-Large (defunct)

Period Representative[4]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986 		Merced Edith N. Rabat

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Congress of the Philippines (May 8, 1967). "Republic Act No. 4867". Chan Robles Law Library. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. ^ 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "Population of Legislative Districts by Province and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.