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

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

Period Representative
8th Congress
19871992
Domingo A. Tuzon
9th Congress
19921995
Juan Ponce Enrile
10th Congress
19951998
Patricio T. Antonio
11th Congress
19982001
Juan C. Ponce Enrile, Jr.
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
14th Congress
20072010
Salvacion S. Ponce Enrile
15th Congress
20102013
Juan C. Ponce Enrile, Jr.
16th Congress
20132016
Salvacion S. Ponce Enrile
17th Congress
20162019
Ramon C. Nolasco Sr.
18th Congress
20192022
Ramon C. Nolasco Jr.

1907–1909

Period Representative
1st Philippine Legislature
19071909
Pablo Guzman

1909–1922

Period Representative
2nd Philippine Legislature
19091912
Venancio Concepcion
3rd Philippine Legislature
19121916
Cresencio Marasigan
4th Philippine Legislature
19161919
Vicente T. Fernandez
5th Philippine Legislature
19191922
Miguel Concepcion Nava

1922–1972

Period Representative
6th Philippine Legislature
19221925
Alfonso Ponce Enrile
7th Philippine Legislature
19251928
Vicente Formoso
8th Philippine Legislature
19281931
9th Philippine Legislature
19311934
Marcelo Adduru
10th Philippine Legislature
19341935
Nicanor Carag
1st National Assembly
19351938
Marcelo Adduru
2nd National Assembly
19381941
Conrado V. Singson
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945
Nicanor Carag
1st Congress
19461949
Conrado V. Singson
2nd Congress
19491953
Domingo S. Siazon
3rd Congress
19531957
Felipe R. Garduque, Jr.
4th Congress
19571961
5th Congress
19611965
Tito M. Dupaya
6th Congress
19651969
7th Congress
19691972

2nd District

Period Representative
8th Congress
19871992
Leoncio M. Puzon
9th Congress
19921995
Edgar R. Lara
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
12th Congress
20012004
Celia C. Tagana-Layus
13th Congress
20042007
Florencio L. Vargas[lower-alpha 1]
14th Congress
20072010
15th Congress
20102013
vacant[lower-alpha 2]
Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso[lower-alpha 3]
16th Congress
20132016
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022
Samantha Louise V. 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.[3]
  3. Assumed office on March 16, 2011 after winning special election.

1907–1922

Period Representative
1st Philippine Legislature
19071909
Gabriel Lasam
2nd Philippine Legislature
19091912
Leoncio Fonacier
3rd Philippine Legislature
19121916
Juan Quintos
4th Philippine Legislature
19161919
Miguel C. Nava
5th Philippine Legislature
19191922
Bonifacio Cortez

1922–1935

Period Representative
6th Philippine Legislature
19221925
Proceso Sebastian
7th Philippine Legislature
19251928
Antonio Guzman
8th Philippine Legislature
19281931
Claro Sabbun
9th Philippine Legislature
19311934
Sabas Casibang
10th Philippine Legislature
19341935
Miguel P. Pio

1935–1972

Period Representative
1st National Assembly
19351938
Regino Veridiano
2nd National Assembly
19381941
Miguel P. Pio
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945
1st Congress
19461949
Paulino A. Alonzo
2nd Congress
19491953
3rd Congress
19531957
4th Congress
19571961
Benjamin Ligot
5th Congress
19611965
6th Congress
19651969
7th Congress
19691972
David M. Puzon

3rd District

Period Representative
8th Congress
19871992
Tito M. Dupaya
9th Congress
19921995
Francisco K. Mamba
10th Congress
19951998
Manuel N. Mamba
11th Congress
19982001
Rodolfo E. Aguinaldo[lower-alpha 1]
12th Congress
20012004
Manuel N. Mamba
13th Congress
20042007
13th Congress
20072010
15th Congress
20102013
Randolph Ting
16th Congress
20132016
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022
Joseph L. Lara

Notes

  1. Died on June 12, 2001.

At-Large (defunct)

1943–1944

  • includes the sub-province of Batanes
Period Representatives
National Assembly
19431944
Melecio Arranz[4]
Nicanor Carag (ex officio)[4]

1984–1986

Period Representatives
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Antonio C. Carag
Juan Ponce Enrile
Alfonso R. Reyno, Jr.

See also

References

  1. Philippine Legislature (1937). Public Laws Enacted by the Philippine Legislature, Acts No. 4203 to 4275. Bureau of Printing Office. p. 4. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  2. "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. Romero, Paolo (December 13, 2010). "Enrile Jr. named 'caretaker' of Cagayan second district". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  4. 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.
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