Cebu's 3rd congressional district
| Cebu's 3rd congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of Cebu's 3rd congressional district in Cebu | |
 Location of Cebu within the Philippines | |
| Province | Cebu |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Population | 616,326 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 383,749 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | 7 LGUs
|
| Area | 1,258.08 km2 (485.75 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Pablo John Garcia |
| Political party | NUP |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Cebu's 3rd 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 city of Toledo and adjacent western municipalities of Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan and Tuburan since 1987. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Pablo John Garcia of the National Unity Party (NUP) and One Cebu (1-Cebu).[4]
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it consisted of the city of Talisay and the east-central municipalities of Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, and San Fernando.
Representation history
[edit]| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly[edit] | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[5][6] | ||||||||
| 1 | Filemón Sotto | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1916 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay | |
| 2nd | Re-elected in 1909. | |||||||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1912. | |||||||
Cebu's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands[edit] | ||||||||
| 2 | Vicente Urgello | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1935 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay | |
| 5th | Re-elected in 1919. | |||||||
| 3 | Vicente Rama | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1928 | 6th | Demócrata | Elected in 1922. | ||
| 7th | Re-elected in 1925. | |||||||
| 4 | Maximino Noel | June 5, 1928 | June 5, 1934 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1928. | ||
| 9th | Re-elected in 1931. | |||||||
| (3) | Vicente Rama | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | ||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)[edit] | ||||||||
| 5 | Agustín Kintanar | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay | |
| (4) | Maximino Noel | December 30, 1938 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. | ||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Cebu's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines[edit] | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (4) | Maximino Noel | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[edit] | ||||||||
| (4) | Maximino Noel | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1946. | 1946–1972 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay | |
| 6 | Primitivo Sato | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | Liberal | Elected in 1949. | ||
| (4) | Maximino Noel | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1965 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | ||
| 4th | Re-elected in 1957. | |||||||
| 5th | Re-elected in 1961. | |||||||
| 7 | Ernesto H. Bascón | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1969 | 6th | Liberal | Elected in 1965. | ||
| 8 | Eduardo Gullas | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | ||
| 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 for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 9 | Pablo P. Garcia | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1995 | 8th | LDP | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan | |
| 9th | Re-elected in 1992. | |||||||
| 10 | John Henry Osmeña | June 30, 1995 | June 30, 1998 | 10th | NPC | Elected in 1995. | ||
| 11 | Antonio P. Yapha Jr. | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 11th | NPC (Alayon) | Elected in 1998. | ||
| 12th | Re-elected in 2001. | |||||||
| 13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
| 12 | Pablo John Garcia | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2013 | 14th | Lakas (One Cebu) | Elected in 2007. | ||
| 15th | NUP (One Cebu) | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||
| 13 | Gwendolyn Garcia | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2019 | 16th | UNA (One Cebu) | Elected in 2013. | ||
| 17th | PDP–Laban (One Cebu) |
Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
| (12) | Pablo John Garcia | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | PDP–Laban (One Cebu) |
Elected in 2019. | ||
| 19th | NUP (One Cebu) | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
Election results
[edit]2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Pablo John Garcia | 201,530 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 201,530 | 100.00 | ||
| NUP hold | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Pablo John Garcia | 128,878 | 51.68 | |
| Independent | John Henry Osmeña | 77,068 | 30.90 | |
| NPC | Geraldine Yapha | 43,416 | 17.41 | |
| Total votes | 249,362 | 100.00 | ||
| PDP–Laban hold | ||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNA | Gwendolyn Garcia | 139,923 | 62.2 | |
| Liberal | Grecilda Sanchez-Zaballero | 82,830 | 36.8 | |
| Independent | Teodoro Osorio | 2,206 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 224,959 | 100.00 | ||
| UNA hold | ||||
2013
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNA | Gwendolyn Garcia | 94,305 | 42.71 | |||
| Liberal | Geraldine Yapha | 89,952 | 40.74 | |||
| Valid ballots | 184,257 | 83.44 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 36,560 | 16.56 | ||||
| Total votes | 220,817 | 100.00 | ||||
| UNA gain from NUP | ||||||
2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Pablo John Garcia | 127,730 | 55.09 | |
| Liberal | Antonio Yapha | 79,604 | 34.34 | |
| Valid ballots | 207,334 | 89.43 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 24,496 | 10.57 | ||
| Total votes | 231,830 | 100.00 | ||
| Lakas–Kampi hold | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". 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 April 21, 2020.
