Legislative districts of Surigao del Sur
![]() |
---|
![]() |
The Legislative districts of Surigao del Sur are the representations of the province of Surigao del Sur 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
Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Surigao del Sur were represented under the former province of Surigao (1907–1961).
The enactment of Republic Act No. 2786 on 19 June 1960 split the old Surigao province into Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur, and provided the new provinces separate representations in Congress.[1] The new province of Surigao del Sur first elected its own representative in the 1961 elections.
Surigao del Sur 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. The province was reapportioned into two congressional districts under the new Constitution[2] which was proclaimed on 11 February 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.
1st District
- City: Tandag
- Municipalities: Bayabas, Cagwait, Cantilan, Carmen, Carrascal, Cortes, Lanuza, Lianga, Madrid, Marihatag, San Agustin, San Miguel, Tago
- Population (2015): 337,825[3]
Period | Representative[4] |
---|---|
8th Congress 1987–1992 |
Mario S. Ty |
9th Congress 1992–1995 | |
10th Congress 1995–1998 | |
11th Congress 1998–2001 |
Prospero A. Pichay, Jr. |
12th Congress 2001–2004 | |
13th Congress 2004–2007 | |
14th Congress 2007–2010 |
Philip A. Pichay1 |
15th Congress 2010–2013 | |
16th Congress 2013–2016 | |
Mary Elizabeth Ty-Delgado2 | |
17th Congress 2016–2019 |
Prospero A. Pichay, Jr. |
- ^1 Unseated by the Supreme Court on 26 January 2016 after losing electoral protest lodged by Mary Elizabeth Ty-Delgado.[5]
- ^2 Replaced Philip Pichay after being declared rightful representative by the Supreme Court on 26 January 2016; served for the remainder of the 16th Congress.[5]
2nd District
Period | Representative[4] |
---|---|
8th Congress 1987–1992 |
Ernesto T. Estrella |
9th Congress 1992–1995 | |
10th Congress 1995–1998 |
Jesnar R. Falcon |
11th Congress 1998–2001 | |
12th Congress 2001–2004 | |
13th Congress 2004–2007 |
Paul Jed Falcon |
14th Congress 2007–2010 |
Florencio C. Garay |
15th Congress 2010–2013 | |
16th Congress 2013–2016 | |
17h Congress 2016–2019 |
Johnny T. Pimentel |
Lone District (defunct)
Period | Representative[4] |
---|---|
5th Congress 1961–1965 |
Vicente L. Pimentel, Sr. |
6th Congress 1965–1969 |
Gregorio P. Murillo, Sr. |
7th Congress 1969–1972 |
Jose G. Puyat, Jr. |
At-Large (defunct)
Period | Representative[4] |
---|---|
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986 |
Higino C. Llaguno, Jr. |
See also
References
- ^ Congress of the Philippines (19 June 1960). "Republic Act No. 2786 - An Act to Create the Provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ 1986 Constitutional Commission (2 February 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ a b Aning, Jerome (2 February 2016). "High court unseats Rep. Pichay". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2 February 2016.