| Cebu's 2nd congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of Cebu's 2nd congressional district in Cebu | |
 Location of Cebu within the Philippines | |
| Province | Cebu |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Population | 257,658 (2020) |
| Electorate | 175,265 (2022) |
| Major settlements | 7 LGUs |
| Area | 740.67 km |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Edsel Galeos |
| Political party | Lakas-CMD |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Cebu's 2nd 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. The district consists of the southern Cebu municipalities of Alcoy, Argao, Boljoon, Dalaguete, Oslob, Samboan and Santander. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Edsel Galeos of the Lakas-CMD.
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue, and the eastern municipalities of Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, and Liloan.
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907. | ||||||||
| 1 | Sergio Osmeña | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1916 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1912 Cebu, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon | |
| 2nd | Re-elected in 1909. | |||||||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1912. | 1912–1916 Cebu, Cordova, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon | ||||||
Cebu's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
| (1) | Sergio Osmeña | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 4th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1916. | 1916–1919 Cebu, Cordova, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon | |
| 5th | Re-elected in 1919. | 1919–1922 Cebu, Compostela, Cordova, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon | ||||||
| 2 | Vicente Sotto | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | Demócrata | Elected in 1922. | 1922–1935 Cebu, Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon | |
| 3 | Paulino Gullas | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1925. | ||
| 4 | Sotero Cabahug | June 5, 1928 | June 5, 1934 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1928. | ||
| 9th | Re-elected in 1931. | |||||||
| 5 | Hilario Abellana | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Elected in 1934. | ||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
| (5) | Hilario Abellana | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1938 Cebu, Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon | |
| 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | 1938–1941 Cebu City, Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon | |||||
| 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 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| 6 | Pedro López | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Cebu City, Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
| 7 | Vicente Logarta | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1961 Cebu City, Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon | |
| 8 | Leandro Tojong | December 30, 1949 | December 6, 1952 | 2nd | Liberal | Re-elected in 1949. Election annulled by House electoral tribunal. | ||
| (7) | Vicente Logarta | January 26, 1953 | December 30, 1953 | Nacionalista | Declared winner of 1949 elections. | |||
| (6) | Pedro López | December 30, 1953 | March 17, 1957 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. Died. | ||
| 9 | Sergio Osmeña Jr. | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. | ||
| 10 | José Briones | December 30, 1961 | December 30, 1969 | 5th | Liberal | Elected in 1961. | 1961–1972 Cebu City, Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Lapu-Lapu, Liloan, Mandaue | |
| 6th | Re-elected in 1965. | |||||||
| 11 | John Henry Osmeña | December 30, 1969 | December 30, 1971 | 7th | Liberal | Elected in 1969. Resigned on election as senator. | ||
| 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 and the two-seat Cebu City's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 12 | Crisologo Abines | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | LABAN | Elected in 1987. | 1987–2016 Alcantara, Alcoy, Alegria, Argao, Badian, Boljoon, Dalaguete, Dumanjug, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Ronda, Samboan, Santander | |
| 9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 13 | Simeon L. Kintanar | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 11th | NPC | Elected in 1998. | ||
| 12th | Re-elected in 2001. | |||||||
| 13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
| 14 | Pablo P. Garcia | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2013 | 14th | Lakas | Elected in 2007. | ||
| 15th | NUP | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||
| 15 | Wilfredo S. Caminero | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 16th | Liberal | Elected in 2013. | ||
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. | 2016–present Alcoy, Argao, Boljoon, Dalaguete, Oslob, Samboan, Santander | ||||||
| 18th | NUP | Re-elected in 2019. | ||||||
| 16 | Edsel A. Galeos | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | Lakas | Elected in 2022. | ||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas | Edsel Galeos | 73,122 | 51.73% | |
| NUP | Jose Mari Salvador | 66,999 | 47.40% | |
| PFP | Leony Gregremosa | 1,236 | 0.87% | |
| Total votes | 141,357 | 100% | ||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Wilfredo S. Caminero | 66,166 | 56.45 | |
| PDP–Laban | Ronald Allan Cesante | 48,918 | 41.73 | |
| UNA | Cora Lou Kintanar | 2,125 | 1.81 | |
| Total votes | 117,209 | 100.00 | ||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Wilfredo S. Caminero | 81,167 | 80.75% | |
| 1-Cebu | Teresita Celis | 11,893 | 11.83% | |
| UNA | Cora-Lou Kintanar | 7,453 | 7.41% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 24,108 | |||
| Total votes | 124,621 | 100.00% | ||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Wilfredo S. Caminero | 84,256 | 40.88 | |||
| NUP | Pablo P. Garcia | 77,625 | 37.66 | |||
| Independent | Simeon Kintanar | 8,607 | 4.18 | |||
| Margin of victory | 6,901 | 3.35% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 35,619 | 17.28 | ||||
| Total votes | 206,107 | 100.00 | ||||
| Liberal gain from NUP | ||||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Pablo Garcia | 117,670 | 65.64 | |
| Liberal | Cora-Lou Kintanar | 61,597 | 34.36 | |
| Valid ballots | 179,267 | 83.90 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 34,396 | 16.10 | ||
| Total votes | 213,663 | 100.00 | ||
| Lakas–Kampi hold | ||||
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 April 22, 2023.
- "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 22, 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, 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 March 26, 2020.
| House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||
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| First | Home district of the speaker of the National Assembly October 16, 1907 – February 11, 1922 |
Succeeded byCapiz's 1st congressional district |
 Congressional districts for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Central Visayas | |
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| Bohol | |
| Cebu | |
| Cebu City | |
| Lapu-Lapu City | |
| Mandaue | |
| Region VII | |