Cebu's 2nd congressional district

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.[3] 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.[4]

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
ProvinceCebu
RegionCentral Visayas
Population239,820 (2015)[1]
Electorate175,265 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area740.67 km²
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeEdsel Galeos
Political party  Lakas-CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
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Cebu's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
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
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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. 1935–1941
Cebu, Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon
2nd Nacionalista Re-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
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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, Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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7 Vicente Logarta May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1946. 1946–1961
Cebu, 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, 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–CMD 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–CMD 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-CMD Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022
2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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
2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

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