Cebu's 1st congressional district

Cebu's 1st 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 cities of Carcar, Naga and Talisay and the municipalities of Minglanilla, San Fernando and Sibonga. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Rhea Gullas of the Lakas–CMD.^[4]

Cebu's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Cebu's 1st congressional district in Cebu
Location of Cebu within the Philippines
Province	Cebu
Region	Central Visayas
Population	809,335 (2020)[1]
Electorate	470,692 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Cities Carcar Naga Talisay Municipalities Minglanilla San Fernando Sibonga
Area	527.06 km2 (203.50 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Rhea Gullas
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the northeastern municipalities of Bogo, Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, Tabogon, and Tudela, and the city of Danao.

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Cebu's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1		Celestino Rodriguez	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1912	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Bogo, Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Danao, Pilar, San Francisco, Tabogon, Tudela
					2nd		Re-elected in 1909.	1909–1916 Bogo, Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Danao, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Tabogon, Tudela
2		Gervasio Padilla	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
Cebu's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
3		José Hernaez	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1922 Bogo, Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Danao, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Tabogon, Tudela
4		Manuel Briones	June 3, 1919	June 2, 1931	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
					6th	Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Re-elected in 1922.	1922–1935 Bogo, Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Danao, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, Tabogon, Tudela
					7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
					8th		Re-elected in 1928.
5		Buenaventura Rodriguez	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
6		Tereso Dosdos	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 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(1)		Celestino Rodriguez	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Bogo, Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Danao, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, Tabogon, Tudela
(6)		Tereso Dosdos	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 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(1)		Celestino Rodriguez	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Bogo, Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Danao, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, Tabogon, Tudela
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Cebu's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
7		Jovenal Almendras	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1946.	1946–1972 Bogo, Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Danao, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, Tabogon, Tudela
8		Ramón M. Durano	December 30, 1949	September 23, 1972	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
					3rd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1953.
					4th		Re-elected in 1957.
					5th		Re-elected in 1961.
					6th		Re-elected in 1965.
					7th		Re-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		Antonio T. Bacaltos	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	LABAN (Panaghiusa)	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Sibonga, Talisay
10		Eduardo R. Gullas	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	LDP	Elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
					11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
11		Jose R. Gullas	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th	NPC	Elected in 2001.
(10)		Eduardo R. Gullas	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2013	13th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2004.
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010.
12		Gerald Anthony V. Gullas Jr.	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	16th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2013.
					17th		Re-elected in 2016.
(10)		Eduardo R. Gullas	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2019.
13		Rhea Mae A. Gullas	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2022.
						Lakas

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Rhea Gullas	288,131	100.00
Total votes			291,366	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Eduardo Gullas	236,944	81.32
	Independent	Ron Del Mar	48,131	16.51
	Independent	Solomon Paypa	6,291	2.15
Total votes			291,366	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr.	186,091	65.22%
	NPC	Antonio Canoy	92,589	32.45%
	PDP–Laban	Michael Nuñez	6,612	2.31%
Invalid or blank votes			37,380
Total votes			322,672	100.00%
	Nacionalista hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr.	153,514	63.88
Invalid or blank votes			86,792	36.12
Total votes			240,306	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Eduardo Gullas	209,208	92.91
	PMP	Luna Sabalones	10,527	4.67
	Independent	Felipe Concepcion	5,449	2.42
Valid ballots			225,184	86.54
Invalid or blank votes			35,039	13.46
Total votes			260,223	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Cebu

References

1. 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.
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 March 24, 2024.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
5. "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". 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.
7. "LIST OF ELECTED MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). comelec.gov.ph. Commission on Elections. August 11, 2019. p. 23. Retrieved January 14, 2020.