Laguna's 2nd congressional district

Laguna's 2nd congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Laguna, formerly La Laguna. 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 Cabuyao and adjacent municipalities of Bay and Los Baños. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ruth Mariano-Hernandez of the Lakas–CMD.^[4]

Laguna's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Interactive map of district boundaries
Location of Laguna within the Philippines
Province	Laguna
Region	Calabarzon
Population	537,865 (2020)[1]
Electorate	351,176 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	3 LGUs Cities Cabuyao Municipalities Bay Los Baños
Area	140.28 km2 (54.16 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Ruth Mariano-Hernandez
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the eastern Laguna municipalities of Cavinti, Famy, Kalayaan, Liliw, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pangil, Rizal, Santa Cruz (the provincial capital), Santa Maria, and Siniloan. Following the restoration of the Congress in 1987, it encompassed the southwestern Laguna municipalities of Bay, Cabuyao, Calamba, and Los Baños, with the creation of two additional districts in Laguna.^[5][6] Calamba was later separated from the district to form its own representation beginning in 2019;^[7] however, it remained part of the 2nd Sangguniang Panlalawigan district until 2024 for the purpose of electing members of the Laguna Provincial Board.^[8]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
La Laguna's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[9][10]
1			Crispín Oben (1876–1947)	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Cavinti, Lilio, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pangil, Santa Cruz, Siniloan
2			Pedro Guevara (1879–1938)	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1916	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.	1909–1912 Cavinti, Lilio, Longos, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pangil, Santa Cruz, Siniloan
						3rd		Re-elected in 1912.	1912–1916 Cavinti, Famy, Lilio, Longos, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pangil, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Siniloan
La Laguna's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
3			Crisanto M. Guysayko (1889–1945)	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Cavinti, Famy, Lilio, Longos, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pangil, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Siniloan
Laguna's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4			Eulogio Benítez (1892–1973)	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.	1919–1928 Cavinti, Famy, Lilio, Longos, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pangil, Rizal, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Siniloan
5			Aurelio Palileo	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
6			Ananias Laico (1877–1939)	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
7			Arsenio Bonifacio (1893–1976)	June 5, 1928	June 5, 1934	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.	1928–1935 Cavinti, Famy, Lilio, Longos, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pangil, Rizal, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Siniloan
						9th		Re-elected in 1931.
8			Mariano S. Untivero	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th	Sakdalista	Elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Laguna's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(7)			Arsenio Bonifacio (1893–1976)	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Cavinti, Famy, Lilio, Longos, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pangil, Rizal, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Siniloan
(3)			Crisanto M. Guysayko (1889–1945)	December 30, 1938	December 30, 1941	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Laguna's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Laguna's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(3)			Crisanto M. Guysayko (1889–1945)	–	–	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941. Died before start of term.	1945–1946 Cavinti, Famy, Lilio, Longos, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pangil, Rizal, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Siniloan
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Laguna's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
9			Estanislao Fernandez (1910–1982)	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1957 Cavinti, Famy, Lilio, Longos, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pangil, Rizal, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Siniloan
10			Juan A. Baes (1903–1973)	December 30, 1949	December 27, 1951	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949. Election annulled by House electoral tribunal after an electoral protest.
(9)			Estanislao Fernandez (1910–1982)	December 27, 1951	December 30, 1953		Liberal	Declared winner of 1949 elections.
11			Wenceslao R. Lagumbay (1913–1995)	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1965	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
						4th		Re-elected in 1957.	1957–1965 Cavinti, Famy, Kalayaan, Lilio, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pangil, Rizal, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Siniloan
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.
12			Magdaleno M. Palacol Sr.	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th	Liberal	Elected in 1965.	1965–1972 Cavinti, Famy, Kalayaan, Liliw, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pangil, Rizal, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Siniloan
13			Leonides C. de León	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Laguna's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
14			Joaquin M. Chipeco, Jr. (born 1942)	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–2019 Bay, Cabuyao, Calamba, Los Baños
							NPC
15			Rodolfo R. Tingzon Sr. (1926–2023)	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
(14)			Joaquin M. Chipeco, Jr. (born 1942)	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th	LDP	Elected in 1995.
						11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
						12th	KAMPI	Re-elected in 2001.
16			Justin Marc S.B. Chipeco (born 1975)	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2013	13th	LDP	Elected in 2004.
						14th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2007.
						15th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2010.
(14)			Joaquin M. Chipeco, Jr. (born 1942)	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
						17th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2016 Redistricted to Calamba's at-large district.
17			Ruth Mariano-Hernandez (born 1974)	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	Independent	Elected in 2019.	2019–present Bay, Cabuyao, Los Baños
						19th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2022.
							Lakas

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Laguna's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Ruth Mariano-Hernandez	168,368	59.66
	Bigkis	Efraim Genuino	94,571	33.51
Valid ballots			262,939	93.17
Invalid or blank votes			19,278	6.83
Total votes			282,217	100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ruth Mariano-Hernandez	76,386	36.16
	Independent	Efraim Genuino	68,162	32.26
	Independent	Isidro "Jun" Hemedes, Jr.	44,077	20.86
	Independent	Jaime Caringal	19,972	9.45
	PDSP	Tirso Laviña	1,580	0.75
	PDDS	Rosauro Revilla	1,095	0.52
Total votes			211,272	100.00
	Independent gain from Nacionalista

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Joaquin Chipeco, Jr.	270,906	68.87
Invalid or blank votes			122,481	31.13
Total votes			393,387	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Joaquin Chipeco, Jr.	168,010	55.73
	PDP–Laban	Teresita Lazaro	105,253	34.91
Margin of victory			62,757	20.82%
Invalid or blank votes			28,227	9.36
Total votes			301,490	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Justin Marc Chipeco	204,926	75.72
	Independent	Severino Vergara	57,049	21.08
	Independent	Rosauro Revilla	8,672	3.20
Valid ballots			270,647	90.06
Invalid or blank votes			29,867	9.94
Total votes			300,514	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2007

2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Justin Marc Chipeco	175,310	84.93%
	Independent	Susano Tapia	31,095	15.07%
Total votes			206,405	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2004

2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	Justin Marc Chipeco	155,760	63.35%
	Lakas	Severino Lajara	87,476	35.58%
	Independent	Leodegario Ilag	2,622	1.07%
Total votes			245,858	100.00

2001

2001 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	KAMPI	Joaquin Chipeco Jr.	104,841	71.74%
	Lakas	Rodolfo Tingzon	39,367	26.94%
	Reporma	Restituto Mendoza	1,933	1.32%
Total votes			146,141	100.00
	KAMPI hold

1998

1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	Joaquin Chipeco Jr.	91,750	51.45%
	Lakas	Rodolfo Tingzon	86,581	48.55%
Total votes			178,331	100.00
	LDP hold

1995

1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	Joaquin Chipeco Jr.	67,466	59.62%
	Lakas	Emelita Carayblas	45,296	40,03%
	Independent	Fidel Bardos	391	0.35%
Total votes			113,153	100.00
	LDP hold

1992

1992 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	Rodolfo Tingzon	70,870	56.2%
	NPC	Joaquin Chipeco Jr.	55,046	43.65%
	Independent	Fidel Bardos	181	0.14%
Total votes			126,097	100.00
	LDP gain from NPC

1987

1987 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Joaquin Chipeco Jr.
	LnB	Rodolfo Tingzon
	Independent	Fidel Bardos
Total votes				100.00

1965

1965 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Magdaleno Palacol Sr.	18,944	30.80
	Nacionalista	Enrique Bautista	12,851	20.90
	Nacionalista	Leonides de León	12,039	19.57
	Liberal	Estanislao Fernandez Jr.	10,063	16.36
	Independent	Dominador Baisas	5,421	8.81
	Independent	Arturo Maceda	2,184	3.55
Total votes			61,502	100.00
	Liberal gain from Nacionalista

1961

1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Wenceslao Lagumbay (Incumbent)	35,098	63.66
	Liberal	Josias Guinto	18,778	34.06
	Nacionalista	Alejandro Rellosa	976	1.77
	NCP	Tomas Aquino	285	0.52
Total votes			55,137	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

1957

1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Wenceslao Lagumbay (Incumbent)	29,731	65.42
	Liberal	Arsenio Bonifacio	11,974	26.35
	Nacionalista	Josias Guinto	3,310	7.28
	Independent	Pacifico Sotelo	431	0.95
Total votes			45,446	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Laguna

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