Legislative districts of Cebu

The legislative districts of Cebu are the representations of the province of Cebu in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. At present, the province is currently represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines by its seven congressional districts, with their respective representatives being elected every three years. Locally, the districts are also allotted two seats in the Cebu Provincial Board, with board members also being elected every three years.

Legislative districts of Cebu.

History

Cebu was initially composed of one representative district, wherein it elected four representatives, at large, to the Malolos Congress in 1898. It was later divided into seven representative districts in 1907.^[1] When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the tenth senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.

In the disruption caused by the Second World War, two delegates represented the province in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Cebu City, being a chartered city, was represented separately in this short-lived legislative body. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province retained its seven pre-war representative districts; this remained so until 1972.

The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region VII from 1978 to 1984. Beginning in 1984 the province elected six representatives, at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa; Cebu City, which became a highly urbanized city in 1979 by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 51,^[2] began to be represented separately from Cebu at this time.

Cebu, including the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu, was reapportioned into six congressional districts under the new Constitution^[3] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987. The six districts elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The passage of Republic Act No. 9726 on October 22, 2009, separated the highly urbanized city of Lapu-Lapu from the sixth district to form its own congressional district starting in the 2010 elections.^[4]

Republic Act No. 10684, approved on September 18, 2015, split the second district and recreated the seventh district which elected its own representative in the 2016 elections.^[5]

Republic Act No. 11257, approved on April 15, 2019, separated the highly urbanized city of Mandaue from the sixth district to form its own congressional district starting in the 2022 elections.

Current districts

The province was last redistricted in 2019, where Mandaue was separated from the sixth district to form its own congressional district. The province's current congressional delegation composes of three members of the National Unity Party, two members of Lakas, one member of the Nacionalista Party and one member of the Nationalist People's Coalition. All seven representatives are part of the majority bloc in the 19th Congress.

Legislative districts and representatives of Cebu

District	Current Representative				Constituent LGUs	Population (2020)	Area	Map
	Image		Name	Party
1st			Rhea Mae Gullas (since 2022)	Lakas	List Carcar Naga Talisay Minglanilla San Fernando Sibonga	809,335	527.06 km²
2nd			Edsel Galeos (since 2022)	Lakas	List Alcoy Argao Boljoon Dalaguete Oslob Samboan Santander	257,658	740.67 km²
3rd			Pablo John Garcia (since 2019)	NUP	List Toledo Aloguinsan Asturias Balamban Barili Pinamungajan Tuburan	616,326	1,258.08 km²
4th			Janice Salimbangon (since 2019)	NUP	List Bogo Bantayan Daanbantayan Madridejos Medellin San Remigio Santa Fe Tabogon Tabuelan	540,814	740.41 km²
5th			Vincent Franco Frasco (since 2019)	NUP	List Danao Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Liloan Pilar Poro San Francisco Sogod Tudela	643,946	877.67 km²
6th			Daphne Lagon (since 2022)	Lakas	List Consolacion Cordova	218,607	89.05 km²
7th			Peter John Calderon (since 2016)	NPC	List Alcantara Alegria Badian Dumanjug Ginatilan Malabuyoc Moalboal Ronda	238,699	641.62 km²

Historical districts

At-Large (defunct)

Main article: Cebu City's at-large congressional district

1898–1899

Period	Representatives
Malolos Congress 1898–1899	Ariston Bautista
	Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
	Felix David
	Francisco Macabulos

1943–1944

• Excludes Cebu City

Period	Representative
National Assembly 1943–1944	Jose S. Leyson[6]
	Jose Delgado (ex officio)[6]

1984–1986

• Excludes Cebu City

Period	Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Emerito S. Calderon
	Nenita C. Daluz
	Ramon D. Durano III
	Regalado Estrella Maambong
	Luisito R. Patalinjug
	Adelino B. Sitoy

See also

• Legislative districts of Cebu City
• Legislative district of Lapu-Lapu
• Legislative district of Mandaue

References

1. 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, retrieved September 5, 2022
2. Batas Pambansa Blg. 51 (December 22, 1979), An Act providing for the elective or appointive positions in various local governments and for other purposes., Chan-Robles Law Library, retrieved August 9, 2016
3. "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved June 13, 2016.
4. Republic Act No. 9726 (October 22, 2009), An Act separating the City of Lapu-Lapu from the Sixth Legislative District of the Province of Cebu to constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Lapu-Lapu (PDF), retrieved August 9, 2016
5. Republic Act No. 10684 (September 18, 2015), An Act creating an additional legislative district in the Province of Cebu to be known as the Seventh Legislative District, retrieved August 9, 2016
6. Official program of the inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines and the induction into office of His Excellency Jose P. Laurel. Bureau of Printing. 1943.