Samar's 2nd congressional district

Samar's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Samar. 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 provincial capital city of Catbalogan and adjacent municipalities of Basey, Calbiga, Daram, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Paranas, Pinabacdao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Talalora, Villareal and Zumarraga. Prior to its second dissolution in 1965 due to the split of the historical province of Samar, it consisted of the old province's western portion that is now known as Samar (formerly Western Samar), except Catbalogan, which was part of the 1st district.^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Reynolds Michael Tan of the Lakas–CMD.^[5]

Samar's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Samar's 2nd congressional district in Samar
Location of Samar within the Philippines
Province	Samar
Region	Eastern Visayas
Population	454,953 (2020)[1]
Electorate	336,756 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	16 LGUs Cities Catbalogan Municipalities Basey Calbiga Daram Hinabangan Jiabong Marabut Motiong Paranas Pinabacdao San Jose de Buan San Sebastian Santa Rita Talalora Villareal Zumarraga
Area	3,778.89 km2 (1,459.04 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Reynolds Michael Tan
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Minority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Samar's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[6][7]
1		Luciano Sinko	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
2		Benito Azanza	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
3		José Sabarre	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4		Pastor D. Salazar	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
					5th		Re-elected in 1919.
5		Pascual B. Azanza	June 6, 1922	June 5, 1928	6th	Demócrata	Elected in 1922.
					7th		Re-elected in 1925.
6		Serafín S. Marabut	June 5, 1928	September 16, 1935	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
					9th		Re-elected in 1931.
					10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Member		Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Samar's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(6)		Serafín S. Marabut	September 16, 1935	May 27, 1936	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935. Resigned on appointment as Undersecretary of Finance and Director of the Budget Office.	1935–1941 Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
(5)		Pascual B. Azanza	September 1, 1936	December 30, 1941		Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1936 to finish Marabut's term.
					2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Samar'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
Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
7		Pedro R. Arteche	–	–	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941. Died before start of term.	1945–1946 Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
8		Tito V. Tizon	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1953	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
					2nd		Re-elected in 1949.	1949–1953 Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Gandara, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Pinabacdao, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Talalora, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
9		Marciano Lim	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1957	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.	1953–1965 Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Gandara, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Pinabacdao, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Talalora, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
10		Valeriano C. Yancha	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1961	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957.
11		Fernando R. Veloso	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1965	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1961. Redistricted to Western Samar's at-large district.
District dissolved into Western Samar's at-large district.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12		Venancio T. Garduce	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	Partido ng Bayan	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Pinabacdao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Talalora, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
13		Catalino V. Figueroa	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.	1992–present Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Paranas, Pinabacdao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Talalora, Villareal, Zumarraga
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
14		Antonio Eduardo Nachura	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2004	11th	Liberal	Elected in 1998.
					12th		Re-elected in 2001.
(13)		Catalino V. Figueroa	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	13th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2004.
15		Sharee Ann T. Tan	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
16		Milagrosa Tan	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	NPC	Elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
					17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
(15)		Sharee Ann T. Tan	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
17		Reynolds Michael T. Tan	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2022.
						Lakas

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Reynolds Michael Tan	161,825
	NUP	Alvin Abejuela	82,590
Total votes				100.00%
	Nacionalista gain from PDP–Laban

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Sharee Ann Tan	124,459
	Lakas	Boy Bolastig	97,236
Total votes				100.00%
	PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Milagrosa Tan	137,248	69.16%
	Liberal	Myrna Ojeda-Tan	61,189	30.84%
Valid ballots			198,437	83.84%
Margin of victory			76,059	38.33%
Invalid or blank votes			38,262	16.16%
Total votes			236,699	100.00%
	NPC hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Milagrosa Tan	68,137	43.77
	Liberal	Eunice Babalcon	56,312	36.18
	UNA	Reynato Latorre	10,242	6.58
Margin of victory			11,825	7.60%
Invalid or blank votes			20,973	13.47
Total votes			155,664	100.00
	NPC hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Milagrosa Tan	58,168	36.99
	Liberal	Wilfredo Estorninos	39,430	25.08
	NPC	Manuel Torresvillas	30,888	19.64
	PMP	Catalino Figueroa	22,055	14.03
	PDP–Laban	Alvin Abejuela	4,996	3.18
	Independent	Urbano Alli, Jr.	1,708	1.09
Valid ballots			157,735	82.11
Invalid or blank votes			34,267	17.89
Total votes			191,512	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Samar

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 June 30, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
4. Republic Act No. 4221 (June 19, 1965), An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar, Lawyerly, retrieved October 13, 2024
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
6. 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
7. 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 April 24, 2020.