Legislative districts of Surigao del Sur

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Surigao del Sur were represented under the former province of Surigao (1907–1961).

The enactment of Republic Act No. 2786 on June 19, 1960 split the old Surigao province into Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur, and provided the new provinces separate representations in Congress.[1] The new province of Surigao del Sur first elected its own representative in the 1961 elections.

Surigao del Sur was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984, and returned one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. The province was reapportioned into two congressional districts under the new Constitution[2] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District

Period Representative[4]
8th Congress
19871992
Mario S. Ty
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
Prospero A. Pichay, Jr.
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
14th Congress
20072010
Philip A. Pichay[lower-alpha 1]
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
Mary Elizabeth Ty-Delgado[lower-alpha 2]
17th Congress
20162019
Prospero A. Pichay, Jr.
18th Congress
20192022

Notes

  1. Unseated by the Supreme Court on January 26, 2016 after losing electoral protest lodged by Mary Elizabeth Ty-Delgado.[5]
  2. Replaced Philip Pichay after being declared rightful representative by the Supreme Court on January 26, 2016; served for the remainder of the 16th Congress.[5]

2nd District

Period Representative[4]
8th Congress
19871992
Ernesto T. Estrella
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
Jesnar R. Falcon
11th Congress
19982001
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
Paul Jed Falcon
14th Congress
20072010
Florencio C. Garay
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
17th Congress
20162019
Johnny T. Pimentel
18th Congress
20192022

Lone District (defunct)

Period Representative[4]
5th Congress
19611965
Vicente L. Pimentel, Sr.
6th Congress
19651969
Gregorio P. Murillo, Sr.
7th Congress
19691972
Jose G. Puyat, Jr.

At-Large (defunct)

Period Representative[4]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Higino C. Llaguno, Jr.

See also

References

  1. Congress of the Philippines (June 19, 1960). "Republic Act No. 2786 - An Act to Create the Provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  4. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  5. Aning, Jerome (2 February 2016). "High court unseats Rep. Pichay". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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