Samar's 2nd congressional district
Legislative district of the Philippines
Samar's 2nd congressional district Boundary of Samar's 2nd congressional district in
Samar Province Samar Region Eastern Visayas Population 454,953 (2020)[ 1] Electorate 336,756 (2022)[ 2] Major settlements Area 3,778.89 km2 (1,459.04 sq mi) Created 1907 Representative Reynolds Michael Tan Political party Lakas–CMD Congressional bloc Minority
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]
Representation history
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Member
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Legislature
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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 .
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Member
Term of office
National Assembly
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
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(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) .
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Member
Term of office
Common wealth Congress
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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
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Member
Term of office
Congress
Party
Electoral history
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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
2019
2016
2013
2010
See also
References
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Roster of Philippine legislators" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 24, 2020 .
^ 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
^ "House Members" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 24, 2020 .
^ 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
^ 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 .