Bulacan's 2nd congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan. 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 Baliwag and the municipalities of Bustos and Plaridel. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Tina Pancho of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]
| Bulacan's 2nd congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Boundary of Bulacan's 2nd congressional district in Bulacan | |
 Location of Bulacan within the Philippines | |
| Province | Bulacan |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Population | 360,101 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 224,922 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | |
| Area | 266.71 km2 (102.98 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Augustina Dominique C. Pancho |
| Political party | NUP |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the second district encompassed the eastern Bulacan municipalities of Angat, Baliuag (Baliwag), Bocaue, Marilao, Meycauayan, Norzagaray, Obando, San Ildefonso, San Jose del Monte, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria, and Valenzuela (formerly Polo).[5] It also included the municipality of Polo, which last consisted of the northern portion of the present-day Valenzuela,[6] until it was merged with Valenzuela in 1963.[7] Following the restoration of the Congress in 1987, the district was reconfigured to encompass Balagtas, Baliwag, Bocaue, Bustos, Guiguinto, Pandi, and Plaridel, amid the addition of two districts for Bulacan.[8][9] Balagtas, Bocaue, Guiguinto, and Pandi were later excised from the district to form the fifth district effective 2022, leaving it with three in its current jurisdiction.[10]
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Bulacan's 2nd district for the Philippine Assemblyedit | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[5][11] | ||||||||
| 1 | León María Guerrero | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1909 Angat, Baliuag, Bocaue, Meycauayan, Obando, Polo, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria | |
| 2 | Mariano Ponce | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | 1909–1912 Angat, Baliuag, Bocaue, Meycauayan, Norzagaray, Obando, Polo, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria | |
| 3 | Ceferino de León | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. | ||
Bulacan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islandsedit | ||||||||
| 4 | Ricardo González Lloret | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1919 Angat, Baliuag, Bocaue, Marilao, Meycauayan, Norzagaray, Obando, Polo, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria | |
| 5 | Cirilo B. Santos | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | 1919–1935 Angat, Baliuag, Bocaue, Marilao, Meycauayan, Norzagaray, Obando, Polo, San Ildefonso, San Jose del Monte, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria | |
| 6 | Norberto C. Maniquis | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | Demócrata | Elected in 1922. | ||
| 7 | José Serapio | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Demócrata | Elected in 1925. | ||
| (5) | Cirilo B. Santos | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1928. | ||
| 8 | José de León Jr. | June 2, 1931 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. | ||
| 9 | Pablo C. Payaual | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | ||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Bulacan's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)edit | ||||||||
| 10 | Antonio Villarama | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Angat, Baliuag, Bocaue, Marilao, Meycauayan, Norzagaray, Obando, Polo, San Ildefonso, San Jose del Monte, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria | |
| 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | ||||||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Bulacan'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 | |||||||
Bulacan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (10) | Antonio Villarama | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Angat, Baliuag, Bocaue, Marilao, Meycauayan, Norzagaray, Obando, Polo, San Ildefonso, San Jose del Monte, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Bulacan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| 11 | Alejo Santos | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1953 | 1st | Democratic Alliance | Elected in 1946. Oath of office deferred due to electoral protests against Democratic Alliance candidates. |
1946–1961 Angat, Baliuag, Bocaue, Marilao, Meycauayan, Norzagaray, Obando, Polo, San Ildefonso, San Jose del Monte, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria | |
| 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1949. | ||||||
| 12 | Rogaciano M. Mercado | December 30, 1953 | September 23, 1972 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | ||
| 4th | Re-elected in 1957. | |||||||
| 5th | Re-elected in 1961. | 1961–1965 Angat, Baliuag, Bocaue, Marilao, Meycauayan, Norzagaray, Obando, Polo, San Ildefonso, San Jose del Monte, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria, Valenzuela | ||||||
| 6th | Re-elected in 1965. | 1965–1972 Angat, Baliuag, Bocaue, Marilao, Meycauayan, Norzagaray, Obando, San Ildefonso, San Jose del Monte, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria, Valenzuela | ||||||
| 7th | Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | |||||||
| District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region III's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Bulacan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
Bulacan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987.[8][9] | ||||||||
| 13 | Vicente C. Rivera Jr. | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | Liberal | Elected in 1987. | 1987–2022 Balagtas, Baliwag, Bocaue, Bustos, Guiguinto, Pandi, Plaridel | |
| 14 | Pedro Pancho | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 2001 | 9th | Lakas | Elected in 1992. | ||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 11th | Re-elected in 1998. | |||||||
| 15 | Wilfrido B. Villarama | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2004 | 12th | Aksyon | Elected in 2001. | ||
| (14) | Pedro Pancho | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2013 | 13th | Lakas | Elected in 2004. | ||
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | |||||||
| 15th | NUP | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||
| 16 | Gavini C. Pancho | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 16th | NUP | Elected in 2013. | ||
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. | |||||||
| 18th | Re-elected in 2019. | |||||||
| 17 | Augustina Dominique C. Pancho | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | NUP | Elected in 2022. | 2022–present Baliwag, Bustos, Plaridel | |
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Ditse Tina Pancho | 137,276 | 80.63 | |
| NPC | FB Bermudez | 24,936 | 14.64 | |
| Independent | Jimmy Villafuerte | 4,746 | 2.78 | |
| Independent | Tony Deborja | 3,277 | 1.92 | |
| Total votes | 170,235 | 100 | ||
| NUP hold | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Apol Pancho | 287,118 | 93.16 | |
| Independent | Jimmy Villafuerte | 11,900 | 3.86 | |
| Independent | Raffy Avila | 9,178 | 2.97 | |
| Total votes | 308,196 | 100 | ||
| NUP hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Apol Pancho | 266,647 | ||
| Independent | Jaime Villafuerte | 11,609 | ||
| KBL | Louie Angeles | 3,587 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 49,234 | |||
| Total votes | 331,077 | |||
| NUP hold | ||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Gavini Pancho | 143,705 | 54.33 | |
| Liberal | Pedrito Canisio Mendoza | 88,285 | 33.38 | |
| Independent | Jimmy Villafuerte | 5,092 | 1.93 | |
| Independent | Joseph Cristobal | 2,274 | 0.86 | |
| PDP–Laban | Antonio Deborja | 729 | 0.28 | |
| Margin of victory | 55,420 | 20.95% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 24,396 | 9.22 | ||
| Total votes | 264,481 | 100.00 | ||
| NUP hold | ||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Pedro Pancho | 145,133 | 53.99 | |
| Liberal | Ambrosio Cruz, Jr. | 118,489 | 44.07 | |
| Independent | Jimmy Villafuerte | 5,215 | 1.94 | |
| Valid ballots | 268,837 | 96.06 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 11,017 | 3.94 | ||
| Total votes | 279,854 | 100.00 | ||
| Lakas–Kampi hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b 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
- ^ Executive Order No. 401, s. 1960 (July 21, 1960), Creating the municipality of Valenzuela in the province of Bulacan, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved April 24, 2022
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- ^ Republic Act No. 11546 (August 13, 2021), An Act Reapportioning the Province of Bulacan into Six (6) Legislative Districts, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved August 13, 2021
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