Cebu's 5th congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu. 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 Danao and adjacent municipalities in the northeast and the Camotes Islands: Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Compostela, Liloan, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod and Tudela. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Vincent Franco D. Frasco of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]
| Cebu's 5th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of Cebu's 5th congressional district in Cebu | |
 Location of Cebu within the Philippines | |
| Province | Cebu |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Population | 643,946 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 397,223 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | |
| Area | 877.67 km2 (338.87 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Vincent Franco D. Frasco |
| Political party | NUP |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it consisted of the southern municipalities of Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, and Santander.
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 5th district for the Philippine Assemblyedit | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[5][6] | ||||||||
| 1 | Troadio Galicano | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1912 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan | |
| 2nd | Re-elected in 1909. | |||||||
| 2 | Mariano Jesús Cuenco | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. | ||
Cebu's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islandsedit | ||||||||
| (2) | Mariano Jesús Cuenco | October 16, 1916 | June 5, 1928 | 4th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1916. | 1916–1919 Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan | |
| 5th | Re-elected in 1919. | 1919–1935 Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander | ||||||
| 6th | Nacionalista Unipersonalista |
Re-elected in 1922. | ||||||
| 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Re-elected in 1925. | ||||||
| 3 | Tomás N. Alonso | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1928. | ||
| 4 | Miguel Cuenco | June 2, 1931 | September 16, 1935 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. | ||
| 10th | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Re-elected in 1934. | ||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 5th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)edit | ||||||||
| (4) | Miguel Cuenco | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander | |
| 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | ||||||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Cebu'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 | |||||||
Cebu's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (4) | Miguel Cuenco | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| 5 | Leandro Tojong | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Liberal | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1972 Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander | |
| (4) | Miguel Cuenco | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1965 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1949. | ||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1953. | |||||||
| 4th | Re-elected in 1957. | |||||||
| 5th | Re-elected in 1961. | |||||||
| 6 | Antonio Cuenco | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1969 | 6th | Liberal | Elected in 1965. | ||
| 7 | Emerito S. Calderón | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | ||
| District dissolved into the thirteen-seat Region VII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Cebu's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 8 | Ramon D. Durano III | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Compostela, Danao, Liloan, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, Tudela | |
| 9th | NPC | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||
| 10th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1995. | ||||||
| 9 | Ace Durano | June 30, 1998 | August 19, 2004 | 11th | NPC | Elected in 1998. | ||
| 12th | Re-elected in 2001. | |||||||
| 13th | Re-elected in 2004. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Tourism. | |||||||
| 10 | Ramon Durano VI | June 9, 2005 | June 30, 2013 | NPC | Elected in 2005 to finish Durano's term. | |||
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | |||||||
| 15th | Re-elected in 2010. | |||||||
| (9) | Ace Durano | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2016 | 16th | Liberal | Elected in 2013. | ||
| (10) | Ramon Durano VI | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | 17th | NPC | Elected in 2016. | ||
| 11 | Vincent Franco D. Frasco | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | Lakas | Elected in 2019. | ||
| 19th | NUP | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
Election results
edit2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas | Vincent Franco Frasco | 152,435 | 56.61 | |
| NPC | Ramon Durano VI | 116,826 | 43.38 | |
| Total votes | 269,261 | 100.00 | ||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Ramon Durano VI | 168,650 | 87.5 | |
| UNA | Gilbert Wagas | 24,122 | 12.5 | |
| Total votes | 192,772 | 100.00 | ||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph Ace Durano | 162,036 | 65.11 | |||
| 1-Cebu | Alfie Pepito | 21,936 | 8.81 | |||
| Independent | Gilbert Wagas | 10,120 | 4.07 | |||
| Valid ballots | 194,092 | 78.00 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 54,578 | 22.00 | ||||
| Total votes | 248,850 | 100.00 | ||||
| Liberal gain from NPC | ||||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Ramon Durano VI | 163,874 | 78.66 | |
| Liberal | Jesus Durano Jr. | 24,441 | 11.73 | |
| PMP | Gilbert Wagas | 16,057 | 7.71 | |
| Independent | Adonis Montecillo | 3,951 | 1.90 | |
| Valid ballots | 208,323 | 86.27 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 33,156 | 13.73 | ||
| Total votes | 241,479 | 100.00 | ||
| NPC hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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 July 12, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". 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 27, 2020.