Legislative districts of Leyte

The Legislative districts of Leyte, namely the first, second, third, fourth and fifth districts, are the representations of the Province of Leyte in the Philippine House of Representatives.

Leyte was divided into four congressional districts from 1907 until 1931, when it was redistricted to five congressional districts by virtue of Act No. 3788.

After the creation of Southern Leyte as a separate province in 1959, Leyte's representation was reduced to four congressional districts starting 1961. As a consequence, the province's districts were re-enumerated, with the remaining first, second, fourth and fifth districts re-designated as the third, fourth, first and second districts, respectively.

It was part of the representation of Region VIII from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected 5 assemblymen at-large. In 1986, it was redistricted to five congressional districts. Biliran was last represented as part of Leyte's third district in 1995.

1st District

• City: Tacloban City
• Municipalities: Alangalang, Babatngon, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tanauan, Tolosa
• Population (2010): 458,915

Map of the current 1st District of Leyte

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Cirilo Roy G. Montejo
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998	Imelda R. Marcos^1
11th Congress 1998–2001	Alfred S. Romualdez
12th Congress 2001–2004	Mario Teodoro E. Failon (Mario Teodoro F. Etong)^2
13th Congress 2004–2007	Remedios L. Petilla
14th Congress 2007–2010	Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016

^1 Assumed office on October 27, 1995, after the Supreme Court dismissed the disqualification case filed against her for supposedly failing to meet residency requirements.

^2 Mario Teodoro F. Etong was the name he used on his Certificate of Candidacy.

1907–1931

• Municipalities: Baybay, Caibiran, Kawayan (Almeria), Leyte, Merida, Naval, Ormoc, Palompon, San Isidro, Biliran (re-established 1909), Villaba (re-established 1909), Maripipi (re-established 1914), Albuera (re-established 1917), Calubian (re-established 1919)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Quiremon Alkuino
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Estanislao Granados
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Manuel Veloso
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Francisco D. Enage
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Carlos Tan
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Juan Veloso
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Bernardo Torres

1931–1961

• Municipalities: Biliran, Caibiran, Calubian, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Merida, Naval, Palompon, San Isidro, Villaba, Isabel (re-established 1947), Almeria (re-established 1948), Cabucgayan (established 1949), Tabango (established 1949), Culaba (re-established 1953), Matag-ob (established 1957)

Period	Representative
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Carlos Tan
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Jose Ma. Veloso
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941	Carlos Tan
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946	Mateo Canonoy
1st Congress 1946–1949	Carlos Tan^1
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Mateo Canonoy
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Carlos Tan
4th Congress 1957–1961	Marcelino R. Veloso

^1 Proclaimed as senator in 1947 as per decision of Senate Electoral Tribunal dated December 16, 1949.

1961–1972

• Cities and Municipalities: Abuyog, Babatngon, Dulag, Javier (Bugho), MacArthur, Mahaplag, Mayorga, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tacloban City, Tanauan, Tolosa

Period	Representative
5th Congress 1961–1965	Daniel Zialcita Romualdez (1907–1965)
6th Congress 1965–1969	Artemio E. Mate
7th Congress 1969–1972

2nd District

• Municipalities: Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, MacArthur, Mayorga, Pastrana, Tabontabon, Tunga
• Population (2010): 367,908

Map of the current 2nd District of Leyte

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Manuel L. Horca, Jr.
9th Congress 1992–1995	Sergio Antonio F. Apostol
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001
12th Congress 2001–2004	Trinidad G. Apostol
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013	Sergio Antonio F. Apostol
16th Congress 2013–2016

1907–1931

• Municipalities: Bato, Cabalian, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Liloan, Maasin, Malitbog, Matalom, Pintuyan (San Ricardo), Sogod, Macrohon (re-established 1908), Libagon (Sogod Sur) (re-established 1913)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Florentino Peñaranda
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Francisco Zialcita
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Dalmacio Costas
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Ciriaco K. Kangleon
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Tomas Oppus
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931

1931–1961

• Municipalities: Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Matalom, Ormoc (became city 1947), Kananga (established 1950)

Period	Representative
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Pacifico Ybañez
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Dominador M. Tan
1st National Assembly 1935–1938
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946
1st Congress 1946–1949	Domingo Veloso
2nd Congress 1949–1953
3rd Congress 1953–1957
4th Congress 1957–1961	Alberto Aguja

1961–1972

• Municipalities: Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, Pastrana, Tabontabon, Tunga

Period	Representative
5th Congress 1961–1965	Primo Avestruz Villasin
6th Congress 1965–1969	Salud Vivero Parreño
7th Congress 1969–1972

3rd District

• Municipalities: Calubian, Leyte, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba
• Population (2010): 166,429

Map of the current 3rd District of Leyte

Period	Representative
10th Congress 1995–1998	Alberto S. Veloso
11th Congress 1998–2001	Eduardo K. Veloso
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Andres D. Salvacion, Jr.
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016

1907–1931

• Municipalities: Abuyog, Barugo, Burauen, Carigara, Dagami, Hinunangan, Jaro, Pastrana (re-established 1909), Hinundayan (re-established 1910), La Paz (re-established 1910), Capoocan (re-established 1917), Anahawan (Delgado) (re-established 1929)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Florentino Peñaranda
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Abdon Marchadesch
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Miguel Romualdez
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Segundo Apostol
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Julio Siayangco
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Jose Ma. Veloso
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Ruperto Kapunan
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Jorge B. Delgado

1931–1961

• Municipalities: Anahawan, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Pintuyan, San Juan (Cabalian), Sogod, Bontoc (established 1950), Silago (established 1950), Saint Bernard (established 1950), Padre Burgos (established 1957)

Period	Representative
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Tomas Oppus
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935
1st National Assembly 1935–1938
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946
1st Congress 1946–1949	Francisco M. Pajao
2nd Congress 1949–1953
3rd Congress 1953–1957
4th Congress 1957–1961	Nicanor E. Yñiguez

1961–1972

• Municipalities: Almeria, Biliran, Cabucgayan, Caibiran, Calubian, Culaba, Isabel, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Matag-ob, Merida, Naval, Palompon, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba

Period	Representative
5th Congress 1961–1965	Marcelino R. Veloso
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972

1987–1995

• Municipalities: Almeria, Biliran, Cabucgayan, Caibiran, Calubian, Culaba, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Naval, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Alberto S. Veloso
9th Congress 1992–1995

4th District

• City: Ormoc City
• Municipalities: Albuera, Isabel, Kananga, Matag-ob, Merida, Palompon
• Population (2010): 421,849

Map of the current 4th District of Leyte

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Carmelo J. Locsin
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Ma. Victoria L. Locsin
12th Congress 2001–2004	Eufrocino M. Codilla, Sr.
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013	Lucy T. Gomez^1
16th Congress 2013–2016	Lucy T. Gomez

^1 Ordered removed by the Supreme Court on March 19, 2013 after ruling she “did not validly substitute” her husband Richard Gomez in the May 2010 elections.

1907–1931

• Municipalities: Alangalang, Babatngon, Dulag, Palo, Tacloban, Tanauan, Tolosa, San Miguel (re-established 1909)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Jaime C. De Veyra
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Francisco D. Enage
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Ruperto Kapunan
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Filomeno Montejo
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Cirilo Bayaya

1931–1961

• Municipalities: Abuyog, Babatngon, Dulag, Palo, San Miguel, Tacloban (became city 1954), Tanauan, Tolosa, Santa Fe (established 1949), MacArthur (established 1954), Mayorga (established 1955), Mahaplag (established 1957), Bugho (established 1961)

Period	Representative
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Cirilo Bayaya
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Fortunato M. Sevilla
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Francisco D. Enage
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941	Norberto Romualdez
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946	Filomeno Montejo
1st Congress 1946–1949	Juan R. Perez
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Daniel Z. Romualdez
3rd Congress 1953–1957
4th Congress 1957–1961

1961–1972

• Cities and Municipalities: Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Kananga, Matalom, Ormoc City

Period	Representative
5th Congress 1961–1965	Dominador M. Tan
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972	Rodolfo Rivilla

5th District

• City: Baybay City
• Municipalities: Abuyog, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Javier, Mahaplag, Matalom
• Population (2010): 374,057

Map of the current 5th District of Leyte

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Eriberto V. Loreto
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Ma. Catalina L. Loreto-Go
12th Congress 2001–2004	Carmen L. Cari
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013	Jose Carlos L. Cari
16th Congress 2013–2016

1931–1961

• Municipalities: Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, La Paz, Pastrana, Tunga (established 1949), Julita (established 1949), Tabontabon (established 1950)

Period	Representative
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Ruperto Kapunan
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Jorge B. Delgado
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Ruperto Kapunan
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946	Jose Ma. Veloso
1st Congress 1946–1949	Atilano R. Cinco
2nd Congress 1949–1953
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Alberto T. Aguja
4th Congress 1957–1961

At-Large (defunct)

Period	Representative
National Assembly 1943–1944	Bernardo Torres
	Jose Ma. Veloso
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Damian V. Aldaba
	Artemio E. Mate
	Emiliano J. Melgazo
	Benjamin T. Romualdez
	Alberto S. Veloso

See also

• Legislative district of Biliran
• Legislative district of Southern Leyte

References

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library