Camarines Sur's 2nd congressional district explained

Camarines Sur's 2nd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1919.^[2] The district consists of the west central Camarines Sur municipalities of Gainza, Libmanan, Milaor, Minalabac, Pamplona, Pasacao and San Fernando. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Luis Raymund Villafuerte of the National Unity Party (NUP).^[3]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
		Start	End
Camarines Sur's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
District created March 3, 1919.[4]
1		Honesto P. Obias	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Demócrata	Elected in 1919.	1919–1935 Baao, Bato, Buhi, Bula, Caramoan, Goa, Iriga, Lagonoy, Nabua, Pili, Sagñay, San Jose, Siruma, Tigaon, Tinambac
2		Sulpicio V. Cea	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Demócrata	Elected in 1922.
3		Manuel Fuentebella	June 2, 1925	June 2, 1931	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
					8th		Re-elected in 1928.
4		Severo Cea	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Demócrata	Elected in 1931.
5		Luís N. de León	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
Camarines Sur's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(5)		Luís N. de León	September 16, 1935	May 25, 1937	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935. Election annulled by electoral commission after an electoral protest.	1935–1941 Baao, Bato, Buhi, Bula, Caramoan, Goa, Iriga, Lagonoy, Nabua, Pili, Sagñay, San Jose, Siruma, Tigaon, Tinambac
6		José Fuentebella	May 25, 1937	December 30, 1941		Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Declared winner of 1935 elections.
					2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Camarines Sur'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
Camarines Sur's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(6)		José Fuentebella	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Baao, Bato, Buhi, Bula, Caramoan, Goa, Iriga, Lagonoy, Nabua, Pili, Sagñay, San Jose, Siruma, Tigaon, Tinambac
	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
		Start	End
Camarines Sur's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
7		Sebastián C. Moll Jr.	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Baao, Bato, Buhi, Bula, Caramoan, Goa, Iriga, Lagonoy, Nabua, Pili, Sagñay, San Jose, Siruma, Tigaon, Tinambac
8		Edmundo B. Cea	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.	1949–1953 Baao, Bato, Buhi, Bula, Caramoan, Garchitorena, Goa, Iriga, Lagonoy, Nabua, Ocampo, Pili, Sagñay, San Jose, Siruma, Tigaon, Tinambac
9		Félix Fuentebella	December 30, 1953	September 23, 1972	3rd	Nacionalista		Elected in 1953.	1953–1969 Baao, Balatan, Bato, Buhi, Bula, Caramoan, Garchitorena, Goa, Iriga, Lagonoy, Nabua, Ocampo, Pili, Sagñay, San Jose, Siruma, Tigaon, Tinambac
					4th		Re-elected in 1957.
					5th		Re-elected in 1961.
					6th		Re-elected in 1965.
					7th		Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.	1969–1972 Baao, Balatan, Bato, Buhi, Bula, Caramoan, Garchitorena, Goa, Iriga, Lagonoy, Nabua, Ocampo, Pili, Presentacion, Sagñay, San Jose, Siruma, Tigaon, Tinambac
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Camarines Sur's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
10		Raul Roco	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	UNIDO	Elected in 1987.	1987–2010 Bombon, Calabanga, Camaligan, Canaman, Gainza, Magarao, Milaor, Naga, Ocampo, Pili
						LDP
11		Celso O. Baguio	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th	PMP	Elected in 1992.
12		Leopoldo E. San Buenaventura	June 30, 1995	June 30, 1998	10th	PRP	Elected in 1995.
13		Jaime D. Jacob	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	Aksyon	Elected in 1998.
14		Sulpicio S. Roco	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th	Aksyon	Elected in 2001.
15		Luis Villafuerte	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2010	13th	KAMPI	Elected in 2004.
					14th	NPC	Re-elected in 2007. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
16		Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	15th	Lakas	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 2010.	2010–present Gainza, Libmanan, Milaor, Minalabac, Pamplona, Pasacao, San Fernando
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
17		Luis Raymund Villafuerte	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.
					19th	NUP	Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Camarines Sur

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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. October 6, 2023.
2. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . April 24, 2020 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
3. Web site: House Members . . April 24, 2020.
4. Act. 2809. March 3, 1919. An Act to Authorize the Segregation of Camarines Norte From the Province of Ambos Camarines and Re-establishment of the Former Province of Camarines Norte. And for Other Purposes . Lawyerly . April 24, 2019.