Cebu's 6th congressional district Legislative district of the Philippines
Cebu's 6th congressional district Boundary of Cebu's 6th congressional district in
Cebu Province Cebu Region Central Visayas Population 218,607 (2020)[ 1] Electorate 140,635 (2022)[ 2] Major settlements Area 89.05 km2 (34.38 sq mi) Created 1907 Representative Daphne Lagon Political party Lakas–CMD Congressional bloc Majority
Cebu's 6th 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 eastern municipalities of Consolacion and Cordova , and previously included the city of Lapu-Lapu until 2010 and the city of Mandaue until 2022. Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it encompassed the western municipalities of Aloguinsan , Barili , Dumanjug , Pinamungajan , and Ronda , and the city of Toledo . It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Daphne Lagon of the Lakas–CMD .[ 4]
Representation history
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District created January 9, 1907.[ 5] [ 6]
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Casiano Causing
October 16, 1907
October 16, 1909
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1907 .
1907–1916 Aloguinsan , Barili , Dumanjug , Pinamungajan , Toledo
2
Vicente Lozada
October 16, 1909
October 16, 1916
2nd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1909 .
3rd
Re-elected in 1912 .
Cebu's 6th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
3
Miguel Raffiñan
October 16, 1916
June 6, 1922
4th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1916 .
1916–1935 Aloguinsan , Barili , Dumanjug , Pinamungajan , Ronda , Toledo
5th
Re-elected in 1919 .
4
Nicolas Rafols
June 6, 1922
June 2, 1925
6th
Demócrata
Elected in 1922 .
5
Pastor B. Noel
June 2, 1925
June 5, 1928
7th
Nacionalista Consolidado
Elected in 1925 .
(4 )
Nicolas Rafols
June 5, 1928
June 2, 1931
8th
Demócrata
Elected in 1928 .
(3 )
Miguel Raffiñan
June 2, 1931
June 5, 1934
9th
Nacionalista Consolidado
Elected in 1931 .
(4 )
Nicolas Rafols
June 5, 1934
September 16, 1935
10th
Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia
Elected in 1934 .
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Nicolas Rafols
September 16, 1935
December 30, 1938
1st
Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia
Re-elected in 1935 .
1935–1941 Aloguinsan , Barili , Dumanjug , Pinamungajan , Ronda , Toledo
(3 )
Miguel Raffiñan
December 30, 1938
December 30, 1941
2nd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1938 .
District dissolved into the two-seat Cebu's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) .
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Cebu's 6th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(4 )
Nicolas Rafols
June 9, 1945
May 25, 1946
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1941 .
1945–1946 Aloguinsan , Barili , Dumanjug , Pinamungajan , Ronda , Toledo
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Nicolas Rafols
May 25, 1946
May 2, 1947
1st
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1946 . Died.
1946–1972 Aloguinsan , Barili , Dumanjug , Pinamungajan , Ronda , Toledo
6
Manuel A. Zosa
November 11, 1947
December 30, 1953
Nacionalista
Elected in 1947 to finish Rafols's term.
2nd
Re-elected in 1949 .
7
Santiago Lucero
December 30, 1953
March 1, 1956
3rd
Liberal
Elected in 1953 . Election annulled by House electoral tribunal after an electoral protest.
(6 )
Manuel A. Zosa
March 1, 1956
December 30, 1965
Nacionalista
Declared winner of 1953 elections.
4th
Re-elected in 1957 .
5th
Re-elected in 1961 .
8
Amado Arrieta
December 30, 1965
December 30, 1969
6th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1965 .
(6 )
Manuel A. Zosa
December 30, 1969
September 23, 1972
7th
Liberal
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.
9
Vicente de la Serna
June 30, 1987
June 30, 1992
8th
PDP–Laban (Panaghiusa)
Elected in 1987 .
1987–2010 Consolacion , Cordova , Lapu-Lapu City , Mandaue
10
Nerissa Soon-Ruiz
June 30, 1992
June 30, 1998
9th
NPC
Elected in 1992 .
10th
Lakas
Re-elected in 1995 .
11
Efren T. Herrera
June 30, 1998
June 30, 2001
11th
LAMMP
Elected in 1998 .
(10 )
Nerissa Soon-Ruiz
June 30, 2001
June 30, 2010
12th
NPC (Alayon)
Elected in 2001 .
13th
KAMPI
Re-elected in 2004 .
14th
Lakas
Re-elected in 2007 .
Nacionalista
12
Luigi Quisumbing
June 30, 2010
June 30, 2016
15th
Lakas
Elected in 2010 .
2010–2022 Consolacion , Cordova , Mandaue
16th
Liberal
Re-elected in 2013 .
13
Jonas Cortes
June 30, 2016
June 30, 2019
17th
PDP–Laban
Elected in 2016 .
14
Emmarie M. Ouano-Dizon
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
18th
PDP–Laban
Elected in 2019 . Redistricted to Mandaue's at-large district .
15
Daphne Lagon
June 30, 2022
Incumbent
19th
Lakas
Elected in 2022 .
2022–present Consolacion , Cordova
Election results
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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 September 19, 2023 .
^ "Roster of Philippine legislators" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
^ "House Members" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 28, 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 28, 2020 .