Albay's 3rd congressional district

Albay's 3rd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map of Albay showing the location of its 3rd district
Location of Albay within the Philippines
Province	Albay
Region	Bicol Region
Population	489,114 (2020) [1]
Electorate	337,820 (2025)
Major settlements	7 LGUs Cities Ligao Municipalities Guinobatan Jovellar Libon Oas Pio Duran Polangui
Area	1,361.95 km2 (525.85 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Adrian Salceda
Political party	Lakas
Congressional bloc	Majority

Albay's 3rd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Albay. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. ^[2] The district consists of the city of Ligao and adjacent municipalities of Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Oas, Pio Duran and Polangui. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Adrian Salceda of the Lakas-CMD (Lakas). ^[3]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Place of Origin	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
					Start	End
District created January 9, 1907. [4] [5]
1			Ángel Roco	Guinobatan	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Progresista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
2			Félix Samson	Polangui	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
3			Ceferino Villareal	Guinobatan	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
4			Tomás Luna	Ligao	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Progresista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1931 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
5			Mariano O. Marbella	Guinobatan	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
6			Pedro Sabido	Polangui	June 6, 1922	June 5, 1934	6th	Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Elected in 1922.
							7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
							8th		Re-elected in 1928.
							9th		Re-elected in 1931.	1931–1935 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
7			Sulpicio V. Cea	Polangui	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Place of Origin	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
					Start	End
(6)			Pedro Sabido	Polangui	September 16, 1935	November 3, 1939	1st	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
							2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938. Resigned on appointment as National Abaca and other Fibers Corporation manager.
8			Marcial O. Rañola	Guinobatan	December 10, 1940	December 30, 1941		Nacionalista	Elected in 1940 to finish Sabido's term.
District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Image		Member	Place of Origin	Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
					Start	End
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(8)			Marcial O. Rañola	Guinobatan	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
#	Image		Member	Place of Origin	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
					Start	End
(8)			Marcial O. Rañola	Guinobatan	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1946.	1946–1969 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
9			Pío Duran	Guinobatan	December 30, 1949	February 28, 1961	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.
							3rd		Re-elected in 1953.
							4th		Re-elected in 1957. Died in office.
—	vacant				February 28, 1961	December 30, 1961		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
10			Josefina B. Duran	Guinobatan	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1969	5th	Liberal	Elected in 1961.
							6th		Re-elected in 1965.
11			Roberto M. Sabido	Polangui	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.	1969–1972 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Albay's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12			Elfren R. Sarte	Polangui	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	Liberal	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui
13			Al Francis Bichara	Ligao	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th	NPC	Elected in 1992.
14			Romeo R. Salalima	Polangui	June 30, 1995	June 30, 1998	10th	NPC	Elected in 1995.
15			Joey Salceda	Polangui	June 30, 1998	February 10, 2007	11th	Lakas	Elected in 1998.
							12th		Re-elected in 2001.
							13th		Re-elected in 2004. Resigned on appointment as presidential chief of staff.
—	vacant				February 10, 2007	June 30, 2007		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
16			Reno Lim	Polangui	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	NPC	Elected in 2007.
17			Fernando V. Gonzalez	Ligao City	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
							16th		Re-elected in 2013.
							17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
18			Fernando Cabredo	Ligao City	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
							19th	NUP	Re-elected in 2022.
19			Raymond Adrian E. Salceda	Polangui	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	Lakas	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Adrian Salceda	144,693	50.95%
	NUP	Fernando Cabredo (incumbent)	139,308	49.05%
Total votes			284,001	100.00%
Turnout			299,247	88.57%
	Lakas gain from NUP

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Fernando Cabredo	165,111	100
Total votes			165,111	100
	NUP hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Fernando Cabredo	107,384	52.18
	NPC	Reno Lim	88,745	43.12
	Independent	Mario Marcos	8,344	4.05
	Independent	Elmer Felix Pornel	1,316	0.63
Invalid or blank votes			30,776
Total votes			237,284
Margin of victory			18,639	9.06
	PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Fernando Gonzalez	174,554
	Independent	Oliver Olaybal	10,134
	Independent	Elmer Felix Pornel	2,803
Invalid or blank votes			40,554
Total votes			228,045
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Fernando Gonzalez	101,270	64.36
	Independent	Dante Arandia	40,634	25.82
Margin of victory			60,636	38.54%
Invalid or blank votes			15,449	9.82
Total votes			157,353	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Fernando Gonzalez	96,000	47.00
	NPC	Reno Lim	68,701	33.64
	Nacionalista	Brando Sael	23,487	11.50
	Independent	Armando Redillas	1,328	0.65
Valid ballots			189,516	92.79
Invalid or blank votes			14,715	7.21
Total votes			204,231	100.00
	Liberal gain from NPC

See also

• Legislative districts of Albay

References

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2. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
3. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 22, 2020.
4. "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
5. 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 22, 2020.