Batangas's 6th congressional district

Batangas's 6th congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Batangas's 6th congressional district in Batangas
Location of Batangas within the Philippines
Province	Batangas
Region	Calabarzon
Population	372,931 (2020) [1]
Electorate	257,401 (2025) [2]
Major settlements	Lipa
Area	209.40 km2 (80.85 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2015
Representative	Ryan Christian Recto
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Majority

Batangas's 6th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Batangas. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2016. ^[3] The district consists of Lipa. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Ryan Christian Recto of the Nacionalista Party (NP). ^{[4] [5]}

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Tenure		Congress	Party	Electoral History	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created August 19, 2015 from Batangas's 4th district. [6]
1			Vilma Santos-Recto (born 1953)	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	Liberal	Elected in 2016.	2016–present Lipa
						18th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2019.
2			Ralph Recto (born 1964)	June 30, 2022	January 12, 2024	19th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2022. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Finance.
—		Vacant		January 12, 2024	June 30, 2025		Martin Romualdez (Leyte–1st) was designated as the caretaker of the district. [7]
3			Ryan Recto (born 1996)	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election in Batangas's 6th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Ryan Recto	92,823	45.94%
	Partido ng Masang Lipeño	Bernadette Sabili	72,976	36.11%
	Independent	Mario Panganiban	20,872	10.33%
	Independent	Rodel Lacorte	15,398	7.62%
Total votes			202,069	100.00%
	Nacionalista hold

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Batangas's 6th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Ralph Recto	161,540	82.96%
Invalid or blank votes			33,172	17.04
Total votes			194,712	100.00%
	Nacionalista hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Batangas's 6th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Vilma Santos-Recto (incumbent)	96,743	61.01
	NPC	Meynardo Sabili	61,821	38.99
Total votes			158,564	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Batangas's 6th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Vilma Santos-Recto	83,492	56.13%
	NUP	Bernadette Sabili	60,472	40.65%
Margin of victory			23,020	15.48%
Valid ballots			143,964	96.78%
Invalid or blank votes			4,796	3.22%
Total votes			148,760	100%
	Liberal win (new seat)

See also

• Legislative districts of Batangas

References

1. 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.
2. "Data on the Total Number Established and Clustered Precincts, Registered Voters and Voting Centers" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 14, 2023.
5. Gita-Carlos, Ruth Abbey (January 11, 2024). "Ralph Recto to take oath as Finance chief on Jan. 12" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
6. Republic Act No. 10673 (August 19, 2015), An Act Reapportioning the Province of Batangas into six (6) Legislative Districts (PDF), retrieved June 13, 2016
7. Porcalla, Delon (June 29, 2024). "Romualdez is caretaker of Batangas 6th district". The Philippine Star . Retrieved January 24, 2024.