Cebu's 5th congressional district

Cebu's 5th congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Cebu's 5th congressional district in Cebu
Location of Cebu within the Philippines
Province	Cebu
Region	Central Visayas
Population	643,946 (2020) [1]
Electorate	397,223 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	11 LGUs Cities Danao Municipalities Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Liloan Pilar Poro San Francisco Sogod Tudela
Area	877.67 km2 (338.87 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Vincent Franco D. Frasco
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Cebu's 5th 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 city of Danao and adjacent municipalities in the northeast and the Camotes Islands: Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Compostela, Liloan, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod and Tudela. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Vincent Franco D. Frasco of the National Unity Party (NUP). ^[4]

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it consisted of the southern municipalities of Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, and Santander.

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created January 9, 1907. [5] [6]
1			Troadio Galicano	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1912	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan
						2nd		Re-elected in 1909.
2			Mariano Jesús Cuenco	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
(2)			Mariano Jesús Cuenco	October 16, 1916	June 5, 1928	4th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan
						5th		Re-elected in 1919.	1919–1935 Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander
						6th	Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Re-elected in 1922.
						7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
3			Tomás N. Alonso	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
4			Miguel Cuenco	June 2, 1931	September 16, 1935	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
						10th	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
(4)			Miguel Cuenco	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Re-elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Cebu's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(4)			Miguel Cuenco	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
5			Leandro Tojong	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1972 Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander
(4)			Miguel Cuenco	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1965	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.
						3rd		Re-elected in 1953.
						4th		Re-elected in 1957.
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.
6			Antonio Cuenco	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
7			Emerito S. Calderón	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	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.
8			Ramon D. Durano III	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Compostela, Danao, Liloan, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, Tudela
						9th	NPC	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995.
9			Ace Durano	June 30, 1998	August 19, 2004	11th	NPC	Elected in 1998.
						12th		Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Tourism.
10			Ramon Durano VI	June 9, 2005	June 30, 2013		NPC	Elected in 2005 to finish his brother's term.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
						15th		Re-elected in 2010.
(9)			Ace Durano	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
(10)			Ramon Durano VI	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	NPC	Elected in 2016.
11			Vincent Franco D. Frasco	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	Lakas	Elected in 2019.
						19th	NUP	Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Vincent Franco Frasco	152,435	56.61
	NPC	Ramon Durano VI	116,826	43.38
Total votes			269,261	100.00

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Ramon Durano VI	168,650	87.49
	UNA	Gilbert Wagas	24,122	12.51
Total votes			192,772	100.00

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Joseph Ace Durano	162,036	65.11
	1-Cebu	Alfie Pepito	21,936	8.81
	Independent	Gilbert Wagas	10,120	4.07
Valid ballots			194,092	78.00
Invalid or blank votes			54,578	22.00
Total votes			248,850	100.00
	Liberal gain from NPC

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Ramon Durano VI	163,874	78.66
	Liberal	Jesus Durano Jr.	24,441	11.73
	PMP	Gilbert Wagas	16,057	7.71
	Independent	Adonis Montecillo	3,951	1.90
Valid ballots			208,323	86.27
Invalid or blank votes			33,156	13.73
Total votes			241,479	100.00
	NPC hold

2005 special

2005 Cebu's 5th congressional district special election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ramon Durano VI	Nationalist People's Coalition	113,589	94.94
	Dean Severo Dosado	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	4,345	3.63
	Wilfredo Tuadles	Independent	1,711	1.43
Total			119,645	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				48.56
Majority			109,244	91.31
	Nationalist People's Coalition gain from Lakas–NUCD–UMDP

See also

• Legislative districts of Cebu

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. "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 July 12, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 27, 2020.
5. "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
6. 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 27, 2020.