Cebu City's 1st congressional district

Cebu City's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Cebu City's 1st congressional district in Cebu City
Location of Cebu City within Cebu
City	Cebu
Region	Central Visayas
Population	396,099 (2015) [1]
Electorate	325,577 (2019) [2]
Major settlements	46 barangays Barangays Adlaon Agsungot Apas Bacayan Banilad Binaliw Budlaan Busay Cambinocot Capitol Site Carreta Cogon Ramos Day‑as Ermita Guba Hipodromo Kalubihan Kamagayan Kamputhaw (Camputhaw) Kasambagan Lahug Lorega‑San Miguel Lusaran Luz Mabini Mabolo Malubog Pahina Central Pari-an Paril Pit-os Pulangbato Sambag I Sambag II San Antonio San Jose San Roque Santa Cruz Santo Niño (Central) Sirao T. Padilla (Villa Gonzalo) Talamban Taptap Tejero Tinago Zapatera
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Rachel del Mar
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Minority

Cebu City's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Cebu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. ^[3] The district consists of forty six barangays of the city locally referred to as the "North District". It was represented in the 19th Congress by Rachel del Mar of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). ^[4]

Representation history

Since the creation of the seat in 1987, it has always been held by members of the Del Mar family.

No.	Image		Member	Term	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Cebu City's 1st District for House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987.
1			Raul V. del Mar [5]	June 30, 1987 — June 30, 1998	8th	LABAN Local: Panaghiusa	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Adlaon, Agsungot, Apas, Bacayan, Banilad, Binaliw, Budlaan, Busay, Cambinocot, Capitol Site, Carreta, Cogon Ramos, Day‑as, Ermita, Guba, Hipodromo, Kalubihan, Kamagayan, Kamputhaw (Camputhaw), Kasambagan, Lahug, Lorega‑San Miguel, Lusaran, Luz, Mabini, Mabolo, Malubog, Pahina Central, Pari-an, Paril, Pit-os, Pulangbato, Sambag I, Sambag II, San Antonio, San Jose, San Roque, Santa Cruz, Santo Niño (Central), Sirao, T. Padilla (Villa Gonzalo), Talamban, Taptap, Tejero, Tinago, Zapatera
					9th	LDP Local: BOPK or Panaghiusa	Re-elected in 1992.
					10th	Lakas Local: BOPK	Re-elected in 1995.
2			Raoul B. del Mar [5]	June 30, 1998 — June 30, 2001	11th	PROMDI Local: BOPK	Elected in 1998.
(1)			Raul V. del Mar	June 30, 2001 — June 30, 2010	12th	Lakas Local: BOPK	Elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
3			Rachel Marguerite B. del Mar	June 30, 2010 — June 30, 2013	15th	Liberal Local: BOPK	Elected in 2010.
(1)			Raul V. del Mar	June 30, 2013 — November 16, 2020	16th	Liberal Local: BOPK	Elected in 2013.
					17th		Re-elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019. Died in office.
—	Vacant			November 16, 2020 — June 30, 2022		No special election held to fill vacancy.
(3)			Rachel Marguerite B. del Mar	June 30, 2022 — Incumbent	19th	NPC Local: BOPK	Elected in 2022
					20th	NPC Local: KUSUG	Re-elected in 2025

Election results

2025

Incumbent Rachel del Mar (Nationalist People's Coalition) ran for a second term. She was previously elected in 2022 with 45.99% of the vote and a 50,350 vote (20.65%) margin over her closest opponent.

Del Mar ran against three other candidates, including Cebu City councilor Mary Ann de los Santos (Liberal Party-BOPK) and Cebu City Liga ng mga Barangay president Franklyn Ong (Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino). ^{[6] [7] [8]} Both Del Mar and Ong ran under BOPK in the previous election, with Del Mar defecting from her late father Raul's longtime party in favor of incumbent mayor Raymond Garcia's Kugi Uswag Sugbo. ^[6]

Del Mar won re-election, albeit with a decreased margin of 23,876 votes (9.56%), over second-placer Ong.

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Rachel del Mar	105,581	42.26
	LDP	Franklyn Ong	81,705	32.70
	Liberal	Mary Ann de los Santos	60,282	24.12
	Independent	Bert Lerios	2,257	0.90
Total votes			249,825	100%
Margin of victory			23,876	9.56

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Rachel del Mar	117,512	45.99%
	PDP–Laban	Prisca Niña Mabatid	64,447	25.22%
	NUP	Richard Edison Yap	52,982	20.73%
	Lakas	Avenescio Piramide	18,627	7.29%
	Independent	Manuel Momongan	1,929	0.75%
Total votes			243,785	100%
Margin of victory			50,350	20.65%

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Raul del Mar (incumbent)	135,528	61.34
	PDP–Laban	Richard Edison Yap	81,575	36.92
	Independent	Florencio Villarin	2,244	1.02
	Independent	Ricardo Dungog	1,609	0.73
Total votes			220,956	100.00
Margin of victory			53,953	24.42
	Liberal hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Raul del Mar (incumbent)	134,940	66.26
	UNA	Alvin Garcia	64,348	31.60
	Independent	Ricardo Adlawan	2,400	1.18
	Independent	Juan Arenasa	1,952	0.96
Total votes			203,640	100.00
Margin of victory			70,592	34.66
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Raul del Mar	133,149	74.55
	UNA	Annabelle Rama	35,716	20.00
	Independent	Marlo Maamo	7,092	3.97
	Independent	Florencio Villarin	1,558	0.87
	Independent	Don Navarro	442	0.25
	Independent	Junex Doronio	353	0.20
	Independent	Vic Mañalac	287	0.16
Total votes			178,597	100.00
Margin of victory			97,433	54.55
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Rachel del Mar	98,501	58.49
	Nacionalista	Mary Ann De Los Santos	58,492	34.73
	PGRP	Jacinto Del Mar	5,555	3.30
	Independent	Isabelo Osmeña, Sr.	2,405	1.43
	Independent	Francisco Ashley Acedillo	2,052	1.22
	Independent	Florencio Villarin	1,082	0.64
	Independent	Juan Arenasa	179	0.11
	Independent	Miguel Selim	151	0.09
Total votes			168,417	100.00
Margin of victory			40,009	23.76

2007

2007 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Raul del Mar (incumbent)	122,988	94.05
	GO	Florencio Villarin	7,153	5.47
	Independent	Juan Arenasa	627	0.48
Total votes			130,768	100.00
	Lakas hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Cebu City

References

1. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines) . Retrieved December 4, 2020.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved December 4, 2020.
5. Teehankee, Julio (2001). "Emerging Dynasties inthePost-Ma" (PDF). Philippine Social Science Council. pp. 58–60. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
6. Oliverio, Niña Mae C. (October 1, 2024). "Osmeña on Cutie's shift of alliance: Mary Ann is a better choice". Cebu Daily News.
7. Piquero, Pia (October 4, 2024). "Ong affirms 'very strong' alliance with Rama amid Ombud ruling". Cebu Daily News.
8. "CEBUCITY1STDISTRICT" (PDF). Commission on Elections.