In the Philippines,provinces are one of its primary political and administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present,which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The local government units in the National Capital Region,as well as independent cities,are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor.
Davao del Sur,officially the Province of Davao del Sur,is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Digos. Davao City is the largest city in terms of area and population within the province's jurisdiction,yet it is administratively independent from the province;as such,Davao City is only grouped for geographical and statistical purposes and serves as the regional center of Davao Region.
The House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress,the bicameral legislature of the Philippines,with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly referred to as Congress,although the term collectively refers to both houses.
Davao del Norte,officially the Province of Davao del Norte,is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes Samal Island to the south in Davao Gulf.
Davao,officially the Province of Davao,was a province in the Philippines on the island of Mindanao. The old province is coterminous with the present-day Davao Region or Region XI. It was divided into three provinces of Davao del Norte,Davao Oriental,and Davao del Sur with the passage of Philippine Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8,1967. Two more provinces,Compostela Valley and Davao Occidental,were carved out of the territories of Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur respectively. The descendant provinces were reorganized into the current region in 2001.
Malita,officially the Municipality of Malita,is a municipality and capital of the province of Davao Occidental,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 118,197 people making it the most populous town in the province.
Santa Maria,officially the Municipality of Santa Maria,is a municipality in the province of Davao Occidental,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 57,526 people.
The legislative districts of Davao del Sur are the representations of the province of Davao del Sur in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district.
The legislative district of Davao was the representation of the historical province of Davao in the various national legislatures of the Philippines until its dissolution in 1967.
Marc Douglas Chan Cagas IV is a Filipino politician. A member of the Nacionalista Party,he was elected in 2007 as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the First District of Davao del Sur. He forfeited a run for re-election in 2013 in order to run for Governor of Davao del Sur. Cagas lost the election to the Liberal Party candidate,former Congressman Claude Bautista. In 2021,upon the death of his father he became governor of the province. Attended the University of the East,College of Law,1999 to 2004.
Franklin Peralta Bautista is a Filipino politician currently serving as Governor formerly serving as the first Vice Governor of the newly created Province of Davao Occidental. He has been elected to two terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the Second District of Davao del Sur. He first served from 1998 to 2001,and was again elected in 2007. He also served two non-consecutive terms as Mayor of Malita when the municipality was then part of Davao del Sur.
Davao Occidental,officially the Province of Davao Occidental,is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is the municipality of Malita,the most populous town in the province. To the east lies Davao Gulf. It also shares a maritime border with the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi to the south.
The first Davao Occidental local elections were held on May 9,2016,as part of the 2016 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a town mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the governor,vice-governor,and representative for the Lone District of Davao Occidental.
On October 28,2013,residents of Davao del Sur voted in a plebiscite to approve or disapprove the creation of the then proposed province of Davao Occidental.
The legislative districts of Davao Occidental are the representations of the province of Davao Occidental in the Congress of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district.
Davao Occidental's at-large congressional district is the congressional district of the Philippines in Davao Occidental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2016. It was previously included in Davao del Sur's 2nd congressional district from 1987 to 2016. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Claude Bautista of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) and Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).
Davao del Sur's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Davao del Sur. It was originally created by the 1967 division of the old Davao province and was eliminated following the 1972 abolition of the House of Representatives. The district was restored as a plural member district for the 1984 national parliament known as the Batasang Pambansa but was reconfigured after Davao City gained its own representation. It was eliminated again following the 1987 reapportionment that created an additional district. The district's current configuration dates from 2013 when Davao del Sur lost a seat following the creation of the province of Davao Occidental covering much of its 2nd district. The district is represented in the 19th Congress by John Tracy Cagas of the Nacionalista Party (NP).
Davao del Sur's 2nd congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in Davao del Sur for the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1987 to 2016. The district encompassed eight southern local government units of the previously undivided province,most of which now constitute the province of Davao Occidental. It was created ahead of the 1987 Philippine House of Representatives elections following the ratification of the 1987 constitution which established two districts for Davao del Sur and another three districts for Davao City. Prior to the 1987 apportionment,Davao del Sur residents elected their representatives to the national legislatures on a provincewide basis through the Davao del Sur's at-large congressional district. The district was last contested at the 2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections. Davao del Sur returned to electing its representatives at-large in 2016 after losing most of its southern territory to the province of Davao Occidental created by Republic Act No. 10360 on January 4,2013.
Douglas "Dodo" Ralota Cagas was a Filipino politician and a representative of the first district of the Philippine province of Davao del Sur. He later served as governor of Davao del Sur from 2007 to 2013 and again from 2016 until his death.
