Legislative districts of Bohol

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The legislative districts of Bohol are the representations of the province of Bohol 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 first, second, and third congressional districts.

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History

Bohol had been divided into three congressional districts since 1907, although the district configurations were altered with the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1987. It was part of the representation of Region VII from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected three assemblymen at-large.

1st District

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Map of Bohol's First District (1987-present)
PeriodRepresentative
8th Congress
19871992
Venice Borja-Agana
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
Ernesto F. Herrera
12th Congress
20012004
Edgar M. Chatto
13th Congress
20042007
14th Congress
20072010
15th Congress
20102013
Rene L. Relampagos
16th Congress
20132016
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022
Edgar M. Chatto
19th Congress
20222025

1907–1972

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Map of Bohol's First District (1907-1972)
PeriodRepresentative
1st Philippine Legislature
19071909
Candelario Borja
2nd Philippine Legislature
19091912
3rd Philippine Legislature
19121916
4th Philippine Legislature
19161919
Celestino Gallares
5th Philippine Legislature
19191922
6th Philippine Legislature
19221925
Fermin Torralba
7th Philippine Legislature
19251928
8th Philippine Legislature
19281931
Jose Concon
9th Philippine Legislature
19311934
10th Philippine Legislature
19341935
Bernardo Josol
1st National Assembly
19351938
Juan Torralba
2nd National Assembly
19381941
Genaro Visarra
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945
1st Congress
19461949
2nd Congress
19491953
Luis T. Clarin
3rd Congress
19531957
Natalio P. Castillo
4th Congress
19571961
5th Congress
19611965
6th Congress
19651969
7th Congress
19691972

2nd District

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Map of Bohol's Second District (1987-present)
PeriodRepresentative
8th Congress
19871992
David B. Tirol
9th Congress
19921995
Erico B. Aumentado
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
12th Congress
20012004
Roberto C. Cajes
13th Congress
20042007
14th Congress
20072010
15th Congress
20102013
Erico B. Aumentado [lower-alpha 1]
vacant [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3]
16th Congress
20132016
Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado
17th Congress
20162019
17th Congress
20192022
19th Congress
20222025
Ma. Vanessa C. Aumentado

Notes

  1. Died December 25, 2012.
  2. House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. served as the legislative caretaker of the district. [2]
  3. The House Speaker later appointed Aumentado's son and chief of staff, Erico Aristotle as caretaker of the district [3] [4]

1907–1972

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Map of Bohol's Second District (1907-1972)
PeriodRepresentative
1st Philippine Legislature
19071909
Jose Aniceto B. Clarin
2nd Philippine Legislature
19091912
3rd Philippine Legislature
19121916
4th Philippine Legislature
19161919
Macario Lumain
5th Philippine Legislature
19191922
6th Philippine Legislature
19221925
Cornelio G. Sarigumba
7th Philippine Legislature
19251928
Olegario B. Clarin
8th Philippine Legislature
19281931
Marcelo S. Ramirez
9th Philippine Legislature
19311934
10th Philippine Legislature
19341935
Macario Q. Falcon
1st National Assembly
19351938
Olegario B. Clarin
2nd National Assembly
19381941
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945
Simeon G. Toribio
1st Congress
19461949
2nd Congress
19491953
3rd Congress
19531957
Bartolome C. Cabangbang
4th Congress
19571961
5th Congress
19611965
6th Congress
19651969
Jose S. Zafra
7th Congress
19691972
Pablo Malasarte

3rd District

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Map of Bohol's Third District (1987-present)
PeriodRepresentative
8th Congress
19871992
Isidro C. Zarraga
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
Eladio M. Jala
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
14th Congress
20072010
Adam Relson L. Jala
15th Congress
20102013
Arthur C. Yap
16th Congress
20132016
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022
Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor
19th Congress
20222025

1907–1972

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Map of Bohol's Third District (1907-1972)
PeriodRepresentative
1st Philippine Legislature
19071909
Eutiquio Boyles
2nd Philippine Legislature
19091912
3rd Philippine Legislature
19121916
Juan Virtudes
4th Philippine Legislature
19161919
Filomeno Orbeta Caseñas
5th Philippine Legislature
19191922
6th Philippine Legislature
19221925
Teodoro Abueva
7th Philippine Legislature
19251928
Carlos P. Garcia
8th Philippine Legislature
19281931
9th Philippine Legislature
19311934
Filomeno Orbeta Caseñas
10th Philippine Legislature
19341935
Margarito E. Revilles
1st National Assembly
19351938
2nd National Assembly
19381941
Teofilo B. Buslon
1st Commonwealth Congress
1945
vacant [lower-alpha 1]
1st Congress
19461949
Cosme P. Garcia
2nd Congress
19491953
Esteban Bernido
3rd Congress
19531957
4th Congress
19571961
Maximino A. Garcia
5th Congress
19611965
6th Congress
19651969
Teodoro B. Galagar
7th Congress
19691972

Notes

  1. Margarito E. Revilles was elected in November 1941 but died before the start of the session on June 9, 1945.

At-large (defunct)

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Map of Bohol District (at-large) 1943–1944 & 1984–1986

1943-1944

PeriodRepresentative
National Assembly
19431944
Vicente P. Bullecer [5]
Agapito Hontanosas (ex officio) [5]

1984-1986

PeriodRepresentative
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Eladio I. Chatto
Ramon M. Lapez
David B. Tirol

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