Negros Oriental's 2nd congressional district

Negros Oriental's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Negros Oriental within the Philippines
Province	Negros Oriental
Region	Negros Island Region
Population	535,632 (2020) [1]
Electorate	364,529 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	8 LGUs Cities Bais Dumaguete Tanjay Municipalities Amlan Mabinay Pamplona San Jose Sibulan
Area	1,480.26 km2 (571.53 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria
Political party	Lakas
Congressional bloc	Majority

Negros Oriental's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental. 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 provincial capital city of Dumaguete, the cities of Bais and Tanjay, and adjacent municipalities of Amlan, Mabinay, Pamplona, San Jose and Sibulan. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria of Lakas-CMD (Lakas). ^[4]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created January 9, 1907. [5] [6]
1			Vicente Locsin	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Progresista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Bacong, Dauin, Larena, Lazi, Nueva Valencia, Siaton, Siquijor, Tolong Nuevo
2			Teofisto Guingona Sr.	October 16, 1909	April 9, 1914	2nd	Progresista	Elected in 1909.	1909–1916 Bacong, Dauin, Larena, Lazi, Maria, Nueva Valencia, San Juan, Siaton, Siquijor, Tolong Nuevo, Zamboanguita
						3rd		Re-elected in 1912. Resigned on appointment as Agusan governor.
3			Leopoldo Rovira	October 1, 1914	October 16, 1916		Progresista	Elected in 1914 to finish Guingona's term.
4			Felipe Tayko	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Progresista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1922 Bacong, Dauin, Larena, Lazi, Maria, Nueva Valencia, San Juan, Siaton, Siquijor, Tolong Nuevo, Zamboanguita
5			Pedro Teves	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
6			Fermín Martínez	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.	1922–1925 Bacong, Dauin, Larena, Lazi, Luzurriaga, Maria, San Juan, Siaton, Siquijor, Tolong Nuevo, Zamboanguita
7			Enrique Villanueva	June 2, 1925	June 2, 1931	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.	1925–1931 Bacong, Dauin, Larena, Lazi, Luzurriaga, Maria, San Juan, Siaton, Siquijor, Talingting, Tolong Nuevo, Zamboanguita
						8th		Re-elected in 1928.
8			José E. Romero	June 2, 1931	September 16, 1935	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.	1931–1935 Bacong, Dauin, Enrique Villanueva, Larena, Lazi, Luzurriaga, Maria, San Juan, Siaton, Siquijor, Tolong Nuevo, Zamboanguita
						10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
(8)			José E. Romero	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Bacong, Dauin, Enrique Villanueva, Larena, Lazi, Luzurriaga, Maria, San Juan, Siaton, Siquijor, Tolong Nuevo, Zamboanguita
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Negros Oriental'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.
(8)			José E. Romero	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Bacong, Dauin, Enrique Villanueva, Larena, Lazi, Luzurriaga, Maria, San Juan, Siaton, Siquijor, Tolong Nuevo, Zamboanguita
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
9			Enrique Medina Sr.	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1953	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Bacong, Dauin, Enrique Villanueva, Larena, Lazi, Luzurriaga, Maria, San Juan, Siaton, Siquijor, Tolong Nuevo, Zamboanguita
						2nd		Re-elected in 1949.	1949–1953 Bacong, Dauin, Enrique Villanueva, Larena, Lazi, Maria, San Juan, Santa Catalina, Siaton, Siquijor, Tolong Nuevo, Valencia, Zamboanguita
10			Lamberto L. Macias	December 30, 1953	September 23, 1972	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.	1953–1969 Bacong, Bayawan, Dauin, Enrique Villanueva, Larena, Lazi, Maria, San Juan, Santa Catalina, Siaton, Siquijor, Valencia, Zamboanguita
						4th		Re-elected in 1957.
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.
						6th		Re-elected in 1965.
						7th		Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.	1969–1972 Bacong, Basay, Bayawan, Dauin, Enrique Villanueva, Larena, Lazi, Maria, San Juan, Santa Catalina, Siaton, Siquijor, Valencia, Zamboanguita
District dissolved into the thirteen-seat Region VII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Negros Oriental's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
11			Miguel L. Romero	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Amlan, Bais, Dumaguete, Mabinay, Pamplona, San Jose, Sibulan, Tanjay
						9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th	LDP	Re-elected in 1995.
12			Emilio C. Macias II	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	NPC	Elected in 1998.
						12th		Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
13			George P. Arnaiz	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	NPC	Elected in 2007.
						15th		Re-elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
14			Manuel T. Sagarbarria	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025	17th	NPC	Elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
						19th		Re-elected in 2022.
15			Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	Lakas	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Ma. Isabel "Maisa" L. Sagarbarria	159,190	16.31%
	Liberal	Felipe Antonio "Ipe" B. Remollo	104,694	10.72%
	Independent	Jimmy Merto	3,161	0.32%
	Independent	Islao Ryan Ybañez	3,106	0.32%
Total votes			270,151	100.00%
	Lakas hold

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Manuel "Chiquiting" T. Sagarbarria (incumbent)	160,262	60.68%
	Independent	George Arnaiz	103,848	39.32%
Total votes			264,110	100.00%
	NPC hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Manuel "Chiquiting" T. Sagarbarria (incumbent)	168,434
	Independent	Jimmy Merto	7,394
	Independent	Ryan Ybañez	6,823
Total votes				100.00%
	NPC hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Manuel "Chiquiting" T. Sagarbarria	75,077	37.89%
	Independent	Ismail Amolat	72,548	36.61%
	NUP	Erwin Michael Macias	46,936	23.69%
	Independent	Ybañez Ryan	2,060	1.03%
	Independent	Samuel Torres	1,498	0.75%
Invalid or blank votes			58,011
Total votes			256,130	100.00%
	NPC hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	George Arnaiz	68,630	45.67
	Liberal	Karen Villanueva	53,462	35.57
	Independent	Raul Aniñon	1,422	0.95
Margin of victory			15,168	10.09%
Invalid or blank votes			26,776	17.82
Total votes			150,290	100.00
	NPC hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	George Arnaiz	115,384	59.26
	Liberal	Hector Villanueva	76,680	39.38
	Independent	Raul Aniñon	1,436	0.74
	Independent	Himiniano Silva	1,203	0.62
Valid ballots			194,703	91.47
Invalid or blank votes			18,150	8.53
Total votes			212,853	100.00
	NPC hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Negros Oriental

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 October 9, 2024.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 23, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 23, 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 23, 2020.