Zamboanga was a province of the Philippines located in the western region of the southern island of Mindanao,Philippines.
Zamboanga del Norte,officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte,is a province in the Philippines situated within the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south,Misamis Occidental to the east,and the Sulu Sea to the west.
Zamboanga del Sur,officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur,is a province in the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Pagadian. Statistically grouped with Zamboanga del Sur is the highly urbanized City of Zamboanga,which is geographically separated and a chartered city and governed independently from the province.
The legislative district of Agusan was the representation of the historical province of Agusan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines until 1969. Butuan also remained part of the province's representation even after becoming a chartered city in 1950.
The legislative district of Zamboanga was the representation of the historical province of Zamboanga in the various national legislatures of the Philippines until 1953. The undivided province's representation encompassed the present-day provinces of Basilan,Zamboanga del Norte,Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay,and the highly urbanized city of Zamboanga.
The legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte are the representations of the province of Zamboanga del Norte 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.
The legislative district of Lanao was the representation of the historical province of Lanao in the various national legislatures of the Philippines until 1969. Marawi and Iligan also remained part of the province's representation even after becoming chartered cities in 1940 and 1950,respectively.
Antonio Herrera Cerilles is a former Governor of Zamboanga del Sur,Philippines,from June 30,2010,until June 30,2019. He ran and lost during the 2019 elections for Representative of the 2nd Legislative District of Zamboanga del Sur to Bayog Mayor Leonardo L. Babasa,Jr.
Aurora Cerilles is a Filipino politician. She was a former representative of the second (2nd) legislative district of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur to the House of Representatives of the Philippines. She is the spouse of Antonio Cerilles,governor of Zamboanga del Sur from 2010 to 2019. She switched positions with her husband and ran for Governor during the 2019 elections,but lost by almost 100,000 votes to former Representative Victor Yu of PDP Laban.
Elections will be held in Zamboanga Peninsula for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9,2016.
Roberto Yu Uy,also known as Berto Uy is a Chinese Filipino businessman and politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte in the Philippines. He previously served as a Governor of Zamboanga del Norte.
Johnny Ty Pimentel is a Filipino politician who is currently serving in the House of Representatives of the Philippines as the representative of Surigao del Sur's 2nd district. He previously served as a deputy speaker of the House from 2019 to 2020. He also served as vice governor of Surigao del Sur from 1995 to 1998 and later governor from 2010 to 2016.
Isagani Sybico Amatong is a Filipino politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte. He last served as Congressman in the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 3rd legislative district of Zamboanga del Norte.
Romeo "Jon-jon" Masupil Jalosjos Jr. is a Filipino politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte. He served as representative for the 1st district of Zamboanga del Norte from 2019 until his removal from the post in 2022.
Zamboanga's at-large congressional district may refer to several occasions when a provincewide at-large district was used for elections to the various Philippine national legislatures from the undivided province of Zamboanga.
Zamboanga del Sur's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of Zamboanga del Sur in the Philippines. It was represented in the House of Representatives from 1953 to 1972 and in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986. The province of Zamboanga del Sur was created as a result of the partition of Zamboanga in 1952 and elected its first representative provincewide at-large during the 1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections. Roseller T. Lim who served as representative of Zamboanga's at-large congressional district during the partition was this district's first representative. The district remained a single-member district until the dissolution of the lower house in 1972. It was later absorbed by the multi-member Region IX's at-large district for the national parliament in 1978. In 1984,provincial and city representations were restored and Zamboanga del Sur elected three members for the regular parliament with a separate representation created for Zamboanga City. The district was abolished following the 1987 reapportionment to establish three districts under a new constitution.
Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district encompasses the northern half of the province consisting of its provincial capital city of Pagadian and the municipalities of Aurora,Dumingag,Josefina,Labangan,Mahayag,Midsalip,Molave,Ramon Magsaysay,Sominot,Tambulig and Tukuran. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Divina Grace Yu of the PDP–Laban.
Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district encompasses the southern half of the province consisting of the municipalities of Bayog,Dimataling,Dinas,Dumalinao,Guipos,Kumalarang,Lakewood,Lapuyan,Margosatubig,Pitogo,San Miguel,San Pablo,Tabina,Tigbao and Vincenzo A. Sagun. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Leonardo Babasa Jr. of the PDP–Laban.
Local elections were held in the province of Zamboanga del Sur of the Philippines,on May 9,2022,as part of the 2022 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions:a municipal and city mayor,vice mayor and councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the governor,vice governor and representatives for the two districts of Zamboanga del Sur.
Divina Grace Yu is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the representative of the first district of Zamboanga del Sur in the 17th and 18th Congress of the Philippines. She previously served as city vice mayor of Pagadian. Yu is among the 70 representatives who voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.
