Batangas's 2nd congressional district

Batangas's 2nd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Batangas. 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 southern Batangas municipalities of Bauan, Lobo, Mabini, San Luis, San Pascual and Tingloy. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Raneo Abu of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]

Batangas's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Batangas within the Philippines
Province	Batangas
Region	Calabarzon
Population	295,504 (2015)[1]
Electorate	174,507 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Municipalities Bauan Lobo Mabini San Luis San Pascual Tingloy
Area	399.14 km²
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Raneo Abu
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Batangas's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1		Eusebio Orense	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Batangas, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, San Luis
2		Florencio R. Caedo	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Progresista	Elected in 1909.	1909–1916 Alitagtag, Batangas, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, San Luis
3		Marcelo Caringal	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
Batangas's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4		Pablo Borbón	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Alitagtag, Batangas, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, San Luis
5		Vicente Agregado	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.	1919–1928 Alitagtag, Batangas, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Mabini, San Luis
6		Rafael Villanueva	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1922.
7		Andrés Buendía	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
8		Gavino S. Abaya	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.	1928–1935 Alitagtag, Batangas, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lobo, Mabini, San Juan, Taysan
9		Meynardo M. Farol	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
10		Luís Francisco	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Member		Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Batangas's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(1)		Eusebio Orense	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Alitagtag, Batangas, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lobo, Mabini, San Juan, Taysan
					2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Batangas's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Member		Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Batangas's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(1)		Eusebio Orense	–	–	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941. Died before start of term.	1945–1946 Alitagtag, Batangas, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lobo, Mabini, San Juan, Taysan
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Batangas's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
11		Pedro P. Muñoz	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1946.	1946–1957 Alitagtag, Batangas, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lobo, Mabini, San Juan, Taysan
12		Numeriano U. Babao	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1961	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.
					3rd		Re-elected in 1953.
					4th		Re-elected in 1957.	1957–1969 Alitagtag, Batangas, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lobo, Mabini, San Juan, Taysan, Tingloy
13		Apolonio V. Marasigan	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1965	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1961.
14		Olegario B. Cantos	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
15		Expedito Leviste	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.	1969–1972 Alitagtag, Batangas City, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lobo, Mabini, San Juan, San Pascual, Taysan, Tingloy
District dissolved into the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Batangas's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
16		Hernando B. Perez	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–2016 Batangas City, Bauan, Lobo, Mabini, San Luis, San Pascual, Tingloy
					9th	Lakas–CMD	Re-elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
17		Edgar L. Mendoza	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
18		Francisco S. Perez II	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2001.
19		Hermilando Mandanas	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2013	13th	Liberal	Elected in 2004.
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010.
20		Raneo Abu	June 30, 2013	Incumbent	16th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2013.
					17th		Re-elected in 2016.	2016–present Bauan, Lobo, Mabini, San Luis, San Pascual, Tingloy
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Raneo Abu	117,205	88.91
	PDP–Laban	Nicanor Conti	14,610	11.08
Total votes			131,815	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Raneo Abu	78,369	54.39
	NUP	Nicasio Conti	52,733	36.60
Invalid or blank votes			12,974	9.01
Total votes			144,076	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Raneo Abu	94,531	39.86
	UNA	Danilo Berberabe	93,426	39.39
	Liberal	Christopher De Leon	34,218	14.43
Margin of victory			1,105	0.47%
Invalid or blank votes			15,003	6.33
Total votes			237,178	100.00
	Nacionalista gain from Independent

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Hermilando Mandanas	155,516	63.32
	Lakas–Kampi	Godofredo Berberbe	90,074	36.78
Valid ballots			245,590	92.76
Invalid or blank votes			11,147	4.34
Total votes			256,737	100.00
	Liberal hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Batangas

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 16, 2020.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
5. 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. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 16, 2020.