South Cotabato's 3rd congressional district

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South Cotabato's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district that previously encompassed the Sarangani Bay region, a former territory of South Cotabato. It was represented in the House of Representatives from its creation under the ordinance annex of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines that divided the province into three congressional districts, until 1995.[1][2] The district was dissolved following the ratification of Sarangani's organic law of March 1992 which elected its own provincial at-large representative beginning in May 1995.[3]

The 3rd district was recreated in 2022 through a law that reapportioned South Cotabato's districts into three and made General Santos officially a single legislative district separate from the province's new district. The district will be contested again in May 2025.[4]

Representation history

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

South Cotabato's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987, from South Cotabato's at-large district.[2]
1 James L. Chiongbian June 30, 1987 June 30, 1995 8th Lakas ng Bansa Elected in 1987. 1987–1995
Alabel, Glan, Kiamba, Maasim, Maitum, Malapatan, Malungon
9th Lakas Re-elected in 1992.
Redistricted to Sarangani's at-large district.
District dissolved into Sarangani's at-large district.
District recreated June 2, 2022, from South Cotabato's 2nd district.[4]
2 To be chosen June 30, 2025 20th TBD To be elected in 2025. 2025–future
Lake Sebu, Norala, Santo Niño, Surallah, T'boli

See also

References

  1. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Republic Act No. 7228 (March 16, 1992), An Act Creating the Province of Sarangani, Official Gazette (Philippines), retrieved March 2, 2021
  4. ^ a b Republic Act No. 11804 (June 2, 2022), "AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO INTO THREE (3) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS, AND SEPARATING THE CITY OF GENERAL SANTOS FROM THE THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO TO CONSTITUTE THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF GENERAL SANTOS, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11243, ENTITLED 'AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO THEREBY CREATING THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY'" (PDF), Official Gazette, retrieved July 10, 2024
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