Batangas's 3rd congressional district
House of Representatives of the Philippines legislative district
Batangas's 3rd congressional district Map
Boundary of Batangas's 3rd congressional district
Province Batangas Region Calabarzon Population 768,561 (2020)[ 1] Electorate 478,027 (2022)[ 2] Major settlements Area 545.73 km2 (210.71 sq mi) Created 1907 Representative Ma. Theresa V. Collantes Political party NPC Congressional bloc Majority
Batangas's 3rd 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] Santo Tomas and Tanauan , as well as adjacent municipalities surrounding the Taal Lake : Agoncillo , Alitagtag , Balete , Cuenca , Laurel , Malvar , Mataasnakahoy , San Nicolas , Santa Teresita and Talisay , a configuration that has been in place since 1987.[ 4] [ 5] 19th Congress by Ma. Theresa V. Collantes of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[ 6]
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the third district encompassed the city of Lipa and the eastern Batangas municipalities of Balete, Laurel, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia , Rosario , San Jose , Santo Tomas, Talisay, and Tanauan. The southeastern municipalities of Lobo and San Juan were also part of the district from its creation until 1928 when a minor reorganization, enacted into law a year earlier, transferred them to the second district . Simultaneously, Tanauan became part of this district.[ 7] [ 8]
Representation history
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Member
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Legislature
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District created January 9, 1907.[ 7] [ 9]
1
Gregorio Catigbac
October 16, 1907
October 16, 1909
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1907 .
1907–1916 Lipa , Lobo , Rosario , San Jose , San Juan de Bocboc , Santo Tomas
2
Teodoro Kalaw
October 16, 1909
October 16, 1912
2nd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1909 .
3
Fidel A. Reyes
October 16, 1912
October 16, 1916
3rd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1912 .
4
Benito Reyes Catigbac
October 16, 1916
June 3, 1919
4th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1916 .
1916–1919 Bolbok , Lipa , Lobo , Rosario , San Jose , Santo Tomas
5
Claro M. Recto
June 3, 1919
June 5, 1928
5th
Demócrata
Elected in 1919 .
1919–1922 Bolbok , Lipa , Lobo , Malvar , Rosario , San Jose , Santo Tomas , Taysan
6th
Re-elected in 1922 .
1922–1928 Lipa , Lobo , Malvar , Rosario , San Jose , San Juan , Santo Tomas , Taysan
7th
Re-elected in 1925 .
6
José D. Dimayuga
June 5, 1928
June 5, 1934
8th
Nacionalista Elected in 1928 .
1928–1934 Lipa , Malvar , Rosario , San Jose , Santo Tomas , Talisay , Tanauan
9th
Re-elected in 1931 .
7
Emilio U. Mayo
June 5, 1934
September 16, 1935
10th
Nacionalista Elected in 1934 .
1934–1935 Lipa , Malvar , Mataasnakahoy , Rosario , San Jose , Santo Tomas , Talisay , Tanauan
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Term of office
National
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8
Máximo M. Kalaw
September 16, 1935
December 30, 1941
1st
Nacionalista Elected in 1935 .
1935–1941 Lipa , Malvar , Mataasnakahoy , Rosario , San Jose , Santo Tomas , Talisay , Tanauan
2nd
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1938 .
District dissolved into the two-seat Batangas's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) .
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District re-created May 24, 1945.
9
José Laurel Jr.
June 11, 1945
May 25, 1946
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1941 .
1945–1946 Lipa , Malvar , Mataasnakahoy , Rosario , San Jose , Santo Tomas , Talisay , Tanauan
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Congress
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(9 )
José Laurel Jr.
May 25, 1946
December 30, 1957
1st
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1946 .
1946–1949 Lipa , Malvar , Mataasnakahoy , Rosario , San Jose , Santo Tomas , Talisay , Tanauan
2nd
Re-elected in 1949 .
1949–1969 Lipa , Malvar , Mataasnakahoy , Padre Garcia , Rosario , San Jose , Santo Tomas , Talisay , Tanauan
3rd
Re-elected in 1953 .
10
José Macario Laurel IV
December 30, 1957
December 30, 1961
4th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1957 .
(9 )
José Laurel Jr.
December 30, 1961
September 23, 1972
5th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1961 .
6th
Re-elected in 1965 .
7th
Re-elected in 1969 .imposition of martial law .
1969–1972 Balete , Laurel , Lipa , Malvar , Mataasnakahoy , Padre Garcia , Rosario , San Jose , Santo Tomas , Talisay , Tanauan
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.
11
Milagros Laurel-Trinidad
June 30, 1987
June 30, 1998
8th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1987 .
1987–present Agoncillo , Alitagtag , Balete , Cuenca , Laurel , Malvar , Mataasnakahoy , San Nicolas , Santa Teresita , Santo Tomas , Talisay , Tanauan
9th
Lakas
Re-elected in 1992 .
10th
NPC
Re-elected in 1995 .
(10 )
José Macario Laurel IV
June 30, 1998
June 30, 2001
11th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1998 .
12
Victoria Hernandez-Reyes
June 30, 2001
June 30, 2010
12th
Lakas
Elected in 2001 .
13th
Re-elected in 2004 .
14th
Re-elected in 2007 .
13
Sonny Collantes
June 30, 2010
June 30, 2016
15th
PMP
Elected in 2010 .
Liberal
16th
Re-elected in 2013 .
14
Ma. Theresa V. Collantes
June 30, 2016
Incumbent
17th
Liberal
Elected in 2016 .
18th
PDP-Laban
Re-elected in 2019 .
19th
NPC
Re-elected in 2022 .
Election results
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
2007
See also
References
^ 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 . ^ "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 November 11, 2023 .^ "Roster of Philippine legislators" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines" . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020 .^ "THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ORDINANCE" . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . Retrieved August 18, 2023 .^ "House Members" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 21, 2020 .^ a b Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes , retrieved February 20, 2021 ^ Act No. 3378 (December 2, 1927), An Act Reorganizing the Representative Election Districts in the Province of Batangas , retrieved November 11, 2023 ^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
Districts marked with asterisks (*) are defunct.
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