Capiz's 1st congressional district

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ProvinceCapiz
RegionWestern Visayas
Population413,213 (2015)[1]
Electorate239,712 (2016)[2]
Capiz's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
Location of Capiz within the Philippines
ProvinceCapiz
RegionWestern Visayas
Population413,213 (2015)[1]
Electorate239,712 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area730.41 km2
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeIvan Howard A. Guintu
Political party  Independent
Congressional blocMajority

Capiz's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Capiz. 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 Capiz's capital city of Roxas and adjacent municipalities of Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra and President Roxas. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Howard Guintu, an independent.[4]

The district had been a safe seat for the Liberal Party. Whenever the district is contested in an election, it has been held by the party since its foundation in 1946, except from 1953 to 1957, until 2025. In the 2025 elections, none of the contesting candidates were from the Liberal Party.

# Image Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Capiz's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1 Eugenio Picazo October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Independent Elected in 1907. 1907–1909
Capiz, Dao, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra
2 Rafael Acuña October 16, 1909 October 16, 1916 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909. 1909–1916
Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, Sigma
3rd Re-elected in 1912.

Capiz's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

3 Antonio V. Belo October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 1916–1919
Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, Sigma
4 Antonio Habana June 3, 1919 June 6, 1922 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919. 1919–1935
Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra
5 Manuel Roxas June 6, 1922 September 16, 1935 6th Nacionalista
Colectivista		 Elected in 1922.
7th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Re-elected in 1925.
8th Re-elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia		 Re-elected in 1934.
# Image Member Term of office National
Assembly		 Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Capiz's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(5) Manuel Roxas September 16, 1935 December 30, 1938 1st Nacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia		 Re-elected in 1935. 1935–1938
Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra
6 Ramón A. Arnaldo December 30, 1938 December 30, 1941 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1938. 1938–1941
Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra
District dissolved into the two-seat Capiz's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
# Image Member Term of office Common
wealth
Congress		 Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Capiz's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(6) Ramón A. Arnaldo June 11, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Re-elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra
# Image Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Capiz's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

(6) Ramón A. Arnaldo May 25, 1946 December 30, 1953 1st Liberal Re-elected in 1946. 1946–1949
Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra
2nd Re-elected in 1949. 1949–1953
Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas
7 Carmen D. Consing December 30, 1953 December 30, 1957 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1953. 1953–1957
Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas
8 Gerardo Roxas December 30, 1957 November 12, 1963 4th Liberal Elected in 1957. 1957–1972
Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas
5th Re-elected in 1961.
Resigned on election as senator.
9 Mariano H. Acuña December 30, 1965 December 30, 1969 6th Liberal Elected in 1965.
10 Juliano A. Alba December 30, 1969 September 23, 1972 7th Liberal Elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat Capiz's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
11 Gerardo Roxas Jr. June 30, 1987 April 4, 1993 8th Liberal Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas
9th Re-elected in 1992.
Died.
12 Mar Roxas September 1, 1993 January 2, 2000 Liberal Elected in 1993 to finish his brother's term.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Trade and Industry.
13 Rodriguez D. Dadivas June 30, 2001 June 30, 2007 12th Liberal Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14 Antonio del Rosario June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th Liberal Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
15 Tawi Billones June 30, 2016 June 30, 2025 17th Liberal Elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.
19th Re-elected in 2022.
16 Howard Guintu June 30, 2025 Incumbent 20th Independent Elected in 2025.

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