Cebu's 5th congressional district

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ProvinceCebu
RegionCentral Visayas
Population643,946 (2020)[1]
Electorate397,223 (2022)[2]
Cebu's 5th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Cebu's 5th congressional district in Cebu
Location of Cebu within the Philippines
ProvinceCebu
RegionCentral Visayas
Population643,946 (2020)[1]
Electorate397,223 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
11 LGUs
Area877.67 km2 (338.87 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeVincent Franco D. Frasco
Political party  One Cebu
Congressional blocMajority

Cebu's 5th congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu. 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 city of Danao and adjacent municipalities in the northeast and the Camotes Islands: Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Compostela, Liloan, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod and Tudela. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Vincent Franco D. Frasco of the One Cebu (1-Cebu).[4]

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it consisted of the southern municipalities of Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, and Santander.

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Cebu's 5th district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1 Troadio Galicano October 16, 1907 October 16, 1912 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1916
Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan
2nd Re-elected in 1909.
2 Mariano Jesús Cuenco October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912.

Cebu's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

(2) Mariano Jesús Cuenco October 16, 1916 June 5, 1928 4th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1916. 1916–1919
Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan
5th Re-elected in 1919. 1919–1935
Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander
6th Nacionalista
Unipersonalista		 Re-elected in 1922.
7th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Re-elected in 1925.
3 Tomás N. Alonso June 5, 1928 June 2, 1931 8th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1928.
4 Miguel Cuenco June 2, 1931 September 16, 1935 9th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia		 Re-elected in 1934.
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Assembly		 Party Electoral history Constituent
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Cebu's 5th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(4) Miguel Cuenco September 16, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st Nacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia		 Re-elected in 1935. 1935–1941
Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Cebu's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
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Cebu's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(4) Miguel Cuenco June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Re-elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander
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Cebu's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

5 Leandro Tojong May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Liberal Elected in 1946. 1946–1972
Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Santander
(4) Miguel Cuenco December 30, 1949 December 30, 1965 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1949.
3rd Re-elected in 1953.
4th Re-elected in 1957.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
6 Antonio Cuenco December 30, 1965 December 30, 1969 6th Liberal Elected in 1965.
7 Emerito S. Calderón December 30, 1969 September 23, 1972 7th Nacionalista Elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the thirteen-seat Region VII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Cebu's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
8 Ramon D. Durano III June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th Nacionalista Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Compostela, Danao, Liloan, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, Tudela
9th LDP Re-elected in 1992.
10th Lakas Re-elected in 1995.
9 Ace Durano June 30, 1998 August 19, 2004 11th Lakas Elected in 1998.
12th PROMDI
(BAKUD)		 Re-elected in 2001.
13th Lakas
(BAKUD)		 Re-elected in 2004.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Tourism.
10 Ramon Durano VI June 9, 2005 June 30, 2013 NPC
(BAKUD)		 Elected in 2005 to finish his brother's term.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
(9) Ace Durano June 30, 2013 June 30, 2016 16th Liberal
(BAKUD)		 Elected in 2013.
(10) Ramon Durano VI June 30, 2016 June 30, 2019 17th NPC
(BAKUD)		 Elected in 2016.
11 Vincent Franco D. Frasco June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th Lakas
(One Cebu)		 Elected in 2019.
19th NUP
(One Cebu)		 Re-elected in 2022.
20th One Cebu Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

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