Legislative district of Batanes

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The lone Congressional District of Batanes is the representation of the Province of Batanes in the Philippine House of Representatives. It was established in 1909, after Batanes was reestablished as a province on May 20, 1909. From 1907 until its reestablishment in 1909, it was part of the representation of Cagayan Province. During the duration of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1984, it was part of the representation of Region II.

[edit] Lone District

• Population (2000): 16,467

Period	Representative/Assemblyman
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Teofilo Castillejos
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Vicente Barsana
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Juan G. Castillejos
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Claudio Castillejos
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Vicente Agan
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Mariano Lizardo
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Vicente Agan
1st National Assembly 1935–1938
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946
1st Congress 1946–1949	Anastacio Agan
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Jorge A. Abad
3rd Congress 1953–1957
4th Congress 1957–1961	Manuel Agudo
5th Congress 1961–1965	Jorge A. Abad
6th Congress 1965–1969	Aurora B. Abad
7th Congress 1969–1972	Jorge A. Abad
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Fernando C. Faberes
8th Congress 1987–1992	Florencio B. Abad[1]
9th Congress 1992–1995	Enrique C. Lizardo
10th Congress 1995–1998	Florencio B. Abad
11th Congress 1998–2001
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–present	Henedina R. Abad

[edit] Reference

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library