# Cebu's 3rd congressional district

Cebu's 3rd 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. The district consists of the city of Toledo and adjacent western municipalities of Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan and Tuburan since 1987. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Pablo John Garcia of the National Unity Party (NUP) and One Cebu (1-Cebu).
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it consisted of the city of Talisay and the east-central municipalities of Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, and San Fernando.

## Representation history

| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Cebu's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly ||||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907. ||||||||||
| 1 | | | Filemón Sotto | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1916 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| 1 | | | Filemón Sotto | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1916 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1909. | 1907–1916 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| 1 | | | Filemón Sotto | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1912. | 1907–1916 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| Cebu's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands ||||||||||
| 2 | | | Vicente Urgello | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1935 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| 2 | | | Vicente Urgello | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1919. |
| 3 | | | Vicente Rama | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1928 | 6th | Demócrata | Elected in 1922. |
| 3 | | | Vicente Rama | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Demócrata | Re-elected in 1925. |
| 4 | | | Maximino Noel | June 5, 1928 | June 5, 1934 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1928. |
| 4 | | | Maximino Noel | June 5, 1928 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1931. |
| (3) | | | Vicente Rama | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1934. |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | National Assembly | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | National Assembly | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Cebu's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) ||||||||||
| 5 | | | Agustín Kintanar | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| (4) | | | Maximino Noel | December 30, 1938 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. |
| District dissolved into the two-seat Cebu's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). ||||||||||
| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Common wealth Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Common wealth Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Cebu's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines ||||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. ||||||||||
| (4) | | | Maximino Noel | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Cebu's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines ||||||||||
| (4) | | | Maximino Noel | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1946. | 1946–1972 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| 6 | | | Primitivo Sato | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | Liberal | Elected in 1949. | 1946–1972 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| (4) | | | Maximino Noel | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1965 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | 1946–1972 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| (4) | | | Maximino Noel | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1965 | 4th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1957. | 1946–1972 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| (4) | | | Maximino Noel | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1965 | 5th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1961. | 1946–1972 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| 7 | | | Ernesto H. Bascón | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1969 | 6th | Liberal | Elected in 1965. | 1946–1972 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| 8 | | | Eduardo Gullas | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | 1946–1972 Carcar, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Talisay |
| 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. ||||||||||
| 9 | | | Pablo P. Garcia | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1995 | 8th | LDP | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |
| 9 | | | Pablo P. Garcia | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1995 | 9th | LDP | Re-elected in 1992. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |
| 10 | | | John Henry Osmeña | June 30, 1995 | June 30, 1998 | 10th | NPC | Elected in 1995. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |
| 11 | | | Antonio P. Yapha Jr. | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 11th | NPC (Alayon) | Elected in 1998. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |
| 11 | | | Antonio P. Yapha Jr. | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 12th | NPC (Alayon) | Re-elected in 2001. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |
| 11 | | | Antonio P. Yapha Jr. | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | NPC (Alayon) | Re-elected in 2004. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |
| 12 | | | Pablo John Garcia | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2013 | 14th | Lakas (One Cebu) | Elected in 2007. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |
| 12 | | | Pablo John Garcia | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2013 | 15th | NUP (One Cebu) | Re-elected in 2010. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |
| 13 | | | Gwendolyn Garcia | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2019 | 16th | UNA (One Cebu) | Elected in 2013. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |
| 13 | | | Gwendolyn Garcia | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2019 | 17th | PDP–Laban (One Cebu) | Re-elected in 2016. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |
| (12) | | | Pablo John Garcia | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | PDP–Laban (One Cebu) | Elected in 2019. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |
| (12) | | | Pablo John Garcia | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 19th | NUP (One Cebu) | Re-elected in 2022. | 1987–present Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Toledo, Tuburan |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NUP | Pablo John Garcia | 201,530 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 201,530 | 100.00 |
| | NUP hold | NUP hold | NUP hold | NUP hold |

### 2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PDP–Laban | Pablo John Garcia | 128,878 | 51.68 |
| | Independent | John Henry Osmeña | 77,068 | 30.90 |
| | NPC | Geraldine Yapha | 43,416 | 17.41 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 249,362 | 100.00 |
| | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold |

### 2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UNA | Gwendolyn Garcia | 139,923 | 62.20 |
| | Liberal | Grecilda Sanchez-Zaballero | 82,830 | 36.82 |
| | Independent | Teodoro Osorio | 2,206 | 0.98 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 224,959 | 100.00 |
| | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold |

### 2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UNA | Gwendolyn Garcia | 94,305 | 42.71 |
| | Liberal | Geraldine Yapha | 89,952 | 40.74 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 184,257 | 83.44 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 36,560 | 16.56 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 220,817 | 100.00 |
| | UNA gain from NUP | UNA gain from NUP | UNA gain from NUP | UNA gain from NUP |

### 2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Pablo John Garcia | 127,730 | 55.09 |
| | Liberal | Antonio Yapha | 79,604 | 34.34 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 207,334 | 89.43 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 24,496 | 10.57 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 231,830 | 100.00 |
| | Lakas–Kampi hold | Lakas–Kampi hold | Lakas–Kampi hold | Lakas–Kampi hold |