# Samar's 3rd congressional district

Samar's 3rd congressional district was one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Samar in existence between 1907 and 1965. It was created under the Philippine Organic Act from former territories of the province. The district was originally composed of the municipalities of Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Llorente, Oras, San Julian, Sulat and Taft which now constitute the province of Eastern Samar. It was a single-member district throughout the ten legislatures of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1907 to 1935, the three legislatures of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, and the first five congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1965.
The district was represented by a total of eleven representatives throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1965 following the passage of Republic Act No. 4221 which created the province of Eastern Samar. It was last represented by Felipe J. Abrigo of the Nacionalista Party (NP).

## 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 |
| Samar's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly ||||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907. ||||||||||
| 1 | | | Eugenio D. Daza | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Independent | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1909 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Llorente, Oras, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| 2 | | | Eladio Cinco | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | 1909–1912 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| 3 | | | Mariano Alde | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. | 1912–1916 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| Samar's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands ||||||||||
| 4 | | | José Lugay Raquel | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1935 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| 4 | | | José Lugay Raquel | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1919. | 1916–1935 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| 5 | | | Íñigo Abenis | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista | Elected in 1922. | 1916–1935 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| 6 | | | Gerardo Morrero | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1925. | 1916–1935 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| 7 | | | Gregorio B. Abogado | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1928. | 1916–1935 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| (6) | | | Gerardo Morrero | June 2, 1931 | September 16, 1935 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1931. | 1916–1935 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| (6) | | | Gerardo Morrero | June 2, 1931 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático | Re-elected in 1934. | 1916–1935 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| # | 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 |
| Samar's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) ||||||||||
| 8 | | | Juan L. Bocar | November 15, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| 8 | | | Juan L. Bocar | November 15, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | 1935–1941 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| District dissolved into the two-seat Samar'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 |
| Samar's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines ||||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. ||||||||||
| 9 | | | Félix Opimo | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| # | 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 |
| Samar's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines ||||||||||
| 10 | | | Adriano D. Lomuntad | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Liberal | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1949 Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Oras, Salcedo, San Julian, Sulat, Taft |
| (7) | | | Gregorio B. Abogado | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1957 | 2nd | Liberal | Elected in 1949. | 1949–1953 Balangiga, Borongan, Can-avid, Dolores, General MacArthur, Giporlos, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Mercedes, Oras, Quinapondan, Salcedo, San Julian, San Policarpo, Sulat, Taft |
| (7) | | | Gregorio B. Abogado | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1957 | 3rd | Liberal | Re-elected in 1953. | 1953–1961 Arteche, Balangiga, Borongan, Can-avid, Dolores, General MacArthur, Giporlos, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Maydolong, Mercedes, Oras, Quinapondan, Salcedo, San Julian, San Policarpo, Sulat, Taft |
| 11 | | | Felipe J. Abrigo | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1965 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. | 1953–1961 Arteche, Balangiga, Borongan, Can-avid, Dolores, General MacArthur, Giporlos, Guiuan, Hernani, Llorente, Maydolong, Mercedes, Oras, Quinapondan, Salcedo, San Julian, San Policarpo, Sulat, Taft |
| 11 | | | Felipe J. Abrigo | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1965 | 5th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1961. Redistricted to Eastern Samar's at-large district. | 1961–1965 Arteche, Balangiga, Balangkayan, Borongan, Can-avid, Dolores, General MacArthur, Giporlos, Guiuan, Hernani, Lawaan, Llorente, Maydolong, Mercedes, Oras, Quinapondan, Salcedo, San Julian, San Policarpo, Sulat, Taft |
| District dissolved into Eastern Samar's at-large district. ||||||||||