Samar's 3rd congressional district was one of the three

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in the province of

Samar Samar ( ) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided in ...

in existence between 1907 and 1965. It was created under the

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from former territories of the province. The district was originally composed of the municipalities of

Balangiga Balangiga (IPA: �balaŋˈhɪga, officially the Municipality of Balangiga ( war, Bungto han Balangiga; tl, Bayan ng Balangiga), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a ...

Borongan Borongan, officially the City of Borongan (Waray: ''Siyudad han Borongan''; fil, Lungsod ng Borongan), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population ...

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Guiuan Guiuan ( �giˌwan; war, Bungto han Guiuan, fil, Bayan ng Guiuan), officially the Municipality of Guiuan, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. It constitutes the southeastern extremity of Samar Island and ...

, Llorente,

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, San Julian,

Sulat Sulat, officially the Municipality of Sulat ( war, Bungto han Sulat; tl, Bayan ng Sulat), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,758 people. Geography ...

and

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which now constitute the province of

Eastern Samar Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: ''Sinirangan Samar''; tl, Silangang Samar), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan. Eastern Samar occupie ...

. It was a

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throughout the ten legislatures of the

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from 1907 to 1935, the three legislatures of the

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from 1935 to 1946, and the first five congresses of the

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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

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(NP).

Representation history

References

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Representation history

See also

References