Legislative district of Eastern Samar

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The Legislative District of Eastern Samar is the representation of the Province of Eastern Samar in the Philippine House of Representatives. Eastern Samar was represented as the third district of Samar until Republic Act No. 4221 was ratified in November 1965, after which the representative of the third district of Samar automatically served as Eastern Samar's representative. It was part of the representation of Region VIII from 1978 to 1984.

Lone District

• Population (2007): 405,114

Period	Representative
6th Congress 1965–1969	Felipe J. Abrigo1
7th Congress 1969–1972
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Vicente O. Valley
8th Congress 1987–1992	Jose T. Ramirez
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Marcelino C. Libanan2
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Teodolo M. Coquilla
15th Congress 2010–2013	Ben P. Evardone

^1 Elected in 1965 as representative of the third district of Samar. Automatically became representative of the lone district of Eastern Samar upon ratification of RA 4221 in November 1965.

^2 Appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration on April 18, 2007.

See also

• Legislative districts of Samar

References

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library