Albay's 2nd congressional district

Albay's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Albay. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.^[3] The district consists of Albay's capital city of Legazpi and adjacent municipalities of Camalig, Daraga, Manito and Rapu-Rapu. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Carlos Loria of the PDP.^[4]

Albay's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map of Albay showing the location of its 2nd district
Location of Albay within the Philippines
Province	Albay
Region	Bicol Region
Population	477,781 (2020)[1]
Electorate	327,382 (2025)[2]
Major settlements	5 LGUs Cities Legazpi Municipalities Camalig Daraga Manito Rapu-Rapu
Area	665.94 km2 (257.12 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Carlos Loria
Political party	PDP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Albay's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1			Carlos A. Imperial	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Progresista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1912 Albay, Bato, Calolbon, Manito, Pandan, Rapu-Rapu, Viga, Virac
2			Silvino Brimbuela	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Progresista	Elected in 1909.
3			Mariano A. Locsin	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Progresista	Elected in 1912.	1912–1916 Albay, Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Manito, Pandan, Rapu-Rapu, Viga, Virac
Albay's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4			José O. Vera	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1922 Albay, Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Manito, Pandan, Rapu-Rapu, Viga, Virac
5			Pedro Martínez Jimeno	June 3, 1919	June 2, 1925	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
						6th	Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Re-elected in 1922.	1922–1925 Albay, Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Daraga, Manito, Pandan, Panganiban, Rapu-Rapu, Viga, Virac
6			Francisco A. Perfecto	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.	1925–1931 Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Pandan, Panganiban, Rapu-Rapu, Viga, Virac
7			Pedro Vera	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 4th district.
8			José S. Valenciano	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.	1931–1935 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu
9			Justino N. Nuyda	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Albay's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(9)			Justino N. Nuyda	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Albay's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(8)			José S. Valenciano	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Albay's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
10			Toribio P. Pérez	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu
(9)			Justino N. Nuyda	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1965	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.	1949–1957 Camalig, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu
						3rd		Re-elected in 1953.
						4th		Re-elected in 1957.	1957–1961 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.	1961–1969 Camalig, Legazpi, Locsin, Manito, Rapu-Rapu
11			Carlos R. Imperial	December 30, 1965	September 23, 1972	6th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1965.
						7th		Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.	1969–1972 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Albay's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
(11)			Carlos R. Imperial	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Independent	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu
						9th	NPC	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
12			Norma B. Imperial	June 30, 1998	September 29, 2000	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998. Died in office.
—	vacant			September 29, 2000	June 30, 2001		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
(11)			Carlos R. Imperial	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	12th	NPC	Elected in 2001.
						13th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2004.
13			Al Francis Bichara	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2007.
	15th					Re-elected in 2010.
	16th					Re-elected in 2013.
14			Joey Salceda	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025	17th	Liberal	Elected in 2016.
						18th	PDP-Laban	Re-elected in 2019.
						19th		Re-elected in 2022.
15			Carlos A. Loria	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	PDP-Laban	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Carlos Loria	143,436	50.58%
	Lakas	Christopher Co	140,126	49.42%
Total votes			283,562	100.00%
Turnout			296,740	90.64%
	PDP–Laban hold

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Joey Salceda	225,851	94.16
	Independent	Virgilio Goyena	5,677	2.37
	PLM	Opinyon de Leoz	4,427	1.85
	Katipunan	Danilo Maravillas	2,295	0.96
	Independent	Domingo Arao	1,614	0.67
Total votes			239,864	100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Joey Salceda	187,252	94.64
	Independent	Virgilio Goyena	10,603	5.35
Invalid or blank votes			29,560
Total votes			227,884
Margin of victory			176,649	89.28
	PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Joey Salceda	171,339
	Independent	Jose Maria Los Baños	5,518
	Independent	Danilo Maravillas	3,869
	Independent	Josue Joshua Martinez Jr.	3,546
	Independent	Virgilio Goyena	2,051
Invalid or blank votes			32,611
Total votes			218,934
	Liberal gain from Nacionalista

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Al Francis Bichara	133,333	69.75
	Independent	Walter Magdato	13,133	6.87
Margin of victory			120,200	62.88%
Invalid or blank votes			44,681	23.38
Total votes			191,147	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Al Francis Bichara	117,611	58.01
	Liberal	Amelia Bonita Apin	58,600	28.90
	Independent	Ricardo Ayala	13,214	6.52
Valid ballots			189,425	93.43
Invalid or blank votes			13,326	6.57
Total votes			202,751	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Albay