Old 6th Congressional District, Cebu

From 1907 to 1972 there was the 6th Congressional District of Cebu composed of the following: Aloguinsan, Barili, Dumanjug, Pinamungajan, Toledo (which became a city in 1960) and Ronda (re-established as a town by the Americans in 1913).

 

From 1987 up to the present, Toledo City and the towns of Aloguinsan, Barili, Pinamungajan belong to the 3rd Congressional District of Cebu, while the municipalities of Dumanjug and Ronda belong to the 2nd Congressional District of Cebu.

 

The following served as its representatives:

 

 1907-1909 - Casiano Causing

 1909-1916 - Vicente Lozada

 1916-1922 - Miguel Raffinan

 1922-1925 - Nicolas Rafols

 1925-1928 - Pastor Noel

 1928-1931 - Nicolas Rafols

 1931-1934 - Miguel Raffinan

 1934-1938 - Nicolas Rafols

 1938-1941 - Miguel Raffinan

 1941-1949 - Nicolas Rafols

 1949-1965 - Manuel Zosa

 1965-1969 - Amado Arrieta

 1969-1972 - Manuel Zosa

 

Miguel Raffinan, who was elected several times as Representative of the District was also a Mayor of Cebu City, this was from 1947 to 1951. He had a successful Law practice and was born in Cebu City on May 13, 1891. Congressmen Nicolas Rafols and Manuel Zosa have streets in Cebu City named after them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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