When the Americans occupied our country, the first step they did was to establish our legislature through the Philippine Assembly. Cebu was divided then into seven congressional districts; this was from 1907 and ended in 1972 when President Marcos abolished congress. The seventh congressional district of Cebu was composed of the municipalities of Asturias, Balamban, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Medellin, San Remigio, Tuburan and Sta. Fe. The following served as its representative:
1907-1909 - Pedro Rodriguez (a street in Cebu City is named after him)
1909-1912 - Eulalio E. Causing
1912-1919 - Tomas Alonzo
1919-1925 - Jose Alonzo (Tomas and Jose are sons of Don Eugenio Alonzo, the founder of the Municipality of Asturias)
1925-1934 - Paulino Ybañez
1934-1938 - Buenaventura Rodriguez (the street fronting the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center is named after him, he also became Governor of Cebu)
1938-1941 - Roque V. Desquitado
1941-1949 - Jose Rodriguez
1949-1957 - Nicolas G. Escario (Jose Rodriguez and Nicolas Escario both became mayors of Cebu City, both also have streets named after them in Cebu City)
1957-1961 - Antonio de Pio
1961-1969 - Tereso Dumon
1969-1972 - Celestino N. Sybico, Jr.
During the Japanese Occupation, there were representatives of the Assembly called "At Large", they were Jose Delgado, Paulino Gullas, Jose S. Leyson and Juan Zamora.