Palawan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Palawan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district encompasses the southern portion of Palawan Island including the Balabac Island group. It consists of the municipalities of Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal and Sofronio Española. Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also included the capital city Puerto Princesa and the municipality of Aborlan. The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jose C. Alvarez of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and Partidong Pagbabago ng Palawan (PPPL).
Representation history # Image Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEnd Palawan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines District created February 2, 1987 from Palawan's at-large district.1 Ramon Mitra Jr. June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Lakas ng Bansa Elected in 1987. 1987–1992Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Marcos, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon LDP 2 Alfredo Abueg Jr. June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Lakas Elected in 1992. 1992–1995Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal 10th Re-elected in 1995. 1995–2013Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española 11th LAMMP Re-elected in 1998. 3 Abraham Mitra June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Liberal Elected in 2001. 13th Re-elected in 2004. 14th Re-elected in 2007. 4 Victorino Dennis Socrates June 30, 2010 June 30, 2013 15th NPC Elected in 2010. NUP 5 Frederick Abueg June 30, 2013 June 30, 2019 16th NUP Elected in 2013. 2013–presentBalabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española 17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016. 6Beng Abueg-ZaldivarJune 30, 2019June 30, 2022 18th PPPLElected in 2019. Liberal 7 Jose C. Alvarez June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th PDP(PPPL) Elected in 2022. 20th NPC(PPPL) Re-elected in 2025.
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See also Legislative districts of Palawan
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