Lyceum of the Philippines University also referred to by its acronym LPU is a private,non-sectarian,coeducational higher education institution located at intramuros in the City of Manila,Philippines. It was founded in 1952 by JoséP. Laurel,who was the third president of the Republic of the Philippines.
Alfredo "Fred" Siojo Lim was a Filipino politician,police officer and lawyer who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2004 to 2007. He also served as the 19th Mayor of Manila twice:first from 1992 to 1998,and again from 2007 to 2013.
Francisco "Kit" Sarmiento Tatad is a Filipino journalist and politician best known for having served as Minister of Public Information under President Ferdinand Marcos from 1969 to 1980,and for serving as a Senator of the Philippines from 1992 to 2001.
Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay Sr. is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 13th vice president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016,under President Benigno Aquino III.
The Knights of Rizal is an Order of Chivalry from the Philippines,created to honor and uphold the ideals of Philippine national hero JoséRizal.
Ernesto "Ernie" Madarang Maceda Sr. was a Filipino politician,lawyer,and columnist who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1987 to 1998. He served as Senate President from 1996 to 1998.
Epimaco Ardina Velasco,popularly known as Epi,was a Filipino politician who served as DILG Secretary,governor of Cavite,and NBI Director. He was the first NBI Director who rose from the ranks and rose to prominence at the NBI with the killing of Number 1 Most Wanted Man in Cavite,Leonardo Manecio aka Nardong Putik.
Teofisto "Tito" Tayko Guingona Jr. is a Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the 11th Vice President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004,during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Born in San Juan,Rizal,Teofisto is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University,where he was a working student.
Miss World Philippines 2012 was the second edition of the Miss World Philippines pageant. It was held at the Manila Hotel in Manila,Philippines on June 24,2012.
Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez is a Filipino businessman,lawyer and politician serving as the Speaker of the House of Representatives since July 25,2022. He is also serving as the representative for the 1st district of Leyte since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2016. He formerly served as the House Majority Leader from 2019 to 2022,and unsuccessfully ran for senator in the 2016 elections. He is a first cousin of President Bongbong Marcos. Since May 17,2023,he has been widely considered to be the country's de facto leader after the ouster of Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,becoming the main catalyst to the 2024 Philippine political crisis
The 2016 presidential campaign of Manuel "Mar" Roxas II,former Senator of the Philippines and former Secretary of the Interior and Local Government was announced on July 31,2015. At an event dubbed as "A Gathering of Friends",Mar Roxas formally accepted his party's nomination as the Liberal Party standard bearer after he was officially endorsed by President Benigno Aquino III in the presence of their political allies at the Club Filipino.
The governor of Metro Manila was a political position whose holder served as the executive head of the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines,also known as Metro Manila. The position during its existence was also known as the governor of the Metro Manila Commission. The Metro Manila Commission was the central government of Metro Manila from 1975 until 1990 when it was replaced by the Metro Manila Authority. The MMA itself would later be known as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
The Alpha Phi BetaFraternity is a fraternity based in the University of the Philippines College of Law with no recognized chapters outside University of the Philippines Diliman. The fraternity's membership hails from the College of Law and from pre-law colleges in the campus. 2019 marked the fraternity's 80th Anniversary. It is one of the three fraternities based in the college,the other two being Sigma Rho fraternity and Scintilla Juris.
The presidential transition of Bongbong Marcos started when former senator Bongbong Marcos won the Philippine presidential election on May 9,2022. Marcos topped the official count by the Congress of the Philippines with 31,629,783 votes. The joint bicameral Congress proclaimed Marcos as the president-elect and Sara Duterte as the vice president-elect on May 25,2022. The transition lasted until the day of the president-elect's inauguration on June 30,2022.
Victor Dayrit Rodriguez is a Filipino lawyer who served as the Executive Secretary from June to September 2022 in President Bongbong Marcos' administration,and previously served as Marcos' campaign spokesperson. He was also the executive vice president and general campaign manager of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas during the Marcos 2022 campaign.
Rafael "Raffy" Moreno Alunan III is a Filipino businessman and former government official. He is a former Tourism and Interior and Local Government Secretary of the Philippines.
Gamaliel Asis Cordoba is a Filipino lawyer who was the longest-serving Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) from 2009 until 2022. He is currently the Chairperson of the Commission on Audit (COA) replacing former Solicitor General Jose Calida. His appointment was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) on November 29,2022.
