The Congress of the Philippines is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines. It is bicameral,composed of an upper body,the Senate,and a lower body,the House of Representatives,although colloquially,the term "Congress" commonly refers to just the latter. The Senate meets at the GSIS Building in Pasay,while the House of Representatives meets at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City,which also hosts joint sessions.
The House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress,the bicameral legislature of the Philippines,with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly referred to as Congress,although the term collectively refers to both houses.
Stephen Clement Austria is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 7th congressional district from 2009 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. In December 2011,Austria announced his intention to not run for re-election for the 113th Congress in the 2012 elections. During his 14 years in elected office,Austria never lost an election.
Elections in the Philippines are of several types. The president,vice-president,and the senators are elected for a six-year term,while the members of the House of Representatives,governors,vice-governors,members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,mayors,vice-mayors,members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod/members of the Sangguniang Bayan,barangay officials,and the members of the Sangguniang Kabataan are elected to serve for a three-year term.
Fernando Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte Jr.,KGCR is a Filipino politician who served as the 18th speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from January to June 2001 and from 2010 to 2016. As a Congressman,Belmonte represented Quezon City's 4th congressional district from 1992 to 2001 and 2010 to 2016. Between his two stints in Congress,Belmonte served as the ninth mayor of Quezon City.
Jose Enrique Sandejas Garcia III is a Filipino politician from Bataan. He is the incumbent governor of Bataan since June 30,2022. He served as Representative of Bataan's 2nd District from 2016 to 2022. He also served as Mayor of Balanga from 2007 to 2016.
Hermilando Ingco Mandanas,colloquially nicknamed as Dodo,is a Filipino politician who has served as Governor of Batangas since 2016. Mandanas previously served this position from 1995 to 2004. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 2nd District of Batangas from 2004 until 2013.
JoséBayani "Pepito" Hidalgo Laurel Jr.,also known as Jose B. Laurel Jr.,was a Filipino politician who was elected twice as speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. A stalwart of the Nacionalista Party,he was the party's candidate for the country's vice president in the 1957 elections.
Pablo Paras Garcia was a Filipino lawyer and politician who have been the patriarch of the Garcia political clan of Province of Cebu. He was a longtime congressman and governor.
Enrique "Tet" Tuason Garcia Jr. was a Filipino politician who served as the governor of Bataan from 1992 until 1994,and again from 2004 until 2013. He served five non-consecutive terms as a congressman from Bataan's 2nd congressional district. He died during his third stint in the House in 2016.
The National Unity Party (NUP) is a political party in the Philippines. The party was formed in 2010 by former members of Lakas-Kampi CMD who broke away after internal discontent within the party. From 2016 to 2022,the party was part of the PDP–Laban-led coalition in the House of Representatives,the Coalition for Change.
The 16th Congress of the Philippines composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 22,2013,until June 6,2016,during the last three years of Benigno Aquino III's presidency. The convening of the 16th Congress followed the 2013 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
Elections were held in Metro Manila for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9,2016.
Peter John Durano Calderon is a Filipino politician and lawyer serving as the representative for the 7th district of Cebu since 2016. He served as mayor of Samboan,Cebu from 2001 to 2007 and as member of the Cebu Provincial Board representing the 2nd district from 2007 to 2016.
Wilfredo "Willy" Sardido Caminero is a Filipino politician who served as the representative for the 2nd district of Cebu from 2013 to 2022. He served as mayor of Argao,Cebu from 1998 to 2007 and as member of the Cebu Provincial Board representing the 2nd district from 2007 to 2013.
The 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 36th lower house elections in the Philippines. The election of the House of Representatives was held on May 9,2022.
Bataan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bataan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district consists of the provincial capital Balanga and adjacent eastern Bataan municipalities of Limay,Orion and Pilar. The southwestern municipalities of Bagac and Mariveles were once part of the district until these were reassigned to the third district effective 2022. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Albert Garcia of the National Unity Party (NUP).
Bataan's 3rd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bataan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2022. The district consists of western Bataan municipalities of Bagac,Dinalupihan,Mariveles and Morong. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ma. Angela Garcia of the National Unity Party (NUP),who is the district's first representative since its creation.
The 1993 Bataan gubernatorial recall election was held on December 20,1993 in the province of Bataan,Philippines. Former governor Ding Roman defeated incumbent Tet Garcia in the recall election to become governor of Bataan.
