The House of Representatives of the Philippines 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 usually called Congress,although the term collectively refers to both houses.
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper house of Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large under plurality-at-large voting.
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.
The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House members serve two-year terms without term limits. According to the 2010 U.S. Census,each State House district contains an average of 64,838 people.
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 a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the Fourth District of Quezon City from 1992 to 2001 and from 2010 to 2019. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from January to June 2001 and from 2010 to 2016. He also served as the Mayor of Quezon City from 2001 to 2010,where he was hailed Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines.
Jose Bayani "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.
Fredenil Hernaez Castro is a Filipino politician serving as the Governor of Capiz since 2022. He was the Representative of Capiz's 2nd district from 2001 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2022. He had served as a House Deputy Speaker and as the House Majority Leader.
Eugenio Padlan Pérez was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1946 to 1953. He was a member of the Liberal Party,whose president he served as during his term as Speaker.
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.
Pablo John "PJ" Fiel Garcia is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is a member of the National Unity Party and the One Cebu party
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.
Jose J. Roy was a Filipino lawyer,economist,and politician who served for 25 consecutive years as a congressman and senator in the Congress of the Philippines. Known as the "poor man's economist",he drafted,authored and sponsored laws to improve the lot of the peasantry. As a member of Congress,he took particular pride in the sponsorship of almost all laws on land reform. He is also considered to be the "Father of the Philippine Banking System" because of his authorship and involvement in almost all the major finance and tariff measures since the beginning of the Third Philippine Republic in 1946.
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 southern Bataan municipalities of Limay,Orion and Pilar. 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 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.
