Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a Filipino lawyer and diplomat serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 2010 to 2013,and later Senate Majority Leader from 2013 to 2016. He also served as the Representative of Taguig–Pateros from 1998 to 2007 and from 2019 to 2022 and was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 until his resignation in 2020. He also served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 in the cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte,after unsuccessfully running for vice president in the 2016 elections as Duterte's running mate.
The 2007 Batasang Pambansa bombing occurred on the night of November 13,2007 at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City,Philippines—the seat of the country's House of Representatives. As representatives Wahab Akbar,Luzviminda Ilagan (Gabriela),and Pryde Henry Teves were exiting the south wing of the building after a session,explosives in a nearby parked motorcycle were detonated. Akbar and a staffer of Ilagan were killed in the blast. Ilagan and Teves were injured,while four injured staffers later succumbed to their injuries.
Pryde Henry Alipit Teves is a Filipino politician who served as governor of Negros Oriental from June to October 2022,when the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) annulled his proclamation due to a recount of the May 2022 election. He was the mayor of Bayawan,Negros Oriental from 2016 to 2022,and was the Representative of Negros Oriental's 3rd district from 2007 to 2016. He is a survivor of the 2007 Batasang Pambansa bombing,although both of his eardrums and legs were severely injured.
Jesus Crispin "Boying" Catibayan Remulla is a Filipino lawyer,politician,and broadcaster currently serving as Secretary of Justice since 2022. He previously served as the representative of Cavite's 7th district from 2019 to 2022,the position he previously held from 2010 to 2013,and was concurrently the House Senior Deputy Majority Leader. He also served as the provincial governor of Cavite from 2016 to 2019,and was the representative of the province's 3rd district from 2004 to 2010. He is also a radio host for "Executive Session" on DZRH. Remulla is one of the vocal opponents against ABS-CBN and is among the 70 congressmen who voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.
Roel Ragay Degamo was a Filipino politician who served as governor of Negros Oriental from 2011 to June 2022,and again from October 2022 until his assassination on March 4,2023. He previously served as the province's vice governor from 2010 to 2011,and was a municipal councilor of Siaton from 1998 to 2007.
The 2016 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on Monday,May 9,2016,as part of the 2016 general election. This was the 16th direct presidential election in the Philippines since 1935 and the fifth sextennial presidential election since 1992.
The 18th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 22,2019,until June 1,2022,during the last three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 18th Congress followed the 2019 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
The 19th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,convened on July 25,2022. The 19th Congress is meeting during the first three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency,and will end on June 6,2025. The convening of the 19th Congress followed the 2022 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
2019 in the Philippines details events of note that have occurred in the Philippines in 2019.
Eric Go Yap is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative for Benguet's lone congressional district since 2022,and was the district's legislative caretaker from January 2020 until he was elected in his own right. He was a party-list representative for ACT-CIS from 2019 to 2022,and is the chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations since March 2020.
The renewal of the congressional franchise of the Philippine media network ABS-CBN to continue broadcasting was a dispute between the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte and the media conglomerate arising on the terms and conditions of the franchise renewal agreement. Amid the controversy,the Congress of the Philippines,country's legislature,was unable to renew the franchise before its expiration date. The congressional franchise expired on May 4,2020,as the Philippines was dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. The next day,exercising constitutional powers,the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) then issued a cease-and-desist order demanding ABS-CBN to cease all of its free TV and radio broadcasting immediately. ABS-CBN complied with the government order and shut down all of its radio stations and free television channels later that day. On June 30,2020,the NTC released two alias cease-and-desist orders against ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Direct.
Negros Oriental's 3rd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district consists of the southernmost parts of the province that were previously included in Negros Oriental's 2nd district. It contains the city of Bayawan and the municipalities immediately to the south and west of the provincial capital city,Dumaguete,namely Bacong,Basay,Dauin,Santa Catalina,Siaton,Valencia and Zamboanguita. It is currently vacant for the 19th Congress since the expulsion of its most recent representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. on August 16,2023.
This is a list of candidates in the 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections.
The 2022 presidential campaign of Manny Pacquiao formally began on October 1,2021,when Manny Pacquiao filed his candidacy for the 2022 Philippine presidential election. He has been a Senator of the Philippines from June 30,2016 to June 30,2022 and was previously a member of the House of Representatives,representing the Sarangani lone district.
2022 in the Philippines details notable events that occurred in the Philippines in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic,which largely defined the preceding two years,continued into 2022.
2023 in the Philippines details notable events that occurred in the Philippines in 2023.
The Pamplona massacre was a mass shooting and assassination incident that took place at Pamplona,Negros Oriental in the Philippines. On March 4,2023,at approximately 9:36 A.M. (PhST),a group of former members of the Philippine military stormed the residence of Roel Degamo,the governor of Negros Oriental,in Pamplona and killed Degamo,the target,as well as nine others. The attack happened during the distribution of aid to the local beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Degamo was rushed to a nearby provincial hospital,where he was pronounced dead at 11:41 A.M. (PhST).
A special election would have been held in Negros Oriental's 3rd congressional district on December 9,2023,to fill the district's vacant seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines for the remainder of the 19th Congress.
2024 in the Philippines details notable events that have occurred,or are scheduled to take place,in the Philippines in 2024.
