Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo,often referred to by her initials PGMA and GMA,is a Filipino academic and politician who previously served as the 14th president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. She was serving in the congress as a Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2017 and from 2022 until her removal in November 2023. She is the longest serving president of the Philippines since Ferdinand Marcos. Before her accession to the presidency,she served as the 10th vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada,making her the country's first female vice president,despite having run on an opposing ticket. She was also a senator from 1992 to 1998. After her presidency,she was elected as the representative of Pampanga's 2nd district in 2010 and later became the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2018 until her retirement in 2019. She later came out of retirement to be elected as representative of the same district in 2022. She is one of the only 2 Filipinos to hold at least three of the four highest offices in the country:vice president,president,and house speaker,alongside former President Sergio Osmeña.
Abulug,officially the Municipality of Abulug,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 34,579 people.
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan,abbreviated as PDP–Laban,is a social democratic,populist political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was part of the country's ruling party coalition from 1986 to 1992 under the administration of Corazon Aquino and the country's ruling party from 2016 to 2022 under the administration of Rodrigo Duterte.
The legislative districts of Cagayan are the representations of the province of Cagayan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first,second,and third congressional districts.
Antonio "Tony" Veloso Cuenco was a Filipino politician who served as a council member for the 2nd District of the Cebu City Council. He also served as the Secretary-General of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) from 2010 to 2013 and as representative of the 2nd District of Cebu City in the House of Representatives.
Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia is a Filipina politician serving as the governor of Cebu since 2019,a position she previously held from 2004 and 2013—being the first woman to hold that office. She was the representative of Cebu's 3rd congressional district from 2013 to 2019 and concurrently served as a House Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2018.
Mary Aiko Shimoji Melendez,known professionally as Aiko Melendez,is a Filipino actress and politician. She currently serves as a councilor of Quezon City from the 5th district since 2022,a position she previously held from the 2nd District from 2001 to 2010. Her father,Jimmy Melendez,was an actor. Her half-brother,Jam Melendez,also entered showbusiness.
Manuel Noveno Mamba Sr. is a Filipino doctor and politician who is the current provincial governor of Cagayan. He was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 3rd District of Cagayan. First elected in 1995,he was re-elected in 2001,2004,and 2007. He was also a municipal mayor of Tuao,Cagayan,from 1988 to 1995.
A special election for Cagayan's 2nd district seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines was held on March 12,2011. The special election was called after the incumbent representative,Florencio Vargas died in July 2010. Vargas' daughter,Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso,was elected after beating former Cagayan Governor Edgar Lara,Vargas' opponent in the 2010 election. Alfonso would then serve the remainder of her father's term which ended in 2013.
Maria Leonor "Leni" Santo Tomas Gerona is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 14th vice president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. She previously served as the representative of the 3rd district of Camarines Sur from 2013 to 2016.
Elections were held in the Cagayan Valley for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 13,2013.
Elections were held in Cagayan Valley for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9,2016.
Res Septimo Cortez,better known as Rez Cortez,is a Filipino film and television actor and assistant director.
Cagayan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cagayan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the western municipalities of Abulug,Allacapan,Ballesteros,Calayan,Claveria,Lasam,Pamplona,Piat,Rizal,Sanchez-Mira,Santa Praxedes and Santo Niño. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso of the Lakas–CMD.
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.
Teodorico "Nonong" Tumbocon Haresco,Jr. is a Filipino politician,and businessman. Haresco was born in Iloilo City,Province of Iloilo on August 12. He is the incumbent Representative of the newly created 2nd District of Aklan in the 18th Congress of the Philippines. Before the creation of the 2nd District,he served as a Representative of the Lone District of Aklan from 2013 to 2016. Formerly,he was a party-list representative of the Ang Kasangga Party-list from 2010 to 2013 in the 15th Congress of the Philippines.
Lilia Garcia Pineda,also known as Nanay Baby,is a Filipina politician who has been serving as Vice Governor of Pampanga under her son Dennis Pineda since 2019. She previously served as Governor of the province from 2010 until 2019 as Mayor of Lubao from 1992 until 2001. Pineda was a close ally of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the latter's presidency from 2001 to 2010.
Melvin Kamatoy Vargas Jr.,also known as Boylet,is a Filipino politician and incumbent Vice Governor of Cagayan.
This is a list of candidates in the 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections.
These are term limited and retiring members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines during the 18th Congress of the Philippines,who cannot or would not run in the 2022 elections.
