Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats,abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and popularly known as Lakas,was a political party in the Philippines. Its ideology and that of its successor is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy. The party's influence on Philippine society is very strong,especially after the People Power Revolution,which has led the country to elect two presidents from the party,namely Fidel V. Ramos,a United Methodist,and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,a Roman Catholic.
Pangasinan,officially the Province of Pangasinan,is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen while San Carlos City is the most populous. Pangasinan is in the western area of Luzon along Lingayen Gulf and the South China Sea. It has a total land area of 5,451.01 square kilometres (2,104.65 sq mi). According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 3,163,190. The official number of registered voters in Pangasinan is 1,651,814. The western portion of the province is part of the homeland of the Sambal people,while the central and eastern portions are the homeland of the Pangasinan people. Due to ethnic migration,the Ilocano people settled in the province.
The 1995 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 25th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday,May 8,1995,to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against traditional politicians who used bribery,flying voters,violence,election rigging,stealing of ballot boxes,etc. The Philippine National Police (PNP) listed five people dead and listed more than 200 hotspots before and 300 hotspots during the election.
Asingan,officially the Municipality of Asingan,is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 57,811 people.
The 1998 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 11,1998. In the presidential election,Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as President by a landslide victory. In the vice-presidential race,Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a six-year term as Vice President,also by a landslide victory. This was the third election where both the president and vice president came from different parties.
Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr.,,also referred to by his initials JPE,is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2008 to 2013 and known for his role in the administration of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos;his role in the failed coup that helped hasten the 1986 People Power Revolution and the ouster of Marcos;and his tenure in the Philippine legislature in the years after the revolution. Enrile has served four terms in the Senate,in a total of twenty-two years,he holds the third longest-tenure in the history of the upper chamber. In 2022,at the age of 98,he returned to government office as the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel in the administration of President Bongbong Marcos.
Narciso Rueca Ramos was a Filipino journalist,lawyer,assemblyman and ambassador. He was the father of former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos and Philippine Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani.
Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician currently serving as the 33rd Secretary of Finance under President Bongbong Marcos since January 12,2024. He previously served as the representative for Batangas' 6th district and as the House Deputy Speaker from 2022 to 2024.
Ramon Bautista Bong Revilla Jr. and commonly known as Bong Revilla,is a Filipino actor,director,producer,television presenter and politician serving as a Senator since 2019,and previously from 2004 to 2016.
Abono (transl. fertilizer) is a political organization in the Philippines which had party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. In the May 14,2007 election,the party won one seat in the nationwide party-list vote.
Feliza Teresita "Liz" Nuesa Miro is a Filipino model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was born on May 11,1953 in Manila,Philippines to Engr. Antonio Santos Miro of San Pablo,Isabela and Feliza Teresita "Tess" Pimentel Nuesa of Santa Cruz,Ilocos Sur. She was the eldest of 8 siblings.
Leticia Valdez Ramos-Shahani was a Filipino senator,diplomat,and writer.
Rolando Aureo Gutierrez Andaya Jr.,also known as Nonoy Andaya,was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives. He represented the 1st district of Camarines Sur from 1998 to 2006 and again from 2010 to 2019. During the 17th Congress,he was a House Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2018 and was subsequently elected House Majority Leader,serving from 2018 to 2019. In his inter-congressional years,he was the Secretary of Budget and Management from 2006 to 2010 in President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's cabinet.
Conrado F. Estrella Sr. was a Filipino politician. He served as the Governor of Pangasinan from 1954 to 1963 and Secretary and Minister of the Department of Agrarian Reform from 1971 to 1986. He was the grandfather of Abono Rep. Robert Raymond Estrella and former Pangasinan Rep. Conrado Estrella III.
The Priority Development Assistance Fund scam,also called the PDAF scam or the pork barrel scam,is a political scandal involving the alleged misuse by several members of the Congress of the Philippines of their Priority Development Assistance Fund,a lump-sum discretionary fund granted to each member of Congress for spending on priority development projects of the Philippine government,mostly on the national level.
Christopher George Martin Perez de Venecia,sometimes referred to as Toff de Venecia,is a Filipino former child actor,writer,director,theater producer,and politician currently serving as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 4th district of Pangasinan since 2016. He is the son of former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and Gina de Venecia.
Rodante Dizon Marcoleta is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as the party-list representative for SAGIP Partylist since 2016. He is a former House Deputy Speaker of the 18th Congress from 2019 to 2022. A member of the religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo,and one of the vocal detractors against ABS-CBN,Marcoleta is one of the 70 representatives who voted to permanently deny the renewal of the network's franchise and responsible for the termination of landmark partnership deal between ABS-CBN and TV5. He is also the host of Net 25 public affairs program Sa Ganang Mamamayan and a fan of Korean dramas.
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.
Robert Raymond 'Eskimo' Masonsong Estrella is a politician and is currently the representative of Abono Partylist,a Filipino political party.
Two special elections to the House of Representatives of the Philippines,the lower house of Congress,were held on August 30,1993. These were vacancies in the 9th Congress;the winners were to serve the rest of the term,which had ended on June 30,1995.
