In the Philippines,provinces are one of its primary political and administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present,which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The local government units in the National Capital Region,as well as independent cities,are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor.
Leyte is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines,with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census.
Leyte,officially the Province of Leyte,is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region,occupying the northern three-quarters of Leyte Island. Its capital is the city of Tacloban,administered independently from the province. Leyte is situated west of Samar Island,north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran. To the west across the Camotes Sea is the province of Cebu.
Southern Leyte,officially the Province of Southern Leyte,is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Maasin. Southern Leyte comprised the third congressional district Leyte until it was made into an independent province in 1959. Southern Leyte includes Limasawa,an island to the south where the first Roman Catholic Mass in Philippine soil is believed to have taken place and thus considered to be the birthplace of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines.
Tacloban,officially the City of Tacloban,is highly urbanized city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. The city is autonomous from the province of Leyte,although it serves as its provincial capital. According to the 2020 census,Tacloban has a population of 251,881,making it the most populous city in the Eastern Visayas. The city is located 360 miles (580 km) southeast from Manila.
Hinundayan,officially the Municipality of Hinundayan,is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte,Philippines. According to the Hinundayan has a total land area of 6,108 hectares or 61.08 square kilometers,comprising 17 barangays. 2020 census,it has a population of 12,398 people.
Limasawa,officially the Municipality of Limasawa,is an island municipality in the province of Southern Leyte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 6,191 people.
Macrohon,officially the Municipality of Macrohon,is a 4th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 26,580 people.
The legislative districts of Leyte are the representations of the province of Leyte,the independent component city of Ormoc,and highly urbanized city of Tacloban in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province,together with the independent cities are currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through their first,second,third,fourth,and fifth congressional districts.
The legislative districts of Southern Leyte are the representations of the province of Southern Leyte 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 and second congressional districts.
Nicanor Espina Yñiguez was a Filipino politician and Speaker of the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986. Considered the "Father of Southern Leyte",he authored the law that created the province of Southern Leyte.
The Leyte Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Leyte.
The Southern Leyte Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Southern Leyte.
Eastern Visayas is an administrative region in the Philippines,designated as Region VIII. It consists of three main islands,Samar,Leyte and Biliran. The region has six provinces,one independent city and one highly urbanized city namely,Biliran,Leyte,Northern Samar,Samar,Eastern Samar,Southern Leyte,Ormoc and Tacloban. The highly urbanized city of Tacloban is the sole regional center. These provinces and cities occupy the easternmost islands of the Visayas group of islands.
The 2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 35th lower house elections in the Philippines. They were held on May 13,2019,to elect members to the House of Representatives.
Jose Maria Morte Veloso was a Filipino lawyer,politician and legislator.
Leopoldo Dominico Loreto Petilla is a Filipino politician from the province of Leyte in the Philippines. He has served as Governor of Leyte from 2013 until 2022. He was first elected as Governor of the province in 2013 and was re-elected in 2016 and 2019.
The governor of Biliran is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Biliran. The governor holds office at the Biliran Provincial Capitol located at Brgy. Calumpang,Naval,Biliran. Like all local government heads in the Philippines,the governor is elected via popular vote,and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term. In case of death,resignation or incapacity,the vice governor becomes the governor.
Southern Leyte's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Southern Leyte. It was represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines 1961 until 2022. Southern Leyte first elected a single representative provincewide at-large representative for the 5th Congress of the Third Philippine Republic following its creation as a regular province separate from Leyte under Republic Act No. 2227 on May 22,1959. Before 1959,its territory was represented as part of Leyte's at-large,2nd and 3rd districts. Between 1978 and 1984,multi-seat regional delegations were formed in lieu of provinces for the Fourth Philippine Republic parliament known as the Interim Batasang Pambansa,with Southern Leyte forming part of the ten-seat Region VIII's at-large district. It was restored as a single-member district in 1984.
Alfredo Kangleon Bantug,Sr. was a Filipino politician who was the first governor of Southern Leyte.
