Davao de Oro, officially the Province of Davao de Oro, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Nabunturan while Monkayo is the most populous. It used to be part of the province of Davao del Norte until it was made a separate province in 1998.
Corazon "Cora" Toroba Nuñez-Malanyaon was a Filipina politician, lawyer, and accountant. She served as the representative of Davao Oriental's 1st district twice, from 2001 to 2007 and again from 2016 to 2022. She also served twice as the governor of Davao Oriental: from 2007 to 2016 and from 2022 until she died in 2023. She started her political career as a member of the Davao City Council from 1986 to 1987 and 1988 to 1992.
Angelica Banaag Alarva, better known by her stage name Angelica Jones, is a Filipino singer, actress and politician. She is also known as the singer who sang the novelty song "Miss Flawless".
Rolando "Klarex" Adlao Uy is a Filipino politician serving as the mayor of Cagayan de Oro since 2022. He previously served as Representative of Cagayan de Oro's 1st district from 2007 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2022. He also unsuccessfully sought the mayoralty in 2010. Uy started his political career in Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro serving as a barangay kagawad and two stints as the barangay captain.
Marc Douglas Chan Cagas IV is a Filipino politician. A member of the Nacionalista Party, he was elected in 2007 as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the First District of Davao del Sur. He forfeited a run for re-election in 2013 in order to run for Governor of Davao del Sur. Cagas lost the election to the Liberal Party candidate, former Congressman Claude Bautista. In 2021, upon the death of his father he became governor of the province. Attended the University of the East, College of Law, 1999 to 2004.
Gwendolyn Buray Ecleo-Pols is a Filipino politician and Mayor of Dinagat, Dinagat Islands, Philippines, from May 2004 until 2013. She also serves in various capacities as an official of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association, Incorporated, a religious group widely considered a cult based on its practices.
Ramon San Diego Bagatsing III, known professionally as Raymond Bagatsing, is a Filipino actor. Having jumpstarted his acting career in the early 1990s, he is most notable for the roles of Jaime Laurel in the hit ABS-CBN series Pusong Ligaw, and Edgardo Magallanes in the GMA action-drama series Black Rider.
Jose Benjamin "Benjo" Abrio Benaldo was a member of the Congress of the Philippines from 2010 until 2013.
Ryan Luis Verzosa Singson is a Filipino politician currently serving as the Vice Governor of Ilocos Sur since 2022. He served as Governor from 2013 to 2022 and representative of the 1st district of Ilocos Sur from 2011 to 2013.
Edgardo "Egay" Tallado is a Filipino politician from the province of Camarines Norte in the Philippines. He previously served as a Governor of Camarines Norte from 2010 to 2022.
Edwin Ignacio Jubahib is a Filipino politician serving as governor of Davao del Norte since 2019. He was also the personal assistant of congressman and former speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.
Nelson "Boy" Lechoncito Dayanghirang is a Filipino politician serving as the representative of Davao Oriental's 1st district since June 30, 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2016. He was the governor of Davao Oriental from 2016 to 2022.
On December 7, 2019, a plebiscite was held in the province of Compostela Valley, Philippines, to determine if its residents approved renaming their province to Davao de Oro.
Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 9, 2022. All provinces will elect their provincial governors for three-year terms, who will be inaugurated on June 30, 2022 after their proclamation. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors.
Michael GerardTantoco Morada is a Filipino American politician. He has been a councilor of Lipa, Batangas since 2019.
Vincent Franco "Duke" Domingo Frasco is a congressman for Cebu's 5th congressional district.
These are term-limited and retiring members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines during the 19th Congress of the Philippines, who either cannot or chose not to run in the 2025 House elections.
Gubernatorial elections will be held in the Philippines on May 12, 2025. All provinces will elect their provincial governors for three-year terms, who will be inaugurated on June 30, 2025 after their proclamation. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors.
Benilda Ruello Retuerto, better known by her stage name Gem Castillo, is a Filipina actress. She began her acting career in the early 1990s when she starred in movies. A prized find of Kuya Germs, she was a talent at the defunct but long-running That's Entertainment.
