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.
The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower house of Congress,the bicameral legislature of the Philippines,with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly referred to as Congress,although the term collectively refers to both houses.
Manuel Noveno Mamba Sr. is a Filipino doctor and politician who is serving as provincial governor of Cagayan since 2016. 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.
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.
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 Camarines Norte Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Camarines Norte.
Elections were held in Bicol Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9,2016.
The 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 9,2022,as part of the 2022 general election. This was the 17th direct presidential election and 16th vice presidential election in the Philippines since 1935,and the sixth sextennial presidential and vice presidential election since 1992.
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas is a national political party in the Philippines. It is chaired by Bongbong Marcos,president of the Philippines who won by a landslide in the 2022 election. During the run-up to the 2022 general election,the UniTeam Alliance was formed by the PFP,Lakas–CMD,HNP,and PMP,with guest candidates from other parties.
Local elections in the Philippines were held on May 13,2019. This was conducted together with the 2019 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay (village) level were disputed. The following positions were disputed:
Roberto Yu Uy,also known as Berto Uy is a Filipino businessman of Chinese ancestral descent,and a politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte in the Philippines. He previously served as a Governor of Zamboanga del Norte.
DZAURadyo Bantayog is a radio station owned and operated by the Polytechnic Foundation of Cotabato and Asia. Its studios and transmitter are located at Heritage Homes,Brgy. Binanuan,Talisay,Camarines Norte.
The 2022 Philippine general election took place on May 9,2022,for the executive and legislative branches of government at every level –national,provincial,and local –except for the barangay officials.
Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the Philippines were held on October 30,2023. The elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials will begin their terms at noon on November 30,2023. The barangay is the smallest administrative division in the country.
The Camarines Sur Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Camarines Sur.
The mayor of Dipolog is the head of the executive branch of Dipolog's government. The mayor holds office at the Dipolog City Hall.
Local elections were held in the province of Zamboanga del Norte of the Philippines,on May 13,2019 as part of the 2019 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a municipal and city mayor,vice mayor and councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the governor,vice governor and representatives for the three districts of Zamboanga del Norte.
The Maguindanao division plebiscite was held in the province of Maguindanao,Philippines,on September 17,2022,more than four months after the May 9 national and local elections,after having been postponed from its planned plebiscite in or before August 2021. As required by Republic Act No. 11550,it was conducted to seek the consent of the residents of Maguindanao on the proposal to divide the province into two separate provinces that will henceforth be named Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur.
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.
Ricarte Padilla is the Governor of Camarines Norte and the brother of Senator Robin Padilla and actor Rommel Padilla.
