Fidel Valdez Ramos,popularly known as FVR and Eddie Ramos,was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was the only career military officer who reached the rank of five-star general/admiral de jure. Rising from second lieutenant to commander-in-chief of the armed forces,Ramos is credited for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy during his six years in office.
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.
Renato "Rene" Salud de Villa is a Filipino former police and military officer and government official. He served as Chief of Philippine Constabulary,Director-General of the Integrated National Police,and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He then served as Secretary of National Defense under presidents Corazon Aquino and Fidel V. Ramos. He founded Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma for his unsuccessful presidential bid in 1998. He then briefly served as Executive Secretary under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Eric Reyes Buhain is a Filipino politician and former competitive swimmer serving as the Representative for Batangas's 1st district since 2022.
2003 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 2003.
The Philippines was under a state of emergency,announced by presidential spokesperson Ignacio Bunye on the morning of February 24,2006,by the virtue of Proclamation No. 1017. This occurred after the government claimed that it foiled an alleged coup d'état attempt against the rule of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo earlier that same day. State security services also claimed that it had arrested a general who was involved in the coup attempt. President Arroyo lifted the state of emergency on March 3,2006,by the virtue of Proclamation No. 1021.
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907;it was the ruling party from 1935 to 1946,1953–1961 and 1965–1972.
Orlando Sanchez Mercado,better known as Orly Mercado,is a Filipino politician and broadcast journalist best known for having served as a senator of the Philippines from 1987 to 1998,Secretary of Defense from 1998 to 2001,and for his long career as a broadcast journalist,most famously for hosting the television program Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko.
Armando Carpio Sanchez was a Filipino politician. He is a former two-term mayor of Santo Tomas,Batangas and one-term governor of the Province of Batangas. During his term as governor,he was also the treasurer of the League of Provinces of the Philippines.
Sergio Apostol is a Filipino politician who served as a Philippine representative in the Leyte's 2nd district from 1992 to 2001 and again from 2010 to 2016.
Gilberto Eduardo Gerardo Cojuangco Teodoro Jr.,nicknamed Gilbert or Gibo,is a Filipino lawyer,politician and business executive who is the incumbent Secretary of National Defense under the Marcos Jr. administration since 2023. He previously served in the same post from 2007 to 2009 under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was the nominee of Arroyo's Lakas–Kampi in the 2010 presidential election,which he lost to his second cousin,Noynoy Aquino.
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats,abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas,is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to sit on the centre-right of the political spectrum and is influenced by Christian democracy and Islamic democracy. Since the 2022 elections,Lakas–CMD is currently the biggest party in the House of Representatives,with the party's president,Martin Romualdez,serving as Speaker of the House. The party is a dominant member of the UniTeam Alliance led by President Bongbong Marcos.
The 2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections were held on May 10,2010,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines to serve in the 15th Congress of the Philippines from June 30,2010,to June 30,2013. The Philippines uses parallel voting for seats in the House of Representatives;a voter has two votes:one for a representative from one's legislative district,and another for a sectoral representative via closed lists under the party-list system,with a 2% election threshold and 3-seat cap,when the parties with 2% of the national vote or more not meeting the 20% of the total seats,parties with less than 2% of the vote will get one seat each until the 20% requirement is met.
Hector M. Tarrazona,is a former Philippine Air Force colonel and a founding member of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM). In the May 10,2010,elections,Tarrazona ran as a senatorial candidate under the Ang Kapatiran Party banner,and was supported by the Roman Catholic Church,along with Rizalito David,Jo Aurea Imbong,Adrian Sison,Reginald Tamayo,and Manuel Valdehuesa,Jr.
Rafael Manio Ileto was a Filipino general who served as the 22nd Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND) of the Philippines. He also became the Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). He also served as Philippine Ambassador to Turkey,Iran,Cambodia,Thailand,and Laos.
Voltaire Tuvera Gazmin is a retired Filipino soldier who was the 35th Secretary of the Department of National Defense of the Philippines. Gazmin assumed office on 1 July 2010,after President Benigno S. Aquino III had issued the former's appointment the day before.
Teofisto "Tito" Tayko Guingona Jr. is a Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the 11th vice president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004,during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Born in San Juan,Rizal,Teofisto is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University,where he was a working student.
The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI),formerly known as the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino,was a political party in the Philippines. It is the main party of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. In June 2008,Kampi merged into the Lakas–CMD.
The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino,abbreviated as LDP,is a liberal political party in the Philippines.
