Apayao,officially the Province of Apayao,is a landlocked province in the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Kabugao serves as its capital. The provincial capitol and its associated offices are located at the New Government Center in Luna.
The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservative political party in the Philippines which was founded in 1992 by presidential candidate Danding Cojuangco.
The Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino,formerly Partido ng Masang Pilipino,is a populist political party in the Philippines. It is the political party of former Philippine President Joseph E. Estrada. In the May 1998 presidential election,it aligned itself with other political parties to form the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino.
Calanasan,officially the Municipality of Calanasan,(Isnag:Ili naya Calanasan;Ilocano:Ili ti Calanasan;Tagalog:Bayan ng Calanasan),is a 1st class municipality in the province of Apayao,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 12,550 people,making it the least populated municipality in the province.
The Isnag people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to Apayao province in the Philippines' Cordillera Administrative Region,though they are also found in parts of Cagayan,Ilocos Norte,and Abra. Their native language is Isnag,although most Isnag also speak Ilocano.
The legislative districts of Apayao are the representations of the province of Apayao 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 lone congressional district.
The legislative districts of Kalinga are the representations of the province of Kalinga 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 lone congressional district.
The legislative district of Kalinga-Apayao was the representation of the historical province of Kalinga-Apayao in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. Since 1998,the province has been represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through the separate lone congressional districts of Apayao and Kalinga.
The legislative districts of Mountain Province are the representations of Mountain Province 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 lone congressional district.
The 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections were held on May 14,2007,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines to serve in the 14th Congress of the Philippines from June 30,2007,until June 30,2010. The Philippines uses parallel voting for seats in the House of Representatives.
Edcel Castelar Lagman Sr. is a Filipino human rights lawyer and politician from the province of Albay. He was elected as a member of the House in 1987 to 1998 and 2004 to 2013 and 2016 up to the present. He served as Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines until 2012,when he resigned the office. Lagman is one of the key Liberal Party figures in the House of Representatives,having supported the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act,the SOGIE Equality Bill,the Free Tertiary Education Act,the Anti-Dynasty Bill,and the Freedom of Information Bill. He is also the principal author of the Divorce Bill,the Human Rights Defenders Bill,the Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy Bill,and the Anti-Child Marriage Bill.
Thelma Garcia Buchholdt was a Filipino American community activist,politician,historian,public speaker,cultural worker,and author. She was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives for four consecutive terms,from 1974 through 1982. She was the author of the book Filipinos in Alaska:1788-1958,which is now in its third printing and is available through the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.
Local elections were held in Quezon City on May 10,2010,within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city:the mayor,vice mayor,four District representatives,and councilors,six in each of the city's four legislative districts.
Elections were held in Cordillera Administrative Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10,2010.
The Apayao Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan or provincial legislature of the Philippine province of Apayao.
Elections were held in Cordillera Administrative Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9,2016.
Eleanor Bulut Begtang is a Filipina politician from the province of Apayao,Philippines. She is a former mayor of Calanasan from 2001 to 2010. And also the former governor of Apayao in northern Philippines from 2019 to 2022. She was elected as a governor in 2019 after she completed her three allowable term as a congresswoman of Apayao from 2010 to 2019. She is currently the representative of Apayao,having been elected in 2022.
Apayao's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Apayao. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1998. It was previously included in Kalinga-Apayao's at-large congressional district from 1969 to 1998. The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Eleonor Bulut Begtang of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).
