Dasmariñas,officially the City of Dasmariñas,is a 1st class component city in the province of Cavite,Philippines. With a land area of 90.1 square kilometers (34.8 sq mi) and a population of 703,141 people according to the 2020 census,it is the largest city both in terms of area and population in Cavite and the wealthiest Local Government Unit in terms of city in the province.
Leonardo Malihan Manicio,better known through his alias Nardong Putik,was a Filipino gangster who mainly operated in the province of Cavite. He famously credited his ability to survive and escape numerous ambushes and gunfights to his anting-anting (amulet).
Gilbert Cesar Catibayan Remulla is a Filipino journalist and politician.
Michael Tan Defensor is a Filipino politician who most recently served as the Party-list Representative for Anakalusugan from 2019 to 2022. He is also the CEO of Pax Libera Mining,Inc.
Partido Magdalo is one of the political parties in the Philippines founded by Former Governor Juanito Remulla,Sr. and Former Congressman Renato P. Dragon. It is a local political party in Cavite.The new leaders of this party is current Cavite Governor Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Remulla,Jr. and former Cavite Governor Jesus "Boying" Remulla.
Erineo "Ayong" Saquilayan Maliksi was a Filipino politician from the province of Cavite. As an elected official,he served in different capacities in the municipal government of Imus and the provincial government of Cavite. He represented the 2nd and 3rd congressional districts of Cavite in the 11th and 15th Congress of the Philippines,respectively.
Joseph Emilio "Jun" Aguinaldo Abaya is a Filipino politician,lawyer,and military officer. He was the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) of the Philippines under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III. A member of the Liberal Party,he has been elected to three terms as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives,representing the 1st District of Cavite. He first won election to the House in 2004,and was re-elected in 2007. He and other Aquino administration officials have been charged over the alleged anomalous contracts for the MRT Line 3 during their tenure.
Jesus Crispin "Boying" Catibayan Remulla is a Filipino lawyer,politician,and broadcaster currently serving as Secretary of Justice since 2022. He previously served as the representative of Cavite's 7th district from 2019 to 2022,the position he previously held from 2010 to 2013,and was concurrently the House Senior Deputy Majority Leader. He also served as the provincial governor of Cavite from 2016 to 2019,and was the representative of the province's 3rd district from 2004 to 2010. He is also a radio host for "Executive Session" on DZRH. Remulla is one of the vocal opponents against ABS-CBN and is among the 70 congressmen who voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.
The National Unity Party (NUP) is a political party in the Philippines. The party was formed in 2010 by former members of Lakas-Kampi CMD who broke away after internal discontent within the party. From 2016 to 2022,the party was part of the PDP–Laban-led coalition in the House of Representatives,the Coalition for Change.
Local elections were held in the province of Cavite on May 13,2013 within the Philippine general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a mayor,vice mayor,councilors,members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the vice-governor,governor and representatives for the seven districts of Cavite.
Local elections will be held in the city of Dasmariñas on May 13,2013 together with the National and the provincial level elections. Since Dasmariñas is a first class city in terms of income and the 2nd largest city in southern Luzon in terms of population,however it still an ordinary component city,it means it still elect a provincial official,despite its own representation in the congress.
Mangubat (Mang-gubat);is a Hispanic Filipino surname of Mactan Island origin which means " TO WAGE WAR " in Cebuano language.
Abraham "Bambol" Ng Tolentino is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the Mayor of Tagaytay and President of the Philippine Olympic Committee. He previously served as representative of Cavite's 8th district from 2019 to 2022 and the 7th district from 2013 to 2019.
Local elections were held in Cavite on May 9,2016,as part of the 2016 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions:a town mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the vice-governor,governor and representatives for the seven districts of Cavite. Originally,incumbent Governor Jonvic Remulla was set running for his final term under Partido Magdalo and supported by the Estrada-Binay-led United Nationalist Alliance along with Vice-Governor Jolo Revilla,however,he later dropped out and was replaced by his brother Jesus Crispin Remulla,who ran solo instead.
Dominador Ilano Mangubat is a Filipino medical doctor and statesman who served as appointed provincial governor of Cavite during the Third Republic of the Philippines. He served from May 1954 to December 31,1955. After the national election of 1953,President Ramon Magsaysay installed Mangubat mayor of Cavite City and later appointed as governor in May 1954.
Local elections were held in the province of Cavite 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 eight districts of Cavite.
Cavite's 4th congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2010. It consists of only the city of Dasmariñas. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Elpidio Barzaga,Jr. of the National Unity Party (NUP).
Jennifer Narvaez Austria-Barzaga is a Filipino politician who has been the Mayor of the City of Dasmariñas since 2019 and had previously held this position from 2007 until 2016.
Local elections were held in the province of Cavite on Monday,May 9,2022,as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will select 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 eight districts of Cavite.
A special election was held in Cavite's 7th congressional district on February 25,2023,to fill the district's vacant seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines for the remainder of the 19th Congress.
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