Ilocos Sur,officially the Province of Ilocos Sur,is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan. Ilocos Sur is bordered by Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north,Mountain Province to the east,La Union and Benguet to the south and the South China Sea to the west.
The First Philippine Legislature was the first session of the Philippine Legislature,the first representative legislature of the Philippines. Then known as the Philippine Islands,the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States through the Insular Government. The Philippine Legislature consisted of an appointed upper house,the Philippine Commission,and an elected lower house,the Philippine Assembly. These bodies were the predecessors of the Philippine Senate and Philippine House of the Philippine Congress.
Vincent "Bingbong" Pichay Crisologo is a Filipino politician who served as the Representative of Quezon City's 1st District from 2004 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2019. He also served as a councilor in Quezon City from 1998 to 2004.
Candon,officially the City of Candon,is a 4th class component city in the province of Ilocos Sur,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 61,432 people.
Jeremias "Jerry" Crisologo Singson,KGCR is the incumbent governor of Ilocos Sur. He was also considered as “Father of Day Care Center and Medical Mission”for his strong advocacy for child-friendly day care centers and series of medical missions throughout the province of Ilocos Sur. He served as Vigan Vice Mayor in 1988-1995,Senior Provincial Board Member in 1995-1998,Board Member in 1998-2001,Vice Governor in 2001-2004,Board Member in 2004-2007,and Vice Governor in 2007-2010 and in 2016-2022.
Elections were held in the Ilocos Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10,2010.
Luis Crisologo Singson,better known as Chavit Singson,is a Filipino businessman and retired politician,who last served as the mayor of Narvacan,Ilocos Sur from 2019 to 2022. He was also the governor of the province of Ilocos Sur,starting from 1972 until 1986,again from 1992 until 2001,and again from 2004 to 2007 and from 2010 until 2013. He was also the Deputy National Security Adviser for the Philippine government (2008).
Ronald Verzosa Singson is a Filipino politician,businessman and philanthropist. He is the son of the patriarch of the Singson political clan Chavit Singson and Evelyn Verzosa-Singson. He is currently the representative of Ilocos Sur's first district in the 19th Congress,a position he holds since 2022. He previously served as the district's representative from 2007 to 2010,and again from 2013 to 2016.
A special election for Ilocos Sur's 1st district seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines was held on May 28,2011. The special election was called after incumbent representative Ronald Singson resigned on March 7,2011,after being convicted of drug possession by the Wan Chai District Court in Hong Kong. Vigan vice mayor Ryan Luis Singson,the former representative's brother,won the election and shall serve the remainder of his brother's term which will end on June 30,2013.
Elections were held in the Ilocos Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 13,2013.
Elections were held in Ilocos Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9,2016.
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.
Ilocos Sur's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Ilocos Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the provincial capital city of Vigan and adjacent municipalities of Bantay,Cabugao,Caoayan,Magsingal,San Ildefonso,San Juan,San Vicente,Santa Catalina,Santo Domingo and Sinait. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ronald Singson of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Ilocos Region is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus reached the Ilocos Region on March 20,2020,when the first cases of the disease were confirmed in the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union.
Ilocos Sur's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Ilocos Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the city of Candon and adjacent municipalities of Alilem,Banayoyo,Burgos,Cervantes,Galimuyod,Gregorio del Pilar,Lidlidda,Nagbukel,Narvacan,Quirino,Salcedo,San Emilio,San Esteban,Santa,Santa Cruz,Santa Lucia,Santa Maria,Santiago,Sigay,Sugpon,Suyo and Tagudin. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Kristine Singson-Meehan.
The Philippine House Committee on Rules,or House Rules Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.
Deogracias Victor "DV" Barbers Savellano is a Filipino politician who last served as a member of the House of Representatives for Ilocos Sur's 1st district from 2016 to 2022. He was also one of the Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2022.
Grace Kristine Singson-Meehan also known as Kris Singson-Meehan,Kristine Singson is a Filipina politician and businesswoman she is Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Sur's 2nd District. She succeed her father Eric Singson in 2019.
Vicente Singson Encarnacion was a Filipino politician and businessman. Encarnacion served as a member of the Senate of the Philippines from 1916 to 1922.
Floro Singson Crisologo was a Filipino lawyer and politician who represented the 1st district of Ilocos Sur in the Philippine Congress from 1946 until 1959 and from 1961 until his assassination in 1970.
