Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo,often referred to as PGMA or GMA,is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. She is the longest-serving president since Ferdinand Marcos. Before her presidency,she was the 10th vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada,becoming the first female vice president. She was also a senator from 1992 to 1998. After her presidency,she was elected as the representative of Pampanga's 2nd district in 2010 and continues to serve in this role. She also served as the speaker of the House from 2018 to 2019,and as deputy speaker from 2016 to 2017 and 2022 to 2023. Alongside former president Sergio Osmeña,she is one of only two Filipinos to hold at least three of the four highest offices:vice president,president,and house speaker.
Aklan,officially the Province of Aklan,is a province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Its capital and largest town is Kalibo. The province is situated in the northwest portion of Panay Island,bordering Antique to the southwest,and Capiz to the southeast. Aklan faces the Sibuyan Sea and Romblon province to the north.
Kalibo,officially the Municipality of Kalibo,is a first-class municipality and capital of the Province of Aklan,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 89,127 people.
The Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma,commonly known as Partido Reporma,is a political party in the Philippines.
Fernando Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte Jr.,KGCR is a Filipino politician who served as the 18th speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from January to June 2001 and from 2010 to 2016. As a Congressman,Belmonte represented Quezon City's 4th congressional district from 1992 to 2001 and 2010 to 2016. Between his two stints in Congress,Belmonte served as the ninth mayor of Quezon City.
Ibajay,officially known as the Municipality of Ibajay,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aklan,Philippines. During the creation of Aklan Province in 1956,Ibajay was its biggest municipality in terms of population. According to the 2020 census,Ibajay has a population of 52,365 people,making it the third most populated town in Aklan.
The legislative districts of Aklan are the representations of the province of Aklan 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 first and second congressional districts.
The legislative districts of Capiz are the representation of the province of Capiz 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 first and second congressional districts.
Aklan State University ),also referred to by its acronym ASU,is a provincial state university in Aklan province,Philippines. Its seat of governance is in ASU - Banga,with four other campuses across the province. ASU focuses on agriculture,fishery,arts and sciences,engineering and technology,and education.
Florencio L. Vargas was a Filipino politician. A member of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD party,he has been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 2nd District of Cagayan. He first won election to Congress in 2004,and was re-elected in 2007 and 2010. He died on July 22,2010,due to leukemia.
Jesús JorgéEjército,better known as George Estregan or George Estregan Sr.,was a Filipino mestizo film actor.
Neptali "Boyet" Medina Gonzales II is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Mandaluyong's Lone District since 2019,and previously in the 10th,11th,12th,14th,15th and 16th Congress. He was also one of the House Deputy Speakers during the entire 18th Congress and has been the House Majority Leader from 2001 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2016.
The governor of Aklan is the local chief executive of the province of Aklan,Philippines.
Jose Cortes Altavas was a Filipino politician,legislator and man of letters. He was a municipal councilman of Capiz,provincial board member (1906–1907),representative,governor of Capiz (1910–1916),senator,and 1934 Constitutional Convention delegate.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Western Visayas is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus reached Western Visayas on March 20,2020,when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Bacolod. All provinces have at least one confirmed COVID-19 case.
Carlito Marquez is a Filipino politician. He currently serves as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the 1st District of Aklan.
Teodorico "Nonong" Tumbocon Haresco,Jr. is a Filipino politician,and businessman. Haresco was born in Iloilo City,Province of Iloilo on August 12. He is the incumbent Representative of the newly created 2nd District of Aklan in the 18th Congress of the Philippines. Before the creation of the 2nd District,he served as a Representative of the Lone District of Aklan from 2013 to 2016. Formerly,he was a party-list representative of the Ang Kasangga Party-list from 2010 to 2013 in the 15th Congress of the Philippines.
Gabrielle "Billie" V. Calizo-Quimpo is a Filipina politician. She is daughter of late Balete Mayor Teodoro F. Calizo. She is married to Reynaldo "Boy" Quimpo.
Jose Maria Miraflores HontiverosTagalog pronunciation:[hɔˈsɛɔntɪˈvɛrɔs] was a Filipino lawyer,jurist and politician who was a Senator of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands;a 1934 Constitutional Convention delegate who drafted the 1935 Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Third Republic of the Philippines.
Jose Enrique "Joen" Miraflores is a Filipino politician and is the current governor of the province of Aklan since 2022.
