Raul Sagarbarria Roco was a political figure in the Philippines. He was the standard-bearer of Aksyon Demokratiko,which he founded in 1997 as a vehicle for his presidential bids in 1998 and 2004. He was a former senator and Secretary of the Department of Education under the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
The Liberal Party of the Philippines abbreviated as the LP,is a liberal political party in the Philippines.
Aksyon Demokratiko or simply Aksyon is a political party in the Philippines founded by Raul Roco. It was recognized as a national political party in 1998 by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and is considered to be one of the major parties in the Philippines. Former Manila Mayor Isko Moreno currently acts as president of the party.
Antonio Fuentes Trillanes IV is a retired Philippine naval officer who also served as a senator of the Philippines from 2007 to 2019. He is known for his involvement in the Oakwood mutiny of 2003 and the Manila Peninsula siege in 2007 in protest against the Arroyo administration,and as a vocal critic of the Duterte administration.
The Philippine Bar Examinations is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines. The exam is exclusively administered by the Supreme Court of the Philippines through the Supreme Court Bar Examination Committee.
Esther Margaux Justiniano Uson,better known as Mocha Uson,is a controversial Filipino singer,actress,dancer,model,political blogger,and public official widely known for spreading fake news and disinformation. She is also a co-founder of the group Mocha Girls.
Jose Manuel Tadeo "Chel" Icasiano Diokno is a Filipino lawyer,educator,and human rights advocate. He serves as chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG),the founding dean of the De La Salle University College of Law,and the chairman of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation. He has served as a special counsel of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. He was a candidate for the Senate in 2019 and 2022. He also co-hosts the radio program Oras at Bayan on Veritas 846.
The 2016 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on Monday,May 9,2016,as part of the 2016 general election. This was the 16th direct presidential election in the Philippines since 1935 and the fifth sextennial presidential election since 1992.
Francis H. Jardeleza is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He served as Solicitor General of the Philippines from 2012 to 2014,and was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III to the High Court on August 19,2014.
The 2019 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 33rd election of members to the Senate of the Philippines for a six-year term. It was held on May 13,2019.
Salvador "Sal" San Buenaventura Panelo is a Filipino lawyer who served as President Rodrigo Duterte's Chief Presidential Legal Counsel (2016–2021) and Presidential Spokesperson (2018–2020). He was also the legal adviser during Duterte's 2016 presidential campaign. As a private lawyer,he has handled cases involving politicians and other controversial personalities. He is a former director of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP).
The quo warranto petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno,filed before the Supreme Court of the Philippines,led to the landmark case Republic v. Sereno,which nullified Maria Lourdes Sereno's appointment as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,finding that she never lawfully held the office due to a lack of integrity for failing to file certain required financial documents. As a result,she was ousted from the Supreme Court as Chief Justice. The Court handed down its ruling on May 11,2018. The case began with a filing before the House of Representatives of an impeachment demand,the accusations in which Solicitor General Jose Calida used as the factual basis for his quo warranto petition.
The 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 9,2022,as part of the 2022 general election. This was the 17th direct presidential election and 16th vice presidential election in the Philippines since 1935,and the sixth sextennial presidential and vice presidential election since 1992.
Since September 2018,allegations of an ouster plot against Rodrigo Duterte,the President of the Philippines,have been publicized by the military,who mainly implicated opposition figures and critics of the Duterte administration of involving in the plot. Several opposition groups who have been tagged heavily criticized their inclusion and subsequently denied the involvement in the plots.
The 2022 Philippine Senate election was the 34th election of members to the Senate of the Philippines for a six-year term. It was held on May 9,2022.
This is a list of candidates in the 2022 Philippine Senate election.
Federalism was one of the main campaign promises of Rodrigo Duterte when he ran for President of the Philippines in 2016. His administration pursued a proposal which would shift the Philippines from being under a unitary form of government to a federal one.
Kaye Ann Sioson Legaspi is a Filipino politician who has been city councilor of Olongapo since 2019. She is noted in Philippine politics for her leadership position in Aksyon Demokratiko,a major political party in the Philippines,of which she became Vice President for Youth in 2021. Legaspi took on national issues in the Philippines even before her entry into politics,and was one of the intervenors who filed a petition to reverse the voiding of the appointment of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.
This is a list of candidates in the 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections.
The 2022 presidential campaign of Isko Moreno began on September 22,2021,when Isko Moreno announced his intention to run for the presidency in the 2022 Philippine presidential election. Isko Moreno has served as the mayor of Manila,the country's capital city,from June 30,2019 to June 30,2022.
