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 while Candon is the most-populous city. 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.
Mariano Marcos y Rubio was a lawyer,educator,and politician from Batac,Ilocos Norte,Philippines. A Congressman from 1925 to 1931,he is best known for being the father of Ferdinand Marcos,who was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986,and the grandfather of current senator Imee Marcos and the current 17th Philippine president Bongbong Marcos.
Hermilando Ingco Mandanas,colloquially nicknamed as Dodo,is a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Batangas since 2016;previously served this position from 1995 until 2004. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 2nd District of Batangas from 2004 until 2013.
Amado Totaan Espino Jr. is a Filipino politician and the former representative of Pangasinan's 5th District in the Philippine House of Representatives. He earlier served as Governor of the province of Pangasinan.
Political families,labeled as "political dynasties" in the Philippines,usually have a strong,consolidated support base concentrated around the province in which they are dominant. Members of such dynasties usually do not limit their involvement to political activities,and may participate in business or cultural activities.
Datu Mamintal "Bombit" Alonto Adiong Jr. is a Filipino politician who currently serve as the governor of the province of Lanao del Sur from 2007 to 2016,and from 2019 up to present.
1935 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1935
1953 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1953
The 2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic governor John Bel Edwards won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican businessman Eddie Rispone. Edwards became the first Democratic governor of Louisiana to win re-election to a second consecutive term in 44 years since Edwin Edwards in 1975. It was the closest Louisiana gubernatorial election since 1979.
Eufranio "Franny" Chan Eriguel,M.D. was a Filipino medical doctor and politician from La Union,who was assassinated in an ambush on May 12,2018.
JoséS. Leyson y Floreta was a Filipino Visayan lawyer and politician from Cebu,Philippines. He was appointed by the Japanese forces to serve as governor of the province of Cebu during World War II. He died before World War II ended,and the whereabouts of his remains are unknown.
Ramil Laurel Hernandez is a Filipino politician from Calamba,Laguna. He currently serves as the Governor of Laguna since 2014. He previously served as Sanguniang Kabataan Chairman of Barangay Mabato in Calamba,Laguna,a councilor of Calamba,a board member,and Vice Governor of Laguna. He was elevated to Governor following the disqualification of E.R. Ejercito in 2014. He was first elected as Governor in 2016 and was re-elected in 2019 and 2022.
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.
Amado Ignacio Espino III is a Filipino politician from Pangasinan,Philippines. He is a former Governor of Pangasinan. Espino was first elected Governor in 2016 and was re-elected in 2019.
Marilou Horlina Cayco is a Filipina politician from Batanes island in the Philippines,and currently the Governor of Batanes. She has been elected two terms as Governor of Batanes. She first won election to Governor in 2016 and was re-elected in 2019.
Carlos Mapili Padilla was a Filipino politician who served as the Governor of Nueva Vizcaya from 2016 until his death in 2023. Padilla was elected to his first term as Governor in 2016 and was re-elected in 2019 and 2022.
Aurelio Matias Umali is a Filipino politician from the third district of Nueva Ecija,Philippines. Umali is the youngest elected governor in the province since his first government office position. He currently serves as a Governor of Nueva Ecija. He was a governor for three terms from 2007 to 2016 and was re-elected in 2019.
Edgardo "Egay" Tallado is a Filipino politician from the province of Camarines Norte in the Philippines. He previously served as a Governor of Camarines Norte from 2010 to 2022.
Eduardo Baltazar Gadiano is a Filipino politician who has served as Governor of Occidental Mindoro since 2019. He is a member of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas. He previously served as mayor of Sablayan from 2010 to 2019.
Pablo Gabriel Tonelli is an Argentine lawyer and politician,currently serving as National Deputy elected in the Federal Capital. A member of Republican Proposal,Tonelli was first elected in 2011,and has been re-elected in 2015 and 2019. Tonelli has also been one of the Chamber's representatives in the Council of Magistracy since 2016.
