Davao de Oro, officially the Province of Davao de Oro, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Nabunturan. It used to be part of the province of Davao del Norte until it was made a separate province in 1998.
Maguindanao is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Since 2014 the provincial capital is Buluan but the legislative branch of the provincial government, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, convenes in the old provincial capitol in the town of Sultan Kudarat. It borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, Sultan Kudarat to the south, and the Illana Bay to the west.
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was an autonomous region of the Philippines, located in the Mindanao island group of the Philippines, that consisted of five predominantly Muslim provinces: Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. It was the only region that had its own government. The region's de facto seat of government was Cotabato City, although this self-governing city was outside its jurisdiction.
Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer and politician. She is currently serving as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019, and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district since 2016.
The legislative districts of Cotabato are the representations of the province of Cotabato 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, second, and third congressional districts.
The legislative districts of Southern Leyte are the representations of the province of Southern Leyte 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 lone congressional district, but will start to elect two representatives beginning in 2022.
Michael Tan Defensor is a Filipino politician serving as the Party-list Representative for ANAKALUSUGAN since 2019. He is also the chief executive officer of Pax Libera Mining, Inc. Defensor is one of the vocal opponents against ABS-CBN and is among the 70 congressman who voted "yes" to deny the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.
Elpidio "Pidi" Frani Barzaga Jr. is a Filipino politician from the province of Cavite. He is the incumbent Congressman of Dasmariñas and is the mayor of the said city. He is the congressman under National Unity Party (NUP). On July 10, 2020, Barzaga is one of the 70 representatives who voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.
Jesus Crispin "Boying" Catibayan Remulla is a Filipino politician serving as the representative of Cavite's 7th district since 2019, and previously holding the position from 2010 to 2013. He is also concurrently the Senior Deputy Majority Leader. He 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 News Television. 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.
Sema v. COMELEC and Dilangalen is a court case that was ruled on by the Supreme Court of the Philippines on 16 July 2008. It was consolidated with Marquez v. COMELEC. It held that the Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao does not have the power to create provinces and cities. Thus, the creation of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan was unconstitutional ab initio and that province no longer exists as a political entity in the Philippines. All its employees and officials, elected or otherwise, were declared as not holding validly created offices.
Rene Lopez Relampagos is a Filipino politician. He is currently the Vice-Governor of the Province of Bohol after having been elected in the local elections as part of the 2019 Philippine General Election. He has also served three terms as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 1st congressional district of the Province of Bohol.
Paolo "Pulong" Zimmerman Duterte is a Filipino politician who is the representative of Davao City's 1st district. He previously was vice mayor of Davao City from 2013 until his resignation in December 2017.
Local elections will be held in the Province of Sarangani on May 13, 2013 within the Philippine 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 a representative for the lone district of Sarangani. Incumbent governor Miguel Rene Dominguez is barred for seeking another term because he is limited to three terms only.
Abraham Ng Tolentino, also known as Bambol Tolentino, is a Filipino politician and former representative of the 7th and incumbent representative of the 8th Districts of Cavite. He also served as Mayor of Tagaytay from 2004 to 2013 and City Councilor from 1998 to 2004. He is one of the 70 representatives who voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.
Danilo "Danny" Etorma Suarez is a Filipino politician and the incumbent Governor of Quezon. He served as Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 3rd District of Quezon.
The 2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 35th lower house elections in the Philippines. They were held on May 13, 2019 to elect members to the House of Representatives.
Jericho Jonas "Koko" Bendigo Nograles is a Filipino congressman and official spokesperson for the Puwersa ng Bayang Atleta (PBA) Partylist. He is the Assistant Majority Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He is one of the 70 representatives who voted to deny the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.
Nancy Alaan Catamco is a Filipina politician and the incumbent Governor of the Province of Cotabato. She is the 25th governor and the 3rd female governor of the province when she was elected to the position in 2019. She is also the 1st governor who belongs to the Indigenous Peoples of the Bagobo-Obo Manobo tribe. She is called by the tribal elders as “Diwata ng Mount Apo” due to a vision they saw of her being anointed by their ancestors. Governor Nancy A. Catamco was a former member of the House of Representative representing the 2nd Congressional District of the Province of Cotabato for three consecutive terms (2010-2019).
The ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy is a national dispute in the Philippines regarding the renewal of the congressional franchise that would have allowed Philippine media network ABS-CBN continued broadcasting rights in the Philippines.
The 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections will be the 36th lower house elections in the Philippines. The election is scheduled to be held on May 9, 2022.
