Catanduanes,officially the Province of Catanduanes,is an island province located in the Bicol Region of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the 12th-largest island in the Philippines,and lies to the east of Camarines Sur,across the Maqueda Channel. Its capital and most popular town is Virac. Catanduanes had a population of 271,879 people as of the 2020 census.
The Bicol Region,designated as Region V,is an administrative region of the Philippines. It comprises six provinces,four on the Bicol Peninsula:Albay,Camarines Norte,Camarines Sur,and Sorsogon,and two off the shore:Catanduanes and Masbate.
Caramoran,officially the Municipality of Caramoran,is a municipality in the province of Catanduanes,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 32,114 people.
Gigmoto,officially the Municipality of Gigmoto,is a municipality in the province of Catanduanes,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 8,712 people,making it the least populated municipality in the province.
Panganiban,officially the Municipality of Panganiban,is a municipality in the province of Catanduanes,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 9,713 people.
San Andres,officially the Municipality of San Andres,is a municipality in the province of Catanduanes,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 38,480 people.
San Miguel,officially the Municipality of San Miguel,is a municipality in the province of Catanduanes,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 15,680 people.
Michael Lopez Rama is a Filipino politician who served as Mayor of Cebu City from 2021 to October 3,2024 and previously from 2010 to 2016. He served as the Vice Mayor of Cebu City from 2001 to 2010 and from 2019 to 2021,and was a member of the Cebu City Council from 1992 to 2001. He was elected the National President of the League of Cities of the Philippines in 2022. In October 2024,the Office of the Ombudsman perpetually disqualified him from public service due to charges of nepotism.
Jose Ma. Clemente "Joey" Sarte Salceda is a Filipino statesman and the current Representative of Albay's 2nd District in the Philippine House of Representatives. He previously served as governor of Albay province in the Philippines for three terms. Prior to that,he was a three-year term representative of the Third District of Albay and was appointed as Presidential Chief of Staff on February 10,2007,after the resignation of Michael Defensor,before he himself resigned on March 29,2007,to pursue his gubernatorial bid in his province. Salceda has also been chairman of the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means since 2019. Salceda is the principal author of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law,the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Law,which reduced corporate income taxes in the Philippines to 20%,and the Free College Tuition Law.
Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia-Codilla is a Filipina politician serving as the governor of Cebu since 2019,a position she previously held from 2004 and 2013—being the first woman to hold that office. She was the representative of Cebu's 3rd congressional district from 2013 to 2019 and concurrently served as a House Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2018.
Arthur "Art" Cua Yap is a Filipino politician who is the former governor of Bohol from 2019 to 2022. He was the secretary of the Department of Agriculture under the Arroyo administration from 2004 to 2005 and from 2006 to 2007. He became a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 3rd District of Bohol from 2010 to 2019.
Roel Ragay Degamo was a Filipino politician who served as governor of Negros Oriental from 2011 to June 2022,and again from October 2022 until his assassination on March 4,2023. He previously served as the province's vice governor from 2010 to 2011,and was a municipal councilor of Siaton from 1998 to 2007.
Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Catibayan Remulla Jr. is a Filipino politician serving as the secretary of the Interior and Local Government since 2024. He served as the governor of Cavite from 2019 to 2024 and from 2010 to 2016,and had previously served as vice governor and as a member of the Cavite Provincial Board. He is a son of former governor Juanito Remulla Sr. and sibling of fellow politicians Gilbert and Jesus Crispin Remulla.
Noel Ebriega Rosal is a Filipino businessman and politician who served as the governor of Albay in 2022. He previously served as mayor of Legazpi from 2001 to 2010,and again from 2013 to 2022.
Erico Aristotle Cabagnot Aumentado,also known in Bohol as Aris,is a Filipino businessman and politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives,representing the second district of Bohol. He is the Governor of the Province of Bohol,assuming office on June 30,2022 but was preventively suspended on May 28,2024 due to the controversial resort construction in the middle of the Chocolate Hills. He was reinstated by the Ombudsman on July 31.
Aurelio Matias Umali is a Filipino politician and lawyer 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.
The Catanduanes Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Catanduanes.
Edcel Greco Alexandre "Grex" Burce Lagman,is a Filipino lawyer and politician from the province of Albay.
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