The House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress,the bicameral legislature of the Philippines,with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly referred to as Congress,although the term collectively refers to both houses.
Bayan Muna is a party-list in the Philippines,a member of the leftist political coalition Makabayan. The motto of the party is "New Politics,the Politics of Change",against "traditional,elitist,pro-imperialist politics". Its platform includes the advocation of a government that progressively supports the working class,with meaningful representation of all democratic sectors in the Philippines. Bayan Muna was the second most popular party-list party in the 2007 Philippine elections. In 2009,Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo and former Bayan Muna and incumbent Gabriela Representative Liza Maza ran for senate seats as guest candidates under the ticket of billionaire real estate magnate Senator Manny Villar. Ocampo said that their common objective “is to emancipate the people from widespread poverty and social injustice."
Bienvenido "Benny" Mirando Abante Jr. is a Filipino politician and Bible Baptist pastor who is currently serving as the representative of Manila's 6th district since 2019,a position he previously held from 2004 to 2010. He also served as a House Deputy Speaker from 2020 to 2022,House Minority Leader from 2019 to 2020,and a councilor of Manila from the 6th district from 1992 to 1995. He is also the senior pastor of the Metropolitan Bible Baptist Ekklesia in Santa Ana,Manila.
The National Unity Party (NUP) is a political party in the Philippines. The party was formed in 2010 by former members of Lakas-Kampi CMD who broke away after internal discontent within the party. From 2016 to 2022,the party was part of the PDP–Laban-led coalition in the House of Representatives,the Coalition for Change.
A special election for Negros Occidental's 5th district seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines was on June 2,2012. The special election was called after incumbent representative Iggy Arroyo died on January 26,2012. Binalbagan Mayor Alejandro Mirasol defeated Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Emilio Yulo III in the election.
The minority floor leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,or simply the House Minority floor leader,is the leader elected by the minority bloc of the House of Representatives of the Philippines that serves as their official leader in the body. He also manages the business of the minority party in the Senate. He is expected to be vigilant in the defense of the minority's rights. It is his function and duty to criticize constructively the policies and programs of the majority,and to this end employ parliamentary tactics and give close attention to all proposed legislation.
The 17th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 25,2016,until June 4,2019,during the first three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 17th Congress followed the 2016 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
The Negros Island Region (NIR) is an administrative region in the Philippines. Covering both the islands of Negros and Siquijor,the region is composed of three provinces:Negros Occidental,Negros Oriental,and Siquijor,as well as the highly urbanized city of Bacolod,which is the most populous in the region. The regional centers are Bacolod and Dumaguete.
The Negros Occidental Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Negros Occidental.
The 18th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 22,2019,until June 1,2022,during the last three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 18th Congress followed the 2019 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Bantug Benitez is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as the mayor of Bacolod since 2022. He served three consecutive terms as the representative of Negros Occidental's 3rd district from 2010 to 2019,and was one of the richest congressmen in the Philippines.
The Revolutionary Proletarian Army,also known by the acronym RPA,was the military wing of the Revolutionary Workers' Party (RPM-P),a communist party that split from the Communist Party of the Philippines.
Sarah Jane Ibañez Elago is a Filipino activist and politician. She was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for its 17th and 18th Congress,both times representing the youth sector under Kabataan Party-list. Before entering Congress,she was also the national president of the National Union of Students in the Philippines. As of May 2019,she was the youngest female lawmaker in the Philippines.
Negros Occidental's 3rd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the cities of Silay,Talisay and Victorias,as well as the adjacent municipalities of Enrique B. Magalona and Murcia. The seat is currently represented on a caretaker basis by Joseph Stephen Paduano following the appointment of Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) as director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority on August 16,2024.
The Philippine House Committee on Energy,or House Energy Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.
The 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 36th lower house elections in the Philippines. The election of the House of Representatives was held on May 9,2022.
Abang Lingkod is a political organization with representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino farmers and fishermen.
These are term limited and retiring members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines during the 18th Congress of the Philippines,who cannot or would not run in the 2022 elections.
As part of the Philippine general election on May 9,2022,local elections were held in Bacolod to elect the mayor,vice mayor,twelve regular members of the city council,and the representative of the city's lone congressional district.
