Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo,often referred to by her initials PGMA and GMA,is a Filipino academic and politician who previously served as the 14th president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. She is currently serving in the congress as a Deputy Speaker since 2022. She is the longest serving president of the Philippines since Ferdinand Marcos. Before her accession to the presidency,she served as the 10th vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada,making her the country's first female vice president,despite having run on an opposing ticket. She was also a senator from 1992 to 1998. After her presidency,she was elected as the representative of Pampanga's 2nd district in 2010 and later became the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2018 until her retirement in 2019. She later came out of retirement to be elected as representative of the same district in 2022. She is one of the only 2 Filipinos to hold at least three of the four highest offices in the country:vice president,president,and house speaker,alongside former President Sergio Osmeña.
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan,abbreviated as PDP–Laban,is a democratic socialist political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was part of the country's ruling party coalition from 1986 to 1992 under the administration of Corazon Aquino and the country's ruling party from 2016 to 2022 under the administration of Rodrigo Duterte.
The Upsilon Sigma Phi (ΥΣΦ) is the oldest Greek-letter organization and fraternity in Asia. Founded in 1918,it is also the oldest student organization in continuous existence in the University of the Philippines. It has two chapters—a single chapter for the UP Diliman and UP Manila campuses,and another for UP Los Baños. Membership remains exclusive to UP students,and is by invitation only.
Holy Angel University is a private Catholic research university in Angeles City,Philippines. Founded in June 1933 by Don Juan Nepomuceno and Fr. Pedro Paulo Santos,who was later named as the Archbishop of Cáceres,is considered the first lay-founded Catholic school as well as the first co-educational Catholic high school. With a student population of over 21,000,it is the largest private institute of education with the largest student population in a single campus in Central Luzon.
Eduardo "Eddie" Rivera Gullas Sr. is a Filipino politician from Cebu,Philippines. The son of Vicente Gullas and Pining Rivera,he has been elected to five terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 1st District of Cebu from 1992 to 2001,and from 2004 to 2013. He is currently a member of Nacionalista and the One Cebu party. Gullas had also served as the governor of Cebu during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. Gullas also served as the president of the University of the Visayas. He had also held the offices of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and the House Majority Leader. He served mayor of Talisay City,Cebu from 2016 to 2019. He is among the 70 congressman who voted to deny the ABS-CBN franchise.
Danilo Ramon Subiaga Fernandez,more commonly known as Dan Fernandez,is a Filipino politician,actor,and optometrist who is currently serving as a representative of the Lone District of Santa Rosa,Laguna at the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2022. He previously represented the 1st District of Laguna from 2007 to 2016 and again from 2019 to 2022;he also concurrently served as a Deputy Speaker from 2019 to 2020. Prior to his election in the Congress,he served as a board member of Laguna from 1998 to 2001,Vice Governor of Laguna from 2001 to 2004,and Mayor of Santa Rosa from 2016 to 2019. He also ran for governor in 2004 but lost to incumbent Governor Teresita Lazaro.
Anna York Cristina Puyat Bondoc-Sagum is a Filipino pulmonologist and politician currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing Pampanga's 4th congressional district since June 30,2022. She previously held the position from 2004 to 2013.
Raneo "Ranie" Enriquez Abu is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2022. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2016 until his removal on 2020.
Abraham "Bambol" Ng Tolentino is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the Mayor of Tagaytay and President of the Philippine Olympic Committee. He previously served as representative of Cavite's 8th district from 2019 to 2022 and the 7th district from 2013 to 2019.
Felix William Buquid Fuentebella is a lawyer and politician who was the former representative of the 4th and 3rd district of the Province of Camarines Sur,which is popularly known as the "Partido District".
Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez is a Filipino businessman,lawyer and politician serving as the Speaker of the House of Representatives since July 25,2022. He is also serving as the representative for the 1st district of Leyte since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2016. He formerly served as the House Majority Leader from 2019 to 2022,and unsuccessfully ran for senator in the 2016 elections. He is a first cousin of President Bongbong Marcos.
Mercedes "Cheding" Kho Alvarez-Lansang is a Filipino politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and represented the 6th district of Negros Occidental.
Teodoro "Teddy" Brawner Baguilat Jr. is a Filipino politician and journalist,activist and advocate of indigenous peoples' rights and the rights of minority groups.
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.
Pampanga's 4th congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Pampanga. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district consists of municipalities in southern and eastern Pampanga,namely Apalit,Candaba,Macabebe,Masantol,Minalin,San Luis,San Simon and Santo Tomas. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Anna York Bondoc of the Nacionalista Party.
Estelito "Titong" Patdu Mendoza is a Filipino lawyer who served as Solicitor General of the Philippines from 1972 to 1986. As Solicitor General,he successfully defended the validity of the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines in the Ratification Cases. He was the Chairman of the United Nations General Assembly Legal Committee in 1976. He also served as Minister of Justice from 1984 to 1986,Member of the Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1980 and 1984 to 1986,and Provincial Governor of Pampanga from 1980 to 1984. He is also the Founding Partner of Estelito P. Mendoza &Associates.
Jesus Melchor "Boy" Vega Quitain is a Filipino lawyer who served as Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and Special Assistant under the Duterte administration. He is also serving as an Undersecretary in the Office of the President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is reported to be the writer of most of President Rodrigo Duterte’s high-impact speeches,like his State of the Nation Addresses and inaugural speech.
Victor Areno Yap is a Filipino politician who is currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 2nd district of Tarlac. He also sits as Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Communications Technology. He previously served as Governor of Tarlac from 2007 to 2016.
