Richard Juico Gordon is a Filipino lawyer and politician who most recently served as a Senator from 2016 to 2022,and previously from 2004 to 2010. He is the chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross since 2004.
Edward Solon Hagedorn was a Filipino politician who was the mayor of Puerto Princesa,Philippines,and later the representative of Palawan's 3rd congressional district.
Manuel "Lito" Mercado Lapid is a Filipino actor and politician serving as a Senator since 2019,and previously from 2004 to 2016. He started his political career in Pampanga,serving as vice governor from 1992 to 1995,and governor from 1995 to 2004. In 2015,he was charged for graft over his alleged involvement in the 2004 Fertilizer Fund scam while he was governor of Pampanga,but the case was dismissed in 2016 by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court due to the "inordinate delay" in the investigation.
Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV is a retired Philippine naval officer who also served as a senator of the Philippines from 2007 to 2019. He is known for his involvement in the Oakwood mutiny of 2003 and the Manila Peninsula siege in 2007 in protest against the Arroyo administration,and he is a vocal critic of the Duterte administration.
Jan Kurt Anthony Pasion Nieto is a Filipino male singer who rose to prominence as one of the runners-up of Philippine Idol in 2006. With the height of 5 ft 10.5 in (1.791 m) and weighing 165 pounds (75 kg),he was dubbed as the "Hunky Idol" during the competition. Nieto was an artist of GMA Network.
The 2013 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 31st election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday,May 13,2013,to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. The winners in this election joined the winners of the 2010 election to form the 16th Congress of the Philippines. The senators elected in 2010 will serve until June 30,2016,while the senators elected in this election will serve up to June 30,2019. The elections to the House of Representatives as well as local elections occurred on the same date. The Philippines use plurality-at-large voting for seats in the Senate:the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes win the twelve seats up for election. The Senate seat vacated by President Benigno Aquino III in 2010 was among the twelve seats to be put for election.
Ramon Abulon Ilagan is a Filipino broadcaster,politician who served as the municipal mayor of Cainta from 2004 to 2013. He is the former overall spokesperson for United Nationalist Alliance,for the party itself and for former Vice President Jejomar Binay's 2016 presidential campaign.
The 2016 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on Monday,May 9,2016,as part of the 2016 general election. This was the 16th direct presidential election in the Philippines since 1935 and the fifth sextennial presidential election since 1992.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Miriam Defensor Santiago,a then-incumbent Senator of the Philippines,was announced on October 13,2015 at a book signing event. Miriam Defensor-Santiago submitted her certificate of candidacy (COC) on October 16,2015. She was fifth overall in the election and lost to Rodrigo Duterte. Santiago died of lung cancer five months later.
Local elections were held in the Province of Rizal on May 9,2016 as part of the 2016 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a municipal/city mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the governor,vice-governor and representatives for the two districts of Rizal.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Rodrigo Duterte was announced on November 21,2015. Rodrigo Duterte,who was then serving as Mayor of Davao City,had refused to run and turned down other presidential and vice-presidential aspirants' offers to be his running mate,including that of Jejomar Binay,Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Bongbong Marcos. He was eventually elected President of the Philippines. Duterte's positions was seen to have resonated with older,working class Filipinos,particularly his promise to eliminate the wide-scale drug menace of the country and his harsh stances on crime in Davao City,which he served for more than 22 years,and corruption. Duterte's campaign also emphasized an anti-establishment tone,accusing political elites based in Manila of not doing much to solve problems in a move that was described as populist.
The Bantayog ng mga Bayani,sometimes simply referred to as the Bantayog,is a monument,museum,and historical research center in Quezon City,Philippines,which honors the martyrs and heroes of the struggle against the dictatorship of 10th President Ferdinand Marcos.
Mar-len Abigail "Abby" Sombillo Binay-Campos is a Filipina lawyer and politician who has been the Mayor of Makati since 2016. She formerly served in the Congress as Representative of Makati's 2nd District from 2007 to 2016,when she was succeeded by her husband,Luis Campos. She is also the daughter of former Vice President Jejomar Binay.
Local elections were held in the Province of Rizal on May 13,2019,as part of the 2019 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a municipal/city mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the governor,vice-governor and representatives for the two districts of Rizal.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Calabarzon is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus reached Calabarzon on March 7,2020,when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Rizal. All provinces in the region has confirmed cases. As of May 2,2023,the region has 731,358 confirmed cases,with 6,724 deaths.
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.
Bonifacio Parabuac Ilagan,often known just as Boni Ilagan,is a Filipino playwright,screenwriter,filmmaker,journalist,and editor best known for numerous socially-conscious,critically-acclaimed works in theater,film and television,most notably the films The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995),Dukot,Sigwa,and Deadline;as well as his first play,Pagsambang Bayan (1976),which portrayed the human rights violations of the Marcoses. He is also one of the prominent torture victims who survived the Marcos dictatorship.
Local elections were held in the Rizal on May 9,2022,as part of the 2022 general elections. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a municipal/city mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the governor,vice-governor and representatives for the four districts of Rizal.
Local elections were held in San Mateo,Rizal,on May 9,2022,as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections,the electorate voted to elect a mayor,a vice mayor,eight members of the municipality's municipal council,a board member to the Rizal Provincial Board,and a representative to the House of Representatives. Those elected assumed their respective posts on June 30,2022,alongside other local and national officials. 92,805 of 110,276 registered voters voted in these elections.
