The Kaogma Festival marks the foundation day of Camarines Sur in the Philippines. Former Governor Luis R Villafuerte started this festival;he sent researchers,including Prof. Danny Gerona,Dr. Primo Joaquin and Dr. Juan Pablo,to Spain to determine the foundation day of Camarines Sur. The researchers found that the birth date of the province is May 27,1589. It originated in Naga City,and for several years,it was also held there. It was only transferred to Pili when Luis Raymund Villafuerte became governor in 2004. The word "kaogma" is derived from the Bicolano word meaning “happy.”
Arnulfo Palma Fuentebella was the Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives from 2000 to 2001. He was also a representative of the 3rd district of Camarines Sur,more popularly known as the Partido district.
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a Filipino lawyer and diplomat serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 2010 to 2013,and later Senate Majority Leader from 2013 to 2016. He also served as the Representative of Taguig–Pateros from 1998 to 2007 and from 2019 to 2022 and was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 until his resignation in 2020. He also served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 in the cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte,after unsuccessfully running for vice president in the 2016 elections as Duterte's running mate.
Luis Robredo Villafuerte Sr.,often referred to by his initials LRV,was a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Camarines Sur for 15 years and as a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2013. He represented Camarines Sur's 2nd district from 2004 to 2010,and the 3rd district from 2010 to 2013.
Lord Allan Jay Quinto Velasco is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from October 12,2020 to June 2022. He is concurrently serving as the Representative of Marinduque's lone district since 2016,and previously from 2010 to 2013. He previously served as the Marinduque chapter president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines,and Marinduque provincial administrator under Governor Jose Antonio Carrion.
Rolando Aureo Gutierrez Andaya Jr.,also known as Nonoy Andaya,was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives. He represented the 1st district of Camarines Sur from 1998 to 2006 and again from 2010 to 2019. During the 17th Congress,he was a House Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2018 and was subsequently elected House Majority Leader,serving from 2018 to 2019. In his inter-congressional years,he was the Secretary of Budget and Management from 2006 to 2010 in President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's cabinet.
The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI),formerly known as the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino,was a political party in the Philippines. It is the main party of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. In June 2008,Kampi merged into the Lakas–CMD.
Miguel Luis "Migz" Reyes Villafuerte is a Filipino politician and model,who has been Governor of Camarines Sur from 2013 to 2022. He graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.
Michael Odylon "Mikee" Lagman Romero is a Filipino businessman,politician,and polo player who previously served as a House Deputy Speaker from 2019 to 2022,except for a 12-day period out of office in October 2020 due to a House leadership crisis. He is concurrently serving as a Party-list Representative for 1-Pacman since 2016. He is also the president of the Party-list Coalition,an alliance of more than 50 representatives from various party-lists. As a businessman,he is currently the chairman and president of Globalport 900,Inc. and owns the NorthPort Batang Pier basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). As of December 2018,his declared net worth is ₱7.858 billion. He is the Philippines' richest Congress representative and is among the country's 50 richest persons.
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.
Camarines Sur's 2nd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1919. The district consists of the west central Camarines Sur municipalities of Gainza,Libmanan,Milaor,Minalabac,Pamplona,Pasacao and San Fernando. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Luis Raymund Villafuerte of the National Unity Party (NUP).
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.
Johnny T. Pimentel is a Filipino politician who is currently serving in the House of Representatives of the Philippines as the representative of Surigao del Sur's 2nd district. He previously served as a deputy speaker of the House from 2019 to 2020. He also served as vice governor of Surigao del Sur from 1995 to 1998 and later governor from 2010 to 2016.
The Bayanihan to Recover as One Act,also known as Bayanihan 2,and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11494,is a law in the Philippines that was enacted in September 2020 granting the President additional authority to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Paulino Salvador Cueto Leachon,better known as Doy Leachon,is a Filipino politician and lawyer. A member of PDP–Laban,served as the representative for Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2022. Upon reaching his term-limit as representative,he ran in the 2022 Oriental Mindoro gubernatorial race,losing to incumbent governor Humerlito Dolor.
Arnolfo "Arnie" Alipit Teves Jr. is a Filipino politician and businessman. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition,he last served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the 3rd District of Negros Oriental from 2016 to his expulsion in 2023. He also served as a deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives from 2020 to 2022.
Vincenzo Renato Luigi Reyes Villafuerte is a Filipino politician who has served as Governor of Camarines Sur since June 30,2022.
