Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo,often referred to as PGMA or GMA,is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. She is the longest-serving president since Ferdinand Marcos. Before her presidency,she was the 10th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada,becoming the first female vice president. 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 continues to serve in this role. She also served as the Speaker of the House from 2018 to 2019,and as Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2017 and 2022 to 2023. Alongside former president Sergio Osmeña,she is one of only two Filipinos to hold at least three of the four highest offices:vice president,president,and house speaker.
The House of Representatives of the Philippines 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.
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino is a syncretic political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) from 1983 to 2024 as a result of a merger with Lakas ng Bayan (Laban). 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 14th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 23,2007,until June 9,2010,during the last three years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 14th Congress followed the 2007 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. It celebrated the centennial year of the Philippine legislature.
Fredenil Hernaez Castro is a Filipino politician serving as the Governor of Capiz since 2022. He was the Representative of Capiz's 2nd district from 2001 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2022. He had served as a House Deputy Speaker and as the House Majority Leader.
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 2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 34th lower house elections in the Philippines. They were held on May 9,2016,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The winning candidates were to comprise the House's contingent in the 17th Congress of the Philippines that would serve from June 30,2016,to June 30,2019.
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 and as the president of the Philippine Constitution Association. 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. Since May 17,2023,he has been widely considered to be the country's de facto "Prime Minister" after the ouster of Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,becoming the main catalyst to the 2024 Philippine political crisis.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Manuel "Mar" Roxas II,former Senator of the Philippines and former Secretary of the Interior and Local Government was announced on July 31,2015. At an event dubbed as "A Gathering of Friends",Mar Roxas formally accepted his party's nomination as the Liberal Party standard bearer after he was officially endorsed by President Benigno Aquino III in the presence of their political allies at the Club Filipino.
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.
Kilusang Pagbabago was the informal name of a multi-party umbrella coalition formed by the supporters of the administration of Rodrigo Duterte and the 17th Congress of the Philippines. Headed by PDP–Laban,it has formed coalition agreements with the Nacionalista Party,Lakas–CMD,Nationalist People's Coalition and National Unity Party,as well as the Centrist Democratic Party and an independent congressional block of 24 party-list groups.
Pantaleon Diaz Alvarez is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as the Representative of Davao del Norte's 1st district since 2016,previously holding the position from 1998 to 2001. He served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2016 to 2018. He also served as the Secretary of Transportation and Communications in the Cabinet of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from 2001 to 2002.
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.
Joseph Stephen Paduano,also known by his nom de guerre Carapali Lualhati,is a Filipino politician who previously served as the House Minority Leader from 2020 to 2022. He has been the party-list representative for Abang Lingkod since 2014.
Negros Occidental's 5th 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 since 1987. The district consists of the area in south-central Negros Occidental containing the city of Himamaylan and adjacent municipalities of Binalbagan,Hinigaran,Isabela,La Castellana and Moises Padilla. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Dino Yulo,who is an independent.
The 2022 presidential campaign of Panfilo Lacson was announced in a televised launch on September 8,2021,along with his running mate Tito Sotto. Panfilo Lacson is a three-term senator of the Philippines and former chief of the Philippine National Police,while Sotto is a four-term senator who served as the president of the senate from 2018 to 2022.
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.
Maria Amelita "Girlie" A. Calimbas-Villarosa was a Filipino politician who was a representative of Occidental Mindoro in the House of Representatives.
