Quezon City,also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C.,is the most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12,1939,and was named for Manuel L. Quezon,the second president of the Philippines. The city was intended to be the national capital of the Philippines that would replace Manila,as the latter was suffering from overcrowding,lack of housing,poor sanitation,and traffic congestion. To create Quezon City,several barrios were carved out from the towns of Caloocan,Marikina,San Juan and Pasig,in addition to the eight vast estates the Philippine government purchased for this purpose. It was officially proclaimed as the national capital on October 12,1949,and several government departments and institutions moved out of Manila and settled into the new capital city. This necessitated the expansion of the city northwards,carving out Novaliches from Caloocan which divided it into two non-contiguous parts. Several barrios were also taken from San Mateo and parts of Montalban. However,on June 24,1976,Presidential Decree 940 was enacted,which reverted back to Manila the status of being the national capital while the whole of Metro Manila was designated as the seat of government.
Raul Sagarbarria Roco was a political figure in the Philippines. He was the standard-bearer of Aksyon Demokratiko,which he founded in 1997 as a vehicle for his presidential bids in 1998 and 2004. He was a former senator and Secretary of the Department of Education under the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He had a strong following among young voters in the Philippines due to his efforts to promote honesty and good governance.
Bayani Flores Fernando is a Filipino politician,businessman and professional mechanical engineer who served as the representative for Marikina's 1st congressional district from 2016 to 2022.
Franklin "Frank" Magtunao Drilon is a Filipino lawyer and former politician. He had the longest tenure in the Senate of the Philippines,having served four non-consecutive terms overall:from 1995 to 2007 and 2010 to 2022. He has served thrice as president of the Senate:in 2000,from 2001 to 2006,and from 2013 to 2016. Having also served as Senate president pro tempore,Senate Majority Leader,and Senate Minority Leader,he is the only senator to have held all four of the Senate's major leadership positions. A member of the Liberal Party since 2003,he has been the party's vice-chairman since 2011 and has previously served as the party's chairman and president.
Rodolfo Gaspar Biazon is a Filipino politician and former Philippine Marine Corps general. He was the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in early 1991 and then served as a Senator from 1992 to 1995 and from 1998 to 2010.
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a Filipino politician 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.
Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Manalang Angara is a Filipino politician and lawyer serving as a Senator since 2013. He is also the chairman of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas,the governing body of basketball in the Philippines. He had previously served as the Representative of Aurora's lone district from 2004 to 2013. His father,Edgardo Angara,was the Senate President from 1993 to 1995.
Marcelino "Marcy" Reyes Teodoro,is a Filipino politician who is the 12th and incumbent Mayor of Marikina. Prior to his election as mayor,Teodoro served as the representative for Marikina's 1st congressional district from 2007 to 2016.
The University of the Philippines School of Economics is a degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman (U.P.),where it occupies the buildings of the Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED). The school offers two Bachelor of Science degrees,two master's degrees and the Ph.D. in economics.
Erico Boyles Aumentado was a former governor,vice governor,and senior provincial board member of Bohol,and congressman and deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives. He is the first governor of Bohol who served for three consecutive terms (2001-2010).
Bellaflor "Bella" Javier Angara-Castillo,simply known as Bella Angara,is a former member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the lone district of Aurora. She previously served three consecutive terms as governor of Aurora province from 2004 to 2013. She was the third female governor of Aurora province. Prior to being governor,she served three consecutive terms as representative of the lone district of Aurora from 1995 to 2004. She was the first and so far the only woman in the history of the Philippine Congress to become House majority floor leader.
Local elections were held at Marikina on May 9,2016,as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections,the electorate voted to elect a mayor,a vice mayor,sixteen city council members and two district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30,2016,for a three-year-long term. 181,019 out of 217,711 registered voters voted in this election.
The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF),commonly known as the Pag-IBIGFund,is a government-owned and controlled corporation under the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development of the Philippines responsible for the administration of the national savings program and affordable shelter financing for Filipinos.
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development,abbreviated as DHSUD,is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the management of housing and related development in the Philippines. The department is led by the Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development,as appointed by the President of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments. The secretary would be assisted by three Undersecretaries and three Assistant Secretaries,that would be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary.
Local elections were held at Marikina on May 13,2019,as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections,the electorate voted to elect a mayor,a vice mayor,sixteen city council members and two district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30,2019,for a three-year-long term.
Stella Luz Alabastro Quimbo is a Filipino economist,academic,and politician. She has served as the representative for Marikina's 2nd congressional district since 2019.
Marikina's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Marikina. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2007. The district was created in 2006 following the passage of Republic Act No. 9364 which amended the 1996 Marikina City Charter. It consists of the northern Marikina barangays of Concepcion Uno,Concepcion Dos,Fortune,Marikina Heights,Parang,Nangka and Tumana. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Stella Quimbo of the Liberal Party (LP).
Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corp (GARHC),simply known as Globe Asiatique,is a Philippine real estate corporation.
Local elections were held in Marikina 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,sixteen city council members and two district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30,2022,for a three-year-long term. 229,267 out of 260,749 registered voters voted in this election.
Romeo "Ome" D. Candazo was a Filipino politician,lawyer and whistleblower. He served as the representative for Marikina's at-large district from 1992 to 2001. During his tenure as a representative,he advocated for causes concerning the poor and the oppressed. In 1996,he met with a group of editors from the Philippine Daily Inquirer,anonymously testifying against the systematic corruption in the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF). His testimony would later become the subject of the publication's exposéon the CDF.
