Dinagat Islands,officially the Province of Dinagat Islands,is an island province in the Caraga region of the Philippines,located on the south side of Leyte Gulf. The island of Leyte is to its west,across Surigao Strait,and mainland Mindanao is to its south. Its main island,Dinagat,is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from north to south. San Jose serves as its provincial capital while Basilisa is the most populous town in the province.
Geraldine "Jade" Buray Ecleo is a Filipina politician and part-time actress/singer.
Dakila Carlo "Dax" Enriquez Cua is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the governor of the province of Quirino. He also served as vice governor and a member of the House of the Representatives from the Lone District of Quirino.
Jose "Joboy" Sabijon Aquino II is a Filipino politician. A member of the Lakas–CMD Party,he currently serves as a Member of the House of Representatives representing the 1st District of Agusan del Norte since 2022. He previously served as a member of the House from 2007 to 2013. He also served as the vice mayor of Butuan from 2016 until 2022.
Arlene "Kaka" Javellana Bag-ao is a Filipino human rights lawyer and agrarian reform advocate who served as Governor of the Dinagat Islands from 2019 to 2022. Bag-ao additionally served as the representative for the lone district of the Dinagat Islands from 2013 until 2019. She has been dubbed as the 'Dragon Slayer' after consecutively defeating two of the most prominent members of the influential Ecleo political dynasty of the Dinagat Islands.
Gwendolyn Buray Ecleo-Pols is a Filipino politician and Mayor of Dinagat,Dinagat Islands,Philippines,from May 2004 until 2013. She also serves in various capacities as an official of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association,Incorporated,a religious group widely considered a cult based on its practices.
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.
Ramon San Diego Bagatsing III,known professionally as Raymond Bagatsing,is a Filipino actor. Having jumpstarted his acting career in the early 1990s,he is most notable for the roles of Jaime Laurel in the hit ABS-CBN series Pusong Ligaw,and Edgardo Magallanes in the GMA action-drama series Black Rider.
Rodolfo "Rodito" Taguinod Albano III is a Filipino politician from Cabagan,Isabela,Philippines. He currently serves as the governor of Isabela. Albano was a congressman of the Isabela's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
Ferdinand Baac Tubban is a Filipino politician from the province of Kalinga in the Philippines. He is a former Governor of Kalinga. He was first elected as Mayor of Tabuk and served there for three terms.
Edgardo "Egay" Tallado is a Filipino politician from the province of Camarines Norte in the Philippines. He previously served as a Governor of Camarines Norte from 2010 to 2022.
Zaldy Samson Villa is a Filipino businessman and politician from the island province of Siquijor in Central Visayas,Philippines. He is currently serving as the representative of the lone legislative district of Siquijor. He formerly served as governor of the province of Siquijor in 2013 and was re-elected in 2016 and 2019.
Alexander "Ayec" Pimentel is a Filipino politician from the province of Surigao del Sur in the Philippines. He currently serves as a Governor of Surigao del Sur. He was first elected as Governor of the province in 2019. He was also the Mayor of Tandag of the same province from 2004 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2019.
Reynaldo Sucayan Tamayo Jr. is a Filipino politician serving as the governor of South Cotabato since 2019. He was previously mayor of Tupi from 2010 to 2019.
Dale Bokingo Corvera is a Filipino politician from the province of Agusan del Norte,Philippines,an elected member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement,Asia Pacific Regional Committee,and currently the National President of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. He was elected as Governor of the province in 2019. He served as City Mayor of Cabadbaran,Agusan del Norte from 2007 to 2016,Vice Governor of the same Province from 2004 to 2007,board member from 1995 to 2004,and Municipal Councilor from 1992 to 1995.
Santiago Barriga Cane Jr. is a Filipino politician who is the governor of the province of Agusan del Sur since 2019. He was the Vice Governor of the province from 2016 to 2019.
Francisco Tinio Matugas,also known as Lalo Matugas,is a Filipino politician from the first district of the province of Surigao del Norte,Philippines. He served as Governor of the province from 2019 to 2022. He was first elected as Governor in 1992,and served for 9 years. He also previously served as the congressman of the province's first district.
Francisco Jose Forcadilla Matugas II,also known as Bingo Matugas,is a Filipino politician from the first district of the province of Surigao del Norte,Philippines. He currently serves as representative of the province's first legislative district. He was first elected in the position in 2016.
The Dinagat Islands Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Dinagat Islands.
Alfelito "Alfel" Maraon Bascug is a Filipino politician. He currently serves as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the 1st District of Agusan del Sur.
