Legazpi,officially the City of Legazpi,is a component city and capital of the province of Albay,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 209,533. Legazpi is the regional center and largest city of the Bicol Region and in Albay,in terms of population. It is the region's center of tourism,education,health services,commerce and transportation in the Bicol Region. The city is applying for a Highly Urbanized City (HUC).
Bicol International Airport,also referred by some sources as Southern Luzon International Airport,is an airport serving the vicinity of Legazpi,the capital city of Albay and the regional center of Bicol Region,in the Philippines. Dubbed as the Philippines' "Most Scenic Gateway",the airport is located in Daraga,an adjacent municipality of Legazpi. The ₱4.7 billion project is on a 200-hectare (490-acre) plateau 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from Mayon Volcano. It replaced the old Legazpi Airport,which is only 2 to 3 kilometers from the BIA.
Manuel Noveno Mamba Sr. is a Filipino physician and politician who is serving as provincial governor of Cagayan since 2016. He was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 3rd District of Cagayan. First elected in 1995,he was re-elected in 2001,2004,and 2007. He was also a municipal mayor of Tuao,Cagayan,from 1988 to 1995.
Michael Edward Marcos Keon is a Filipino politician. Keon is the son of Australian journalist Michael James Keon and Elizabeth E. Marcos-Keon,governor of Ilocos Norte from 1971 to 1983 and the nephew of former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos.
The governor of Albay is the chief executive of the provincial government of Albay,Philippines. Like all local government heads in the Philippines,the governor is elected via popular vote,and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term. In case of death,resignation or incapacity,the vice governor becomes the governor.
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas is a national political party in the Philippines. It is chaired by Bongbong Marcos,president of the Philippines who won by a landslide in the 2022 election. During the run-up to the 2022 general election,the UniTeam Alliance was formed by the PFP,Lakas–CMD,HNP,and PMP,with guest candidates from other parties.
Albay local elections were held on May 13,2019,as part of the 2019 Philippine general election. Voters selected their candidates of choice for all local positions:municipal or city mayor,vice mayor and councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the vice-governor,governor and representatives for the three districts of Albay in the House of Representatives. These elections were held following the first-past-the-post voting system,in which the candidate with the highest number of votes is elected.
Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the Philippines were held on October 30,2023. The elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials already and legally began their terms earlier at noon on January 1,2023,and thus took office as soon as they were proclaimed to have won their respective positions. The barangay is the smallest administrative division in the country.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Bicol Region is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus reached the Bicol Region on March 27,2020,when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Albay.
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.
Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 9,2022. All provinces will elect their provincial governors for three-year terms,who will be inaugurated on June 30,2022 after their proclamation. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors.
These are term limited and retiring members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines during the 18th Congress of the Philippines,who cannot or would not run in the 2022 elections.
A special election was held in Cavite's 7th congressional district on February 25,2023,to fill the district's vacant seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines for the remainder of the 19th Congress.
Edcel Greco Alexandre "Grex" Burce Lagman,is a Filipino lawyer and politician from the province of Albay.
The 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections will be the 37th lower house elections in the Philippines,scheduled to be held on May 12,2025,within the 2025 Philippine general election. All 317 seats in the House of Representatives will be contested in the election,including one seat for each of the 254 congressional districts in the country and 63 seats representing party-lists apportioned on a nationwide vote.
These are term-limited and retiring members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines during the 19th Congress of the Philippines,who either cannot or chose not to run in the 2025 House elections.
Gubernatorial elections will be held in the Philippines on May 12,2025. All provinces will elect their provincial governors for three-year terms,who will be inaugurated on June 30,2025 after their proclamation. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors.
Alfredo "Pido" Abaroa Garbin Jr. is a Filipino politician currently serving as the Mayor of Legazpi,Albay. Prior to his mayoral position,he served as a representative for the Ako Bicol party list in the House of Representatives. Garbin assumed leadership of Legazpi after winning the mayoral race,following the disqualification of Geraldine Rosal.
Nelson Suarez Legacion is a Filipino politician and lawyer who serves as the incumbent mayor of Naga,Camarines Sur in the Philippines. He is a member of the Liberal Party and previously served as City Legal Officer under former Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo,City Councilor,and Vice Mayor.
