Paul Ruiz Daza is a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Northern Samar and member of Philippine House of Representatives for Northern Samar's 1st congressional district under the National Unity Party. He originally ran under the Liberal Party in the 2019 elections, winning against the Nacionalista Party, after the win, the opposition Harlin Abayon filed an electoral protest against the win, which was unsuccessful. [1] On December 29, 2020, Former president Rodrigo Duterte accused Daza of corruption although without evidence. Daza rejected the allegations. [2] He is the son of Raul Daza. [3]
Northern Samar, officially the Province of Northern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catarman and is located at the northern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the south are the provinces of Samar and Eastern Samar. To the northwest, across the San Bernardino Strait is Sorsogon; to the east is the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean and to the west is Samar Sea.
Eastern Samar, officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan. Eastern Samar occupies the eastern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the north is the province of Northern Samar and to the west is Samar province. To the east lies the Philippine Sea, part of the vast Pacific Ocean, while to the south lies Leyte Gulf.
San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,641 people.
Elections were held in Eastern Visayas for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10, 2010.
Thomas Harold Massie is an American businessman, engineer, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Massie has been the United States representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district since 2012. The district covers much of northeastern Kentucky, but is dominated by the Kentucky side of the Cincinnati area and Louisville's eastern suburbs.
This list shows the following governors of Northern Samar, Philippines.
Raul A. Daza is a Filipino lawyer, certified public accountant, and politician, who served in the House of Representatives of the Philippines for 20 years as Representative of the 1st District of Northern Samar. Although he could still seek another term under the term-limit provisions of the Constitution, at 86 he chose not to stand for re-election in the 2019 national elections. He was also a three-term governor of the same province from 2001 to 2010; the Representative of the Lone District of Northern Samar from 1969 until the declaration of martial law in 1972.
Ramil Laurel Hernandez is a Filipino politician from Calamba, Laguna. He currently serves as the Governor of Laguna since 2014. He previously served as Sanguniang Kabataan Chairman of Barangay Mabato in Calamba, Laguna, a councilor of Calamba, a board member, and Vice Governor of Laguna. He was elevated to Governor following the disqualification of E.R. Ejercito in 2014. He was first elected as Governor in 2016 and was re-elected in 2019 and 2022.
Edwin Marino Co Ongchuan is a Filipino politician from the province of Northern Samar. He is currently serving as the governor of the province being first elected in 2019. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2016 to 2019.
Don Eugenio Daza y Salazar is a Filipino principale (nobleman) recognized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as the first maestro (teacher) in the Samar province. He was both an infantry major and procurement officer in the Philippine Republican Army during the Philippine-American War. He was area commander of General Lukbán's forces for Southeastern Samar and overall commander and tactician of the Battle of Balangiga.
Rosendo Sabanal Labadlabad, also known as Dodoy Labadlabad, is a Filipino politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte, serving as mayor of the municipality of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte since 2019. He formerly served served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the 2nd legislative district of Zamboanga del Norte from 2007 to 2016.
Northern Samar's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district covers the province's western half which contains its capital, Catarman, the adjacent municipalities of Allen, Bobon, Lavezares, Lope de Vega, Mondragon, Rosario, San Isidro, San Jose and Victoria, and the San Bernardino Strait island municipalities of Biri, Capul, San Antonio and San Vicente. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Paul R. Daza of the National Unity Party (NUP).
Local elections were held in the province of Isabela on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a mayor, vice-mayor and councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice-governor and for the six districts of Isabela for board members and congress.
Sharee Ann Tee Tan-delos Santos is a Filipino politician. She currently serves as Governor of Samar since 2022, a position she previously held from 2010 to 2019.
GeronimoPerez Treñas, publicly known as JerryTreñas, is a Filipino politician serving as the mayor of Iloilo City since 2019. He also previously served in that office from 2001 to 2010 and briefly in 1992. Treñas is also the chairman of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC), the government agency responsible for the development of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras area. He also previously served as the Representative of Iloilo City from 2010 to 2019 and was a member of the Iloilo City Council from 1986 to 1992.
Benjamin Cueto "Benjie" Agarao Jr. is a Filipino politician and businessman who served as Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Laguna's 4th District from 2004 until 2007, and from 2013 until 2022. He also served a board member of Laguna from the same district from 1992 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2004.
Dale Gonzalo "Along" Rigor Malapitan is a Filipino politician currently serving as the Mayor of Caloocan since 2022. He previously served as the representative of the first district of Caloocan.
Vincent Franco "Duke" D. Franco is a congressman for Cebu's 5th congressional district.
Luz Verano Mercado is a congresswoman for Southern Leyte's 1st congressional district.
Maria Theresa Valencia "Maitet" Collantes is a Filipina politician, and the wife of Filipino politician Sonny Collantes, she is also a representative for the Philippine House of Representatives for Batangas's 3rd congressional district under the Nationalist People's Coalition. In the 2019 election, she ran for Congresswoman. She eventually won, beating three other candidates. She ran again, beating the mayor of Tanauan, Batangas. She is the mother of Atty. King Collantes.