Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino politician who served as the eleventh President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution,which ended the two-decade rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and led to the establishment of the current democratic Fifth Philippine Republic.
Fidel Valdez Ramos,popularly known as FVR,was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was the only career military officer,who reached the rank of five-star general/admiral de jure. Rising from second lieutenant to commander-in-chief of the armed forces,Ramos is credited for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy during his six years in office.
Fernando Hofileña Lopez Sr. was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential Lopez family of Iloilo,he served as vice president of the Philippines under Presidents Elpidio Quirino from 1949 to 1953 under the Liberal Party and Ferdinand Marcos from 1965 to 1972,under the Nacionalista Party. He was also the chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation from 1986 to his death in 1993.
Pangasinan,officially the Province of Pangasinan,is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen while San Carlos City is the most populous. Pangasinan is in the western area of Luzon along Lingayen Gulf and the South China Sea. It has a total land area of 5,451.01 square kilometres (2,104.65 sq mi). According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 3,163,190. The official number of registered voters in Pangasinan is 1,651,814. The western portion of the province is part of the homeland of the Sambal people,while the central and eastern portions are the homeland of the Pangasinan people. Due to ethnic migration,the Ilocano people settled in the province.
Amelita "Ming" Jara Martinez-Ramos is a former First Lady of the Philippines. She is the widow of Fidel V. Ramos.
Asingan,officially the Municipality of Asingan,is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 57,811 people.
The 1998 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 11,1998. In the presidential election,Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as President by a landslide victory. In the vice-presidential race,Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a six-year term as Vice President,also by a landslide victory. This was the third election where both the president and vice president came from different parties.
The Philippine Science High School Western Visayas Campus (PSHS-WVC),one of the campuses of the Philippine Science High School System,is located at Brgy. Bito-on,Jaro,Iloilo City,Philippines. Established in 1993,the school admits and grants scholarships to students who are gifted in the sciences and mathematics. Most of the scholars are from Western Visayas which covers the provinces of Aklan,Antique,Capiz,Guimaras,Iloilo and Negros Occidental,as well as the Mimaropa,which includes the provinces of Occidental Mindoro,Oriental Mindoro,Marinduque,Romblon and Palawan. Until the establishment of PSHS Central Visayas in 2009,the campus also catered to the students from the Central Visayas provinces of Bohol,Cebu,Negros Oriental and Siquijor.
The Pangasinan language belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian languages branch of the Austronesian languages family. Pangasinan is spoken primarily in the province of Pangasinan in the Philippines,located on the west central area of the island of Luzon along Lingayen Gulf.
The PHINMA –University of Iloilo is a private,nonsectarian,coeducational institution in Iloilo City,Philippines. It was established in 1947 by the López family of Iloilo who founded the broadcasting giant ABS-CBN Corporation as Iloilo City Colleges. The university was later acquired by the business conglomerate group PHINMA Industries,and its current operations and management is controlled by the said company under its arm,PHINMA Education Network.
Teresa Magbanua y Ferraris,better known as Teresa Magbanua and dubbed as the "Visayan Joan of Arc",was a Filipino schoolteacher and military leader. Born in Pototan,Iloilo,Philippines,she retired from education and became a housewife shortly after her marriage to Alejandro Balderas,a wealthy landowner from Sara,Iloilo. When the 1896 Philippine Revolution against Spain broke out,she became one of only a few women to join the Panay-based Visayan arm of the Katipunan,the initially secret revolutionary society headed by Andrés Bonifacio.
Eugenia "Eggie" Apostol is a Filipino publisher who played pivotal roles in the peaceful overthrow of two Philippine presidents:Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 and Joseph Estrada in 2001. She was awarded the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism,Literature &Creative Communication Arts.
Leticia Valdez Ramos-Shahani was a Filipina senator,diplomat,and writer.
Eugenio "Eñing" Hofileña López Sr. was a leading business figure in the Philippines. He was the founder of López Group of Companies. He belonged to the prominent López family of Iloilo,one of the leading political families in the Philippines.
Teofisto "Tito" Tayko Guingona Jr. is a Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the 11th Vice President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004,during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Born in San Juan,he is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University,where he was a working student.
Jose Claveria de Venecia Jr.,also known as JDV,Joe De V or Manong Joe,is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker,he was the fourth highest-ranking official of the Philippines. He was the former president of the Philippines' dominant party,Lakas-CMD. He ran for president in the 1998 election,but lost to Vice President Joseph Estrada,finishing second among 11 candidates.
The Benpres Building,originally known as the Chronicle Building,was a six-story Filipino modernist heritage building built in 1969 and inaugurated in 1971,located in Ortigas Center,Pasig.
Maria Rachel "Baby" Jimenez Arenas is a Filipina businesswoman and politician currently serving as the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2007 to 2013 and again since 2022. She previously served as chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) from 2017 to 2021. She was the first woman Representative of Pangasinan,followed subsequently by her mother,the noted Manila socialite and philanthropist Rose Marie J. Arenas. Her chairmanship of the board was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on January 20,2017. She also currently serves as a member of the Board of Governors of the Philippine Red Cross.
Benito Villanueva Lopez was a Filipino politician. He was a member of the influential Lopez family. Lopez was governor of Iloilo from 1903 until his assassination in 1908.
