Ilocos Sur,officially the Province of Ilocos Sur,is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan while Candon is the most-populous city. Ilocos Sur is bordered by Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north,Mountain Province to the east,La Union and Benguet to the south and the West Philippine Sea to the west.
The New Society Movement,formerly named the New Society Movement of United Nationalists,Liberals,et cetera,is a right-wing political party in the Philippines. It was first formed in 1978 as an umbrella coalition of parties supporting then-President Ferdinand E. Marcos for the Interim Batasang Pambansa and was his political vehicle during his 20-year regime. It was reorganized as a political party in 1986,and is the furthest to the right of the political spectrum among active parties after Marcos' ouster.
Vigan Airport,also known as Mindoro Airport,is an airport serving the general area of Vigan,the capital of the province of Ilocos Sur,located in the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippines. The airport is the only one located in Ilocos Sur,at Barangay Mindoro.
Chavit,also known as Chavit Singson Story and Chavit:Blood Son of Ilocos,is a 2003 Filipino epic biographical drama film directed by Carlo J. Caparas based on a script by Caparas and politician Chavit Singson. About the life of Singson,it stars Cesar Montano as the titular character,alongside Eddie Garcia,Tirso Cruz III,Dina Bonnevie,Pinky de Leon,Ricardo Cepeda,Joel Torre,Tommy Abuel,Marita Zobel and Jean Saburit.
Ramon "Jolo" Revilla III is a Filipino actor,comedian,and politician serving as the representative of the 1st District of Cavite since 2022. He also served as the vice governor of Cavite from 2013 until 2022.
Vincent "Bingbong" Pichay Crisologo is a Filipino politician and evangelist who served as the Representative of Quezon City's 1st District from 2004 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2019. He also served as a councilor in Quezon City from 1998 to 2004.
Jeremias "Jerry" Crisologo Singson,KGCR is the incumbent governor of Ilocos Sur. He was also considered as “Father of Day Care Center and Medical Mission”for his strong advocacy for child-friendly day care centers and series of medical missions throughout the province of Ilocos Sur.
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.
Lord Allan Jay Quinto Velasco is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from October 12,2020 to June 2022. He is concurrently serving as the Representative of Marinduque's lone district since 2016,and previously from 2010 to 2013. He previously served as the Marinduque chapter president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines,and Marinduque provincial administrator under Governor Jose Antonio Carrion.
Luis Crisologo Singson,better known as Chavit Singson,is a Filipino businessman and retired politician,who last served as the mayor of Narvacan,Ilocos Sur from 2019 to 2022. He was also the governor of the province of Ilocos Sur,starting from 1972 until 1986,again from 1992 until 2001,and again from 2004 to 2007 and from 2010 until 2013. He was also the Deputy National Security Adviser for the Philippine government (2008).
Ronald Verzosa Singson is a Filipino politician,businessman and philanthropist. He is the son of the patriarch of the Singson political clan Chavit Singson and Evelyn Verzosa-Singson. He is currently the representative of Ilocos Sur's first district in the 19th Congress,a position he holds since 2022. He previously served as the district's representative from 2007 to 2010,and again from 2013 to 2016.
A special election for Ilocos Sur's 1st district seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines was held on May 28,2011. The special election was called after incumbent representative Ronald Singson resigned on March 7,2011,after being convicted of drug possession by the Wan Chai District Court in Hong Kong. Vigan vice mayor Ryan Luis Singson,the former representative's brother,won the election and shall serve the remainder of his brother's term which will end on June 30,2013.
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.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Miriam Defensor Santiago,a then-incumbent Senator of the Philippines,was announced on October 13,2015,at a book signing event. Miriam Defensor-Santiago submitted her certificate of candidacy (COC) on October 16,2015. She was fifth overall in the election and lost to Rodrigo Duterte. Santiago died of lung cancer five months later.
Baluarte Zoo is a zoological park in Vigan,Ilocos Sur,Philippines. It was established by politician and businessman,Chavit Singson.
In May 2017,the House of Representatives of the Philippines began an investigation into alleged misuse of tobacco excise tax funds in the province of Ilocos Norte from 2010 to 2016,representing the first two gubernatorial terms of Imee Marcos,who was serving her third and last gubernatorial term at the time the investigation was initiated. Marcos,her longtime partner Mark Chua,and six Ilocos Norte local officials - Pedro Agcaoili,Eden Batulayan,Josephine Calajete,Encarnacion Gaor,Genedine Jambaro,and Evangeline Tabulog - were implicated in the investigation.
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.
Deogracias Victor "DV" Barbers Savellano was a Filipino politician who last served as a member of the House of Representatives for Ilocos Sur's 1st district from 2016 to 2022. He was also one of the Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2022.
Grace Kristine Singson-Meehan also known as Kris Singson-Meehan,Kristine Singson,is a Filipina politician and businesswoman she is Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Sur's 2nd District. She succeed her father Eric Singson in 2019.
Floro Singson Crisologo was a Filipino lawyer and politician who represented the 1st district of Ilocos Sur in the Philippine Congress from 1946 until 1959 and from 1961 until his assassination in 1970.
