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 biographical drama film produced and directed by Carlo J. Caparas and starring Cesar Montano,Eddie Garcia and Dina Bonnevie.
Elections for all positions in the Philippines above the barangay were held on May 10,2010. The elected president is Benigno Aquino III,the 15th President of the Philippines,succeeding President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who was barred from seeking re-election due to term restrictions. The successor of Vice-President Noli de Castro is Jejomar Binay,the 13th Vice President of the Philippines. The legislators elected in the 2010 elections joined the senators of the 2007 elections and comprised the 15th Congress of the Philippines.
Vincent "Bingbong" Pichay Crisologo is a Filipino politician 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. He served as Vigan Vice Mayor in 1988-1995,Senior Provincial Board Member in 1995-1998,Board Member in 1998-2001,Vice Governor in 2001-2004,Board Member in 2004-2007,and Vice Governor in 2007-2010 and in 2016-2022.
Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 10,2010. All provinces elected their provincial governors for three-year terms that will begin on June 30,2010. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors.
Luis Crisologo Singson,better known as Chavit Singson,is a Filipino businessman and 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.
Elections were held in the Ilocos Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 13,2013.
Miss World Philippines 2015 was the 5th edition of the Miss World Philippines pageant. It was held at the Solaire Resort &Casino in Parañaque,Philippines on October 18,2015.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Jejomar Binay,former Mayor of Makati and then-incumbent Vice President of the Philippines,was announced on July 1,2015,during the launch of the United Nationalist Alliance as a political party at the Makati Coliseum.
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.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Ilocos Region is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus reached the Ilocos Region on March 20,2020,when the first cases of the disease were confirmed in the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union.
Maria Francesca Guina Taruc is a Filipino actress,TV host,model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Freedom of the World Philippines 2018. A year later,she brought home the first crown of the Philippines in the Miss Tourism World Intercontinental 2019 pageant held in Nanjing,China.
Deogracias Victor "DV" Barbers Savellano is 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.
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.
