Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr.,commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM,is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current President of the Philippines. He previously served as a senator from 2010 to 2016. He is the second child and only son of tenth President,kleptocrat and dictator Ferdinand Marcos and former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla,known professionally as Robin Padilla,is a Filipino actor,director and politician. He is known as the "Bad Boy" of Philippine cinema for portraying anti-hero gangster roles in films such as Anak ni Baby Ama (1990),Grease Gun Gang (1992),Bad Boy (1990),and Bad Boy 2 (1992). He has also been dubbed the "Prince of Action" in Philippine cinema.
This article covers the history of the current Philippine republican state following the 1986 People Power Revolution,known as the Fifth Philippine Republic.
Rodrigo Roa Duterte,also known as Digong,Rody,and by the initials DU30 and PRRD,is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson of PDP–Laban,the ruling political party in the Philippines during his presidency. Duterte is the first president of the Philippines to be from Mindanao,and is the oldest person to assume office,beginning his term at age 71.
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a Filipino lawyer and diplomat serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 2010 to 2013,and later Senate Majority Leader from 2013 to 2016. He also served as the Representative of Taguig–Pateros from 1998 to 2007 and from 2019 to 2022 and was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 until his resignation in 2020. He also served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 in the cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte,after unsuccessfully running for vice president in the 2016 elections as Duterte's running mate.
Jose Manuel Tadeo "Chel" Icasiano Diokno is a Filipino lawyer,educator,and human rights advocate. He serves as chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG),the founding dean of the De La Salle University College of Law,and the chairman of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation. He has served as a special counsel of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. He was a candidate for the Senate in 2019 and 2022.
Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 14th vice president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. She previously served as the representative of the 3rd district of Camarines Sur from 2013 to 2016.
Florin "Pilo" Ternal Hilbay is a Filipino lawyer who served as the Solicitor General of the Philippines from 2014 to 2016. He acted as the Philippine agent in the international case,Philippines v. China,which nullified all historical claims of China in the West Philippine Sea. He ranked first place in the 1999 Philippine Bar Examination.
Herminio "Harry" Lopez Roque Jr. is a Filipino lawyer,politician,and former law professor. He served as the presidential spokesperson of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2017 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2021. He was the party-list representative of KABAYAN from 2016 to 2017.
The inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte as the 16th president of the Philippines took place at around noon (PHT) on Thursday,June 30,2016 at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malacañang Palace in Manila. The oath of office was administered by the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Veronica Duterte,Duterte's daughter with Honeylet Avanceña,held the Bible of the president's late mother Soledad. Veronica was joined by her three siblings,namely Sara,Paolo and Sebastian.
Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Tesoro Go is a Filipino politician serving as a senator since 2019. He previously served in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte as Special Assistant to the President and Head of the Presidential Management Staff from June 2016 to October 2018. Go has served as the personal aide and special assistant to Duterte since 1998,back when the latter was still mayor of Davao City.
The Philippine drug war,known as the War on Drugs,is the intensified anti-drug campaign of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte,who served office from June 30,2016,to June 30,2022. The campaign reduced drug proliferation in the country,but has been marred by extrajudicial killings allegedly perpetrated by the police and unknown assailants. An estimated 7,742 civilians have been killed in "anti-drug operations" carried out by the government and its supporters between 2016 and 2021.
Since September 2018,allegations of an ouster plot against Rodrigo Duterte,the President of the Philippines,have been publicized by the military,who mainly implicated opposition figures and critics of the Duterte administration of involving in the plot. Several opposition groups who have been tagged heavily criticized their inclusion and subsequently denied the involvement in the plots.
The good conduct time allowance (GCTA) controversy started in August 2019 involving the employees of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). It begins with Bureau of Corrections Director General Nicanor Faeldon and several other government officials signing the document containing the release of former Calauan,Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez,the prime suspect in the rape and murder of Eileen Sarmenta and her friend Allan Gomez in 1993,and the release of Josman Aznar,Ariel Balansag,Alberto Caño and James Anthony Uy,the 4 suspects in the rape and murder of sisters Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong in 1997,citing "good conduct."
Counterpoint with Secretary Salvador Panelo is a Filipino public affairs talk show hosted by then-Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo broadcast by Net 25. Initially produced by the Presidential Broadcast Staff - Radio Television Malacañang for the People's Television Network (PTV),the program was used to be a platform for voicing Panelo's arguments for and defense of the actions taken by the government under then-President Rodrigo Duterte. The show's first season aired on IBC from October 29,2008,to 2010,the second season aired on PTV from May 1,2020,to September 24,2021,and the third season aired on Net 25 from August 31,2022,to present.
This is a list of candidates in the 2022 Philippine Senate election.
A dispute within the PDP–Laban,the ruling party of the Philippines,began on March 12,2021 when Senator Manny Pacquiao began to criticize President Rodrigo Duterte and the government regarding the dispute in the South China Sea,alleged corruption in the government agencies under the Duterte administration,the government handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the endorsement of the candidates for the 2022 presidential election,leading to the creation of two factions.
The party of President Rodrigo Duterte,PDP–Laban,had two candidates to succeed the head executive. These were senators Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa and Christopher "Bong" Go who had non-simultaneous presidential campaigns.
Jesus Melchor "Boy" Vega Quitain is a Filipino lawyer who served as Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and Special Assistant under the Duterte administration. He is also serving as an Undersecretary in the Office of the President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is reported to be the writer of most of President Rodrigo Duterte’s high-impact speeches,like his State of the Nation Addresses and inaugural speech.
