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 is the second child and only son of 10th president,kleptocrat and dictator Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos.
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino is a populist political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) from 1983 to 2024 as a result of a merger with Lakas ng Bayan (Laban). It was part of the country's ruling party coalition from 1986 to 1992 under the administration of Corazon Aquino and the country's ruling party from 2016 to 2022 under the administration of Rodrigo Duterte.
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 Partido Demokratiko Pilipino,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.
Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV is a former Philippine naval officer who also served as a senator of the Philippines from 2007 to 2019. He is known for his involvement in the Oakwood mutiny of 2003 and the Manila Peninsula siege in 2007 in protest against the Arroyo administration,and he is a vocal critic of the Duterte administration.
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,human rights advocate,and broadcaster. He serves as the 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 for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. He was a candidate for the Senate of the Philippines in both the 2019 Philippine Senate election and the 2022 Philippine Senate election. Diokno also co-hosts radio programs such as Oras at Bayan on Veritas 846 and Rekta:Agenda ng Masa on DZRH and DZRH News Television.
The 2016 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on Monday,May 9,2016,as part of the 2016 general election. This was the 16th direct presidential election in the Philippines since 1935 and the fifth sextennial presidential election since 1992.
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.
Herminio HarryLopez 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 Bienvenido Reyes. 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.
The War on Drugs is the intensified anti-drug campaign that began during 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. By 2022,the number of drug suspects killed since 2016 was officially tallied by the government as 6,252;human rights organizations and academics,however,estimate that 12,000 to 30,000 civilians have been killed in "anti-drug operations" carried out by the Philippine National Police and vigilantes.
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.
