South Cotabato,officially the Province of South Cotabato,is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal,and it borders Sultan Kudarat to the north and west,Sarangani to the south and northeast,and Davao del Sur to the far northeast. To the southeast lies Sarangani Bay.
Sarangani,officially the Province of Sarangani,is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region. Its capital is Alabel while Glan is the most populous municipality in the province. With a 230-kilometer (140 mi) coastline along the Sarangani Bay and Celebes Sea,the province is at the southernmost tip of Mindanao island,and borders South Cotabato and Davao del Sur to the north,Davao Occidental to the east,and the Celebes Sea to the south.
Harvard Kennedy School (HKS),officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government,is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge,Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in public policy,public administration,and international development,four doctoral degrees,and various executive education programs. It conducts research in subjects relating to politics,government,international affairs,and economics. As of 2021,HKS had an endowment of $1.7 billion. It is a member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA),a global consortium of schools that trains leaders in international affairs.
Alabel,officially the Municipality of Alabel,is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Sarangani,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 88,294 people.
Maria Gracia Cielo "Grace" Magno Padaca is a Filipino politician and former journalist who served as governor of Isabela from 2004 until 2010. She is also the recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 2008.
The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs is a graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin that was founded in 1970. The school offers training in public policy analysis and administration in government and public affairs-related areas of the private and nonprofit sectors. Degree programs include a Master of Public Affairs (MPAff),a mid-career MPAff sequence,16 MPAff dual degree programs,a Master of Global Policy Studies (MGPS),eight MGPS dual degree programs,an Executive Master of Public Leadership,and a Ph.D. in public policy.
Edgardo Migriño Chatto,more commonly known as Edgar Chatto,is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is currently the Representative of the 1st Legislative District of Bohol since 2019. He previously served in that position from 2001 to 2010. He served as Governor of the Province of Bohol for three terms from 2010 to 2019.
JoséRoilo Solís Gólez was a Filipino politician who last served his sixth term as Member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Second District of Parañaque,one of the most industrialized districts of the Philippines. A veteran legislator,he was elected in 1992,1995,1998,2004,2007,and 2010 all by landslide victories and had served as Congressman for six terms:in the 9th,10th,11th,13th,14th,and 15th Congress of the Philippines. He has also served as the National Security Adviser during the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from 2001 to 2003.
Dakila Carlo "Dax" Enriquez Cua is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the governor of the province of Quirino. He also served as vice governor and a member of the House of the Representatives from the Lone District of Quirino.
The 2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections were held on May 10,2010,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines to serve in the 15th Congress of the Philippines from June 30,2010,to June 30,2013. The Philippines uses parallel voting for seats in the House of Representatives;a voter has two votes:one for a representative from one's legislative district,and another for a sectoral representative via closed lists under the party-list system,with a 2% election threshold and 3-seat cap,when the parties with 2% of the national vote or more not meeting the 20% of the total seats,parties with less than 2% of the vote will get one seat each until the 20% requirement is met.
Elections were held in Soccsksargen for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10,2010.
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.
The People's Champ Movement (PCM) is a political party in the Philippines,currently affiliated with the PROMDI and previously the United Nationalist Alliance. It is led by Manny Pacquiao,who founded the party,and is mainly based in General Santos and Sarangani.
Local elections were held in Sarangani on May 13,2013,within the Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions:a town mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the vice-governor,governor and a representative for the lone district of Sarangani. Incumbent governor Miguel Rene Dominguez is barred for seeking another term because he is limited to three terms only.
Alabel National Science High School is the Regional Science High School for Region XII situated in Alabel,Sarangani,Philippines. It envisions itself as a regional center of excellence in science and mathematics education at the secondary level that shall develop potential leaders in science and other related fields. It seeks to develop responsible and morally upright science-oriented leaders through relevant and globally competitive science and mathematics education programs.
Aurelio Matias Umali is a Filipino politician from the third district of Nueva Ecija,Philippines. Umali is the youngest elected governor in the province since his first government office position. He currently serves as a Governor of Nueva Ecija. He was a governor for three terms from 2007 to 2016 and was re-elected in 2019.
The Sarangani Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Sarangani.
Sarangani's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Sarangani. It was created ahead of the 1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections following the separation of the third district from South Cotabato in 1992. The province has been electing a single representative provincewide at-large to the House of Representatives from the 10th Congress onwards. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Steve Solon of the Lakas–CMD and People's Champ Movement (PCM).
Nina Ricci Alcantara Ynares-Chiongbian is a Filipina businesswoman and politician serving as governor of Rizal,Philippines since 2022. Prior to joining politics,she was on the Board of Directors of Manila Hotel and a member of the Board of Trustees of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) until her resignation in 2021. She is the eldest daughter of the former governors Casimiro "Ito" Ynares Jr. and Rebecca "Nini" Alcantara Ynares and the sister of former governor and Antipolo Mayor Casimiro "Jun" Ynares III.
Local elections were held in the Province of Sarangani on May 9,2022,within the Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions:a town mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the vice-governor,governor and a representative for the lone district of Sarangani.
