Laguna,officially the Province of Laguna,is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz while its largest city is the City of Calamba and the province is situated southeast of Metro Manila,south of the province of Rizal,west of Quezon,north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna hugs the southern shores of Laguna de Bay,the largest lake in the country. As of the 2020 census,the total population of Laguna is 3,382,193. Among all 82 provinces in the Philippines,Laguna accounted for the largest share (5%) of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with a total of Php 990.69 billion in 2022.
San Pablo,officially the City of San Pablo,is a component city in the province of Laguna,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 285,348 people.
San Pedro,officially the City of San Pedro,is a component city in the province of Laguna,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 326,001 people.
Calamba,officially the City of Calamba,is a component city in the province of Laguna,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 539,671 people making it the largest city in the province.
Rizal,officially the Municipality of Rizal,is a municipality in the province of Laguna,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 18,332 people.
Alaminos,officially the Municipality of Alaminos,is a municipality in the province of Laguna,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 51,619 people.
Santa Cruz,officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz,is a municipality and capital of the province of Laguna,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 123,574 people.
Cabuyao,officially the City of Cabuyao,is a component city in the province of Laguna,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 355,330 people.
The legislative districts of Laguna are the representations of the province of Laguna in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first,second,third,and fourth congressional districts.
The Diocese of San Pablo is a Roman Catholic diocese which is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila. Its patron saint or titular is Paul the First Hermit,the only one in the world dedicated to him.
Calixto R. Cataquiz was a Filipino politician who served as the former mayor of San Pedro,Laguna,Philippines. He was also a businessman and banker,and once managed the Laguna Lake Development Authority from 2001 to 2003.
Local elections were held in the Province of Laguna on May 13,2013 as part of the 2013 general election. Voters elected candidates for all local positions:a municipal/city mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the vice-governor,governor and representatives for the four districts of Laguna.
The Laguna Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Laguna.
Ananias Laico (1877-1939) was a Filipino politician and administrator during the American colonial era.
Local elections were held in the Province of Laguna on May 13,2019 as part of the 2019 Philippine general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a town mayor,vice mayor and town council,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the vice-governor,governor and representatives for the four districts of Laguna,including Biñan lone district and the newly created Calamba lone district.
Edwin de Leon Olivarez is a Filipino politician,athlete,and businessman currently serving as a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Parañaque's 1st District since 2022 and previously from 2010 to 2013. He previously served as Mayor of Parañaque from 2013 to 2022,as well as the Metro Manila Council Chair and head of the Regional Peace and Order Council –National Capital Region in concurrent capacity. He also served as board member of Laguna before serving as Vice Governor of Laguna under Teresita Lazaro from 2004 to 2007. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Laguna in 2007.
Laguna's 3rd congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Laguna. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. The district consists of the city of San Pablo and adjacent municipalities of Alaminos,Calauan,Liliw,Nagcarlan,Rizal and Victoria bordering Batangas and Quezon also facing the province of Rizal. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Loreto S. Amante of the Lakas–CMD.
Local elections were held in the province of Laguna on May 9,2022,as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a town mayor,vice mayor and town council,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the vice-governor,governor,and representatives for the four districts of Laguna,and the lone districts of Biñan,Calamba,and the newly created lone district for Santa Rosa.
Benjamin Cueto "Benjie" Agarao Jr. is a Filipino politician and businessman who served as Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Laguna's 4th District from 2004 until 2007,and from 2013 until 2022. He also served a board member of Laguna from the same district from 1992 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2004.
Benilda Ruello Retuerto Amante,better known by her stage name Gem Castillo,is a Filipina actress. She began her acting career in the early 1990s when she starred in movies. A prized find of Kuya Germs,she was a talent at the defunct but long-running That's Entertainment.
