Albay,officially the Province of Albay,is a province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines,mostly on the southeastern part of the island of Luzon. Its capital is the city of Legazpi,the regional center of the whole Bicol Region,which is located in the southern foothill of Mayon Volcano.
Sorsogon,officially the Province of Sorsogon,is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. It is the southernmost province in Luzon and is subdivided into fourteen municipalities (towns) and one city. Its capital is Sorsogon City and borders the province of Albay to the north.
The Bicol Region,commonly shortened to Bicol and designated as Region V,is an administrative region of the Philippines. Also referred to as Bicolandia,it comprises six provinces,four on the Bicol Peninsula:Albay,Camarines Norte,Camarines Sur,and Sorsogon,and two off the shore:Catanduanes and Masbate.
Sorsogon City,officially the City of Sorsogon,is a 2nd class component city and capital of the province of Sorsogon,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 182,237 people. Sorsogon City is the third most populous city in the Bicol Region and one of the leading cities in urbanization and most promising city in terms of development.
Bulan,officially the Municipality of Bulan,is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sorsogon,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 105,190 people,making it the most populated town in the province.
Francis Pancratius "Kiko" Nepomuceno Pangilinan is a Filipino lawyer,politician,and farm owner who served as a Senator from 2001 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2022. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 2004 to 2008.
Jose Ma. Clemente "Joey" Sarte Salceda is a Filipino statesman and the current Representative of Albay's 2nd District in the Philippine House of Representatives. He previously served as governor of Albay province in the Philippines for three terms. Prior to that,he was a three-year term representative of the Third District of Albay and was appointed as Presidential Chief of Staff on February 10,2007,after the resignation of Michael Defensor,before he himself resigned on March 29,2007,to pursue his gubernatorial bid in his province. Salceda has also been chairman of the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means since 2019. Salceda is the principal author of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law,the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Law,which reduced corporate income taxes in the Philippines to 20%,and the Free College Tuition Law.
The Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines,Inc. (AGAP) is a party-list in the Philippines. The organization was established in 2003 in order to protect and promote the welfare of farmers. Since then,it has been actively pursuing all endeavors that would benefit the entire agricultural industry nationwide.
Agriculture in the Philippines is a major sector of the economy,ranking third among the sectors in 2022 behind only Services and Industry. Its outputs include staples like rice and corn,but also export crops such as coffee,cavendish banana,pineapple and pineapple products,coconut,sugar,and mango. The sector continues to face challenges,however,due to the pressures of a growing population. As of 2022,the sector employs 24% of the Filipino workforce and it accounted for 8.9% of the total GDP.
Ako Bicol Political Party (AKB) is a political party in the Philippines participating in the party-list elections in the Philippines. It represents the Bicol Region and the Bicolano people. In the 2016 elections,AKB was the top partylist with 1,664,975 votes,earning it 3 seats in Congress.
Danilo "Danny" Etorma Suarez is a Filipino politician and former Governor of Quezon. He served as Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 3rd District of Quezon.
The Legazpi Grand Central Terminal is a bus terminus in Legazpi,Albay,Philippines.
Primark Town Center is engaged in the development of Public Market and Town Center of LKY Group,one of the Philippines' largest land developers. The management is handled by Philippine Primark Properties,Inc.,and headed by Wilbert T. Lee as the company's president and CEO.
DZRS was a radio station owned and operated by Radio Sorsogon Network. Its studios &transmitter were located at the now-demolished Don Luis Lee Bldg.,Plaza Bonifacio,Brgy. Sirangan,Sorsogon City.
The Alyansa ng mga Mamamayang Probinsyano,also known as the Ang Probinsyano Party-list (APPL) is political organization which has party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines as of the 18th Congress.
Teodorico "Nonong" Tumbocon Haresco,Jr. is a Filipino politician,and businessman. Haresco was born in Iloilo City,Province of Iloilo on August 12. He is the incumbent Representative of the newly created 2nd District of Aklan in the 18th Congress of the Philippines. Before the creation of the 2nd District,he served as a Representative of the Lone District of Aklan from 2013 to 2016. Formerly,he was a party-list representative of the Ang Kasangga Party-list from 2010 to 2013 in the 15th Congress of the Philippines.
Maria Bernardita "Ditas" Bañares Ramos was a Filipina high school teacher,travel agent and legislator from Sorsogon,Philippines. She served in the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing Sorsogon's 2nd congressional district in the 18th Congress from 2019 until her death in 2020. She was the youngest sister of three-term Sorsogon representative Deogracias B. Ramos Jr.
Magsasaka Partylist,also known as Magkakasama sa Sakahan,Kaunlaran,is a political organization with representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino farmers.
Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma,Inc.,also known as the AAMBIS-Owa Party List,is a political organization based in Western Visayas with representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino farmers.
Evelina Buencamino Guevara-Escudero is a Filipino educator and politician who was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing Sorsogon's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2022. She won the position following the death of her husband and predecessor Salvador Escudero. She is the mother of Senator Francis Escudero and grandmother of actor Martin Escudero.
