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.
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats,abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas,is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to sit on the centre-right of the political spectrum and is influenced by Christian democracy and Islamic democracy. Since the 2022 elections,Lakas–CMD is currently the biggest party in the House of Representatives,with the party's president,Martin Romualdez,serving as Speaker of the House. The party is a dominant member of the UniTeam Alliance led by President Bongbong Marcos.
Benjamin "Benhur" de Castro Abalos Jr. is a Filipino lawyer,politician,and broadcaster serving as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government since 2022. Before his appointment as DILG secretary,he last served as the Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) under the Duterte administration from 2021 to 2022. Previously,he served as the five-term city mayor,as congressman and as councilor of Mandaluyong,Metro Manila. He is the son of Benjamin Abalos,a former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and MMDA chairman.
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.
Local elections were held in Manila on May 13,2013,within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city:the mayor,vice mayor,the six congressmen,and the councilors,six in each of the city's six legislative districts.
The Labor Party Philippines,also known as the Workers' and Peasants' Party and formerly known as the Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka and the Lapiang Manggagawa,is a political party in the Philippines.
Local elections were held in Manila on May 9,2016,as a part of the 2016 Philippine general election. Voters elected candidates for mayor,vice mayor,six congressmen,and the 36 councilors that would be members of the city council. Incumbent mayor Joseph Estrada won the elections,securing him to serve his second three-year term as the mayor of Manila. He won by a slim margin at only more than 2,000 votes against his closest rival,former Manila mayor Alfredo Lim. Dr. Maria Sheilah “Honey”Lacuna-Pangan,daughter of former Manila vice mayor Danny Lacuna,Estrada’s running-mate,topped the vice mayoral race with 268,969 votes.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Miriam Defensor Santiago,a then-incumbent Senator of the Philippines,was announced on October 13,2015 at a book signing event. Miriam Defensor-Santiago submitted her certificate of candidacy (COC) on October 16,2015. She was fifth overall in the election and lost to Rodrigo Duterte. Santiago died of lung cancer five months later.
Harry Angping is a Filipino politician who was a former member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He is also a former chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission.
The 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 9,2022,as part of the 2022 general election. This was the 17th direct presidential election and 16th vice presidential election in the Philippines since 1935,and the sixth sextennial presidential and vice presidential election since 1992.
The 2022 Philippine general election took place on May 9,2022,for the executive and legislative branches of government at every level –national,provincial,and local –except for the barangay officials.
The 2022 Philippine Senate election was the 34th election of members to the Senate of the Philippines for a six-year term. It was held on May 9,2022.
This is a list of candidates in the 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections.
The 2022 presidential campaign of Isko Moreno began on September 22,2021,when Isko Moreno announced his intention to run for the presidency in the 2022 Philippine presidential election. Isko Moreno has served as the mayor of Manila,the country's capital city,from June 30,2019 to June 30,2022.
The 2022 presidential campaign of Bongbong Marcos began on October 6,2021,when he filed his candidacy for the 2022 Philippine presidential elections under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas. Bongbong Marcos,a former senator from 2010 to 2016,is the son of former president Ferdinand Marcos.
Marie Louise "Liza" Araneta Marcos is a Filipina lawyer and academic who has been the first lady of the Philippines since 2022 as the wife of Bongbong Marcos,the 17th and incumbent president of the Philippines. Born in Manila,Araneta Marcos is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University and completed postgraduate courses at New York University. In addition to her law practice,she taught in various universities in the country and is a founder of MOST Law Firm and M&A Associates. She met Bongbong Marcos in New York City in 1989 and married him in 1993. Araneta Marcos also served as the main strategist in her husband's presidential campaign,and is seen as one of the key people influencing her husband's presidency.
The inauguration of Bongbong Marcos as the 17th president of the Philippines took place around noon (PHT) on Thursday,June 30,2022,at the National Museum of Fine Arts. The chief justice of the Supreme Court Alexander Gesmundo administered the oath of office,a first in 18 years,since the previous two presidential oaths were administered by an associate justice.
Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Araneta Marcos III is a Filipino politician who is the representative of Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district since 2022,and the eldest of three sons of Philippine President Bongbong Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos.
Bongbong Marcos assumed office as the President of the Republic of the Philippines on June 30,2022,and his term is expected to end on June 30,2028. As the President,he has the authority to appoint members of his Cabinet,subject to the approval of the Commission on Appointments. Only the Vice President is exempted from a confirmation hearing to any cabinet position.
