Batangas,officially the Province of Batangas,is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas,and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north,and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the island of Mindoro and to the west lies the South China Sea. Poetically,Batangas is often referred to by its ancient name Kumintáng.
Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto is a Filipino actress,singer,dancer,TV host,producer,and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker from 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district from 2016 to 2022.
Renato "Rene" Salud de Villa is a Filipino former police and military officer and government official. He served as Chief of Philippine Constabulary,Director-General of the Integrated National Police,and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He then served as Secretary of National Defense under presidents Corazon Aquino and Fidel V. Ramos. He founded Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma for his unsuccessful presidential bid in 1998. He then briefly served as Executive Secretary under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Eric Reyes Buhain is a Filipino politician and former competitive swimmer serving as the Representative for Batangas's 1st district since 2022.
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907;it was the ruling party from 1935 to 1946,1953–1961 and 1965–1972.
Eduardo R. Ermita is a former Executive Secretary of the Philippines and former spokesperson for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Ermita took his Defense Resource Management Course at the Naval Postgraduate School,Monterey,California,U.S.A. from 1978 to 1979;Command and General Staff Course,Fort Bonifacio in 1974;Unit Psychological Officers Course,Kennedy Center,Fort Bragg,North Carolina,U.S.A. from 1970 to 1971;Special Forces Course,Fort Magsaysay from 1962 to 1963;Counterintelligence Course,Special Intelligence School,Fort Bonifacio in 1962;Airborne School,Fort Benning,Georgia,U.S.A. in 1961;and Ranger School,Fort Benning,Georgia from 1960 to 1961.
Victoria Hernandez-Reyes was a Filipino politician from Tanauan,Batangas. A member of the Lakas-CMD Party,she had been elected to three terms as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 3rd District of Batangas from 2001 to 2010. She first served as a member of the Batangas Provincial Board from the same district from 1998 to 2001.
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 Calabarzon for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10,2010.
Local elections was held in the province of Batangas on May 10,2010,as part of the 2010 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 representatives for the four districts of Batangas. The list below are the candidates as of May 2010.
Tomas Villadolid Apacible is a former congressman representing the First Legislative District of the province of Batangas in the Philippine House of Representatives. He defeated former Congressman and Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita in the 2010 elections. He is also a former Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs,Senior Undersecretary of the Department of Finance,Senior Governor Development Bank of The Philippines and Private Sector Representative to the Land Bank of The Philippines Board of Directors.
Local elections were held in the province of Batangas on May 13,2013 as part of the 2013 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 representatives for the four districts of Batangas.
Elections were held in Calabarzon for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 13,2013.
Raneo "Ranie" Enriquez Abu is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2022. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2016 until his removal on 2020.
Local elections were held in Batangas on May 9,2016,as part of the 2016 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 for the six districts of Batangas.
Elections were held in Calabarzon for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9,2016.
Batangas's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Batangas. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the western Batangas municipalities of Balayan,Calatagan,Lemery,Lian,Nasugbu,Taal and Tuy and one component city of Calaca. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Eric Buhain of the Nacionalista Party (NP).
Local elections were held in the province of Batangas on May 9,2022 as part of the 2022 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 for the six districts of Batangas.
These are term limited and retiring members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines during the 18th Congress of the Philippines,who cannot or would not run in the 2022 elections.
Elections took place in Calabarzon for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9,2022.
