Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo,often referred to by her initials PGMA and GMA,is a Filipino academic and politician who previously served as the 14th president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. She is currently serving in the congress as a Deputy Speaker since 2022. She is the longest serving president of the Philippines since Ferdinand Marcos. Before her accession to the presidency,she served as the 10th vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada,making her the country's first female vice president,despite having run on an opposing ticket. She was also a senator from 1992 to 1998. After her presidency,she was elected as the representative of Pampanga's 2nd district in 2010 and later became the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2018 until her retirement in 2019. She later came out of retirement to be elected as representative of the same district in 2022. She is one of the only 2 Filipinos to hold at least three of the four highest offices in the country:vice president,president,and house speaker,alongside former President Sergio Osmeña.
Aklan,officially the Province of Aklan,is a province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Its capital is Kalibo. The province is situated in the northwest portion of Panay Island,bordering Antique to the southwest,and Capiz to the southeast. Aklan faces the Sibuyan Sea and Romblon province to the north.
Kalibo,officially the Municipality of Kalibo,is a 1st class municipality and capital of the Province of Aklan,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 89,127 people.
The Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma,commonly known as Partido Reporma,is a political party in the Philippines.
Fernando Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte Jr.,KGCR is a Filipino politician who served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the Fourth District of Quezon City from 1992 to 2001 and from 2010 to 2019. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from January to June 2001 and from 2010 to 2016. He also served as the Mayor of Quezon City from 2001 to 2010,where he was hailed Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines.
Datu Kalantiaw was once considered an important part of Philippine history as the one who created the first legal code in the Philippines,known as the Code of Kalantiaw in 1433. He was considered by Filipinos,particularly the Visayans,as the third head of Panay. He was a source of fierce Filipino and Visayan pride for decades,until his authenticity was debunked by Historian William Henry Scott in his PhD thesis,Critical Study of the Prehispanic Source Materials for the Study of Philippine History relegating the once legendary historical figure into a mythical Filipino character or an urban legend.
Ibajay,officially the Municipality of Ibajay,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aklan,Philippines. During the creation of Aklan Province in 1956,Ibajay was its biggest municipality in terms of population. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 52,365 people,making it the third most populated town in Aklan.
The Jones Law was an Organic Act passed by the United States Congress. The law replaced the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 and acted as a constitution of the Philippines from its enactment until 1934,when the Tydings–McDuffie Act was passed. The Jones Law created the first fully elected Philippine legislature.
The legislative districts of Aklan are the representations of the province of Aklan 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 and second congressional districts.
The 12th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 23,2001,until June 4,2004,during the first three years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 12th Congress followed the 2001 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership,and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
The legislative districts of Capiz are the representation of the province of Capiz 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 and second congressional districts.
Alejandro Melchor (1900-1947) was a Filipino civil engineer,mathematician,educator,and physist member of the Cabinet of the Philippines. A native of Ibajay,Aklan,Melchor was also known for his work on pontoon bridges during the Second World War.
Florencio L. Vargas was a Filipino politician. A member of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD party,he has been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 2nd District of Cagayan. He first won election to Congress in 2004,and was re-elected in 2007 and 2010. He died on July 22,2010 due to leukemia.
José"Peping" Sumulong Cojuangco Jr. is a Filipino former congressman and the 9th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee from 2004 to 2018. He is a member of the influential Cojuangco political family.
Jesús Jorge Ejército,better known as George Estregan or George Estregan Sr.,was a Filipino mestizo film actor.
Jose Cortes Altavas was a Filipino politician,legislator and man of letters. He was a municipal councilman of Capiz,provincial board member (1906–1907),congressman,governor of Capiz (1910–1916),senator,and 1934 Constitutional Convention delegate.
Aklan's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Aklan. It was represented by a single member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines who was elected provincewide at-large from 1957 until its reapportionment in 2018. The district was created following the establishment of Aklan as a regular province separate from Capiz on April 25,1956 through Republic Act No. 1414. Before 1956,its territories were represented in the national legislatures as part of Capiz's at-large,2nd and 3rd districts. It was a single-member district for the final four legislatures of the Third Philippine Republic from 1957 to 1972,the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic from 1984 to 1986,and the 8th to 17th congresses of the Fifth Philippine Republic from 1987 to 2019.
Carlito Marquez is a Filipino politician. He currently serves as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the 1st District of Aklan.
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.
Gabrielle "Billie" V. Calizo-Quimpo is a Filipina politician. She is daughter of late Balete Mayor Teodoro F. Calizo. She is married to Reynaldo "Boy" Quimpo.
He voted in favor of the Constitutional Assembly which was strongly opposed by majority of the Philippine population.
