Leyte,officially the Province of Leyte,is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region,occupying the northern three-quarters of Leyte Island. Its capital is the city of Tacloban,administered independently from the province. Leyte is situated west of Samar Island,north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran. To the west across the Camotes Sea is the province of Cebu.
Tacloban,officially the City of Tacloban,is highly urbanized city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. The city is autonomous from the province of Leyte,although it serves as its provincial capital. According to the 2020 census,Tacloban has a population of 251,881,making it the most populous city in the Eastern Visayas. The city is located 360 miles (580 km) southeast from Manila.
Palo,officially the Municipality of Palo,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 76,213 people,making it the most populous municipality (non-city) in the province.
Cesar Demontaño Manhilot,known professionally as Cesar Montano,is a Filipino actor,film producer,film director and aspiring politician.
Justiniano Solis Montano Sr. was a Filipino politician and lawyer who was elected for one term to the Philippine Senate and for multiple terms as a member of the House of Representatives.
Gilbert Cesar Catibayan Remulla is a Filipino journalist and politician.
The legislative districts of Leyte are the representations of the province of Leyte,the independent component city of Ormoc,and highly urbanized city of Tacloban in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province,together with the independent cities are currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through their first,second,third,fourth,and fifth congressional districts.
Daniel Zialcita Romualdez was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1957 to 1962. He was first cousin to former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
Ernesto "Ernie" Madarang Maceda Sr. was a Filipino politician,lawyer,and columnist who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1987 to 1998. He served as Senate President from 1996 to 1998.
Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 13,2013. All provinces elected their provincial governors for three-year terms who will be inaugurated on June 30,2013,after their proclamation. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors.
The 2016 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 32nd election of members to the Senate of the Philippines. The seats of 12 senators elected in 2010 were filled during this election. The winners in this election joined the winners of the 2013 election to form the 17th Congress of the Philippines. The senators elected in 2013 served until June 30,2019,while the senators elected in this election would serve up to June 30,2022.
1944 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1944.
The Leyte Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Leyte.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Jejomar Binay,former Mayor of Makati and then-incumbent Vice President of the Philippines,was announced on July 1,2015,during the launch of the United Nationalist Alliance as a political party at the Makati Coliseum.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Manuel "Mar" Roxas II,former Senator of the Philippines and former Secretary of the Interior and Local Government was announced on July 31,2015. At an event dubbed as "A Gathering of Friends",Mar Roxas formally accepted his party's nomination as the Liberal Party standard bearer after he was officially endorsed by President Benigno Aquino III in the presence of their political allies at the Club Filipino.
Atty. Carlo Petilla Loreto is the former vice governor of Leyte from 2013 until 2022. He is a lawyer by profession and is an advocate of environmental and humanitarian concerns. He is also the national vice-president in the League of Vice-Governors of the Philippines (LVGP) for Visayas. He is the former national president in the Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines and national secretary general of the National Movement of Young Legislators (NYML). He also holds various positions in different organizations and committees.
The Leyte Provincial Capitol was the seat of government of the Philippine province of Leyte until 2019. The historic building situated in Tacloban also served as the temporary national capitol in 1944 to 1945 during the World War II era.
Leopoldo Dominico Loreto Petilla is a Filipino politician from the province of Leyte in the Philippines. He has served as Governor of Leyte from 2013 until 2022. He was first elected as Governor of the province in 2013 and was re-elected in 2016 and 2019.
This is a list of candidates in the 2022 Philippine Senate election.
Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 9,2022. All provinces will elect their provincial governors for three-year terms,who will be inaugurated on June 30,2022 after their proclamation. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors.
