Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina,also known by his initials MLQ,was a Filipino lawyer,statesman,soldier,and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the entire Philippines and is considered the second president of the Philippines after Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901),whom Quezon defeated in the 1935 presidential election.
The president of the Philippines is the head of state,head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Benigno Simeon Aquino III,also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy,was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. The son of assassinated politician Benigno Aquino Jr. and 11th president Corazon Aquino,he was a fourth-generation politician as part of the Aquino family of Tarlac.
Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino,professionally known as Kris Aquino,is a Filipino television host,actress and producer. She notably starred as Princess Intan in the acclaimed Crazy Rich Asians and is a recipient of 42 PMPC Star Awards for Television,10 Golden Screen Awards and a FAMAS Award.
Manuel Leuterio de Castro Jr.,professionally known as Noli de Castro,is a Filipino journalist,news anchor and politician who served as the 12th vice president of the Philippines from 2004 until 2010,under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was elected to the Senate of the Philippines in 2001 after receiving the most votes of any senator in the 2001 election.
Wilfredo Buendia Revillame,popularly known as Willie Revillame,is a Filipino television host,comedian,drummer,singer,songwriter,actor,and businessman.
This article covers the history of the current Philippine republican state following the 1986 People Power Revolution,known as the Fifth Philippine Republic.
Michael Tan Defensor is a Filipino politician who most recently served as the Party-list Representative for Anakalusugan from 2019 to 2022. He is also the CEO of Pax Libera Mining,Inc.
The 2010 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on Monday,May 10,2010. The ruling President of the Philippines,Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,was ineligible to seek re-election as per the 1987 Constitution,thus necessitating an election to select the 15th President.
The presidential transition of Benigno Aquino III began when he won the 2010 Philippine presidential election. On June 9,2010,at the Batasang Pambansa Complex,in Quezon City,the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino as the president-elect of the Philippines,following the 2010 election with 15,208,678 votes,while Jejomar Binay,the former mayor of Makati,was proclaimed as the vice president-elect of the Philippines with 14,645,574 votes,defeating runner-up for the vice presidency Mar Roxas,the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party for vice president.
The inauguration of Benigno S. Aquino III as the fifteenth president of the Philippines took place on Wednesday,June 30,2010,at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. The oath of office was administered by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Conchita Carpio-Morales.
The presidency of Benigno Aquino III began on June 30,2010,when he became the 15th president of the Philippines,succeeding Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His term ended on June 30,2016. Aquino,the third-youngest person elected president,is the only son of the 11th president,Corazon Aquino,and former senator Benigno Aquino Jr.
The 2010 presidential campaign of Benigno Aquino III,then Philippine Senator,began when he announced his candidacy for the presidency of the Philippines at the Club Filipino,Greenhills,San Juan,Metro Manila,on September 9,2009,40 days after the death of his mother,former President Corazon Aquino. On September 21,2009,Aquino's campaign announced that Senator Mar Roxas would be his vice presidential nominee.
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.
Ramon San Diego Bagatsing III,known professionally as Raymond Bagatsing,is a Filipino actor. Having jumpstarted his acting career in the early '90s,he is most notable for the role of Jaime Laurel in the hit ABS-CBN series Pusong Ligaw.
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.
The 2019 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 33rd election of members to the Senate of the Philippines for a six-year term. It was held on May 13,2019.
Goyo:The Boy General,or simply Goyo,is a 2018 Filipino epic war film starring Paulo Avelino as the titular "Boy General",Gregorio del Pilar,who fought and died at the Battle of Tirad Pass during the Philippine–American War. It was written,directed,edited,and scored by Jerrold Tarog,and is a sequel to the 2015 film Heneral Luna,which chronicled Antonio Luna's life. Additional members of the ensemble cast include Carlo Aquino,Mon Confiado,Epy Quizon,Gwen Zamora,Empress Schuck,Alvin Anson,and Rafa Siguion-Reyna. It was released on September 5,2018.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Lisbon is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Portuguese Republic. It is located in the freguesia of Santo António in central Lisbon,next to the Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida,and near the Avenida da Liberdade and the Marquis of Pombal Square. Although the current chancery dates from 2010,the Philippines also maintained a previous resident embassy in Portugal between 1965 and 1974.
