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 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 Ejercito 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 on 2018 to 2019. She was also serving in the congress as a Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2017 and from 2022 until 2023. 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.
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.
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino is a syncretic political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) from 1983 to 2024 as a result of a merger with Lakas ng Bayan (Laban). It was part of the country's ruling party coalition from 1986 to 1992 under the administration of Corazon Aquino and the country's ruling party from 2016 to 2022 under the administration of Rodrigo Duterte.
Rodrigo Roa Duterte,also known as Digong,Rody,and by the initials DU30 and PRRD,is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino,the ruling political party in the Philippines during his presidency. Duterte is the first president of the Philippines to be from Mindanao,and is the oldest person to assume office,beginning his term at age 71.
Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III,commonly known as Koko Pimentel,is a Filipino politician and lawyer serving as the Senate Minority Leader since 2022. He has been a Senator since 2011 and previously served as the Senate President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2018. He is also the national chairman of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban). As the eldest son and third child of the former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr.,he is the first child of a previous Senate president to hold the office. He was sworn in on August 12,2011,and was proclaimed as the 12th winning senator in the 2007 election. Pimentel was one of the high-ranking public officials who drew flak for breaching the COVID-19 quarantine protocols.
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.
Rolando Aureo Gutierrez Andaya Jr.,also known as Nonoy Andaya,was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives. He represented the 1st district of Camarines Sur from 1998 to 2006 and again from 2010 to 2019. During the 17th Congress,he was a House Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2018 and was subsequently elected House Majority Leader,serving from 2018 to 2019. In his inter-congressional years,he was the Secretary of Budget and Management from 2006 to 2010 in President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's cabinet.
Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio,commonly known as Inday Sara,is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 15th and current vice president of the Philippines. She is the third female vice president,the third vice president to come from Mindanao,and the youngest vice president in Philippine history. Duterte is also the secretary of education,holding the post in a concurrent capacity. A daughter of 16th president Rodrigo Duterte,she previously served as the mayor of Davao City from 2016 to 2022,and from 2010 to 2013. She was also Davao City's vice mayor from 2007 to 2010.
The 2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 34th lower house elections in the Philippines. They were held on May 9,2016,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The winning candidates were to comprise the House's contingent in the 17th Congress of the Philippines that would serve from June 30,2016,to June 30,2019.
The Bangsamoro Organic Law,also known as the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL),and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11054,is a Philippine law that provided for the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez is a Filipino businessman,lawyer and politician serving as the Speaker of the House of Representatives since July 25,2022. He is also serving as the representative for the 1st district of Leyte since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2016 and as the president of the Philippine Constitution Association. He formerly served as the House Majority Leader from 2019 to 2022,and unsuccessfully ran for senator in the 2016 elections. He is a first cousin of President Bongbong Marcos. Since May 17,2023,he has been widely considered to be the country's de facto "Prime Minister" after the ouster of Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,becoming the main catalyst to the 2024 Philippine political crisis.
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.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Rodrigo Duterte was announced on November 21,2015. Rodrigo Duterte,who was then serving as Mayor of Davao City,had refused to run and turned down other presidential and vice-presidential aspirants' offers to be his running mate,including that of Jejomar Binay,Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Bongbong Marcos. He was eventually elected President of the Philippines. Duterte's positions was seen to have resonated with older,working class Filipinos,particularly his promise to eliminate the wide-scale drug menace of the country and his harsh stances on crime in Davao City,which he served for more than 22 years,and corruption. Duterte's campaign also emphasized an anti-establishment tone,accusing political elites based in Manila of not doing much to solve problems in a move that was described as populist.
The 17th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 25,2016,until June 4,2019,during the first three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 17th Congress followed the 2016 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
Kilusang Pagbabago was the informal name of a multi-party umbrella coalition formed by the supporters of the administration of Rodrigo Duterte and the 17th Congress of the Philippines. Headed by PDP–Laban,it has formed coalition agreements with the Nacionalista Party,Lakas–CMD,Nationalist People's Coalition and National Unity Party,as well as the Centrist Democratic Party and an independent congressional block of 24 party-list groups.
The 2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 35th lower house elections in the Philippines. They were held on May 13,2019,to elect members to the House of Representatives.
The 2019 Philippine general election was conducted on May 13,2019. A midterm election,those elected therein will take office on June 30,2019,midway through the term of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Edwin Ignacio Jubahib is a Filipino politician serving as governor of Davao del Norte since 2019. He was also the personal assistant of congressman and former speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.
Federalism was one of the main campaign promises of Rodrigo Duterte when he ran for President of the Philippines in 2016. His administration pursued a proposal which would shift the Philippines from being under a unitary form of government to a federal one.
Separatism in the Philippines refers to bids for secession or greater autonomy for certain areas in the Philippines. The scope of the article includes such efforts since the Philippine Revolution both currently and historical.
