Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh president of the Philippines,from December 30,1953,until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17,1957. An automobile mechanic by profession,Magsaysay was appointed military governor of Zambales after his outstanding service as a guerrilla leader during the Pacific War. He then served two terms as Liberal Party congressman for Zambales's at-large district before being appointed Secretary of National Defense by President Elpidio Quirino. He was elected president under the banner of the Nacionalista Party. He was the first Philippine president born in the 20th century and the first to be born after the Spanish colonial era.
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (transl. People Power–Christian Muslim Democrats,abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and popularly known as Lakas,was a political party in the Philippines. Its ideology and that of its successor is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy. The party's influence on Philippine society is very strong,especially after the People Power Revolution,which has led the country to elect two presidents from the party,namely Fidel V. Ramos,a United Methodist,and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,a Roman Catholic.
The 2001 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 27th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday,May 14,2001 to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. Independent candidate Noli de Castro,a journalist and former television anchor,was announced as the topnotcher. This became the first synchronized national and local elections held after the ouster of former President Joseph Estrada in January due to a military-backed civilian uprising,popularly known as EDSA II.
The 1995 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 25th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday,May 8,1995,to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against traditional politicians who used bribery,flying voters,violence,election rigging,stealing of ballot boxes,etc. The Philippine National Police (PNP) listed five people dead and listed more than 200 hotspots before and 300 hotspots during the election.
Ramon Villarosa Mitra Jr. was a Filipino statesman,diplomat,and pro-democracy activist. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1987 to 1992. Prior to that,he was Corazon Aquino's first minister of Agriculture from 1986 to 1987,a member of the Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986 and a senator during the 7th Congress.
Manuel "Lito" Mercado Lapid is a Filipino actor and politician serving as a Senator since 2019,and previously from 2004 to 2016. He started his political career in Pampanga,serving as vice governor from 1992 to 1995,and governor from 1995 to 2004.
Ramon Bautista Bong Revilla Jr. and commonly known as Bong Revilla,is a Filipino actor,television presenter and politician serving as a Senator since 2019,and previously from 2004 to 2016.
Vicente Magsaysay was a Filipino politician who was the chairman of the board of the Philippine Postal Savings Bank since January 22,2009 until his death. He was governor of the province of Zambales from 1968 to 1986 and then again from 1998 to 2007. Magsaysay was the longest serving governor in the history of Zambales,serving for a total of 27 years.
John Henry Renner Osmeña,also known as Sonny Osmeña or simply John Osmeña,was the grandson of Philippine President Sergio Osmeña. He served as a senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972,1987 to 1995,and 1998 to 2004. He was the last surviving senator of the 7th Congress,the last Congress before martial law.
People Power Coalition(PPC),formerly called "Edsa Forces",was the Philippine administration's political multi-party electoral alliance in the May 14,2001 midterm Legislative elections. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolution of 2001 that ousted Joseph Estrada from the presidency on January 20. The coalition included Lakas–CMD,the United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines (UMDP),Liberal Party,the Nationalist People's Coalition,Aksyon Demokratiko,Nacionalista Party,PDP–Laban,Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa,the Probinsya Muna Development Initiative and some major regional and party-list political parties.
The Lakas-Laban Coalition was the multi-party electoral alliance supported by the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos for the May 8,1995 Philippine midterm legislative and local elections. It was a coalition of two major parties in the Philippines,the Lakas-National Union of Christian Democrats—United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines (Lakas—NUCD—UMDP) of President Ramos,and the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) of Senator Edgardo J. Angara.
Roberto "Obet" Mamangon Pagdanganan is a Filipino politician who served as the 29th Governor of Bulacan from 1988 to 1998.
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. Vice President Sara Duterte is the party's chairperson,and the party is a dominant member of the UniTeam Alliance led by President Bongbong Marcos.
The 2013 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 31st election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday,May 13,2013 to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. Together with those elected in 2010,the candidates elected in this election shall comprise the 16th Congress. The senators elected in 2010 will serve until June 30,2016,while the senators elected in this election will serve up to June 30,2019. The elections to the House of Representatives as well as local elections occurred on the same date. The Philippines use plurality-at-large voting for seats in the Senate:the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes win the twelve seats up for election. The Senate seat vacated by President Benigno Aquino III in 2010 was among the twelve seats to be put for election.
Teofisto Tayko Guingona Jr. is a Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the 11th vice president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004,during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Born in San Juan,Rizal,Teofisto is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University,where he was a working student.
The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino is a centre-right political party in the Philippines.
The United Nationalist Alliance is a political party in the Philippines. It was created as a multi-party electoral alliance replacing the former United Opposition (UNO) coalition for the 2013 midterm elections,before it was launched as a single political party on July 1,2015,by Jejomar Binay for his candidacy in the 2016 presidential election.
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.
Genaro del Fierro Magsaysay was a Filipino politician and lawyer.
Asian Vision Cable Holdings,Inc. is a telecommunications company in the Philippines. Founded in 1972 by Ramon "Jun" Magsaysay Jr.,it was the second commercial cable television service in the country as Colorview CATV in Zambales.
