Rizal,officially the Province of Rizal,is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) east of Manila. The province is named after JoséRizal,one of the main national heroes of the Philippines. It is bordered by Metro Manila to the west,Bulacan to the north,Quezon to the east and Laguna to the southeast. The province also lies on the northern shores of Laguna de Bay,the largest lake in the country. Rizal is a mountainous province perched on the western slopes of the southern portion of the Sierra Madre mountain range.
Rodriguez,officially the Municipality of Rodriguez,is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Rizal,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 443,954 people making it the most populous municipality in the country. Pending an affirmation through plebiscite,Republic Act No. 11812 repealed Batas Pambansa Blg. 275 and intend to revert to its original municipal name Montalban.
Calamba,officially the City of Calamba,is a 1st class component city in the province of Laguna,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 539,671 people.
Taytay,officially the Municipality of Taytay,is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Rizal,Philippines. It is also known as the Garments Capital of the Philippines.
Binangonan,officially the Municipality of Binangonan,is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Rizal,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 313,631 people.
Ramon Bautista “Bong”Revilla Jr. and commonly known as Bong Revilla,is a Filipino actor,director,producer,television presenter and politician serving as a Senator since 2019,and previously from 2004 to 2016.
Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia is a Filipina politician serving as the governor of Cebu since 2019,a position she previously held from 2004 and 2013—being the first woman to hold that office. She was the representative of Cebu's 3rd congressional district from 2013 to 2019 and concurrently served as a House Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2018.
Casimiro A. Ynares Sr. Memorial National High School is a public high school in Taytay,Rizal. situated at the Rizal Provincial Lot Hilltop,Cabrera Road,KayTikling,Barangay Dolores,Taytay,Rizal. Its mother school is Taytay National High School. The school is now an independent public secondary school. It offers a specialized curriculum specifically in English,Science,Mathematics,and ICT. The school is currently rolling out the new K-12 BEC program for students starting the school year 2012–2013. The school also has planned to carry out the new SHS program that will start in the school year 2016–2017 but out of all 3 choices for the new program,they will be implementing the Academics area of the curriculum.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Miriam Defensor Santiago,a then-incumbent Senator of the Philippines,was announced on October 13,2015 at a book signing event. Miriam Defensor-Santiago submitted her certificate of candidacy (COC) on October 16,2015. She was fifth overall in the election and lost to Rodrigo Duterte. Santiago died of lung cancer five months later.
Local elections were held in the Province of Rizal on May 9,2016 as part of the 2016 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a municipal/city mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the governor,vice-governor and representatives for the two districts of Rizal.
Local elections were held in the Province of Rizal on May 13,2019,as part of the 2019 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a municipal/city mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the governor,vice-governor and representatives for the two districts of Rizal.
Alexander "Ayec" Pimentel is a Filipino politician from the province of Surigao del Sur in the Philippines. He currently serves as a Governor of Surigao del Sur. He was first elected as Governor of the province in 2019. He was also the Mayor of Tandag of the same province from 2004 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2019.
The 2020 PBA season or PBA Season 45 was the 45th season of the Philippine Basketball Association.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Calabarzon is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus reached Calabarzon on March 7,2020,when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Rizal. All provinces in the region has confirmed cases. As of May 2,2023,the region has 731,358 confirmed cases,with 6,724 deaths.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Ilocos Region is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus reached the Ilocos Region on March 20,2020,when the first cases of the disease were confirmed in the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union.
Mega Ligtas COVID Centers,also known as Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities (TTMFs),are temporary non-hospital health facilities or emergency patient care centers established and managed by the Philippine government to accommodate COVID-19 patients at a provincial or regional level as part of its efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Some facilities are also serving as quarantine sites for Filipino repatriates from other countries.
Casimiro "Jun" Alcantara Ynares III is a Filipino physician and politician who is the mayor of Antipolo from 2013 to 2019 and since 2022. He previously served as the Public Information Officer of the city under his wife,former Mayor Andrea Bautista-Ynares,and the governor of Rizal from 2007 to 2013.
Local elections were held in the Rizal on May 9,2022,as part of the 2022 general elections. Voters selected candidates for all local positions:a municipal/city mayor,vice mayor and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,the governor,vice-governor and representatives for the four districts of Rizal.
Local elections were held at Antipolo on May 9,2022,as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections,the electorate voted to elect a mayor,a vice mayor,sixteen councilors members,two members to the Rizal Provincial Board and two district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30,2022,for a three-year-long term.
Nina Ricci Alcantara Ynares-Chiongbian is a Filipina businesswoman and politician serving as governor of Rizal,Philippines since 2022. Prior to joining politics,she was on the Board of Directors of Manila Hotel and a member of the Board of Trustees of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) until her resignation in 2021. She is the eldest daughter of the former governors Casimiro "Ito" Ynares Jr. and Rebecca "Nini" Alcantara Ynares and the sister of former governor and Antipolo Mayor Casimiro "Jun" Ynares III.
