The Senate of the Philippines is the upper house of Congress,the bicameral legislature of the Philippines,with the House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large under a plurality-at-large voting system.
Mandaluyong,officially the City of Mandaluyong,is a first class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 425,758 people.
San Juan,officially the City of San Juan,is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 126,347 people. It is geographically located at Metro Manila's approximate center and is also the country's smallest city in terms of land area.
The Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino,formerly Partido ng Masang Pilipino,is a populist political party in the Philippines. It is the political party of former Philippine President Joseph E. Estrada. In the May 1998 presidential election,it aligned itself with other political parties to form the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino.
Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito,also known as JV Ejercito Estrada or simply JV Ejercito,is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2013 to 2019. He had also served as the representative of San Juan from 2010 to 2013 and was the city's mayor from 2001 to 2010. He is a son of former president Joseph Estrada,and a half-brother of Senator Jinggoy Estrada.
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.
Ignacio Rivera Bunye is a Filipino public official who retired in 2014 as Monetary Board Member of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,a post he held since July 3,2008. Prior to his appointment as monetary board member,he served as the Press Secretary,acting Executive Secretary under Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,Congressman,and Mayor of Muntinlupa. He recently rejoined the Bank of the Philippine Islands as Independent Director.
Franklin Magtunao Drilon is a Filipino lawyer and former politician. He had the longest tenure in the Senate of the Philippines,having served four non-consecutive terms overall:from 1995 to 2007 and 2010 to 2022. He has served thrice as president of the Senate:in 2000,from 2001 to 2006,and from 2013 to 2016.
The legislative districts of Mandaluyong are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Mandaluyong in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district.
The legislative district of San Juan–Mandaluyong was the combined representation of the Metropolitan Manila municipalities of Mandaluyong and San Juan in the Regular Batasang Pambansa (1984–1986) and the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines (1987–1995).
The 10th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 24,1995,until June 5,1998,during the last three years of Fidel Ramos's presidency. The convening of the 10th Congress followed the 1995 national elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership,and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
The legislative districts of San Juan are the representations of the highly urbanized city of San Juan in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district.
The 14th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 23,2007,until June 9,2010,during the last three years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 14th Congress followed the 2007 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. It celebrated the centennial year of the Philippine legislature.
Neptali "Boyet" Medina Gonzales II is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Mandaluyong's Lone District since 2019,and previously in the 10th,11th,12th,14th,15th and 16th Congress. He was also one of the House Deputy Speakers during the entire 18th Congress and has been the House Majority Leader from 2001 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2016.
Neptali Alvaro Gonzales,better known as Neptali Gonzales,Sr.,was a Filipino politician who served as the President of the Philippine Senate from 1992 to 1993,1995 to 1996,and 1998.
Teofisto "Tito" 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.
Jose Claveria de Venecia Jr.,also known as JDV,Joe De V or Manong Joe,is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker,he was the fourth highest-ranking official of the Philippines. He was the former president of the Philippines' dominant party,Lakas-CMD. He ran for president in the 1998 election,but lost to Vice President Joseph Estrada,finishing second among 11 candidates.
Francisco Javier "Francis" Manlapit Zamora is a Filipino politician,businessman,and former basketball player serving as the mayor of San Juan,Metro Manila since 2019. He previously was San Juan's vice mayor from 2010 to 2016,and a council member from 2007 to 2010.
Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC) is a Philippine mining company based at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig,Metro Manila which primarily mines lateritic nickel ore.
San Juan's at-large congressional district is the congressional district of the Philippines in San Juan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1995. Previously included in San Juan–Mandaluyong's at-large congressional district,it includes all barangays of the city. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ysabel Maria J. Zamora of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP).
