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Ronald Dela Rosa And Bong Go 2022 Presidential Campaigns
The party of President Rodrigo Duterte, PDP–Laban, had two candidates to succeed the head executive. These were senators Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa and Christopher "Bong" Go who had non-simultaneous presidential campaigns. Dela Rosa's campaign was the first which was formalized on October 8, 2021, when dela Rosa filed his certificate of candidacy for the 2022 Philippine presidential election, with Go as his vice president candidate. Both originally filed their candidacies under PDP-Laban. Dela Rosa is a former chief of the Philippine National Police, serving as an enforcer of the national war on drugs campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte. However, both dela Rosa and Go withdrew their original candidacies on November 13. Go later launched a presidential campaign which was formalized on November 13, 2021, when he substituted the candidacy of Grepor Belgica of the Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan for the 2022 Philippine presidential election. He withdrew his presidential bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Philippine Presidential Election
The 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election, 2022 general election. This was the 17th direct presidential election and 16th vice presidential election in the Philippines since 1935 Philippine presidential election, 1935, and the sixth wikt:sextennial, sextennial presidential and vice presidential election since 1992 Philippine presidential election, 1992. Incumbent president Rodrigo Duterte was ineligible for re-election because the president is limited to a single term under the Constitution of the Philippines, 1987 Philippine Constitution. Incumbent vice president Leni Robredo was eligible for re-election but chose to run for the presidency instead. Therefore, this election determined the 17th President of the Philippines, president and the 15th Vice President of the Philippines, vice president. The president and vice president are elected separately, so the two winning candidates ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Faction
A political faction is a group of individuals that share a common political purpose but differs in some respect to the rest of the entity. A faction within a group or political party may include fragmented sub-factions, "parties within a party," which may be referred to as power blocs, or voting blocs. Members of factions band together as a way of achieving these goals and advancing their agenda and position within an organisation. Faction acts as dissenters that emerge from one big organisation. In politics, these political factions may deflect into other political parties, that support their dissentive ideology and are more favourable towards them. This, for some countries may be considered unstable and fluctuating but counter-intuitively might help promote interests of diverse groups. Factions are not limited to political parties; they can and frequently do form within any group that has some sort of political aim or purpose. History The Latin word ''factio'' denoted origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Villar
Mark Aguilar Villar (, born August 14, 1978) is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2022. He served in President Rodrigo Duterte's cabinet as the Secretary of Public Works and Highways from 2016 to 2021, and was the COVID-19 pandemic isolation czar from 2020 to 2021. A member of the Nacionalista Party, he was the Representative of Las Piñas from 2010 to 2016. Villar has also previously held executive positions in his family's businesses. Villar hails from a political dynasty based in Las Piñas. His mother, Cynthia, is his colleague in the Senate, while his father, Manny, is a billionaire businessman and former Senate President. His sister, Camille, is a congresswoman, and his wife Emmeline is also a politician. Early life Villar was born on August 14, 1978, to businesspersons Manny Villar and Cynthia Villar. He is the second of three children, with an older brother, Manuel Paolo, and younger sister, Camille Lydia. He attended the Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission On Filipinos Overseas
The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) ( fil, Komisyon para sa mga Pilipino sa Ibayong Dagat, KPID) is an agency of the government of the Philippines under the Office of the President of the Philippines. CFO was established on June 16, 1980, through the proclamation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 79. The agency is responsible for promoting and upholding the interest of Filipino emigrants and Filipino permanent residents in other countries. It is also responsible for preserving and strengthening ties with Filipino communities outside the Philippines. It is headed by the Chairman of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (Filipino: ''Tagapangulo ng Komisyon para sa mga Pilipino sa Ibayong Dagat''). History Precursors to the creation of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas include bureaus or programs established through presidential decrees or policies by the Philippine government. The first forerunner of the CFO was the Overseas Employment Development Board that was created through Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Panelo
Salvador "Sal" San Buenaventura Panelo (born September 23, 1946) is a Filipino lawyer who served as President Rodrigo Duterte's Chief Presidential Legal Counsel (2016–2021) and Presidential Spokesperson (2018–2020). He was also the legal adviser during Duterte's 2016 presidential campaign. As a private lawyer, he has handled cases involving politicians and other controversial personalities. He is a former director of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). Panelo ran for senator in the May 2022 election under the PDP-Laban party, but lost. He was later named by fellow senatorial candidate Robin Padilla as his legislative adviser and mentor in the Senate. Early life and education Panelo was born in Naga, Camarines Sur to an Ilocano father from Tubao, La Unión and a Bicolano mother from Camarines Sur. He studied elementary school at the Murphy Elementary School and high school at the Roosevelt Memorial High School (AY 1959–1962). He earned his BS in Political S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Padilla
Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla (; born November 23, 1969), known professionally as Robin Padilla, is a Filipino politician, television personality, martial artist, actor and director currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines since June 30, 2022. He is known as the "Bad Boy" of Philippine cinema for portraying anti-hero gangster roles in films such as ''Anak ni Baby Ama'' (1990), ''Grease Gun Gang'' (1992), ''Bad Boy'' (1990), and ''Bad Boy 2'' (1992). He has also been dubbed the "Prince of Action" in Philippine cinema. Padilla placed first in the 2022 Senate election, garnering 27 million votes. He assumed office in the Senate on June 30, 2022, becoming the first Muslim senator of the Philippines since Santanina Rasul, who served in the Senate until 1995. As a lawmaker, Padilla vowed to promote and work for peace not only among Muslims but among all Filipinos. Acting career Padilla played his first major role in the 1985 comedy film ''Public Enemy No. 2: Maram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodante Marcoleta
Rodante Dizon Marcoleta (born July 29, 1953) is a Filipino politician serving as the party-list representative for SAGIP since 2016. He is a former House Deputy Speaker of the 18th Congress from 2019 to 2022. A successful member of the religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo, Marcoleta is one of the vocal opponents against ABS-CBN and one of the 70 representatives who voted to permanently deny the franchise renewal of the network as well as responsible for the termination of ABS-CBN and TV5's landmark partnership deal. Marcoleta is also the host of Net 25 public affairs program, ''Sa Ganang Mamamayan'' (lit. ''For Citizens''). Political career Party-list representative Marcoleta was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines under the 13th Congress representing the party-list of Alagad from 2004 to 2007 and again under the 15th Congress from 2009 until 2013. In 2016, under the 17th Congress, he was elected party-list representative of the Social Amel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rey Langit
Reynante Magat Langit (; born September 20, 1948) is a Filipino journalist. He is a longtime columnist for Philippine newspapers ''Tempo'', ''Balita'', ''People's Tonight'', and '' Pilipino Mirror''. He is also the main anchorman for the nationally-aired program over AM radio station DZRJ 810 kHz in Mega Manila. He currently hosts two weekly public affairs television programs , '' Kasangga Mo Ang Langit'' and ''Biyaheng Langit'', which airs every Saturday afternoon on RJ DigiTV (even his surname means "sky" or "heaven" in Tagalog). Early life A man of truly humble beginnings, Rey expressed his dynamism at a very young age. He would pull the weeds in a Chinese neighbor's garden for ten centavos a bundle, drove a pedicab, sell comics magazines to his classmates, and would even sell native foods like "kakanin" and "matamis na bao" to them at snack time to support his schooling expenses. He finished his primary education at the F.G. Caldreon Elementary School, a public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorio Honasan
Gregorio "Gringo" Ballesteros Honasan II (, born March 14, 1948), is a Filipino politician and a cashiered Philippine Army officer who led unsuccessful coups d'état against President Corazon Aquino. He played a key role in the 1986 EDSA Revolution that toppled President Ferdinand Marcos. After 1986, he led a series of unsuccessful but violent coup attempts against the administration of Corazon Aquino. President Fidel Ramos granted him amnesty in 1992. He entered politics and became a senator from 1995 to 2004, and again from 2007 to 2019. He ran for vice president of the Philippines, being Jejomar Binay's running-mate in 2016, but both were respectively defeated by Leni Robredo and Rodrigo Duterte. On November 22, 2018, President Duterte appointed then-Senator Honasan as Secretary of Department of Information and Communications Technology, which took effect after the latter's senatorial term, with Eliseo Rio serving as acting secretary. Early life Gregorio Honasan was bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretary Of Agrarian Reform ...
The secretary of agrarian reform (Filipino: ''Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan'') is the head of the Department of Agrarian Reform and is a member of the president’s Cabinet. List References External linksDAR website {{DEFAULTSORT:Secretary of Agrarian Reform (Philippines) Agrarian Reform Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Castriciones
John Rualo Castriciones (born January 8, 1962), also known by the nickname Bro. John, is a Filipino lawyer and writer who served as the Secretary of Agrarian Reform under the Duterte administration from 2017 to 2021. He was formerly Undersecretary for Operations of the Department of the Interior and Local Government from 2016 to 2017. A member of the Philippine Military Academy "Maharlika" class of 1984, Castriciones also served in various capacities under two previous administrations and as a law school professor at his alma mater Arellano University. His appointment to the Agrarian Reform portfolio was approved by the Commission on Appointments on May 29, 2018, after being bypassed earlier by the commission on March 14, 2018, and reappointed by Duterte on March 22, 2018. Castriciones founded the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas together with the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC). Castriciones is a native of the province of Nueva Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COMELEC
COMELEC or Comelec may refer to any of the following: * Commission on Elections (Philippines) (Comelec) * North African Power Pool: Comité Maghrébin de l'Electricité (COMELEC) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
