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1988 Manila Local Elections
Local elections was held in the City of Manila on January 18, 1988, within the Philippine local elections after the passing of 1987 constitution. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the six congressmen, and the councilors, six in each of the city's six legislative districts. Mel Lopez, the mayor from 1986 to 1987 was affected of mass forced resignation order by President Cory Aquino on local government chiefs. Lopez served as OIC until 1987, when Gregorio Ejercito is appointed. Mel Lopez faced former assemblyman Lito Atienza, and Lopez defeated Atienza with 50,000 votes lead. Danny Lacuna, former city councilor and former acting vice mayor won against former vice mayor James Barbers. Results For Mayor Former OIC mayor Mel Lopez won against former NHA general manager Lito Atienza, former senator Eva Estrada Kalaw and former assemblymans Gerardo Espina Sr. and Gonzalo Puyat II. For Vice Mayor Former acting vice may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Lopez
Gemiliano "Mel" Campos Lopez Jr. (September 1, 1935 – January 1, 2017) was a Filipino politician who served as the 18th Mayor of Manila from 1988 to 1992 and as - Mayor of Manila from 1986 to 1987 and an assemblyman of the Batasang Pambansa of the Philippines from 1984 to 1986. He was also a former chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission from 1993 to 1996 and the Philippine National Oil Corporation from 2010 until his death in 2017. Early life and education Mel Lopez was born in Manila on September 1, 1935 to Carmen Campos of Bulacan and Lt. Col. Gemiliano López Sr. of Manila. He is also the grandson of Honorio Lopez, writer and revolutionary during the Spanish Revolutionhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Honorio_Lopez_(1875_-_1958)_Avenida.jpg] He was raised in the district of Tondo, Manila, Tondo. He graduated from the Jose Rizal University (formerly Jose Rizal College) with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Commercial Science. He also played swimming, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Lacuna
Danilo "Danny" Bautista Lacuna Sr. (March 23, 1938 – August 13, 2023) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 17th Mayor of Manila#Vice mayor, Vice Mayor of Manila. He was the father of incumbent Mayor of Manila, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna and was a mentor of Mayor-elect Isko Moreno. Political career Danny Lacuna was former city vice mayor from 1970 to 1971, from 1988 Manila local elections, 1988 to 1992, and from 1998 Manila local elections, 1998 to 2007. He also served as city councilor (municipal board member) from the Manila's 3rd congressional district, 3rd district from 1967 to 1975 and as a special assistant to the then Manila Municipal Board beginning in 1963. Lacuna was the founder of the local party Asenso Manileño. He also unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Manila in 1992 Manila local elections, 1992 and in 2007 Manila local elections, 2007 and for representative of the Manila's 6th congressional district, 6th district of Manila in 2010 Manila local e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lito Atienza
Jose "Lito" Livioko Atienza Jr. (; born August 10, 1941) is a Filipino politician, who served as a 21st Mayor of Manila for three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2007, He also served as the 30th Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources from 2007 to 2009 in the Administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and was Party-list Representative for Buhay from 2013 to 2022, as House Deputy Speaker from 2020 to 2022. He unsuccessfully ran for vice president of the Philippines in the 2022 elections as the running mate of Senator Manny Pacquiao. He is also well known for hosting the drama anthology television series '' Maynila'', which aired on GMA Network from 1999 to 2020. Early life and career Atienza was born on August 10, 1941, in the San Andres Bukid district of Manila, four months before the outbreak of World War II. Atienza's father, Jose J. Atienza Sr., was a distinguished public servant to three Philippine presidents. An uncle, Hermenegildo Atienza, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Barbers
James Guerrero Barbers (January 19, 1924 – July 13, 2019) was a Filipino police officer and politician who served as the 23rd Vice Mayor of Manila. Early life He was born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur to a Filipina mother and an American father who was a soldier from the Barbieri clan from Sicily, Italy. Police career Barbers served in the police force and notably for Western Police District as police chief.(Supplement) "Manila's Finest(January 9, 1988) ''Manila Standard'', pp. 8–9. Retrieved July 14, 2023. He then served as Vice Mayor of Manila from 1978 until 1986. He served as Manila deputy police chief, with the rank of police colonel, by the mid-1960s. During his term as Manila police chief, he was chief of security to then First Lady and Metro Manila governor Imelda Marcos. Political career In July 1987, sources, particularly from the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency reported that former Assemblyman Rafael Recto allegedly conspired with Barbers and a gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanized city. With , Manila is one of the world's List of cities proper by population density, most densely populated cities proper. Manila was the first chartered city in the country, designated bPhilippine Commission Act No. 183on July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Hispanic America, Spanish Americas through the Manila galleon, galleon trade. This marked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Philippine Local Elections
1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United States (National Science Foundation Network) and Europe (Nordunet) as well as the first Internet-based chat protocol, Internet Relay Chat. The concept of the World Wide Web was first discussed at CERN in 1988. The Soviet Union began its major deconstructing towards a mixed economy at the beginning of 1988 and began its gradual dissolution. The Iron Curtain began to disintegrate in 1988 as Hungary began allowing freer travel to the Western world. The first extrasolar planet, Gamma Cephei Ab (confirmed in 2003), was detected this year and the World Health Organization began its mission to eradicate polio. Global warming also began to emerge as a more significant concern, with climate scientist James Hansen testifying before the U.S. Senate on the issue. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corazon Aquino
María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines and the first woman president in the country, from Presidency of Corazon Aquino, 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the History of the Philippines (1965–1986), two-decade rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and led to the establishment of the current democratic History of the Philippines (1986–present), Fifth Philippine Republic. Aquino was married to Senate of the Philippines, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., who was one of the most prominent critics of President Marcos. After the Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr., assassination of her husband on August 21, 1983, she emerged as leader of the opposition against the president. In late 1985, Marcos called for a snap election, and Aquino ran for president with former Senator Salvador Laurel as her runni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danilo Lacuna
Danilo "Danny" Bautista Lacuna Sr. (March 23, 1938 – August 13, 2023) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 17th Vice Mayor of Manila. He was the father of incumbent Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna and was a mentor of Mayor-elect Isko Moreno. Political career Danny Lacuna was former city vice mayor from 1970 to 1971, from 1988 to 1992, and from 1998 to 2007. He also served as city councilor (municipal board member) from the 3rd district from 1967 to 1975 and as a special assistant to the then Manila Municipal Board beginning in 1963. Lacuna was the founder of the local party Asenso Manileño. He also unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Manila in 1992 and in 2007 and for representative of the 6th district of Manila in 2010. Later life and death Lacuna was diagnosed with stroke in 2016, making him disabled. He died on August 13, 2023, at the age of 85. He was laid to rest at the Manila South Cemetery. The session hall of the Manila City Hall, the meeting place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Housing Authority (Philippines)
The National Housing Authority (NHA) is a government agency responsible for public housing in the Philippines. Established on July 31, 1975, it is organized as a government-owned and controlled corporation under the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development as an attached agency. List of general managers *Gaudencio V. Tobias (1975–1986) *Lito Atienza (1986–1987) *Raymundo R. Dizon Jr. (1988–1989) *Monico Jacob (1989–1992) *Roberto Balao (1992–1998) *Angelo F. Leynes (1998–2001) *Edgardo D. Pamintuan (2001–2004) *Federico Laxa (2004–2010) *Chito M. Cruz (2010–2015) *Sinforoso R. Pagunsan (2015–2016) *Marcelino P. Escalada Jr. (2016–2022) *Joeben A. Tai (2022–present) References External linksOfficial Website * {{authority control Housing in the Philippines Public housing in the Philippines Real estate in the Philippines Establishments by Philippine presidential decree Government-owned and controlled corporations of the Philippines Depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Estrada Kalaw
Eva Estrada Kalaw ( Evangelina Reynada Estrada; June 16, 1920 – May 25, 2017) was a Filipina politician who served as a senator in the Senate of the Philippines from 1965 to 1972 during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos. She was one of the key opposition figures against Marcos' 20-year authoritarian rule and was instrumental in his downfall during the People Power Revolution in 1986. As a senator, she wrote several laws relating to education in the Philippines, such as the salary standardization for public school personnel, the Magna Carta for Private Schools, the Magna Carta for Students, and an act to institute a charter for Barrio High Schools. She was also among the Liberal Party candidates injured during the Plaza Miranda bombing on August 21, 1971. In 2001, after former president Joseph Estrada was arrested on April 25 for plunder, Kalaw was among the politicians who spoke against his arrest at pro-Estrada rallies that preceded the May 1 riots near Malacañang Palace. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerardo Espina Sr
Gerardo may refer to: People Given name Gerardo is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the male given name Gerard. * Gerardo Amarilla (born 1969), Uruguayan politician * Gerardo Bonilla (born 1975), Puerto Rican-born professional race car driver * Gerardo Carrera Piñera (born 1987), Spanish professional footballer, usually simply Gerardo * Gerardo Diego (1896–1987), Spanish poet * Gerardo García León (born 1974), Spanish footballer * Gerardo Greco (born 1966), Italian journalist * Gerardo Guevara (1930–2024), Ecuadorian composer * Gerardo Herrero (born 1953), Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer * Gerardo de León (1913–1981), Filipino actor and film director * Gerardo Machado (1871–1939), President of Cuba * Gerardo Martino (born 1962), retired Argentine footballer and current manager * Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (1897–1948), Uruguayan musician, composer and journalist * Gerardo Mejía (born 1965), Ecuadorian-born musician, known as Gerardo * Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
