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2025 Philippine Local Elections In Central Luzon
The 2025 Philippine local elections in Central Luzon are scheduled to be held on May 12, 2025. Angeles City Mayor Incumbent Carmelo Lazatin Jr. (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for the House of Representatives in Pampanga's 1st legislative district. He was re-elected under Kapanalig at Kambilan ning Memalen Pampanga with 70.37% of the vote in 2022. Lazatin's half brother, representative Carmelo Lazatin II (Lakas–CMD), is running against former Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde (People's Reform Party). Vice Mayor Incumbent Vicky Vega (Lakas–CMD) is running for a third term. She was re-elected under Kapanalig at Kambilan Ning Memalen Pampanga with 67.26% of the vote in 2022. Vega is running against former Angeles City councilor Amos Rivera (People's Reform Party). City Council The Angeles City Council is composed of 12 councilors, 10 of whom are elected. 27 candidates were included in the ballot. Aurora Governor Incumbent Christian Novera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Philippine Local Elections
Local elections in the Philippines will take place on May 12, 2025. These will be conducted together with the 2025 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay level will be contested. The following 18,191 positions will be contested: * All 82 provincial governorships and vice-governorships * 792 provincial board members (regular Sangguniang Panlalawigan members) * All 149 mayorships and vice mayorships in cities * 1,682 city councilors (regular Sangguniang Panlungsod members) * All 1,493 mayorships and vice mayorships in municipalities * 11,948 municipal councilors (regular Sangguniang Bayan members) Elections for the Bangsamoro Parliament was originally synchronized with the local elections, but was postponed to October 2024. The elective positions in the barangays will not be decided on this day. The elections for these positions will be held in December 2025. Electoral system Local government in the Philippines is governed by the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Of Appeals Of The Philippines
The Court of Appeals ( fil, Hukuman ng Pag-aapela) is an appellate collegiate court in the Philippines. The Court of Appeals consists of one presiding justice and sixty-eight associate justices. Pursuant to the Constitution, the Court of Appeals "reviews not only the decisions and orders of the Regional Trial Courts awards, judgments, final orders or resolutions of, or authorized by administrative agencies exercising quasi-judicial functions mentioned in Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, plus the National Amnesty Commission (Pres. Proclamation No. 347 of 1994) and the Office of the Ombudsman". Under Republic Act No. 9282, which elevated the Court of Tax Appeals to the same level of the Court of Appeals, ''en banc'' decisions of the Court of Tax Appeals are subject to review by the Supreme Court instead of the Court of Appeals (as opposed to what is currently provided in Section 1, Rule 43 of the Rules of Court). Added to the formidable list are the decisions and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joet Garcia
Jose Enrique Sandejas Garcia III (born November 12, 1971) is a Filipino politician from Bataan. He is the incumbent governor of Bataan since June 30, 2022. He served as Representative of Bataan's 2nd District from 2016 to 2022. He also served as Mayor of Balanga from 2007 to 2016. Biography Garcia is the son of the former governor Enrique "Tet" Garcia and Mrs. Vicky Garcia. His older brother, Albert "Abet" S. Garcia, is a representative of the province's 2nd congressional district. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (General Humanities with specialization in Political Economy) from the University of Asia and the Pacific. Personal life Marriage and children Garcia is married to Maria Isabel Fernandez, and has three sons, Diego (born 2002), Paolo (born 2005) and Nicolo (born 2009). External links Balanga City Website , - , - 1971 births Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Bataan PDP–Laban politicians Mayors of places ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipaculao
Dipaculao, officially the Municipality of Dipaculao ( tl, Bayan ng Dipaculao; ilo, Ili ti Dipaculao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,131 people. The municipality is home to the Dinadiawan River Protected Landscape. History In the early part of 1921, immigrants from Central Luzon arrived at present-day municipality, which was then a large strip of virgin lands along the Pacific Coast in what was then part of the province of Nueva Vizcaya. Dipaculao was accidentally created while the Ilongots, the first inhabitants, were having thanksgiving festivities to commemorate the abundance of hunting and harvesting. Dipac, the Ilongot chieftain, was drunk with ''basi'' and ''tuba''. The Ilocanos who were present saw him fell and shouted: "Dipac naulaw" (Dipac got dizzy), hence born the name Dipaculao. On November 27, 1950, Dipaculao was converted from a barrio of Baler into an independent munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinalungan
Dinalungan, officially the Municipality of Dinalungan ( tl, Bayan ng Dinalungan; ilo, Ili ti Dinalungan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,508 people. Two protected areas, the Talaytay Protected Landscape and the Simbahan-Talagas Protected Landscape, are located in the municipality. Geography According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Aurora. Dinalungan is from Baler and from Manila. Barangays Dinalungan is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, Dinalungan had a population of 12,508. The population density was . Economy References External links *Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilasag
Dilasag, officially the Municipality of Dilasag ( Tagalog/ Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Dilasag''; ilo, Ili ti Dilasag), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,102 people. History The name "Dilasag" can be divided into two syllables. The prefix "''Di''" in the Native Language means "abundance", added to the word "''lasag''" which means "meat". The coined word "Dilasag", however, does not only mean abundance of meat in the place, but also refers to the over sufficient supply of forest products, marine products and minerals. In early 1924, a group of Ilocano settlers from the Province of Tarlac arrived in Casiguran, which is now the adjacent Town of Dilasag, which were then part of Nueva Vizcaya. Finding the natives unfriendly to them, these new settlers ventured to move along the coastline going north and settled finally to what is now called Dilasag. The place was considered habitable, because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casiguran, Aurora
Casiguran, officially the Municipality of Casiguran (Tagalog/ Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Casiguran''; ilo, Ili ti Casiguran), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,564 people. The municipality is home to the Amro River Protected Landscape. Etymology According to folk legend, the name Casiguran was obtained from the Ilocano term ''Sigod'' which means "edge" or "maximum", which is due to the location of the Municipality at the northern edge of Aurora Province. (Another translation & definition of ''sigod'' is "soon" or "early") Another legend says that if an unmarried stranger comes to the place, he unavoidably falls in love and marries and most of the time stays for good. The affixation of ''sigod'' when converting it to a noun is ''kasigudan'', from which the Hispanized pronunciation "Casiguran" is derived. History Casiguran was founded by Spanish missionaries on 13 June 1609. Prior to their ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Luis, Aurora
San Luis, officially the Municipality of San Luis, Municipal District of San Luis ( tl, Bayan ng San Luis; ilo, Ili ti San Luis), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,824 people. History Between 1818 and 1902, the Province of Aurora, then a district of "El Principe", Nueva Ecija consisted only of Baler and Casiguran. The four other existing municipalities were just mission villages like the San Jose de Casecnan (now Maria Aurora), Dipaculao, Dilasag and Ditale. While what is now the municipality of San Luis was a ''barrio'' of Baler adjacent to the old barrios of Real, Bacong, Ditumabo and Zarah. It was named after the patron Saint " San Luis Rey de Francia". In the Philippine Revolution of 1898, the five barrios became the hot beds of insurgency. The situation was aggravated when the insurrectos attacked the cazadores living in those areas. On December 9, 1941, the locality suffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Aurora, Aurora
Maria Aurora, officially the Municipality of Maria Aurora ( tl, Bayan ng Maria Aurora; ilo, Ili ti Maria Aurora), is the only landlocked and 2nd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,958 people. Despite being the only landlocked town of the province, it is the most populated municipality. The Millennium Tree in Balete Park and the lush green landscape is Maria Aurora's main tourist asset. History The town was named after Maria Aurora "Baby" Aragon Quezon, the first daughter of Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and First Lady Aurora Aragon Quezon. Maria Aurora, along with her mother Aurora, was ambushed and assassinated by elements of the Hukbalahap movement in Nueva Ecija. The municipality of Maria Aurora was formed on July 21, 1949, through the ''Executive Order No. 246'' out of various portions of the municipalities of Baler, then part of Quezon province. Proposal for the Municipality of Dr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dingalan
Dingalan, officially the Municipality of Dingalan, Municipal District of Dingalan ( tl, Bayan ng Dingalan; ilo, Ili ti Dingalan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,878 people. Dingalan has several caves, of which the Lamao Caves are the best known. The rough shoreline and very high waves of Dingalan makes it attractive to surfers. History Dingalan, formerly just a ''barangay'', was created a municipal district within the municipality of Baler in 1956. It was declared a town in 1962. From November 30 to December 3, 2004, the town was wiped out by the tropical storms Violeta, Winnie, and Yoyong. The town benefited by relief efforts from foreign traders, some Christian groups, La Salle Greenhills, and the Philippine National Red Cross. Due to its distance from Aurora's capital Baler, Dingalan has been pushing to be included in Nueva Ecija instead since the 1990s. Services from Palayan Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baler, Aurora
Baler, officially the Municipality of Baler ( tl, Bayan ng Baler; ilo, Ili ti Baler), is a 3rd class municipality and capital of the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,785 people. Baler is located north-east of Manila via a mountain pass accessible by bus and private vehicles. It is host to spectacular geographic formations and is situated on a vast plain at the south end of Baler Bay, a contiguous segment of the Philippine Sea. It became the capital of Aurora on 14 June 1951 under Republic Act No. 648 signed by President Elpidio Quirino. It remained the seat of government of Aurora on 21 November 1978 under ''Batas Pambansa Blg. 7'' signed by President Ferdinand Marcos. Etymology History Spanish colonial period In 1609, seven Franciscan missionaries, led by Fray Blas Palomino, founded the settlement of Baler, which was later converted into a ''pueblo'' (town) by the Augustinians and the Recollects in 1658. Due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party ( Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907; it was the ruling party from 1935 to 1946 (under Presidents Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña), 1953–1961 (under Presidents Ramon Magsaysay and Carlos P. Garcia) and 1965–1972 (under President Ferdinand Marcos). Ideology The Nacionalista Party was initially created as a Filipino nationalist party that supported Philippine independence until 1946 when the United States granted independence to the country.Liow, J.; Leifer, M. (1995)''Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia'' New York: Routledge. Retrieved October 16, 2017. Since then, many scholarly articles that dealt with the history of political parties during the Third Republic agreed that the party has been increasingly populi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
