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Conrado Estrella III
Conrado Masonsong Estrella III (born September 12, 1960) is a Filipino politician serving as the 15th Secretary of Agrarian Reform, secretary of agrarian reform since 2022. He previously served as a representative for Abono Partylist from 2013 to 2022 and for Pangasinan's sixth district from 1987 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2010. He was previously one of the deputy speakers of the 18th Congress of the Philippines, 18th Congress under the leadership of first of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and then Speaker Lord Allan Velasco. Early life and education Estrella was born on September 12, 1960, in Manila to former Congressman Robert B. Estrella Sr. and Ma. Teresita Masonsong-Estrella. He is the grandson of Conrado Estrella Sr., a former governor of Pangasinan and Secretary of Agrarian Reform, secretary/minister of Agrarian Reform during the Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, Marcos Sr. administration. He graduated from De La Salle University with a degree in history and political science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretary Of Agrarian Reform
The secretary of agrarian reform ( Filipino: ''Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan'') in the Philippines is the head of the country's Department of Agrarian Reform and is a member of the president's Cabinet. Powers and functions According to the Administrative Code of 1987, the following are the powers and functions of a secretary: * Advise the president in issuing executive orders, regulations, proclamations and other issuances, the promulgation of which is expressly vested by law in the president relative to matters under the jurisdiction of the department; * Establish the policies and standards for the operation of the department pursuant to the approved programs of government; * Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out department objectives, policies, functions, plans, programs and projects; * Promulgate administrative issuances necessary for the efficient administration of the offices under the secretary and for proper execution of the laws relative thereto; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iya Villania
Raelene Elaine "Iya" Villania-Arellano (born June 29, 1986), (), is a Filipino-Australian singer, actress, model, dancer, and television presenter. She has been widely known for her work as a VJ in the music channel Myx and as the ''Chika Minute'' segment anchor in GMA's primetime newscast ''24 Oras''. Early and personal life Raelene Elaine Villania, the last of three siblings, was born on June 29, 1986, in Sydney, Australia. She was raised by Filipino parents, Ray Villania and Elena Nada Ebaler. Villania's interest in music started when her father sang karaoke when she was a child. She used to be a member of a touring band in Australia called Iron & Clay that address issues in schools and churches such bullying, drunk driving, and self-esteem. Later, she moved to the Philippines and attended high school at Colegio San Agustin in Makati, graduating In 2004. She attended college at De La Salle University – Manila majoring in psychology and graduated on December 16, 2008. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine House Committee On Tourism
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has diverse ethnicities and a rich culture. Manila is the country's capital, and its most populated city is Quezon City. Both are within Metro Manila. Negritos, the archipelago's earliest inhabitants, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine House Committee On Accounts
The Philippine House Committee on Accounts, or House Accounts Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the internal budget of the House which includes the following: * Accounting * Budget preparation * Disbursements * Financial operations * Submission and approval Members, 19th Congress Historical members 18th Congress Chairperson * Abraham Tolentino ( Cavite–8th, NUP), July 24, 2019 – October 13, 2020 Members at the end of the 18th Congress See also * House of Representatives of the Philippines * List of Philippine House of Representatives committees This is a complete list of Philippine Congressional committees (standing committees, and special committees) that are currently operating in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, the lower house of the Philippine Congress. __TOC__ ... Notes References External links House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Congress Of The Philippines
The 9th Congress of the Philippines (), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives, met from July 27, 1992, until June 9, 1995, during the first three years of Fidel Ramos's presidency. The convening of the 9th Congress of the Philippines, Congress follows the 1992 Philippine general election, 1992 national elections, where, under the transitory provisions of the Constitution of the Philippines, Constitution, the first 12 senators who garnered the highest votes would have a six-year term while the next 12 senators would have a three-year term and the entire membership of the House of Representatives was replaced. Sessions *First Regular Session: July 27, 1992 – June 4, 1993 **First Special Session: January 4 – February 26, 1993 **Second Special Session: March 8 – April 16, 1993 *Second Regular Session: July 26, 1993 – June 10, 1994 **Third Special Session: January 3 – April 1, 1994 *Third Regular Session ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the country under Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, martial law from 1972 to 1981, granting himself expanded powers under the Constitution of the Philippines#The 1973 Constitution, 1973 Constitution. Marcos described his philosophy as "constitutional authoritarianism". He was deposed in 1986 by the People Power Revolution and was succeeded as president by Corazon Aquino. Marcos gained political success by exaggerating his actions in World War II, claiming to have been the "most decorated war hero in the Philippines". — United States Army documents described his claims as "fraudulent" and "absurd". After the war, he became a lawyer. He served in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the Philippine Senate from 1959 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Congress Of The Philippines
The 8th Congress of the Philippines (), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives, met from July 27, 1987, until June 17, 1992, during the presidency of Corazon Aquino. This was the first Congress of the Philippines, Congress after the ratification of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. Leadership Senate *President of the Senate of the Philippines, President: **Jovito Salonga (Liberal Party (Philippines), Liberal), until January 18, 1992 **Neptali Gonzales (Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, LDP), from January 18, 1992 *President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines, President pro tempore: **Teofisto Guingona Jr. (Liberal Party (Philippines), Liberal), until July 23, 1990 **Sotero Laurel (United Nationalist Democratic Organization, UNIDO), July 23, 1990 – January 18, 1992 **Ernesto Maceda (PDP–Laban), from January 18, 1992 *Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, Majority Floor Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangasinan Provincial Board
The Pangasinan Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Pangasinan. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into six districts, each having two seats. A voter votes up to five names, with the top five candidates per district being elected. The vice governor is the ''ex officio'' presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide. The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Pangasinan. Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay (ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK, youth councils) and the Philippine Councilors League The Philippine Councilors League (PCL; ) is an official organization in the Philippines composed of all ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilocos Region
The Ilocos Region (; ; ), designated as Region I, is an Region of the Philippines, administrative region of the Philippines. Located in the northwestern section of Luzon, it is bordered by the Cordillera Administrative Region to the east, the Cagayan Valley to the northeast and southeast, Central Luzon to the south, and the West Philippine Sea to the west. The region comprises four provinces: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan, along with one independent city, Dagupan, Dagupan City. The regional center is the San Fernando, La Union, City of San Fernando in La Union, which serves as the administrative hub of the region. The largest settlement in terms of population is San Carlos, Pangasinan, San Carlos City in Pangasinan. The 2020 Philippine Statistics Authority census reported that the ethnolinguistic group composition of the region is predominantly made up of Ilocano language, Ilocanos (58.3%), followed by Pangasinan language, Pangasinans (29.7%), Tagalog langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabataang Barangay
A Sangguniang Kabataan (abbreviated as SK; ) is a community council that represents the youth in a barangay in the Philippines. Established to provide young people with a platform for civic engagement and participation in local governance, the SK is composed of elected officials aged 18 to 24, including a chairperson and several councilors. Its primary mandate is to initiate, plan, and implement programs, projects, and activities that promote the welfare and development of youth within the barangay. Under the SK Reform Law of 2016, or Republic Act No. 10742, the age requirement for SK officials was raised from 15–17 years old to 18–24 years old to ensure legal accountability and capacity to enter into contracts. Despite this change, the age range for eligible SK voters remains 15–30 years old. The SK is allotted 10 percent of the barangay's annual budget, which is earmarked exclusively for youth development initiatives. These may include leadership training, health ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidency Of Ferdinand Marcos
A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified by a single elected person who holds the office of "president", in practice, the presidency includes a much larger collective of people, such as chiefs of staff, advisers and other bureaucrats. Although often led by a single person, presidencies can also be of a collective nature, such as the presidency of the European Union is held on a rotating basis by the various national governments of the member states. Alternatively, the term presidency can also be applied to the governing authority of some churches, and may even refer to the holder of a non-governmental office of president in a corporation, business, charity, university, etc. or the institutional arrangement around them. For example, "the presidency of the Red Cross refused to support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangasinan
Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan (, ; ; ), is a coastal Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen, Pangasinan, Lingayen while San Carlos, Pangasinan, San Carlos City is the most populous. Pangasinan is in the western area of Luzon along Lingayen Gulf and the West Philippine Sea. It has a total land area of . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,163,190. The official number of registered voters in Pangasinan is 1,651,814. The western portion of the province is part of the homeland of the Sambal people, while the central and eastern portions are the homeland of the Pangasinan people. Due to ethnic migration, the Ilocano people settled in the province. Pangasinan is the name of the province, the people and the spoken language. Indigenous Pangasinan speakers are estimated to number at least 2 million. The Pangasinan language, which is official in the province, is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
