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Jose Espinosa III
Jose Sanson Espinosa III (born June 20, 1956), also known as Joe Espinosa III or simply Joe III, is a Filipino politician who served as mayor of Iloilo City from 2017 to 2019 and as vice mayor from 2010 to 2017. Early life Espinosa III was born on June 20, 1956, in Iloilo City. He is the eighth child of Jose "Mor" Espinosa Jr. and Lolita V. Sanson. At an early age, He attended and graduated from the A. Montes Elementary School, finished high school at the University of Iloilo, earned his bachelor's degree in political science and economics at the University of San Agustin, and later graduated from the School of Law and Graduate Studies at the same university. Political career Espinosa III's political career earned prominence during his short term as City Legal Officer. He continued his political career as an Iloilo City Councilor for three consecutive terms, from 1989 to 1998. He was elected Iloilo City Vice Mayor in 2010 and served until his appointment in 2017 by the Dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (Commonwealth English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general, consuls and honorary consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners only. Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In the Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Iloilo City
The mayor of Iloilo City () is the head of the executive branch of government in Iloilo City, in the Philippines. The mayor holds office at the Iloilo City Hall in Iloilo City Proper. The mayor can serve for three consecutive terms only, although they can be elected again after an interruption of one term. The current mayor is Jerry Treñas, a member of the National Unity Party (NUP) Won the Iloilo City mayoral contest against his brother-in-law, incumbent Mayor Jose S. Espinosa III. Mayor Jerry Treñas won the election with 134,143 total votes which makes him the elected Mayor of the Iloilo City. List Municipality of Iloilo (1900–1936) City of Iloilo (1936–present) References {{City mayors in the Philippines Mayors of places in Iloilo Iloilo City Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region of the Philippines, located on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visayan People
Visayans (Cebuano language, Cebuano: ''mga Bisayà'' ) are a Ethnic groups in the Philippines, Philippine ethnolinguistic family group or metaethnicity native to the Visayas, to the southernmost islands south of Luzon, and to a significant portion of Mindanao. They are composed of numerous distinct ethnic groups. When taken as a single group, they number around 33.5 million. The Visayans, like the Luzon Lowlanders (Tagalogs, Bicolanos, Ilocanos, etc.) were originally predominantly Philippine mythology, animist-polytheists and broadly share a maritime culture until the 16th century when the Spanish Empire enforced Catholic Church in the Philippines, Catholicism as the state religion. In more inland or otherwise secluded areas, ancient animistic-polytheistic beliefs and traditions either were Folk Catholicism, reinterpreted within a Roman Catholic Dogma in the Catholic Church, framework or syncretized with the new religion. Visayans are generally speakers of one or more of the dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiligaynon People
The Hiligaynon people (), often referred to as Ilonggo people () or Panayan people (), are the second largest subgroup of the larger Bisaya people, Visayan Ethnic groups in the Philippines, ethnic group, whose primary language is Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon, an Austronesian language of the Visayan languages, Visayan branch native to Panay, Guimaras, and Negros island, Negros. They originated in the province of Iloilo, on the island of Panay, in the region of Western Visayas. Over the years, inter-migrations and intra-migrations have contributed to the diaspora of the Hiligaynon to different parts of the Philippines. Today, the Hiligaynon, apart from the province of Iloilo, also form the majority in the provinces of Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Capiz, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Cotabato Province. Hiligaynon is also spoken in some parts of Sarangani Province particularly in the Municipality of Malungon. Etymology of ''Hiligaynon'', ''Ilonggo'', and ''Panayan'' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Iloilo City
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Waorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 2 – Austria and Israel establish diplomatic Austria–Israel relations, relations. * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julienne Baronda
Julienne "Jam-Jam" Linaogo Baronda (born February 16, 1979), is a Filipino politician who is currently serving as congresswoman of the lone legislative district of Iloilo City since 2019. Public service Baronda's public service started in 1996 when she served as the president of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), a division of the government dedicated to the orientation of well-being for the youth, at the young age of 17. In 2019, she was elected as congresswoman of the lone legislative district of Iloilo City under the National Unity Party (NUP) banner. Baronda was a former Iloilo City Councilor and Chief Political Officer of the office of former senator JV Ejercito Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito (; born December 26, 1969), also known as JV Ejercito Estrada or simply JV Ejercito, is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senate of the Philippines, Senator since 2022 and previously from 2013 to 20 .... Education She also earned her master's degree in public admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Philippine General Election
The 2022 Philippine general election took place on May 9, 2022, for the executive and legislative branches of government at every levelnational, provincial, and localexcept for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot is the election for the successors to President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo. There were also elections for: * 12 seats of the Senate * All 316 seats of the House of Representatives * All 81 governors and vice governors, and 782 seats of the provincial boards in all provinces * All 146 city mayors and vice mayors, and 1,650 seats of the city councils in all cities * All 1,488 municipal mayors and vice mayors, and 11,908 seats of the municipal councils in all municipalities The first election of the Bangsamoro Parliament was scheduled to be held on the same date, but was rescheduled to 2025. This is the first election in Davao de Oro under that name, as it was renamed from Compostela Valley in December 2019 after a successful plebisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Interior And Local Government
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety and strengthening local government capability aimed towards the effective delivery of basic services to the citizenry. The department is currently led by the secretary of the interior and local government, nominated by the president of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet. The current secretary of the interior and local government is Jonvic Remulla. History The Department of the Interior and Local Government traces its roots to the Tejeros Convention of March 22, 1897. As the Department of the Interior, it was among the first Cabinet positions of the proposed revolutionary Philippine government, wherein Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was elected president. The leader of Katipunan's Magdiwang faction, Andres Bonifacio, was originally ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaro, Iloilo City
Jaro (, ) is a district in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is the largest district in terms of both geographical area and population, with 130,700 people according to the 2020 census. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro, which encompasses the provinces of Iloilo, Guimaras, Antique, and Negros Occidental, as well as the center of the Candelaria devotion in the Philippines. Jaro is renowned for the annual feast of Fiesta Candelaria in honor of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Jaro (Our Lady of the Candles) held every February 2. Her image perched atop the facade of the Jaro Cathedral was personally crowned by Pope Saint John Paul II in 1981, making it the first Marian image to receive such recognition in the Philippines and in Asia. The district is also known as the Mestizo Town of Iloilo due to its association with prominent Spanish Filipino and affluent Ilonggo families. As a major religious center, Jaro hosts numerous institutions such as the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jed Patrick Mabilog
Jed Patrick Escalante Mabilog (born September 20, 1965) is a Filipino politician who previously served as the Mayor of Iloilo City from 2010 to 2017. He also previously served as vice mayor from 2007 to 2010. In August 2017, Mabilog left the office of mayor and went into self-imposed exile due to threats to his life arising from accusations of being a drug protector during the Duterte administration. In September 2024, he returned to the Philippines and worked to clear his name. He was granted executive clemency by President Bongbong Marcos in January 2025. Early life and education Mabilog was born on September 20, 1965, and is the fifth of ten children of Jose Chavez Mabilog, a banker, and Melchorita Conlu Locsin Escalante, a former barangay captain of Barangay Tap-oc in Molo, Iloilo City. He attended Assumption Iloilo for elementary school and the University of the Philippines High School Iloilo (UPHSI) for high school. In 1986, he graduated from West Visayas State Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
