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Jose Montemayor Jr.
Jose Cabrera Montemayor Jr. (born February 17, 1962) is a Filipino cardiologist, lawyer, and politician. He is known for his career in medicine and law, as well as his involvement in politics, particularly his candidacy in the 2022 Philippine presidential election and the 2025 Philippine Senate election. Early life Montemayor was born in Sasmuan, Pampanga on February 17, 1962. He studied his elementary education at the Santo Tomas Elementary School from 1968 to 1974. He attended his secondary education at the Guagua National Colleges. Montemayor went to the Far Eastern University, receiving the Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, and the Doctor of Medicine degrees. Additionally, he earned a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), passing the Philippine Bar Examination to become a lawyer. Career Montemayor currently works as the Legal Counsel and Legal Officer of the Philippine Heart Center, the Consultant in Internal Medicine and Clinical Cardiology at the National Kidney and Transplan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabrera (surname)
__NOTOC__ Cabrera is a Spanish surname. It is the feminine form of "cabrero", meaning goatherd. Notable people with the surname include: A * Al Cabrera (1881–1964), Spanish baseball player * Alex Cabrera (born 1971), Venezuelan baseball player * Ana Cabrera (born 1982), American journalist and television news anchor * Ana Fabricia Córdoba Cabrera (c.1952-2011), Colombian activist * Analí Cabrera (1959–2011), Peruvian actress, vedette, and athlete * Ángel Cabrera (naturalist) (1879–1960), Spanish zoologist * Ángel Cabrera (born 1969), Argentinian professional golfer * Asdrúbal Cabrera (born 1985), Venezuelan baseball player in Major League Baseball B * Benedicto Cabrera aka Ben Cabrera or BenCab (born 1952), Filipino painter * Bernardo de Cabrera (1289–1364), Aragonese military man and diplomat * Blas Cabrera Navarro (born 1946), American physicist * Blas Cabrera Felipe (1878–1945), Spanish physicist * Boris Cabrera (born 1980), Spanish-American actor and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palawan State University
Palawan State University (Palawan SU; PalSU) is a public government-funded higher education institution in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. History The Palawan State University, the first state university in Palawan and in Region IV, traces its humble beginnings to the teacher training institution known as Palawan Teacher’s College (PTC), which was established through Republic Act 4303 on March 2, 1965, and has started operating since March 2, 1972. Then Congressman Gaudencio Abordo sponsored the bill establishing the college at the then municipality of Puerto Princesa. The creation of PTC was in response to the need of additional teachers in the province since most of the available educators at that time came from Luzon; and only a handful were willing to be assigned in far-flung areas of the province. Funded by an initial half-a-million pesos, the university opened night classes to 101 students under the tutelage of 10 faculty members, and 16 support staff, using fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Pampanga
The governor of Pampanga () is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Pampanga. List of governors of Pampanga Spanish era Alcaldes Mayores (1812-1886) *José Avilés (1812-1820) *Francisco Paula de los Santos (1821-1824) *Fulgencio Núñez (1821-1824) *Manuel de Olea (1824-1827) *Antonio Chacón y Conde (1827-1831) *Juan Garrido (1831-1836) *Mariano Valero y Soto (1836-1839) *Ángel Viniegra (1839-1840) *Mariano Valero y Soto (1846-1847) *Juan López Cordón (1848-1849) *Manuel Gastero Serrano (1849-1850) *Fernando Cajigas (1850-1852) *José Paez y López (1852-1854) *José Sánchez Guerrero (1854-1855) *Francisco Paula de Rodríguez (1855-1856) *Francisco Hidalgo y Caballero (1856-1860) *José María Barrasa (1860-1862) *Ramón Barrueta (1862-1864) *Mariano de la Cortina y Oñate (1864) *Toribio de Vega (1864-1865) *Juan Muñoz y Álvarez (1865-1866) *José Bolaños (1867) *Francisco Godínez y Esteban (1869-1870) *Francisco Pérez Romero (1870-1871) *Atilano Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Philippine Gubernatorial Elections
Gubernatorial elections will be held in the Philippines on May 14, 2001. All provinces will elect their provincial governors for three-year terms, who will be inaugurated on June 30, 2001, after their proclamation. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors (they may run for any other posts however). Metro Manila and highly urbanized and independent component cities such as Angeles City, Cebu City and Davao City are outside the jurisdiction of any province and thus do not run elections for governors of their mother provinces (Pampanga, Cebu and Davao del Sur respectively). These shall elect mayors instead. Luzon Ilocos Region Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur La Union Pangasinan Cagayan Valley Batanes Cagayan Isabela Nueva Vizcaya Quirino Cordillera Administrative Region Abra Apayao Benguet Ifugao Kalinga Mountain Province Central Luzon Bataan Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded broadsheet in the Philippines and the multimedia group, called The Inquirer Group, reaches 54 million people across several platforms. History The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' was founded on December 9, 1985, by publisher Eugenia Apóstol, columnist Max Solivén, together with Betty Go-Belmonte during the last days of, and becoming one of the first private newspapers to be established under the Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, Marcos regime. The ''Inquirer'' succeeded the weekly ''Philippine Inquirer'', created in 1985 by Apostol to cover the trial of 25 soldiers accused of complicity in the Assassination of Ninoy Aquino, assassination of opposition leader Ninoy Aquino at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila International Airport on Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death
Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. Some organisms, such as '' Turritopsis dohrnii'', are biologically immortal; however, they can still die from means other than aging. Death is generally applied to whole organisms; the equivalent for individual components of an organism, such as cells or tissues, is necrosis. Something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said ''to die'', as a virus is not considered alive in the first place. As of the early 21st century, 56 million people die per year. The most common reason is aging, followed by cardiovascular disease, which is a disease that affects the heart or blood vessels. As of 2022, an estimated total of almost 110 billion humans have died, or rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebuano Language
Cebuano ( )Cebuano on Merriam-Webster.com is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken in the southern Philippines by Cebuano people and other Ethnic groups in the Philippines, ethnic groups as a secondary language. It is natively, though informally, called by the generic name Bisayâ (), or Binisayâ () (both terms are translated into English as ''Visayan'', though this should not be confused with other Bisayan languages) and sometimes referred to in English sources as Cebuan ( ). It is spoken by the Visayans, Visayan ethnolinguistic groups native to the islands of Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, the eastern half of Negros Island, Negros, the western half of Leyte, the northern coastal areas of Northern Mindanao and the eastern part of Zamboanga del Norte due to Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish settlements during the 18th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overseas Filipino Workers
Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) is a term often used to refer to Filipino migrant workers, people with Filipino citizenship who reside in another country for a limited period of employment. The number of these workers was roughly 1.77 million between April and September 2020. Of these, female workers comprised a larger portion, making up 59.6 percent, or 1.06 million. However, this number declined to 405.62 thousand between 2019 and 2020. OFW money remittances to relatives in the Philippines are a major contributor to the Philippine economy, reaching a total of P1.9 trillion in 2022, which represented some 8.9% of the Philippines' Gross Domestic Product. Etymology The term "Overseas Filipino Worker" (OFW) was used as early as the 1990s to refer to Filipino migrant workers, when Republic Act 8042, also known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 was enacted. The term was officially adopted by the Philippine government when the Philippine Overseas Employmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Philippine census, 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people. Due to its location just south of Manila, Pasay quickly became an urban town during the History of the Philippines (1898–1946), American colonial period. It is now best known for being the site of most of Ninoy Aquino International Airport and of complexes such as Newport City, Metro Manila, Newport City and the SM Mall of Asia, SM Central Business Park. Etymology There are possible explanations on the origins of the city's name: *A legend suggested that it may have been named after Dayang-dayang Pasay, a princess of the Kingdom of Namayan and daughter of Maynila (historical polity), Kingdom of Maynila ruler Rajah Sulayman. She inherited half of her father's lands, which encompasses the present-day city, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (; born April 5, 1947), often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from Presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 2001 to 2010. She is the longest-serving president since Ferdinand Marcos. Before her presidency, she was the 10th vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada, becoming the first female vice president. She was also a Senate of the Philippines, senator from 1992 to 1998. After her presidency, she was elected as the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representative of Pampanga's 2nd congressional district, Pampanga's 2nd district in 2010 and continues to serve in this role. She also served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, speaker of the House from 2018 to 2019, and as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, deputy speaker from 2016 to 2017 and 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Network
GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), GMA Network Inc.. The network is headquartered in the GMA Network Center in Quezon City and its transmitter facilities, Tower of Power (transmitter), Tower of Power, are located at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat also in Quezon City, with regional stations and offices strategically located in over twelve major cities across the country including Dagupan, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Cebu City, Cebu and Davao City, Davao. GMA Network (formerly known as Republic Broadcasting System, GMA Radio-Television Arts and GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly referred to as the Kapuso Network in reference to the outline of the company's logo; the branding was introduced on October 27, 2002 during an episode of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Arroyo
Juan Miguel "Mikey" Macapagal Arroyo (; born April 26, 1969) is a Filipino politician and former actor who served as the Representative of Pampanga's 2nd district from 2019 to 2022 and previously from 2004 to 2010. He previously served as the vice governor of Pampanga from 2001 to 2004. Born into the Macapagal family of Pampanga, his mother, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, served as the 14th president of the Philippines, former Speaker of the House and Vice President. His father, Jose Miguel Arroyo, is a descendant of Philippine Revolutionary General, Aniceto Lacson of Negros Occidental. His maternal grandfather, Diosdado Macapagal, was the 9th president. Acting career Arroyo dabbled in acting prior to becoming a politician, and while he was vice governor of Pampanga. Arroyo was linked to his leading ladies Rufa Mae Quinto and Maui Taylor, among others. His movie in the 2001 Metro Manila Film Festival, ''Di Kita Ma-Reach'', bombed in the box office. Arroyo, as he was the presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
