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Leody De Guzman
Leodegario "Ka Leody" Quitain de Guzman (; born July 25, 1959) is a Filipino socialist labor rights activist who ran for president in the 2022 Philippine presidential elections, under the Partido Lakas ng Masa. He is currently the chairperson of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, a socialist federation of militant trade unions. He unsuccessfully sought a seat in the 2019 senatorial elections. Early life and career De Guzman was born on July 25, 1959, in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, to Lorenzo Sason de Guzman and Dolores Atilano Quitain. He finished his Bachelor of Science in Customs Administration degree at the Philippine Maritime Institute, and worked at a leather gloves factory at Aris Philippines Inc. to support his family. Activism De Guzman became involved in activism in the aftermath of the assassination of popular anti-Marcos figure Benigno Aquino Jr. Galvanized by the wave of pro-democratic, anti-Marcos opposition protests that ensued, he joined the "Tarlac to Tarmac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naujan
Naujan (), officially the Municipality of Naujan (), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. Its population was 109,587 at the 2020 census. History On January 4, 1905, under Act 1280, Naujan assumed the status of a full-fledged municipality. Its boundaries were permanently established in 1919. Geography It covers a land area of , making it the largest municipality in the province and accounting for 12% of the province's total land area. Naujan is from Calapan. Barangays Naujan is politically subdivided into 71 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Adrialuna * Andres Ylagan (Mag-asawang Tubig) * Antipolo * Apitong * Arangin * Aurora * Bacungan * Bagong Buhay * Balite * Bancuro * Banuton * Barcenaga * Bayani * Buhangin * Caburo * Concepcion * Dao * Del Pilar * Estrella * Evangelista * Gamao * General Esco * Herrera * Inarawan * Kalinisan * Laguna * Mabini * Magtibay * Mahabang Parang * Malabo * Malaya * Malinao * Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Drug War
The Philippine drug war, also referred to as the Philippine war on drugs, is the intensified drug policy, anti-drug campaign initiated during Duterte administration, the administration of Rodrigo Duterte, who served as President of the Philippines from June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2022. The campaign reduced the proliferation of illegal drugs in the country, but has been marred by extrajudicial killings (EJK) allegedly perpetrated by the police and unknown assailants. By 2022, the number of drug suspects killed since 2016 was officially tallied by the government as totaling 6,252; human rights organizations and academics, however, estimate that 12,000 to 30,000 civilians have been killed in the "anti-drug operations" carried out by the Philippine National Police and vigilantes. Prior to his presidency, Duterte cautioned that the Philippines was at risk of becoming a narco-state and vowed that his government's fight against illegal drugs would be relentless. He urged the public to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Philippine Senate Election
The 2025 Philippine Senate election was the 35th Philippine Senate elections, election of members to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on May 12, 2025, within the 2025 Philippine general election. The seats of the 12 senators elected in 2019 Philippine Senate election, 2019 were contested in this election. The senators who will be elected in this election will serve until 2031, joining the winners of the 2022 Philippine Senate election, 2022 election to form the Senate's delegation to the 20th Congress of the Philippines, with the senators elected in 2022 serving until 2028. The election was shaped by several key issues, including employment and food security, concerns over the quality of public services such as healthcare, water, and education, and the demand for stronger anti-corruption measures and government accountability. Additionally, the Impeachment of Sara Duterte, impeachment of vice president Sara Duterte and the Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte, arrest of former p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risa Hontiveros
Ana Theresia "Risa" Navarro Hontiveros Baraquel (; born February 24, 1966) is a Filipino politician who has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2016. A member of the progressive Akbayan party, she previously served as its party-list representative from 2004 to 2010. Born to a prominent family in the Philippines, Hontiveros studied social sciences at the Ateneo de Manila University, graduating in 1987. She worked as a journalist for IBC and GMA Network and became involved in the formation of Akbayan in 1998. After being elected to the House of Representatives in 2004, she emerged as a major opposition figure to the administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. During her tenure as a representative, she advocated for the passage of the SOGIE Equality Bill and the Reproductive Health Law. Hontiveros ran for the Senate twice—in 2010 and 2013— before being elected in 2016. As a senator, she authored and led the passage of the Mental Health Act and the Safe Streets a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samira Gutoc
Samira Ali Gutoc (born December 19, 1974) is a Filipina civic leader, journalist, environmentalist, women's rights advocate and politician. She served as a member of the Regional Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, which was tasked to draft the Bangsamoro Basic Law. She is the founder of Asian Peace Alliance associated with Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association, writes for Asian Muslim Action Network, and established Ranao Rescue Team, a volunteer group that helps civilians displaced by the Battle of Marawi offering relief missions to civilians. She resides in Marawi, belongs to the Maranao ethnic group, and is a follower of Islam. She unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in 2019, under the Otso Diretso coalition, and in 2022, under Aksyon Demokratiko. Early life and education Samira Gutoc's father, Candidato Gutoc, was a diplomatic officer who rose through the ranks. As a result, Samira spent much of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neri Colmenares
Neri Javier Colmenares (, born December 4, 1959) is a Filipino legislator, human rights lawyer and activist. He was an associate of the Asian Law Centre at Melbourne Law School when he was completing his Ph.D. in law on "The Writ of Amparo and the International Criminal Court." He also lectured at the University of Melbourne on International Human Rights Law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. He was an aspirant in the 2016, 2019, and 2022 Philippine Senate elections, where he was part of the 1Sambayan Senate slate, but was defeated in all three runs. On December 4, 2024, Colmenares and 74 others filed the second impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, citing betrayal of public trust for her office's alleged misuse of confidential funds. Early life Born on December 4, 1959 in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Colmenares joined the struggle against the late former President Ferdinand Marcos' leadership in 1976. He was active in the College E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila De Lima
Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (born August 27, 1959) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, human rights activist and law professor who is the representative-elect for Mamamayang Liberal, the sectoral wing of the Liberal Party. De Lima previously served as a senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 and as secretary of justice from 2010 to 2015. Born in Iriga, Camarines Sur, de Lima was educated at the De La Salle University and the San Beda College of Law. She passed the Philippine Bar Examinations in 1985 and began her legal career as a staff member of Associate Justice Isagani Cruz. From 2008 to 2010, she served as the chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights under the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. In 2010, President Benigno Aquino III appointed de Lima to his cabinet as secretary of justice. She would hold the position until 2015, when she sought a seat in the Senate of the Philippines. In 2016, de Lima was elected to the Senate, havi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chel Diokno
Jose Manuel Tadeo "Chel" Icasiano Diokno (Tagalog: Help:IPA/Tagalog, [ˈdʒɔknɔ], born February 23, 1961) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who is a representative-elect for Akbayan Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Partylist. He is concurrently the chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Group and the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation. Diokno is the son of former Senator Jose W. Diokno. He studied law at the University of the Philippines College of Law and Northern Illinois University in the United States, graduating in 1986 and passing the Philippine Bar Examinations in 1988. For much of his legal career, Diokno has been affiliated with the Free Legal Assistance Group, a nationwide organization of human rights lawyers. He became its chairman in 2003. In 2009, he founded the Tañada-Diokno School of Law as the De La Salle University College of Law and served as its inaugural dean until 2019. In 2022, he became the chairman of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Baguilat
Teodoro "Teddy" Brawner Baguilat Jr. (born July 30, 1966) is a Filipino politician and journalist, activist and advocate of indigenous peoples' rights and the rights of minority groups. Baguilat is a member of both the Tuwali indigenous tribe in Ifugao and the Gaddang indigenous tribe of Nueva Vizcaya. He is the president of the Global Consortium for Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCA Consortium), an advisory body to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. He is also the vice president for internal affairs of the Liberal Party. Early life and education Teodoro Brawner Baguilat Jr. was born in Manila on July 30, 1966, to Teodoro Baguilat Sr., a retired official of the Department of Agriculture and resident of Kiangan, Ifugao, and Felisa Brawner, a lawyer and resident of Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. At the age of 13, Baguilat returned to Kiangan where he studied at the Saint Joseph School Kiangan for his secondary education. He then pursued his Bachelor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Espiritu
Renecio "Luke" Santos Espiritu Jr. (born October 18, 1974) is a Filipino labor leader, lawyer, and political figure. He serves as the president of Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino and is a board of trustees member of the Freedom from Debt Coalition. In 2024, he formalized his bid for the Philippine Senate in the 2025 elections. Early life and education Espiritu was born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental. He attended La Salle Bacolod from 1981 to 1986, followed by La Salle Greenhills where he completed his grade school education in 1988. He then attended Ateneo de Manila High School, graduating in 1992. He continued his education at Ateneo de Manila University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts degree and later his Doctor of Jurisprudence. Career and advocacy As a labor leader, Espiritu has been vocal about workers' rights and various social issues. He serves as the president of Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, a labor organization, and holds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makabayan
Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan () or simply Makabayan is a coalition of twelve party-lists in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It was founded on April 16, 2009. The founding assembly was held at the Bahay ng mga Alumni, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Party-lists As of 2024, four party-lists are fielding candidates under the Makabayan bloc: * Bayan Muna * Teachers: Alliance of Concerned Teachers * Women: Gabriela Women's Party * Youth: Kabataan The following partylists have also ran under the bloc: * Workers and peasants: Anakpawis * Indigenous people: Katribu * Migrants: Migrante * Children's rights: Akap-bata * Government employees: COURAGE (Confederation for Unity Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees) * Drivers: PISTON (Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide) * Green party: Kalikasan * Bicolano people: Aking Bikolnon * Moro people: Suara Bangsamoro * Health Workers: Health Workers Party-list In 2016, the Commission on El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labor Party Philippines
The Workers' and Peasants' Party (WPP), also known as Labor Party Philippines, Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka (lit. Workers' and Farmers' Party; PMM) and the Lapiang Manggagawa (; LM), is a political party in the Philippines. History The Philippine Trade Union Center split into different groups, which included the Labor Party of the Philippines. Led by Cipriano Cid, Roberto Oca, Ignacio Lacsina and Felixberto Olalia, the Labor Party failed to win an election. Some members reorganized themselves into the Katipunang Manggagawang Pilipino (Association of Filipino Workers) at April 25, 1959, at the Manila Hotel with Oca as party president but other groups soon disassociated themselves from the party. Founded on February 3, 1963, as the Lapiang Manggagawa (LM), Cipriano Cid, the founder, complained that the "party leaders were already being closely watched." The party broke up in August 1963, and its candidate for the Manila mayoralty, Roberto Oca, was recruited by the Nacionali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
