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Philippine House Committee On Justice
The Philippine House Committee on Justice, or House Justice Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Its chairperson also sits as an ex officio member of the Judicial and Bar Council from January 1 to June 30 of the calendar year. Jurisdiction As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following: * Administration of justice * Adult probation * Definition of crimes and other offenses punishable by law and their penalties * Deportation * Immigration * Impeachment proceedings * Judiciary * Legal aid * Naturalization * Penitentiaries and reform schools * Practice of law and integration of the Bar * Registration of land titles Members, 19th Congress Members, 18th Congress See also * House of Representatives of the Philippines * List of Philippine House of Representatives committees * Department of Justice References External links House of Representatives of the Philippines {{Philippine House of Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Congress Of The Philippines
The 18th Congress of the Philippines (), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives, met from July 22, 2019, until June 1, 2022, during the last three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 18th Congress of the Philippines, Congress followed the 2019 Philippine general election, 2019 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. Leadership Senate *President of the Senate of the Philippines, President: Tito Sotto (Nationalist People's Coalition, NPC) *President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines, President pro tempore: Ralph Recto (Nacionalista Party, Nacionalista) *Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, Majority Floor Leader: Migz Zubiri (Independent politician, Independent) *Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, Minority Floor Leader: Franklin Drilon (Liberal Party (Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanized city. With , Manila is one of the world's List of cities proper by population density, most densely populated cities proper. Manila was the first chartered city in the country, designated bPhilippine Commission Act No. 183on July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Hispanic America, Spanish Americas through the Manila galleon, galleon trade. This marked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davao De Oro's 2nd Congressional District
Davao de Oro's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the province of Davao de Oro, formerly Compostela Valley. It was created ahead of the 1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections by Republic Act No. 8470 that established the province initially named Compostela Valley. The district encompasses two noncontiguous areas of Davao de Oro: Laak in the Davao–Agusan Trough and the valley and coastal municipalities adjoining the provincial capital of Nabunturan, namely Mabini, Maco, Mawab and Pantukan. Much of these areas were previously within Davao del Norte's 2nd district. Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP; ) is a national political party in the Philippines. It is chaired by Bongbong Marcos, president of the Philippines, who won in the 2022 election. During the run-up to the 2022 general election, the UniTea ... (PFP) currently serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davao De Oro
Davao de Oro, officially the Province of Davao de Oro (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Nabunturan while Monkayo is the most populous. It used to be part of the province of Davao del Norte until it was made a separate province in 1998. The province borders Davao del Norte to the west, Agusan del Sur to the north, and Davao Oriental to the east. To the southwest lies the Davao Gulf. The first elected governor was Jose Caballero, formerly a lawyer for a mining group in the province. It was formerly known as Compostela Valley (shortened to ComVal; ) from its inception until December 2019, when 2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite, a plebiscite ratified the law that proposed to rename the province to Davao de Oro. History Davao de Oro, the 78th province in the country, was created out of Davao del Norte Province by virtue of ''Republic Act No. 8470'', signed by President Fidel V. Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP, ) is a Populism, populist List of political parties in the Philippines, political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) from 1983 to 2024 as a result of a merger with Lakas ng Bayan (Laban). It was part of the country's ruling party coalition from 1986 to 1992 under the Presidency of Corazon Aquino, administration of Corazon Aquino and the country's ruling party from 2016 to 2022 under the Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, administration of Rodrigo Duterte. Nominally Democratic socialism, democratic socialist and Social democracy, social democratic, the party has shifted considerably since its first time in power in the 1980s and 1990s. Since Duterte's 2016 Philippine presidential election, election as president, the PDP is generally seen to have strayed from its initial social democratic objectives and shifted towards populism and Political positions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebu's 3rd Congressional District
Cebu's 3rd congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the city of Toledo, Cebu, Toledo and adjacent western municipalities of Aloguinsan, Asturias, Cebu, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan and Tuburan, Cebu, Tuburan since 1987. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress of the Philippines, 19th Congress by Pablo John Garcia of the National Unity Party (Philippines), National Unity Party (NUP) and One Cebu (1-Cebu). Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it consisted of the city of Talisay, Cebu, Talisay and the east-central municipalities of Carcar, Minglanilla, Cebu, Minglanilla, Naga, Cebu, Naga, and San Fernando, Cebu, San Fernando. Representation history Election results 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebu
Cebu ( ; ), officially the Province of Cebu (; ), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. The coastal zone of Cebu is identified as a site of highest marine biodiversity importance in the Coral Triangle. Its capital and largest city is Cebu City, nicknamed "the Queen (Catholic) City of the South" having the Second Cardinal, the oldest city and first capital of the Philippines, which is politically independent from the provincial government along with Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu City. The Cebu Metropolitan Area or Metro Cebu is the third largest metropolitan area in the Philippines (after Metro Manila and Metro Davao) with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas as well as the regional center of Central Visayas. Being one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, in a decade it has transformed into a global hub for b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo John Garcia
Pablo John "PJ" Fiel Garcia (born May 19, 1967) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is a member of the National Unity Party and the One Cebu party Early life and family Pablo John is the youngest child of former Governor, Congressman and Deputy Speaker Pablo P. Garcia and the late Judge Esperanza “Inday” Fiel-Garcia, who bore eight children. The eldest, Gwendolyn Garcia, is the incumbent Governor of the Province of Cebu, who also served as Congresswoman of the Third District from 2013 to 2019, after having served three terms as Governor of Cebu, from 2004 to 2013. His brother, Winston Garcia, is the former manager of the Government Service Insurance System (Philippines) and the official candidate of One Cebu for Governor on May 9, 2016. Another brother, Byron, is a former security consultant for the Cebu provincial government, and caught global attention in 2007 after directing inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) in the viral v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukidnon's 2nd Congressional District
Bukidnon's 2nd congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bukidnon. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives since 1987. The district encompasses the provincial capital city of Malaybalay and the entire eastern frontier of Bukidnon bordering the Caraga and Davao Region, Davao regions. Its municipalities are Cabanglasan, Impasugong, Lantapan and San Fernando, Bukidnon, San Fernando. Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also covered the city of Valencia, Bukidnon, Valencia. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress of the Philippines, 19th Congress by Jonathan Keith Flores of the Lakas–CMD. Representation history Election results 2019 2016 2013 2010 See also *Legislative districts of Bukidnon References {{Philippine congressional districts in Region X Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Bukidnon 1987 establishments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukidnon
Bukidnon (), officially the Province of Bukidnon (; ; ; Bukid language, Binukid and Higaonon language, Higaonon: ''Probinsya ta Bukidnon''), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao Regions of the Philippines, region. Its capital is the city of Malaybalay while Valencia, Bukidnon, Valencia is the largest city. The province borders, clockwise from the north, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Cotabato province, Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte. According to the 2020 census, the province is inhabited by 1,541,308 residents. The province is composed of 2 component cities and 20 municipalities. It is the third largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction behind Palawan and Isabela (province), Isabela respectively. The name "Bukidnon" means "highlander" or "mountain dweller." Occupying a wide plateau in the north central part of the island of Mindanao, the province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakas–CMD
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, (and known as Lakas–Kampi until 2011) is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to be on the Centre-right politics, centre-right of the political spectrum and is influenced by Christian democracy and Islam and democracy, Islamic democracy. Since the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2022 elections, Lakas–CMD is currently the biggest party in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives, with the party's president, Martin Romualdez, serving as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Speaker of the House. The party is a dominant member of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas led by President Bongbong Marcos. Lakas–CMD has produced one President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who was in power when the party was formed in 2009, and one vice president, Sara Duterte, who was electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Santos's At-large Congressional District
General Santos's at-large congressional district is the single representation of the highly urbanized city of General Santos. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2022. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Loreto Acharon of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). History Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of General Santos were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), the historical Cotabato Province (1935–1967), Region XI (1978–1984) and South Cotabato (lone district, 1967–1972; at-large district, 1984–1986; first district, 1987–2019). Even after becoming a highly urbanized city independent from South Cotabato in 1988, General Santos remained part of the province's congressional representation. The city only gained a separate representative with the passage of Republic Act No. 11243 on March 11, 2019, which segregated General Santos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
