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Philippine House Special Committee On Globalization And WTO
The Philippine House Special Committee on Globalization and WTO is a special committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the effects on various social sectors of the World Trade Organization's policies and other actions to harness opportunities offered by globalization for economic development. Members, 20th Congress As of June 30, 2025, all committee membership positions are vacant until the House convenes for its first regular session on July 28. Historical membership rosters 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__ ... References External links H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Congress Of The Philippines
The 20th Congress of the Philippines (), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, is scheduled to convene on July 28, 2025. The 20th Congress will meet during the last three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency, and will end on June 2028. The convening of the 20th Congress followed the 2025 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives will continue to meet in the Batasang Pambansa Complex. The Senate will also remain meeting in the GSIS Building before transferring to the New Senate Building in Taguig by 2028. History In the 2025 Philippine midterm election, the administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas won the most seats in the Senate but lost ground to groups opposed to President Bongbong Marcos. The DuterTen ticket endorsed by Vice President Sara Duterte and former President Rodrigo Duterte outperformed pre-election surveys a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative District Of San Jose Del Monte
The legislative districts of San Jose del Monte are the representations of the component city of San Jose del Monte in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district. History San Jose del Monte was represented as part of Bulacan's at-large district in the Malolos Congress (1898–1899) and the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic (1943–1944) and the second district from 1907 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1972. The province of Bulacan was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region III from 1978 to 1984, and elected four representatives at-large to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. San Jose del Monte was placed in the fourth district of Bulacan after the reorganization of the province's legislative districts under the new Constitution which took effect on February 7, 1987. San Jose del Monte, which became a city in 2000, was separated from the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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__ Standing committees :''Note:'' This is the list of standing committee chairmanships for the 19th Congress. It currently has 65 standing committees as of July 25, 2022. Special committees :''Note:'' This is the list of special committee chairmanships for the 19th Congress. It currently has 15 special committees as of July 25, 2022. Changes in chairpersonships See also * List of Philippine Senate committees *House of Representatives of the Philippines The House of Representatives (; '','' thus commonly referred to as ''Kamara'') is the lower house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The ... References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Of Concerned Teachers
An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or sovereign state, states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not an explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called allies. Alliances form in many settings, including political alliances, military alliances, and business alliances. When the term is used in the context of war or armed struggle, such associations may also be called allied powers, especially when discussing World War I or World War II. A formal military alliance is not required to be perceived as an ally—co-belligerence, fighting alongside someone, is enough. According to this usage, allies become so not when concluding an alliance treaty but when struck by war. When spelled with a capital "A", "Allies" usually denotes the countries who fought together against the Central Powers (German Empire, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire) in World War; I (the Allies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Districts Of Sulu
The legislative districts of Sulu are the representations of the province of Sulu in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts. History Initially being excluded from representation in the lower house of the Philippine Legislature in 1907, the then-non-Christian-majority areas of the Philippines — which included the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, of which Sulu (including what is now Tawi-Tawi) was part — were finally extended legislative representation with the passage of the Philippine Autonomy Act in 1916 by the United States Congress. The Revised Administrative Code (Act No. 2711) enacted on March 10, 1917, further elaborated on the manner by which these areas would be represented. The non-Christian areas were to be collectively represented in the upper house's 12th senatorial district by two senators, both appoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulu
Sulu (), officially the Province of Sulu (Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Wilaya' sin Lupa' Sūg''; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago. It was part of the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), until the Supreme Court of the Philippines on September 9, 2024 declared its inclusion to be unconstitutional because of the province's simple majority vote against it during the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite. Its capital is Jolo, Sulu, Jolo on the Jolo, island of the same name. Maimbung, the royal capital of the Sultanate of Sulu, is also located in the province. Sulu is along the southern border of the Sulu Sea and the northern boundary of the Celebes Sea. Out of all 82 provinces in the Philippines, it is the poorest, as evidenced by it having the highest poverty rate. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, poverty incidence in Sulu had reduced in 2021 with 51 percent compared to 75.3 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Districts Of Camarines Norte
The legislative districts of Camarines Norte are the representations of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Camarines Norte in the List of legislatures of the Philippines, various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its #1st District, first and #2nd District, second congressional districts. History Camarines Norte was represented as part of Legislative districts of Ambos Camarines, Ambos Camarines, particularly the Ambos Camarines's at-large congressional district, at-large district in the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899 and the Ambos Camarines's 1st congressional district, first and Ambos Camarines's 2nd congressional district, second districts beginning in 1907, prior to being granted its own representation, after the division of Ambos Camarines in 1919 into Norte and Camarines Sur, Sur. From 1978 to 1984, it was par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camarines Norte
Camarines Norte (; ), officially the Province of Camarines Norte (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet, Camarines Norte, Daet, the most populous town in the province. The province borders Quezon to the west, Camarines Sur to the south, and the Philippine Sea to the north. It has historically been a Bikol-speaking region. However, there has been a language shift in recent years to Tagalog, which is more commonly used nowadays. History Spanish colonial era Spanish ''conquistador'' Juan de Salcedo, dispatched by Miguel López de Legazpi to explore the island in 1571, influenced the existence of Camarines Norte. After subduing Taytay, Rizal, Taytay and Cainta, Rizal, Cainta, he marched further across Laguna (province), Laguna and Quezon Province, Tayabas. He visited the rich gold-laden town of Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Mambulao and Paracale, obsessed by them about which he heard from nativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Districts Of Bataan
The legislative districts of Bataan are the representations of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Bataan in the List of legislatures of the Philippines, various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its Bataan's 1st congressional district, first, Bataan's 2nd congressional district, second and Bataan's 3rd congressional district, third congressional districts. History Before 1972, Bataan comprised a Bataan's at-large congressional district, lone legislative district, electing one representative to the various national legislatures, except during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines when the province sent two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province continued to comprise a lone district. The province was repre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bataan
Bataan (, , , ; ) , officially the Province of Bataan, is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula on Luzon, Bataan is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic Bay to the north-west, and encloses Manila Bay to the east. The Battle of Bataan is known in history as one of the last stands of American and Filipino soldiers before they were overwhelmed by the Japanese forces in World War II. The Bataan Death March was named after the province, where the infamous march started. History Aeta peoples The first inhabitants of the Bataan peninsula are the Ayta Magbeken people. The next group of inhabitants were Kapampangans, who settled on eastern Bataan. Tagalog migration Later on, Tagalogs from southern Luzon, most specifically Cavite, migrated to par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine Roman
Geraldine Batista Roman (born Gerry Batista Roman; April 23, 1967) is a Filipino journalist and politician serving as the Representative of Bataan's 1st district since 2016. She is the first transgender person elected to the Congress of the Philippines. She was named as one of the 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2016 by US-based ''Foreign Policy'' magazine, and one of the 13 Inspiring Women of 2016 by ''Time'' magazine. She has been a member of the Lakas–CMD party since 2020, having previously been a member of the Liberal Party from 2015 to 2017 and PDP-Laban from 2017 to 2020. Biography Geraldine Roman was born as a male, second of four children born into the family of politicians Herminia Roman and Antonino Roman, Jr. She was teased by her classmates but her father taught her to be confident. Roman attended the basic education unit of Ateneo de Manila University for her elementary and high school studies. For her collegiate studies, she attended the University of the Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
