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Rainbow Coalition (Philippines)
The Rainbow Coalition was a multi-party coalition in the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 1992 to 1998. The Coalition was composed of Lakas, NPC (1992–1997), LDP, then known as Laban (1992–1997), Liberal, and Nacionalista, PDP–Laban, and KBL. The coalition was led by then- House Speaker Jose De Venecia. History After the plurality result victory of Fidel Valdez Ramos ( Lakas) as president in 1992, Pangasinan's Jose de Venecia (Lakas), from the 4th congressional district was tasked to create a multi-party coalition to solidify the House of Representatives: so the legislative agenda of the president could be passed into law. During that same election, Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP, then known as Laban) won the largest amount seats with 86, while Lakas gained 41 seats, and the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) of Danding Cojuangco, one of Ramos' opponent gained 30 seats. De Venecia later created a coalition with those parties, adding both the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose De Venecia
Jose Claveria de Venecia Jr. (), also known as JDV, Joe De V or Manong Joe (born December 26, 1936), is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the fourth highest-ranking official of the Philippines. He was the former president of the Philippines' dominant party, Lakas–CMD. He ran for president in the 1998 election, but lost to Vice President Joseph Estrada, finishing second among 11 candidates. Beginning in 1987, De Venecia has been elected to six terms as a Representative of the 4th district of Pangasinan. He served as Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives throughout the Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses of the Philippines. He had served for more than a year as the House Speaker of the Fourteenth Congress when on February 5, 2008, 174 representatives, or a considerable majority of members of the House, voted to remove de Venecia as Speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangasinan's 4th Congressional District
Pangasinan's 4th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Pangasinan. 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 Dagupan and adjacent municipalities of Manaoag, Mangaldan, San Fabian, Pangasinan, San Fabian and San Jacinto, Pangasinan, San Jacinto. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress of the Philippines, 20th Congress by Gina de Venecia of the Lakas–CMD (Lakas). Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district consisted of the central Pangasinan municipalities of Alcala, Pangasinan, Alcala, Bautista, Pangasinan, Bautista, Binalonan, Manaoag, Pozorrubio, Santo Tomas, Pangasinan, Santo Tomas, Sison, Pangasinan, Sison, Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Urdaneta, and Villasis. San Jacinto also first became part of the district from until 1935. Representation history Election res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomas Osmeña
Tomas "Tommy" de la Rama Osmeña (; born July 26, 1948) is a Filipino politician who was recently elected as the Vice Mayor of Cebu City in 2025 elections. He previously served as Mayor from 1987 to 1995, 2001 to 2010, and 2016 to 2019. He also served as Congressman representing the second district of Cebu City from 2010 to 2013. He is a grandson of former Philippine President Sergio Osmeña. He is also considered as the founder of Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan, a local political group run by the Osmeña family of Cebu. Early life and education Osmeña is the son of Senator Sergio Osmeña, Jr. and Lourdes de la Rama-Osmeña of Negros Occidental. He is the fourth among five siblings, namely former Senator Sergio III, Maria Victoria, Esteban and Georgia. His father, the son of former Philippine President Sergio Osmeña, was a politician from Cebu having served as Governor of Cebu, Mayor of Cebu City and Senator while his mother was the daughter of former Senator Este ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imee Marcos
Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios "Imee" Romualdez Marcos-Manotoc (; born November 12, 1955) is a Filipino politician and film producer serving as a Senate of the Philippines, senator since 2019. She previously served as governor of Ilocos Norte from 2010 to 2019 and as the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representative of Ilocos Norte's Ilocos Norte's 2nd congressional district, 2nd district from 1998 to 2007. She is a daughter of List of presidents of the Philippines, 10th President of the Philippines, Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos, and the older sister of the current president, Bongbong Marcos. Imee Marcos' political career began during Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, her father's martial law regime, becoming chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan#Predecessors, Kabataang Barangay (KB) Foundation in 1977 and a member of the Batasang Pambansa in 1984. It was during her KB term that activist Archimedes Trajano was abduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksyon Demokratiko
Aksyon Demokratiko (, ), or simply Aksyon, is a political party in the Philippines founded by Raul Roco. It was recognized as a national political party in 1998 by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and is considered to be one of the major parties in the Philippines. Manila Mayor-elect Isko Moreno currently acts as president of the party. History 1998 elections: Foundation of Aksyon Senator Raul Roco resigned from LDP to form ''Aksyon Demokratiko'' for his plans for running in the 1998 presidential elections. He chose peace negotiator Irene Santiago as his vice-presidential candidate. However, both lost to then Vice President Joseph Estrada and then-Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. 2001 elections Aksyon joined the People Power Coalition, with economist and former NEDA Director General Winnie Monsod as one of its senatorial candidates from Aksyon in 2001 senatorial elections. Monsod campaigned for IT-ready teachers, and solving Mindanao issues, but she lost th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partido Para Sa Demokratikong Reporma
The Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (PDR, ), commonly known as Partido Reporma, is a political party in the Philippines. History 1998 elections: de Villa for President It was founded by former Defense Secretary Renato de Villa when he left the ruling Lakas after failing to get the nomination as the party's presidential candidate in the 1998 elections. He chose then Pangasinan governor Oscar Orbos as his running mate. The Lapiang Manggagawa (Workers' Party) forged an electoral alliance with Reporma for the 1998 elections, and the two parties contested in the elections as "Reporma–LM". However, De Villa and Orbos both lost to Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, respectively. The alliance also failed to win seats in the 1998 Philippine Senate election. Haydee Yorac, Roy Señeres, and Rey Langit were among the candidates who failed to win a single seat in the Senate. 2004 Elections: Joining Alyansa In the 2004 elections, Reporma supported the candid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
The speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines (), more popularly known as the House speaker, is the presiding officer and the highest-ranking official of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives, as well as the fourth-highest official of the government of the Philippines. The speaker is elected by a majority of all of the representatives from among themselves. The speaker is the third and last in the line of succession to the presidency, after the vice president and the Senate president. A speaker may be removed from office in a coup, or can be replaced by death or resignation. In some cases, a speaker may be compelled to resign at the middle of a Congress' session after he has lost support of the majority of congressmen; in that case, an election for a new speaker is held. Despite being a partisan official, the speaker (or whoever is presiding) does not vote unless in breaking ties in accordance with the Rules of the House of Representativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 14, 2001. This was the next election succeeding the events of the 2001 EDSA Revolution that deposed Joseph Estrada from the presidency; his vice president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo became president, and her party, Lakas, and by extension the People Power Coalition (PPC), dominated the midterm elections winning majority of the seats in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. The elected representatives served in the 12th Congress from 2001 to 2004. Electoral system The House of Representatives shall have not more than 250 members, unless otherwise fixed by law, of which 20% shall be elected via the party-list system, while the rest are elected via congressional districts. In this election, there are 209 seats voted via first-past-the-post in single-member districts. Each province, and a city with a population of 250,000, is guaranteed a seat, with more populous provinces and cities divided ... [...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] |
Presidency Of Joseph Estrada
Joseph Estrada began his presidency at noon on June 30, 1998, following his inauguration as the 13th president of the Philippines, succeeding Fidel Ramos. He was deposed on January 20, 2001, following the Second EDSA Revolution. Estrada campaigned on a pro-poor platform. He ordered the removal of all sovereign guarantees on contracts for public projects which would require the sovereign Filipino people to assume the financial losses of private companies doing business with the government. He made efforts to clean the bureaucracy by ordering the immediate relief of corrupt officials in the military and police hierarchy. He ordered a wide-ranging investigation of all government contracts entered into by the previous administration to ensure these were above-board and directly advantageous to the citizenry. He also ordered the investigation of suspected big-time tax evaders including individuals who had contributed to his presidential campaign. He undertook an aggressive housing pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second EDSA Revolution
The Second EDSA Revolution (), also known as the Second People Power Revolution, EDSA 2001, or EDSA II (pronounced ''EDSA Two'' or ''EDSA Dos'', the Spanish word for "two"), was a political protest from January 17–20, 2001 which peacefully overthrew the government of Joseph Estrada, the thirteenth president of the Philippines. Following allegations of corruption against Estrada and his subsequent investigation by Congress, impeachment proceedings against the president were opened on January 16. The decision by several senators not to examine a letter which would purportedly prove Estrada's guilt sparked large protests at the EDSA Shrine in Metro Manila, and calls for Estrada's resignation intensified in the following days, with the Armed Forces withdrawing their support for the president on January 19. On January 20 Estrada left office without formally resigning and fled Malacañang Palace with his family. He was succeeded by Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Estrada
Joseph Ejercito Estrada (; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor, who served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 until his resignation in 2001. Estrada previously served as the ninth vice president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998, the 22nd mayor of Manila, the country's capital from 2013 to 2019, and the 14th Mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila, mayor of San Juan from 1969 to 1986. In 2000, he became the first chief executive in Asia to be formally impeached, resigning two months later at the height of the Second EDSA Revolution. As a result, Estrada served the third shortest term as Philippine president, after Emilio Aguinaldo and Sergio Osmeña. Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over a hundred films in an acting career spanning some three decades. He also worked as a model, beginning as a fashion and ramp model at the age of 13. He used his pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
