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Bohol Provincial Board
The Bohol Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Bohol. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into three districts, the first two sending three members to the provincial board, while the third sends four members; the electorate votes, and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. The vice governor is the ''ex officio'' presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide. The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Bohol. District apportionment List of members An additional three ''ex officio'' members are the presidents of the provincial chapters of the Association of Barangay Captains, the Councilors' League, the Sangguniang Kabataan provincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government Code Of The Philippines
Codification (law), Codification of laws is a common practice in the Philippines. Many general areas of substantive law, such as criminal law, Civil law (common law), civil law and labor law are governed by legal codes. Tradition of codification Codification is predominant in countries that adhere to the legal system of Civil law (legal system), civil law. Spain, a civil law country, introduced the practice of codification in the Philippines, which it had History of the Philippines (1521–1898), colonized beginning in the late 16th century. Among the codes that Spain enforced in the Philippines were the Spanish Civil Code and the Penal Code. The practice of codification was retained during the period of History of the Philippines (1898–1946), American colonial period, even though the United States was a common law jurisdiction. However, during that same period, many common law principles found their way into the legal system by way of legislation and by judicial pronouncemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plurality-at-large Voting
Plurality block voting, also known as plurality-at-large voting, block vote or block voting (BV) is a non- proportional voting system for electing representatives in multi-winner elections. Each voter may cast as many votes as the number of seats to be filled. The usual result where the candidates divide into parties is that the most popular party in the district sees its full slate of candidates elected in a seemingly landslide victory. The term "plurality at-large" is in common usage in elections for representative members of a body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body (for example, a city, state or province, nation, club or association). Where the system is used in a territory divided into multi-member electoral districts the system is commonly referred to as "block voting" or the "bloc vote". These systems are usually based on a single round of voting, but can also be used in the runoffs of majority-at-large voting, as in some local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakas–CMD (1991)
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (), abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and popularly known as Lakas, was a political party in the Philippines. Its ideology and that of its successor is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy. The party's influence on Philippine society is very strong, especially after the People Power Revolution, which has led the country to elect two presidents from the party, namely Fidel V. Ramos, a United Methodist, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a Roman Catholic. In May 2009, Lakas–CMD merged with Arroyo's Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino, thereby being known as Lakas Kampi CMD, a completely new entity. In May 2012, Lakas Kampi CMD renamed itself again as Lakas–CMD after the separation of KAMPI. History Early days and Ramos administration In late 1985, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (founded in February 1982), Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN), and Lakas ng Bansa parties united to form the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) coalition. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rene Relampagos
Rene Lopez Relampagos (born December 28, 1963) is a Filipino politician. He is a former vice-governor of the Province of Bohol after having been elected in the local elections as part of the 2019 Philippine General Election and ending his term on June 30, 2022. He has also served three terms as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 1st congressional district of the Province of Bohol. Biography and career Rene Lopez Relampagos was born on December 28, 1963, in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. He is the son of the former Loon, Bohol mayor Juan "Aning" M. Relampagos and Esperanza "Nene" Lopez Relampagos. Political career He started his political career as Technical Consultant for Youth and Sports Development of the Bohol Provincial Government from 1988 to 1989. He then became board member of the Province of Bohol from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, he was elected as Vice Governor of the Provincial Government of Bohol and served until 1995. He se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionisio Balite
Dionisio, a variant of Dionysius, may refer to: People Given name * Dionisio Lazzari (1617-1689), Italian sculptor and architect * Dionisio Aguado y García (1784-1849), Spanish classical guitarist and composer * Papa Isio (1846-1911), Dionisio Magbuelas, Filipino leader of babaylanes * Dionisio Anzilotti (1867-1950), Italian jurist and judge * Dionisio Jakosalem (1878-1931), Filipino governor * Dionisio Carreras (1890-1949), Spanish long-distance runner * Dionisio Fernández (boxer) (born 1907), Spanish boxer * Dionisio Mejía (1907-1963), Mexican football forward * Dionisio Fernández (sport shooter) (born 1921), Argentine sports shooter * Dionísio Azevedo (1922-1994), Brazilian actor, director, and writer * Dionisio Romero (born 1936), Peruvian banker * Dionisio Gutiérrez (born 1959), Guatemalan businessman * Dionisio D'Aguilar (born 1964), Bahamian politician * Dionisio Cimarelli (born 1965), Italian sculptor * Dionísio (footballer, born 1970), Dionísio Domingos Rangel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Caesar Herrera
Julius Caesar Falar Herrera (born April 21, 1953) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. Herrera served as Vice Governor of Bohol and as president of the Vice Governors League of the Philippines. He was married to Atty. Florenda Leyson Herrera. Education Herrera finished Bachelor of Laws at the University of San Jose Recoletos in Cebu City in 1980 and in 1981 successfully passed the Bar examination. *Elementary education, Zapatera Elementary School, 1964 *Secondary education, University of San Carlos, 1972 *College, Bachelor of Laws, University of San Jose–Recoletos The University of San Jose–Recoletos, also referred to by its acronym USJ–R or to its colloquially shortened name San Jose, is a private Catholic research and coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Order of Augustin ..., 1980 Sources * https://web.archive.org/web/20080729003802/http://www.lvgp.gov.ph/resolutions/2005-004.html * http://vgo-sp.bohol.gov.ph/index.php?module=announce&A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Philippine Barangay And Sangguniang Kabataan Elections
Barangay elections in the Philippines were held on May 14, 2018. The election shall elect the '' Punong Barangay'', more commonly known as barangay captains, and members of the ''Sangguniang Barangay'', or barangay council, in 41,948 barangays (villages) throughout the country whose terms start on June 30, 2018. Barangays are the smallest local government unit in the Philippines. Elections for the reformed Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; youth councils) will also be held at the same time. This shall be the first SK elections since 2010. Originally scheduled for October 2016, these elections supposedly concluded the 2016 election cycle that started in May with the election of the Philippine president, the members of Philippine Congress and provincial, city and municipal officials. It was then postponed to October 2017, then was postponed further to May 2018. There were attempts to postpone it further, but Congress ran out of time to pass a law to postpone the elections further. Upon t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangguniang Kabataan
Sangguniang Kabataan (abbreviated as SK; ) is a council meant to represent the youth in each barangay in the Philippines. It was put "on hold", but not quite abolished, prior to the 2013 barangay elections. In January 2016, the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act was signed into law which made some significant changes to the SK and initially scheduled new elections for October 2016. In March 2017, the elections were postponed anew to May 2018. The SK Chairman leads the Sangguniang Kabataan. A Local Youth Development Council (LYDC) composed of representatives of different local youth groups supports the SK and its programs. The Sangguniang Kabataan is the successor of the Kabataang Barangay (KB; ) which was abolished by the Local Government Code of 1991. The author, Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. abolished KB because of allegations that this organization faced. Function and structure Each Barangay houses a Sangguniang Kabataan composed of a chairman, seven members, a secretary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Barangay Captains
The Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas (League of Barangays in the Philippines) and the Asosasyon ng mga Kapitan ng Barangay (Association of Barangay Captains) or ABC are formal organizations of all the barangays in the Philippines. Presently, almost 42,000 barangays are part of this organization, making it the association of Philippine local government units with the largest membership. The current association is just the latest form of an organization that has been known by various names in the past, such as the Barrio Lieutenants’ Association of the Philippines (BLAP), the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC), and the Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Barangay (PKB). Each barangay is represented in the League by their '' Punong Barangay'' (Barangay Chairman/Head/Captain). In case of his absence or incapacity, a ''sanggunian'' member of the barangay shall be its representative after being elected for this purpose by its members. History The Liga ng mga Barangay began with the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Districts Of Bohol
The legislative districts of Bohol are the representations of the province of Bohol 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, second, and third congressional districts. History Bohol had been divided into three congressional districts since 1907, although the district configurations were altered with the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1987. It was part of the representation of Region VII from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected three assemblymen at-large. 1st District *City: Tagbilaran *Municipalities: Alburquerque, Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Catigbian, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Sikatuna, Tubigon *Population (2015): 443,038 1907–1972 *Municipalities: Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Tagbilaran (became city 1966), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
