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Bulacan's 2nd Congressional District
Bulacan's 2nd congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan. 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 Baliwag and the municipalities of Bustos and Plaridel. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Tina Pancho of the National Unity Party (NUP). Representation history Election results 2022 Municipalities: Baliuag, Bustos, Plaridel 2019 Municipalities: Balagtas, Baliuag, Bocaue, Bustos, Guiguinto, Pandi, Plaridel 2016 Municipalities: Balagtas, Baliuag, Bocaue, Bustos, Guiguinto, Pandi, Plaridel 2013 Municipalities: Balagtas, Baliuag, Bocaue, Bustos, Guiguinto, Pandi, Plaridel 2010 Municipalities: Balagtas, Baliuag, Bocaue, Bustos, Guiguinto, Pandi, Plaridel See also *Legislative districts of Bulacan The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( fil, Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, italic=unset, ''Kamara'' or ''Kamara de Representantes'' from the Spanish language, Spanish word ''cámara'', meaning "chamber") 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 lower house is usually called Congress, although the term collectively refers to both houses. Members of the House are officially styled as ''representative'' (''kinatawan'') and sometimes informally called ''congressmen'' or ''congresswomen'' (''mga kongresista'') and are elected to a three-year term. They can be re-elected, but cannot serve more than three consecutive terms except with an interruption of one term like the senate. Around eighty percent of congressmen are district representatives, representing a particular geographical area. The 19th Congress has 253 Congressional districts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angat, Bulacan
Angat, officially the Municipality of Angat ( tgl, Bayan ng Angat), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,617 people. Etymology The Town of Angat got its name after the Tagalog word ''Angat'' (A-ngat), meaning 'elevated' or 'a high piece of land'. History Angat was originally a part of the Old Pueblo de Quingua, now Municipality of Plaridel. This fact was due most probably to the situation of the Rio de Quingua Angat River, which directly connects the town of Quingua, a community then located in the center of vast lands, covering plains and mountains alike. Augustinian missionaries built a small ''visita'' (chapel) under the Parochial ministry of Paroquia de Santiago Matamoro de Quingua. In 1683 the ''visita'' of Angat made a Town Church and the whole Angat where established as a new Pueblo. Today, still stands and legible, is the inscription at the façade of her church with a Roman Num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Ildefonso, Bulacan
San Ildefonso, officially the Municipality of San Ildefonso ( tgl, Bayan ng San Ildefonso) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 115,713 people. With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the municipality is now part of Manila's built-up area which makes San Ildefonso its northernmost part. San Ildefonso is from Malolos and from Manila. History The early inhabitants called this town Bulak because of the abundant 'kapok' trees ('bulak' in vernacular) growing on the hill where the town is now. Bulak was then a barrio of San Rafael. There were only about 3,000 inhabitants. The early inhabitants were people from neighboring towns and provinces who preferred to settle in this place because of its good agricultural prospects. When the Spaniards came, the name Bulak was changed to Hacienda San Juan de Dios because 15,500 hectares of grazing and farming grounds were claimed by the friars. The peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norzagaray
Norzagaray, officially the Municipality of Norzagaray ( tgl, Bayan ng Norzagaray), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,064 people. It is the location of Angat Dam which sits on the lower realms of the Sierra Madre mountain range, the Dam is notable for being a major water and power supply for the National Capital Region. History The nucleus of what today is the town of Norzagaray traces from the old barrio ''Casay'' and barrio ''Matictic'' which was ecclesiastically and politically administered by the Augustinians from the town of Angat as its visitas as shown in the document "''Mapa del Teritorio de Bulacan''" by Fray Emmanuel Blanco O.S.A in 1832 which appeared in another document "''Administracion Espiritual de los Padres Agustinos calzados de la Provincia del Dulce Nombre de Jesus de las Islas Filipinas''" of Fray Francisco Villacorta in 1833. The people of Barrio Casay worked for ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Philippine Assembly Elections
Philippine Assembly elections were held in the Philippines on November 2, 1909. Results Votes by province Note :A. Members of the Independent and Inmediatista factions were absorbed by the Nacionalista Party. This led to the combination of their seats which totaled to 59 seats. See also *Commission on Elections *Politics of the Philippines *Philippine elections References External links Official website of the Commission on Elections {{Philippine elections 1909 Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ... November 1909 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Philippine Legislature
The Second Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from March 28, 1910 to February 6, 1912. Sessions **''First Special Session'': March 28 – April 19, 1910 *First Regular Session: October 17, 1910 – February 3, 1911 *Second Regular Session: October 16, 1911 – February 1, 1912 **''Second Special Session'': February 2 – 6, 1912 Legislation The Second Philippine Legislature passed a total of 221 laws (Act Nos. 1971–2191) Leadership Philippine Commission *Governor-General: William Cameron Forbes Philippine Assembly *Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Cebu-2nd, Nacionalista) Members Philippine Commission Sources: * Colby, Frank Moore (1911). ''The New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress for the Year 1910''. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. * ''Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session of the First Philippine Legislature''. Manila: Bureau of Print ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariano Ponce
Mariano Ponce y Collantes (March 22, 1863 – May 23, 1918) was a Filipino physician, writer and active member of the Propaganda Movement. In Spain, he was among the founders of ''La Solidaridad'' and ''Asociación Hispano-Filipino''. Among his significant works was ''Efemerides Filipinas'', a column on historical events in the Philippines which appeared in ''La Oceania Española'' (1892–1893) and ''El Ideal'' (1911–1912). He wrote ''Ang Wika at Lahi'' (1917), a discussion on the importance of a national language. He also served as Bulacan's representative to the Philippine Assembly from 1909 to 1912. Biography Ponce was born in Baliwag, Bulacan where he completed his primary education. He later enrolled at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran and took up medicine at the University of Santo Tomas. In 1881, he traveled to Spain to continue his medical studies at the Universidad Central de Madrid. There he joined Marcelo H. del Pilar, Graciano López Jaena, José Rizal and ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria, Bulacan
Santa Maria ( , ), officially the Municipality of Santa Maria ( tgl, Bayan ng Santa Maria), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 289,820 people. representing 7.8% of the population of the province. Located on the banks of the Santa Maria River (Philippines), Santa Maria River, north of Manila, Santa Maria has been a thriving settlement for almost four centuries. It was founded as a ''barrio'' of Bocaue in the early 17th century until it was established as an independent municipality on November 26, 1793, by the Spanish Friars in Colonial Philippines, Spanish friar Francisco Dominguez Javier Franciscan, OFM. Known before as ''Santa Maria de Pandi'' (), it is named under the patronage of the Virgin Mary, Immaculate Conception (also known as La Purisima Concepcion). Its administrative center, the Poblacion, forms as the historic core of the mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Rafael, Bulacan
San Rafael, officially the Municipality of San Rafael ( tgl, Bayan ng San Rafael), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 103,097 people. With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, San Rafael is now included in the Greater Manila's built-up conurbation area which reaches San Ildefonso, Bulacan at its northernmost part. San Rafael is from Malolos, the provincial capital, and from Manila, the country's capital. History Spanish era The San Juan de Dios Church still stands as the silent witness of the bloody battles that the Filipino insurgents fought during the Philippine Revolution of 1896. This church was used as military barracks for almost three days, after the insurgents had destroyed all papers and documents they found in the convents. When the Spanish Cazadores learned of these rebellious activities, they entered the church and fought the insurgents. The combatants fought heavily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Miguel, Bulacan
San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel ( tgl, Bayan ng San Miguel), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 172,073 people. It is the third largest municipality by area in the province after Doña Remedios Trinidad and Norzagaray. Etymology There are two accounts on the origin of the town's name: * According to the 1953 journal ''History of Bulacan'', the town was originally named ''Mayumo'' from the Kapampangan term for "sweets". The name San Miguel was added by the Augustinian missionaries who selected Michael the Archangel as the patron saint of the town. * An account tells that the two leaders decided to form a town named Miguel De Mayumo after the name of Miguel Pineda and ''Mayumo'', from the Kapampangan term and for the goodwill and generosity of Mariano Puno. History The municipality of San Miguel de Mayumo was established in 1763 by Carlos Agustin Maniquiz, Maria Juana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valenzuela, Metro Manila
Valenzuela (, Tagalog: ), officially the City of Valenzuela ( fil, Lungsod ng Valenzuela), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 714,978 people. It is the 6th most populous city in the National Capital Region, and the 11th most populous in the country. It is located about north of Manila, the nation's capital. Valenzuela is categorized under Republic Act Nos. 7160 and 8526 as a highly urbanized, first-class city based on income classification and number of population. A landlocked chartered city located on the island of Luzon, it is bordered by the province of Bulacan, and cities of Caloocan, Malabon and Quezon City. Valenzuela shares border and access to Tenejeros-Tullahan River with Malabon. It has a total land area of , where its residents are composed of about 72% Tagalog people followed by 5% Bicolanos with a small percentage of foreign nationals. Valenzuela was named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obando, Bulacan
Obando, officially the Municipality of Obando ( tgl, Bayan ng Obando), is a 2nd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,978 people. It is away from the Philippine capital Manila and is part of Manila's conurbation which reaches San Ildefonso in its northernmost part.''Obando, Bayang Pinagpala!'' (Obando, Blessed Town!), ''Pamahalaang Bayan ng Obando'' (Local Government of Obando), 2006/2007 History In the 18th century, the municipalities now known as Meycauayan, Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela (formerly Polo) and Obando comprised only one town, the Municipality of Meycauayan. The town of Polo and Obando, formed a barrio called Catanghalan. In the year 1623, the municipality of Polo was organized which included the present-day territories of the Town of Obando. By virtue of a decree promulgated during the time of Governor-General of the Philipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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