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Camarines Sur's 4th Congressional District
Camarines Sur's 4th congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives since 1987. The district consists of municipalities in the Partido (historical province), Partido region of eastern Camarines Sur, namely Caramoan, Garchitorena, Goa, Camarines Sur, Goa, Lagonoy, Presentacion, Sagñay, San Jose, Camarines Sur, San Jose, Siruma, Tigaon, Camarines Sur, Tigaon and Tinambac. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress of the Philippines, 18th Congress by Arnulf Bryan Fuentebella of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). Representation history Election results 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 See also *Legislative districts of Camarines Sur References {{coord missing, Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Camarines Sur 1987 establishments in the Philippines Congressio ... [...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] |
Arnulf Bryan Fuentebella
Arnulf Bryan "Arnie" Buquid Fuentebella (born January 29, 1976) is the incumbent representative of Camarines Sur's 4th district in the Philippines. He is also the former Municipal Mayor of Tigaon in the province of Camarines Sur. Early life and education Arnulf Bryan "Arnie" Fuentebella was born on January 29, 1976, in Tigaon to former Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives and Congressman Arnulfo "Noli" Fuentebella and Sagñay Municipal Mayor Evelyn B. Fuentebella. His brother is Camarines Sur's 4th district Representative Felix William B. Fuentebella. He graduated in the University of the Philippines Diliman being a Philosophy graduate and a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity. Political and professional career Fuentebella entered politics after barangay captains of Tigaon asked him to run for mayor in the 2007 elections. He won the elections over the incumbent mayor. He was instrumental for the proposed creation of a new province to be called as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bula, Camarines Sur
Bula, officially the Municipality of Bula (Rinconada Bikol: ''Banwaān ka Bula''; Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Bula''), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,143 people. History The town of Bula is historically considered as one of the first four mission towns of Camarines Sur founded by the Spanish conquistadores when they set foot on the Bicol soil coming from the Visayas in 1576. The other premier towns were Naga, Quipayo and Nabua. The Spaniards who first came to this place asked the men who were splitting bamboos about the name of the place, and since they did not understand the language, they thought that they were being asked about the name of the bamboo, and so they got the answer "Bu-la". And so Bula became the name of the town. However, it was only in 1578 when the natives where Christianized, so the National Historical Commission dates back the town's history to 1578. From this, the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buhi, Camarines Sur
Buhi, officially the Municipality of Buhi ( Buhinon: ''Banwaan nya Buhi''; Rinconada Bikol: ''Banwāan ka Buhi''; Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Buhi''), is a 1st class world class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 81,306 people. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Lake Buhi is home to the world's smallest edible fish locally known as "Sinarapan". Buhi is not just known for Lake Buhi but it is likewise the home to the world's smallest commercial fish locally known as the ''sinarapan'' (''Mystychtis luzonensis''). History The town known today as Buhi began as a small settlement by refugees fleeing the outrage of Mayon Volcano hundreds of years ago. These people founded a permanent settlement in an area close to the lake and flourished as time passed. The general exodus of people fleeing and being able to escape grave calamities such as Mayon's eruption was known in local vernacular as "naka-buhi". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bato, Camarines Sur
Bato, officially the Municipality of Bato (Rinconada Bikol: ''Banwāan ka Bato''; Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Bato''), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,155 people. The municipality of Bato, like Buhi town, is home to a lake teeming with various kinds of fishes. Sinarapan, the world's smallest commercially harvested fish, occupies the waters of Lake Bato. Also present, the lake abounds with tilapia housed in fish cages. Bato is from Pili and from Manila. History This town was formerly called as "Kaliligno" or "Caligno" named by the natives that settled along the river area. See also, the Bato's native Pre-Spanish Era Early Settlers. This small village later was elevated into a status of a town under the decree of Spanish Superior Government on February 15, 1753. Years back, a parish was already existing which was also made under the same decree. This parish adopted "The Most Holy Trini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balatan, Camarines Sur
Balatan, officially the Municipality of Balatan (Rinconada Bikol: ''Banwaān ka Balatan''; Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Balatan''), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,669 people. Balatan was founded by Don Gregorio Balatan, also its first mayor and founder of the municipality's first school, the Balatan Institute Memorial High School (formerly Balatan Institute). The current and the 6th mayor is Ernesto "Bares" Arillas Bagasbas. The town's economy is supported by people from the Burias Island of Masbate province who are mostly trading their products in this small municipality. Balatan celebrates the Pintakasi and Pagkamundag Festivals annually on February 18 and December 1–3 respectively. History Balatan is not an old municipality like the other towns in the fourth district. It was once a ''sitio'' known as Siramag which belonged to the town of Nabua. In 1951, Camarines Sur Provincial Boa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baao, Camarines Sur
Baao, officially the Municipality of Baao (Rinconada Bikol: ''Banwāan ka Baao''; Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Baao)'' is 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,493 people. The municipality of Baao is within the 5th Congressional District of the province of Camarines Sur. The town is bounded on the north by the municipalities of Pili and Ocampo, on the east by the city of Iriga, on the west by Bula, and south by the municipality Nabua. Baao is from Pili and from Manila. Geography Barangays Baao is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Baao, Camarines Sur, was 61,493 people, with a density of . As of 2020 50,419 or 82% of people lived in urban areas while the remaining 11,074 18% people live in rural areas. Language Rinconada Bikol is the main language of the population. Baaoeños used the Baao variant, a lowland dialect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
Elections for the House of Representatives in the Philippines were held on May 11, 1987. This was the first legislative election since 1984, the first House of Representatives elections since 1969, and the first election since the People Power Revolution that overthrew president Ferdinand Marcos and brought Corazon Aquino to power after alleged election fraud by the former during the 1986 presidential election against the latter. Although no party surpassed 20% of the popular vote, candidates that ran under two or more parties won a quarter of the seats, followed by PDP–Laban and Lakas ng Bansa of subsequent speaker Ramon Mitra, Jr. that would later be the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino after some of the members of PDP–Laban defected. The Ferdinand Marcos loyalists either ran under the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, as independents, or found their way into the pro-Corazon Aquino parties. The pro-Aquino parties won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. Under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PDP–Laban
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (), abbreviated as PDP–Laban, is a democratic socialist List of political parties in the Philippines, political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was part of the country's ruling party alliance 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. History First major era (1983–1988) The party now known as PDP–Laban is the result of a merger between the ''Partido Demokratiko Pilipino'' and Lakas ng Bayan. Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) was founded on February 6, 1982, in Cebu City by Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr. and a group of protesters against the authoritarian government of Ferdinand Marcos, the List of presidents of the Philippines, 10th president of the Philippines, and his ruling party, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Congress Of The Philippines
The 8th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Ikawalong Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 27, 1987, until June 17, 1992, during the presidency of Corazon Aquino. This was the first Congress after the ratification of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. Legislation Laws passed by the 8th Congress: Leadership Senate *President of the Senate: :: Jovito R. Salonga (Liberal) :: Neptali A. Gonzales ( LDP) ''elected January 18, 1992'' *Senate President Pro-Tempore: :: Teofisto T. Guingona Jr. (Liberal) ::Sotero Laurel (UNIDO) ''elected July 23, 1990'' :: Ernesto M. Maceda (PDP–Laban) ''elected January 18, 1992'' *Majority Floor Leader: :: Orlando S. Mercado (Liberal) :: Teofisto T. Guingona Jr. (Liberal) ''elected July 23, 1990'' :: Alberto G. Romulo ( LDP) ''elected July 22, 1991'' *Minority Floor Leader :: Juan Ponce Enrile ( Nacionalista) :: Wigberto E. Tañada (Liberal) ''elected January 18, 1992' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Congress Of The Philippines
The 18th Congress of the Philippines ( fil, Ikalabingwalong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), 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, Senate President: **Tito Sotto (Nationalist People's Coalition, NPC), July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2022 *President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines, Senate President ''pro tempore'': **Ralph Recto (Nacionalista Party, Nacionalista), July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2022 *Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, Majority Floor Leader: **Juan Miguel Zubiri (Independent po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Gazette (Philippines)
The ''Official Gazette'', which is printed by the National Printing Office (NPO), is the public journal and main publication of the government of the Philippines. Its website only uploads what has been published; it is managed by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). History During the Spanish colonial period, there existed many publications by the government authorities in the islands. In 1852, the ''Boletin Oficial de Filipinas'' was created by law and featured not only official government issuances but also local and international news and among others, serialized Spanish novels. It ceased publication by a royal order in 1860. In 1861, it was revived as the ''Gaceta de Manila''. This was the official gazette of the government in the Philippines which published government announcements, new decrees, laws, military information, court decisions, and the like. It also republished notices originally appearing in the ''Gaceta de Madrid'' which were relevant to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
