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Manila's 4th Congressional District
Manila's 4th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Manila. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1949. The district consists of barangays 395 to 586 in the northern Manila district of Sampaloc. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Edward Maceda of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and Asenso Manileño. Representation history Election results 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 See also *Legislative districts of Manila The highly urbanized city of Manila is currently represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines by its six congressional districts. Every three years, each district elects one representative who will sit on their behalf in Congres ... References {{coord missing, Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Manila 1949 establishments in the Philippines Congres ... [...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] |
1949 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 8, 1949. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. This will be the first time in what would be a pattern in which the party of the incumbent president wins the elections for the members of the House of Representatives. The elected representatives served in the 2nd Congress from 1949 to 1953. Results Note :A. The combined number of seats of the Liberal Party before it was divided into two factions. See also *2nd Congress of the Philippines References * * * {{Philippine elections 1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ... 1949 elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Congress Of The Philippines
The 5th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Ikalimang Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from January 22, 1962, until December 17, 1965, during the presidency of Diosdado Macapagal. Sessions *First Regular Session: January 22 – May 17, 1962 *Second Regular Session: January 28 – May 23, 1963 **''First Special Session'': June 10 – July 12, 1963 *Third Regular Session: January 27 – May 21, 1964 **''Second Special Session'': May 22 – June 25, 1964 **''Third Special Session'': June 26 – July 8, 1964 **''Fourth Special Session'': August 3–15, 1964 *Fourth Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1965 **''Fifth Special Session'': May 21 – June 24, 1965 **''Sixth Special Session'': June 30 – July 12, 1965 **First Joint Session: March 1 – May 5, 1965 **Second Joint Session: December 14–17, 1965 Legislation The Fifth Congress passed a total of 1,192 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 3451 – 4642) Major legislati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 12, 1957. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Carlos P. Garcia's Nacionalista Party, won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. The elected representatives served in the 4th Congress from 1957 to 1961. Results See also * 4th Congress of the Philippines References * * * {{Philippine elections 1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ... 1957 elections in the Philippines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Congress Of The Philippines
The 4th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Ikaapat na Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from January 27, 1958, until December 13, 1961, during the second term of President Carlos P. Garcia. Sessions *First Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1958 **''First Special Session'': May 26 – June 7, 1958 *Second Regular Session: January 26 – May 21, 1959 **''Second Special Session'': June 1 – July 4, 1959 *Third Regular Session: January 25 – May 19, 1960 **''Third Special Session'': June 14 – July 18, 1960 *Fourth Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1961 **''Informal Meeting'': July 15, 1961 **Joint Session: December 12–13, 1961 Legislation The Fourth Congress passed a total of 1,401 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 2050 – 3450) Major Legislation Leadership Senate *President of the Senate: :: Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. ( NP) *Senate President Pro-Tempore: ::Fernando Lopez ( NP) *Majority Floor Leader: : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 10, 1953. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. However, Ramon Magsaysay of the opposition Nacionalista Party was elected president, and several elected Liberal Party congressmen defected to the Nacionalista Party, leading to José Laurel, Jr. being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. The elected representatives served in the 3rd Congress from 1953 to 1957. Results Note :A. The combined number of seats of the Liberal Party after the two factions merged back together. See also *3rd Congress of the Philippines References * * * {{Philippine elections 1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Osl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Congress Of The Philippines
The 3rd Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Ikatlong Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from January 25, 1954, until December 10, 1957, during the 39-month presidency of Ramon Magsaysay and the first nine months of Carlos P. García's presidency. Sessions *First Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1954 **''First Special Session'': July 19 – August 3, 1954 *Second Regular Session: January 24 – May 19, 1955 **''Second Special Session'': July 7 – August 10, 1955 *Third Regular Session: January 23 – May 17, 1956 **''Third Special Session'': June 21 – July 25, 1956 *Fourth Regular Session: January 28, 1957 – May 23, 1957 **Joint Session: December 10, 1957 Legislation The Third Congress passed a total of 1,077 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 973 – 2049) Major Legislation Leadership Senate *President of the Senate: :: Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. ( NP) *Senate President Pro-Tempore: :: Manuel C. Briones ( NP) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party (Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907; it was the ruling party from 1935 to 1946 (under Presidents Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña), 1953–1961 (under Presidents Ramon Magsaysay and Carlos P. Garcia) and 1965–1972 (under President Ferdinand Marcos). Ideology The Nacionalista Party was initially created as a Filipino nationalist party that supported Philippine independence until 1946 when the United States granted independence to the country.Liow, J.; Leifer, M. (1995)''Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia'' New York: Routledge. Retrieved October 16, 2017. Since then, many scholarly articles that dealt with the history of political parties during the Third Republic agreed that the party has been increasingly populist,Celo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Ana, Manila
Santa Ana is a district in the City of Manila, Philippines. It is located on the city's southeast, bordering the cities of Mandaluyong and Makati in the east, the city districts of Paco and Pandacan in the west, and Santa Mesa in the north. It is part of the 6th congressional district of Manila, with thirty-five barangays. Based on the 2020 national census, the Philippine Statistics Authority reports that the district has a population of 203,598. Etymology When the Catholic missionaries asked the natives the name of the area, they pointed to the banks of the Pasig River. The locals responded with "sapa" or the Tagalog word for marshes, thinking they were referring to the terrain instead of the place name. The Franciscan missionaries henceforth dedicated the district to Saint Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and called it ''Santa Ana de Sapa'' ("Saint Anne of the Marshes"). History The original name of Santa Ana before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Area, Manila
The Port Area is a district of the city of Manila, Philippines. It is entirely a reclaimed land occupied by Manila South Harbor and Baseco Compound. It is bounded on the north by Pasig River, facing the districts of Tondo and San Nicolas, on the west by Manila Bay, on the east by Intramuros, separated by Radial Road 1, and on the south by Ermita. Post-war developments at the Manila South Harbor eventually paved the way for the migration of people from the different provinces, making it one of the largest urban poor community in the Philippines. Barangays The district of Port Area is made up of 5 barangays, numbered 649, 650, 651, 652 and 653. Barangay 649 contains the Engineer's Island, now informally known as the Baseco Compound Baseco, also known as the Baseco Compound or Barangay 649, Zone 68, is a barangay in Port Area, Manila. It largely consists of Engineer's Island. History The land which covers Baseco today was once the location of a dockyard of the National Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandacan
Pandacan is a district in Manila, Philippines which is known in recent history for its former Pandacan oil depot which supplies the majority of oil exports in the country. Profile In 2000, Pandacan had a total population of close to 82,194. The original residents of the district are Tagalog migrants from the province of Bulacan. When the district grew and progressed as a manufacturing center for Manila, several ethnic groups from other parts of the country migrated into the district after the Second World War. The district is bounded to the north and northeast by the Pasig River, the Estero de Pandacan to the west and south and the district of Santa Ana to the southeast. Socioeconomically, the majority of the residents of Pandacan range from lower- to upper-middle class. Original residents are gainfully employed as blue-collar workers in the nearby factories and oil depots, while those in the service sector are generally employed in nearby Makati, the country's central busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paco, Manila
Paco, formerly known as Dilao, is a Manila#Barangays and districts, district of Manila, Philippines located south of the Pasig River, and San Miguel, Manila, San Miguel, west of Santa Ana, Manila, Santa Ana, southwest of Pandacan, Manila, Pandacan, north of Malate, Manila, Malate, northwest of San Andres, Manila, San Andres Bukid, and east of Ermita, Manila, Ermita. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,839 people. History Paco was known as Dilao because of the Amaryllis plants that were once plentiful in this district. Dilao or ''dilaw'' is a Tagalog language, Tagalog word for the color yellow. Although, some sources say, it was named Dilao or "Yellow Plaza" by the Spain, Spanish settlers because of the Japanese migrants who lived there, describing their physiognomy. Spanish Franciscan missionaries founded the town of Paco as early as 1580. It was a town part of the province of Manila (province), Tondo, which was later renamed Manila in 1859, until 1901. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
