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Tarlac's 1st Congressional District
Tarlac's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Tarlac. 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 northern Tarlac municipalities of Anao, Camiling, Mayantoc, Moncada, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Clemente, San Manuel and Santa Ignacia. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Jaime D. Cojuangco of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). Representation history Election results 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 See also *Legislative districts of Tarlac The legislative districts of Tarlac are the representations of the province of Tarlac 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 ... References {{coord missing, Philipp ... [...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] |
Nationalist People's Coalition
The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservative political party in the Philippines, founded in 1992 by then-presidential candidate Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. History The Party was founded in 1992 after some members of the Nacionalista Party led by then Rizal Governor Isidro Rodriguez bolted from the party after some disagreements with party leader and then-Vice President Salvador Laurel in preparation for the 1992 presidential elections. Members of the civil society including the business sector who called themselves "Friends of Danding" invited business tycoon Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco, a former associate of the long-term authoritarian president Ferdinand Marcos, to run as president and Senator Joseph Estrada as vice president. Cojuangco lost the presidential race, finishing third while Estrada won the Vice Presidency by a landslide. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Philippine Legislature
The Fourth Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1916 to March 8, 1919. Sessions *First Regular Session: October 16, 1916– February 8, 1917 **''First Special Session'': February 12 – 22, 1917 *Second Regular Session: October 16, 1917 – February 8, 1918 **''Second Special Session'': September 30 – October 2, 1918 *Third Regular Session: October 7, 1918 – February 8, 1919 **''Third Special Session'': March 1 – 8, 1919 Legislation The Fourth Philippine Legislature passed a total of 204 laws (Act Nos. 2665 – 2868).Senate Diary, 4th Philippine Legislature (written in Spanish), October 23, 1916, p32. Adams Building, US Library of Congress, from research of Dr. Abraham T. Rasul, Jr, Washington DC Leadership Senate *President of the Senate ::Manuel L. Quezon ( Nacionalista, Fifth District) *Majority Floor Leader: :: Francisco F. Villanueva ( Nacionalista, Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Philippine Assembly Elections
Philippine Assembly and local elections were held in the Philippines on June 4, 1912. Results See also *Commission on Elections *Politics of the Philippines *Philippine elections 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 ... External linksOfficial website of the Commission on Elections {{Philippine elections 1912 1912 elections in the Philippines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Philippine Legislature
The Third Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1912, to February 24, 1916. Sessions *First Regular Session: October 16, 1912– February 3, 1913 **''First Special Session'': February 6 – 11, 1913 *Second Regular Session: October 16, 1913 – February 3, 1914 **''Second Special Session'': February 4 – 28, 1914 *Third Regular Session: October 16, 1914 – February 5, 1915 *Fourth Regular Session: October 16, 1915 – February 4, 1916 **''Second Special Session'': February 14 – 24, 1916 Legislation The Third Philippine Legislature passed a total of 473 laws (Act Nos. 2192–2664) Leadership Philippine Commission *Governor-General and ex-officio President of the Philippine Commission: ::William Cameron Forbes ::Francis Burton Harrison ''appointed on September 2, 1913'' Philippine Assembly *Speaker of the Philippine Assembly ::Sergio Osmeña ( Nacionalista, 2nd District ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Gerona, Tarlac
Gerona, officially the Municipality of Gerona ( pam, Balen ning Gerona; tgl, Bayan ng Gerona), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 94,485 people. The MacArthur Highway goes through the center of the town. Geography Gerona is one of the 17 towns of the province of Tarlac. It is bounded on the north by Paniqui; on the east by the Pura; on the south by Tarlac City (the provincial capital); and on the west by Santa Ignacia. The town is from Tarlac City, the provincial capital; from Clark Special Economic Zone in Angeles City; from the regional center San Fernando, Pampanga, and north of Metro Manila. Gerona has a land area of of plain and rugged agricultural land representing 4.63% of the province total area. The Tarlac River, which originates from the eastern slopes of the Zambales Mountains, cuts across the west central areas, dividing the town into two parts. The eastern area consists of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Philippine Assembly Elections
The first Philippine Assembly elections were held across the Philippines on July 30, 1907. The Philippine Organic Act of 1902 established a bicameral Philippine Legislature composed of the appointed Philippine Commission as the upper house and the elected Philippine Assembly as the lower house. The first national election for a legislative body in the Philippines, and considered to be a de facto independence referendum, the newly-formed Nacionalista Party, advocating independence, defeated the more established Progresista Party, which were conservative. Formation of political parties With the conclusion of the Philippine–American War (then known as the "Philippine Insurrection") and the establishment of the American colonial Insular Government under the Philippine Organic Act of 1902, elections were held in various parts of the Philippines. Divisions developed between the ''Federalistas'' who advocated for statehood within the United States, and the ''Independistas'' tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progresista Party
The Progresista Party (Progressive Party, ''Partido Progresista'' in Tagalog and Spanish) was a conservative political party in the Philippines during the early 20th century. Formed in 1900 as the Federalist Party (Partido Federalista), the party originally had the Philippines becoming a U.S. state as one of its original platforms, which was later rescinded. Origins as the Partido Federalista After the defeat of the Filipinos by the Americans on the Philippine–American War (then known as the Philippine Insurrection), the Americans assessed the situation; the United States Congress passed the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 creating the Philippine Assembly. While the assembly had nationalists who wanted independence from the United States, most delegates pursued statehood within the U.S. These delegates, led by Pedro Paterno, formed the Partido Federal (Federalist Party or the Federalistas) on December 23, 1900. On that meeting, the party platform of the recognition of U.S. sovere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Philippine Legislature
The First Philippine Legislature was the first session of the Philippine Legislature, the first representative legislature of the Philippines. Then known as the Philippine Islands, the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States through the Insular Government. The Philippine Legislature consisted of an appointed upper house, the Philippine Commission, and an elected lower house, the Philippine Assembly. These bodies were the predecessors of the Philippine Senate and Philippine House of the Philippine Congress. Sessions * Inaugural Regular Session: October 16, 1907 – February 1, 1908 * First Regular Session: February 3, 1908 – May 21, 1908 * ''First Special Session'': May 22 – June 19, 1908 * Second Regular Session: February 1 – May 20, 1909 Legislation The First Philippine Legislature passed a total of 170 laws (Act Nos. 1801–1970) Major legislation * Act No. 1801 — ''Gabaldon Act'' Leadership Philippine Commission * Governor-General an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
