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2019 Bulacan Local Elections
Bulacan local elections were held on May 13, 2019 as part of the 2019 Philippine general election. Voters selected their candidates of choice for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the four districts of Bulacan and the lone district of San Jose del Monte City. Gubernatorial and Vice Gubernatorial election Governor Incumbent Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado was term-limited; he switched places with incumbent Vice-Governor Daniel Fernando, who ran for governor. Fernando's opponents are incumbent Malolos mayor Christian "Agila" Natividad and former councilor Teddy "Aguila" Natividad. Vice Governor Incumbent Vice-Governor Daniel Fernando was term-limited; he switched places with incumbent Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, who ran for Vice-Governor. Asiong Mendiola, the running mate of Teddy Natividad, withdrew his candidacy. Sy-Alvarado' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Commission On Elections (Philippines)
The Commission on Elections (), abbreviated as , is one of the three Constitutional Commission#Philippines, constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections in the Philippines. The other two Constitutional Commissions are the Commission on Audit (Philippines), Commission on Audit and Civil Service Commission (Philippines), Civil Service Commission. Functions According to Article IX-C, Section 2 of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) shall exercise the following powers and functions: # Enforce and administer all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of an election, plebiscite, initiative, referendum, and recall. # Exercise exclusive original jurisdiction over all contests relating to the elections, returns, and qualifications of all elective regional, provincial, and city officials, and appellate jurisdiction over all contests involving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bocaue
Bocaue , officially the Municipality of Bocaue (), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 141,412 people. Among its tourist attractions are a town museum located near the municipality's center and the town's river festival celebrated on the first Sunday of every July. The river festival is in commemoration of the Holy Cross of Wawa, believed to be miraculous by the town's predominantly Roman Catholic population. The town's name comes from the Old Tagalog word "''Bukawe''", which refers to a type of long bamboo ('' Schyzostachyum lima''). History Bocaue was first established by Franciscan missionaries as a barrio and visita of Meycauayan in 1582 and as a town on April 11, 1606, under the advocacy of San Martin de Tours. It was the first town to be granted independence from the old Meycauayan that was then a very large town comprising the present territories of Meycauayan City, Marilao, Santa Maria, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Calumpit
Calumpit , officially the Municipality of Calumpit (, Kapampangan: ''Balen ning Calumpit''), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,471 people. The name "''Calumpit''" comes from the tree "'' Kalumpít''", a hardwood species similar to ''apalit'' and narra, which grows abundantly in front of the St. John the Baptist Parish Church in the Población-Sucol area. History Precolonial era Calumpit was already an established ''barangay'' under the leadership of Gat Maitim prior to the fall of Tondo in June 1571. Other nearby villages were Gatbuka, Meyto, Meysulao, Pandukot, Malolos, Macabebe, Hagonoy, and Apalit. When Calumpit was Hispanized and established as a political and geographical entity in 1572, they chose what is today Barangay Población as the site of the church and the administrative center of the aforementioned villages, which were annexed to it. Spanish period Upon hearing that Tondo wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bulakan
Bulakan, officially the Municipality of Bulakan (), is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 81,232 people. Bulakan, which is one of the oldest towns in the Philippines, became the ''encomienda'' or capital of the '' Provincia de la Pampanga'', and later became the first capital of the Province of Bulacan before it was moved to Malolos early during the American occupation. With regard to whether to use the letters "c" or "k" to refer to the municipality of Bulakan, the New Provincial Administrative Code of Bulacan (Ordinance no. C-004) of 2007 states on Chapter 2, Section 15 that the word "Bulakan" stands for the municipality and first capital of the province while "Bulacan" refers to the province itself. Etymology The town got its name is from the Tagalog word ''bulak'', which means ''cotton'' in the English language. It was named ''Bulakan'' due to the abundance of cotton plant growing in the regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Municipalities Of The Philippines
A municipality is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. It is distinct from ''city'', which is a different category of local government unit. Provinces of the Philippines are divided into cities and municipalities, which in turn, are divided into barangays (formerly barrios). , there are 1,493 municipalities across the country. A municipality is the official term for, and the official local equivalent of, a ''town'', the latter being its archaic term and in all of its literal local translations including Filipino. Both terms are interchangeable. A municipal district is a now-defunct local government unit; previously certain areas were created first as municipal districts before they were converted into municipalities. History The era of the formation of municipalities in the Philippines started during the Spanish rule, in which the colonial government founded hundreds of towns and villages across the archipelago modeled after towns and villages in Spain. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cities Of The Philippines
A city ( or ) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities (Filipino: ), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers. As of July 8, 2023, there are 149 cities. A city is entitled to at least one representative in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives if its population reaches 250,000. Cities are allowed to use a common seal. As corporate entities, cities have the power to take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey, and dispose of real and personal property for their general interests; condemn private property for public use (eminent domain); contract and be contracted with; sue; and exercise all powers conferred on them by Congress. Only an List of Philippine laws, act of Congress can create or amend a city charter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alex Castro
Alexis Collera Castro (born September 27, 1985), better known as Alex Castro, is a Filipino model, singer, actor and politician currently serving as the Vice Governor of Bulacan since 2022. He is previously a member of the Bulacan Provincial Board from the 4th district from 2016 to 2022. He also served as a municipal councilor of Marilao from 2007 to 2013 and chairman of Sangguniang Kabataan in Barangay Lias, Marilao from 2002 to 2007. As a talent, he signed with GMA Network, yet later transferred to its rival network ABS-CBN, then returned to GMA after eleven years. Early life Castro was born on September 27, 1985, in Quezon City to Angel Gonzales Castro and Susan Collera Castro. His family moved to Marilao, Bulacan during his childhood. He graduated from pre-school and elementary school at the St. Michael School of Marilao. He later completed his high school education at the Jesus is Lord Colleges Foundation in Bocaue. Political career In 2002, at age 17, Castro was elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bulacan Provincial Board
The Bulacan Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Bulacan. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into six Sangguniang Panlalawigan districts, and each district send two members since 2022; the number of candidates the electorate votes for and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. The vice governor is the ''ex officio'' Chairman, presiding officer, and only Casting vote, 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 Bulacan, with the exception that the Legislative district of San Jose del Monte being a part of the 4th provincial board district until 2025. District apportionment In May 2024, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Supreme Court ordered the addition of two seats in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
San Jose del Monte, officially the City of San Jose del Monte (abbreviated as SJDM or CSJDM); ; ; ; ; ), is a component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 651,813 people, making it the largest local government unit within the province of Bulacan and Central Luzon, and the 18th most populated city in the Philippines. It was proclaimed as a component city on 10 September 2000, through Republic Act No. 8797. Its conversion into a highly urbanized city was by virtue of Proclamation No. 1057 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte on 4 December 2020; the conversion was rejected on a referendum held on 30 October 2023, by the voters of Bulacan including the concerned city. San José del Monte derived its name from Saint Joseph, whose statue was found in a veritable forest. The hunters called it as such, which means “Saint Joseph of the Mountain” in Spanish. History Early accounts of the founding of the city, as ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Henry Villarica
Henry Resurreccion Villarica (born August 5, 1945), also known as Atorni Henry, is a Filipino lawyer, businessman, and politician who is currently serving as City Mayor of Meycauayan. He previously served as Mayor from 2016 until 2019, and served as the member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the 4th District of Bulacan from 2019 until 2022. He is also the president of Villarica Pawnshop, which was founded by his parents. Early life and education Henry Villarica was born on August 5, 1945, in Meycauayan, Bulacan. He is the son of Quirino Villarica and Paz Resurreccion Villarica. His mother was a councilor of then-municipality of Meycauayan. His parents founded Villarica Pawnshop in 1954. Its first branch was set up in Manila. After the death of his mother, Villarica was assisted by his wife, Linabelle Villarica, in opening a second outlet in Makati in 1982, which is called Tiffany House of Jewels. The pawnshop is expanding in the rest of the country. Villarica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Meycauayan
Meycauayan , officially the City of Meycauayan (), is a 1st class component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 225,673 people. The place got its name from the Tagalog words ''may kawayan'' which is literally translated to English as ''there is bamboo''. It was formerly known as ''Mecabayan'' , a Kapampangan name, and alternatively as ''Meycawayan''. History During the Spanish colonization of the country, the town of Meycauayan was established as a settlement by a group of Spanish priests belonging to the Franciscan Order. In 1578, its early inhabitants came into contact with Christianity. In that same year, Father Juan de Placencia and Diego Oropesa built the first church structure, which was believed to be made of nipa and bamboo. Common to all Spanish settlements in that period was the adoption of a patron saint for the newly opened town. Meycauayan has St. Francis of Assisi as the Patron Saint. It was onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jonjon Mendoza
Joselito Andrew "Jonjon" Roxas Mendoza (born November 10, 1962) is a Filipino politician and businessman who last served as the representative of Bulacan's 3rd district from 2010 to 2016. He previously served as Governor of Bulacan from 2007 to 2010. He ran for vice governor of Bulacan in 2022 but lost to Alex Castro. Early life and education Mendoza was born on November 10, 1962, in Bocaue, Bulacan. He completed his elementary and secondary education at St. Paul College of Bocaue. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Husbandry at Gregorio Araneta University (now De La Salle Araneta University). He also attended the Strategic Business Economic Program at the University of Asia and the Pacific. Business career Mendoza is the Vice President for Sales and Marketing of J.M. Mendoza Enterprises beginning in 1999. Previously, he was the president of Freeway Motor Sales of Baliuag Corporation, a Mitsubishi Motors dealership in Baliuag, from 1992 to 1999. Political caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
