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Camarines Sur's 2nd Congressional District
Camarines Sur's 2nd 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 since 1919. The district consists of the west central Camarines Sur municipalities of Gainza, Camarines Sur, Gainza, Libmanan, Milaor, Minalabac, Pamplona, Camarines Sur, Pamplona, Pasacao and San Fernando, Camarines Sur, San Fernando. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress of the Philippines, 18th Congress by Luis Raymund Villafuerte of the National Unity Party (Philippines), National Unity Party (NUP). Representation history Election results 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 See also *Legislative districts of Camarines Sur References {{Philippine congressional districts in Region V Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Camarines Sur 1919 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
The House of Representatives (; '','' thus commonly referred to as ''Kamara'') 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 commonly Totum pro parte, referred to as Congress, although the term collectively refers to both houses. Members of the House are officially styled as ''representatives'' () and are sometimes informally called ''congressmen'' or ''congresswomen'' (). They are elected to a three-year term and can be re-elected, but cannot serve more than three consecutive terms without an interruption of one term (e.g. serving one term in the Senate ''ad interim''). Around 80% of congressmen are district representatives, representing specific geographical areas. The 19th Congress has 253 Congressional districts of the Philippines, congressional districts. Party-list representatives, who make up not more than twenty percent of the total number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Philippine Legislature
The 5th Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from 1919 to 1922. Sessions Leadership Senate * President: Manuel L. Quezon ( 5th District, Nacionalista) * President pro tempore: Espiridion Guanco ( 8th District, Nacionalista) * Majority Floor Leader: Francisco Enage ( 9th District, Nacionalista) House of Representatives * Speaker: Sergio Osmeña ( Cebu–2nd, Nacionalista) * Majority Floor Leader: Rafael Alunan ( Negros Occidental–3rd, Nacionalista) Members Senate The following are the terms of the elected senators of this Legislature, according to the date of election: * For senators elected on October 3, 1916: October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922 * For senators elected on June 3, 1919: June 3, 1919 – June 2, 1925 Senators of the 12th District were appointed for indefinite terms. House of Representatives See also *Congress of the Philippines *Senate o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagñay
Sagñay, , officially the Municipality of Sagñay (; ), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,841 people. Based of this information, there is a population density of 238 people per sq kilometer (617 people per mile). History Sagñay was established in the late 17th century by the Spanish friars. Like the town of Lagonoy, Sagñay also formed part of the province of Albay but it was separated in the year 1846 by the order of Governor General Narciso Claveria. The parish of St. Andrew was founded in the same year that Sagñay gained its independence as a town. The town's annual fiesta is held every November 30, honoring Saint Andrew the Apostle - Town's Patron Saint. Geography Sagñay has a land area of 154.76 sq kilometers (59.75 miles). Atulayan Island is under the jurisdiction of this municipality. Sagñay is from Pili, from Manila, and from Legazpi City. Climate Barangays Sagñay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pili, Camarines Sur
Pili, officially the Municipality of Pili (, Rinconada Bikol: Banwaan ''ka Pili'', ) is a municipality and capital of the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 99,196 people. The town is from Manila. History The first recorded history of Pili started during the promulgation of Christianity in the early 1770s by the Spanish missionaries, when the town houses the "''Cimarrones"'' or the "''Remontados"'' who resisted the foreign rule of the neighboring Hispanic city of Nueva Caceres. The early center of settlement in the town was located in "Binanuaanan" (from "''banwaan''" which means town in the Bikol language) until missionaries transferred it to the present site of the town proper where the St. Raphael Archangel Church is located. The Americans established the town of Pili in 1901. The name of the town has many disputed etymologies, either it came from the Bicol Region's Pili nut (Canarium ovatum) or from the Bicol word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabua, Camarines Sur
Nabua, officially the Municipality of Nabua (Rinconada Bikol language, Rinconada Bikol: ''Banwāan ka Nabua''; Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Nabua''), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 86,490 people. Nabua is the mother town of Iriga City, Buhi, Bato, Balatan, Bula and Baao in Camarines Sur. Nabua has five districts: Antacudos, Binoyoan, Caobnan, Lupa and Sabang. Nabua is home of the modern ''kuntaw'', and ''jota rojana''. Past mayors Atty. Fernando "Fer" Simbulan , 1995–1998, 1998–2001–2004, 2007–2010, 2019–2022, 2022-present Delia "Del" Castro-Simbulan , 2010–2013, 2013–2016, 2016–2019 Atty. Fabio Figuracion , 2004–2007 Dr. Butch Figuracion Dr Julito Figuracion Atty. Ulpiano Duran Sr. Etymology The municipality of Nabua traces the historical origin of its name way back during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagonoy
Lagonoy, officially the Municipality of Lagonoy (; ), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,714 people. Etymology There are two version as how Lagonoy got its name. Year 1734 when the first Spaniards in this place found a small forested area near a creek where "hagonoy", a medicinal plant grew abundantly. Because the Spaniards could hardly pronounce the word "hagonoy" with the "j" sound, with "ha" of the first syllable, they deliberately decided to change "ha" to "la". Since then, the place was known as "Lagonoy". Some of the residents also believed that the name was taken from the word "''lango''" meaning drunk. During fiestas and other forms or merry making, men used to drink too much "tuba" (native wine) that they become drunk or "lango" (Bikol for drunk) so that the place was called by the neighboring towns as "Lagonoy".Cultural Inventory of the 4th District of Camarines Sur (Project in Social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iriga
Iriga, officially the City of Iriga (Rinconada Bikol: ''Syudad ka Iriga''; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 114,457 people. History Barely half a century after Ferdinand Magellan set foot in the Philippines on March 16, 1521, Iriga, now a city, was only a visita of Nabua, Provincia de Ambos Camarines. Because of the disastrous floods that occur during rainy seasons in suburban Poblacion of Nabua, Father Felix de Huertas, the then parish priest, advised the farmers to move to I-raga (donde hay tierra or where there is land) where they can plant their crops without fear of being under flooded. The flood victims of Nabua who moved earlier and followed the suggestions of their parish priest were the fortunate beneficiaries of the harvest of their agricultural plantation coming from the rich and fertile soils of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goa, Camarines Sur
Goa, officially the Municipality of Goa (; ), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,368 people. The current municipal mayor is Alfredo P. Gonzaga III, succeeded the Late Mayor Marcel S. Pan. History The town of Goa was originally situated at Barangay Salog, which was then known as "Visita de Salog", comprising the barrios of Lalud (now known as barangay Salog), Himagaan, Matacla, and Payatan. Lalud is found along the banks of Cagaycay River and is about five kilometers away from the present site of the town center. The "Visita" was established in 1701 by Franciscan Missionary Fr. Matias de Valdesoto and was attached to the parish of Manguiring, Calabanga. By 1729, it was declared independent and was later converted into a pueblo. The settlement center was later transferred to the present site because a disastrous flood swept the houses down the river and the inhabitants needed more land for pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caramoan
Caramoan, officially the Municipality of Caramoan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,728 people. History The name Caramoan has been officially used since 1619, the year it was named by a Spanish missionary friar, Francisco de la Cruz Y Oropesa. Fr. Oropesa penetrated the thick virgin forest of the Caramoan Peninsula and founded a small settlement in a place called Baluarte. This settlement was subsequently turned over to the administration of the Holy Bishopric in 1696. Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, it was determined that the place was once called Guta de Leche, which was given by Dutch traders who operated a gold mine in Lahuy Island and who frequented the area to trade with the natives. The name was perhaps derived from the milkdrop stalagmites found among the rocks of Guta Port. Upon the arrival of the Spaniards, the place came to be called "Carahan" for the sea turtle, which ... [...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 municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 73,143 people. History The town of Bula is historically considered 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 bamboo about the name of the area, and since they did not understand the language, they thought they were being asked about the name of the bamboo, 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 were Christianized, so the National Historical Commission dates back the town's history to 1578. From this, the town chose St. Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buhi, Camarines Sur
Buhi, officially the Municipality of Buhi (Albay Bikol language, Buhinon: ''Banwaan nya Buhi''; Rinconada Bikol language, Rinconada Bikol: ''Banwāan ka Buhi''; Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Buhi''), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, 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 Emigration, exodus of people fleeing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bato, Camarines Sur
Bato, officially the Municipality of Bato (Rinconada Bikol language, Rinconada Bikol: ''Banwāan ka Bato''; Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Bato''), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,155 people. The municipality of Bato 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, Camarines Sur, Pili and from Manila. History This town was formerly called as "Kaliligno" or "Caliligno" named by the natives that settled along the river area. 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 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
