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Legislative Districts Of Samar
The legislative districts of Samar are the representations of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Samar (province), Samar in the List of legislatures of the Philippines, various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its Samar's 1st congressional district, first and Samar's 2nd congressional district, second congressional districts. History The former province of Samar was divided into three House of Representatives of the Philippines#District representation, legislative districts from 1907 until 1965. Its division into three different provinces was only approved in a plebiscite held together with the general elections on November 19, 1965, as mandated by Republic Act No. 4221,http://laws.chanrobles.com/ph/ra/republicactno4221.html which meant that voters still elected representatives under the old district configuration. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Provinces Of The Philippines
In the Philippines, provinces ( or ) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into Cities of the Philippines, component cities and Municipalities of the Philippines, municipalities. The local government units in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region, as well as Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, independent cities, are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor. The provinces are grouped into Regions of the Philippines, eighteen regions based on geographical, cultural, and ethnological characteristics. Thirteen of these regions are numerically designated from north to south, while the National Capital Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, the Southwestern Tagalog Region (Mimaropa), the Negros Island Region, and the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lakas–CMD
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, (and known as Lakas–Kampi until 2011) is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to be on the Centre-right politics, centre-right of the political spectrum and is influenced by Christian democracy and Islam and democracy, Islamic democracy. Since the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2022 elections, Lakas–CMD is currently the biggest party in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives, with the party's president, Martin Romualdez, serving as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Speaker of the House. The party is a dominant member of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas led by President Bongbong Marcos. Lakas–CMD has produced one President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who was in power when the party was formed in 2009, and one vice president, Sara Duterte, who was electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tagapul-an
Tagapul-an, officially the Municipality of Tagapul-an (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,805 people. It is the farthest municipality from the province's mainland. History The island of Tagapul-an was originally part of the municipality of Almagro. Tagapul-an was established as a municipality of Western Samar on November 15, 1976. It originally consisted of 11 barangays: Baguin, Balocawe, Guimbarocan, Langbaybay, Luna, Mataloto, Nipa, Pantalan, Polangbato, San Vicente, and Sugod, which was designated as the municipal seat of government. Geography Barangays Tagapul-an is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Baquiw * Balocawe * Guinbarucan * Labangbaybay * Luna * Mataluto * Nipa * Pantalan * Pulangbato * San Vicente * Sugod (Poblacion) * Suarez (Manlangit) * San Jose (Poblacion) * Trinidad Climate Demographics Economy Transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Santo Niño, Samar
Santo Niño, officially the Municipality of Santo Niño (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,519 people. Formerly known as Limbancauayan, it consists of the northern island of Camandag and the larger Santo Niño Island about to the south. In between those two islands is the smaller Pilar Island. The municipality's ''poblacion'' (town center) is located in Santo Niño Island. History This town has an ancient Bisayan name Limbankawayan which derived from the word ''limba'' meaning red and ''kawayan'' means bamboo thus a red colored bamboo (phyllostachys iridescens) which is abundant during those days. It was separated from Calbayog and made a pueblo and a parish by a Royal Decree of September 29, 1898. The Bishop of Cebu had recommended in 1895 that it achieve parish status, though final approval and confirmation was not relayed from Madrid through Manila until the year 1897. Geography Santo Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Santa Margarita, Samar
Santa Margarita, officially the Municipality of Santa Margarita (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,816 people. Formerly known as Magsohong, it is bounded to the north by the city of Calbayog and to the south by Gandara. History The town used to be a barrio in Calbayog named Magsohong. On June 29, 1878, the ''principalía'' of Magsohong petitioned the Gobierno Superior to establish Magsohong as an independent pueblo. They argued that Magsohong was four hours away from Calbayog, while it already had a '' casa real'' or a ''Juzgado de Paz'' of nipa, a church with a techada (roof) of nipa; a convent; an escuela also made of wood and nipa; and had more than 300 tributos. The petition was endorsed by the '' cura parroco'', the Gobernadorcillo as well as the principalía of Calbayog. Fourteen years later, Royal Decree No. 25 dated September 25, 1892 approved the establishment of the pueblo of Magsoh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
San Jorge, Samar
San Jorge, officially the Municipality of San Jorge (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,579 people. The town is famous for its Blanca Aurora Falls near Barangay Blanca Aurora along the Blanca Aurora river. An inauguration is held every 10 October since 1979. Due to farming abundancy here in San Jorge, they proclaimed Saint George as their Patron Saint and because it happened that the name were similar to a historical person named George Curn. History The community is one of the oldest barangay of municipality of Gandara. Its history can be traced back to the American regime. Even its name San Jorge was in honor of an American soldier by the name of George Curn who happened to own and donate the site where the old barangay was formerly located. The present location is the second site of the barangay. Its old site was located across the Sapinit River where the San Jorge Elementary School is present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pagsanghan, Samar
Pagsanghan, officially the Municipality of Pagsanghan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,959 people. History The municipality of Pagsanghan was established by virtue of ''Batas Pambansa Blg. 16'' issued on February 9, 1979, upon separation of nine barangays in Tarangnan, with a barangay with the same name the seat of government. A plebiscite was held on April 3. Geography Barangays Pagsanghan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Bangon * Buenos Aires * Calanyugan * Caloloma (Rawis) * Cambaye * Canlapwas (Poblacion) * Libertad (Poblacion) * Pange * San Luis * Santo Niño (Poblacion) * Viejo (Poblacion) * Villahermosa Occidental * Villahermosa Oriental Climate Demographics Economy References External links Pagsanghan Profile at PhilAtlas.com* Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Matuguinao
Matuguinao, officially the Municipality of Matuguinao (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,364 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. Etymology Matuguinao or ''Matugnaw'' is a Waray-Waray word that literally means cold. History Matuguinao was named as a municipal district of Gandara in the year 1948 to 1960. By virtue of Republic Act No. 4221, which divided the old province of Samar, it was later converted into a municipality and a part of the newly established province of Western Samar (now Samar) in 1965. Geography Barangays Matuguinao is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Angyap * Bag-otan * Barruz (Barangay No. 1) * Camonoan * Carolina * Deit * Del Rosario * Inubod * Libertad * Ligaya * Mabuligon (Poblacion) * Maduroto (Poblacion) * Mahanud * Mahayag * Nagpapacao * Rizal * Salvacion * San Isidro * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gandara, Samar
Gandara, officially the Municipality of Gandara ''(Waray language, Waray: Bungto han Gandara)'', is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Samar (province), Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,242 people. History The town was formerly named Bangahon, but its population was resettled to its current location on September 29, 1902. After settling in its new location, the name Gandara was given to it in commemoration of the former Governor-General of the Philippines, Governor-General José de la Gándara y Navarro. By virtue of ''Batas Pambansa Blg. 11'' approved in 1978, 29 barangays were separated to create the new municipality of San Jorge, Samar, San Jorge. Geography Barangays Gandara is politicaly subdivided into 70 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Adela Heights * Arong 1 * Arong 2 (1998) * Balocawe * Bangahon * Beslig * Buao * Bunyagan * Burabod I * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Almagro, Samar
Almagro, officially the Municipality of Almagro (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,273 people. Geography Barangays Almagro is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Bacjao * Biasong I * Costa Rica * Guin-ansan * Kerikite * Lunang I (Look) * Lunang II * Malobago * Marasbaras * Panjobjoban I * Poblacion * Talahid * Tonga-Tonga * Imelda (Badjang) * Biasong II * Costa Rica II * Mabuhay * Magsaysay * Panjobjoban II * Roño * San Isidro * San Jose * Veloso Climate Demographics Economy Tourism * Pang-pang (Veloso and Panjobjoban 1) * Exotic Diving Resort (Barangay Kerikite) * Caves in Almagro * Rock formation * Museum of Endangered Species * LightHouse (lighthouse island) Culture The most famous dance in Almagro is Kuratsa, because of the influence of the Spaniards that controlled the municipality for 330 years. They held their occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Calbayog
Calbayog, officially the City of Calbayog (; ), is a component city in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 186,960 people. It lies along the coastal region of the province stretching about from the northern tip of the island and from southern boundaries. It is the sixth largest city in terms of land and water areas in the Philippines. It is the nineteenth city of the Philippines. In 2020, Calbayog has 37,807 households with a population of 186,960 people, making up 24.7% of the total population of the province of Samar which is the most populous. Calbayog is one of the commercial trade centers in Eastern Visayas. Calbayog is subdivided into three major districts: Calbayog, Tinambacan and Oquendo. History Unraveling of Revolutionary Society, ''Katipunan'' After the exile of Rizal in Dapitan, the Katipunan was born in Binondo, Manila. Andres Bonifacio and his men moved heaven and earth to fight against the Spanish gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
19th Congress Of The Philippines
The 19th Congress of the Philippines (), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives, met from July 25, 2022, until June 11, 2025, during the first three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency. The convening of the 19th Congress followed the 2022 Philippine general election, 2022 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives met in the Batasang Pambansa Complex. The Senate met in the GSIS Building, with a scheduled move to its New Senate Building (Philippines), new building in Taguig indefintely postponed. The 19th Congress was also the first since the 10th Congress of the Philippines, 10th Congress that no senator was from the Liberal Party (Philippines), Liberal Party. Leadership Senate *President of the Senate of the Philippines, Senate President: **Migz Zubiri (Independent politician, Independent), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
