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Manuel Ortega

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Achievement has been a hallmark of the life and professional career of Governor Manuel C. Ortega, who is on his first term as the local chief executive of La Union, after posting an overwhelming victory in the May 14, 2007 elections. A “jack of all trades,” his vast experience and academic competencies make him a [...]

Justo Orros, Jr.

Justo Ortega Orros, Jr. is a former Governor of the province of La Union and Ambassador of the Philippines to Mexico. Apo Tito, as was fondly called by the people of La union, came from the long line of politicians of the Ortega clan. His grandfather, Joaquin Ortega, was a Governor of La Union assigned [...]

Arnan Panaligan

Arnan Panaligan

Arnan C. Panaligan is the current Governor of the province of Oriental Mindoro as well as the current Vice President of Luzon of the League of Provinces of the Philippines. He is also a former Vice Governor of the same province and former Mayor of Calapan. Arnan Panaligan is the first gubernatorial candidate of Oriental [...]

Erineo Maliksi

Erineo Maliksi

Maliksi is the governor of the province of Cavite, former Mayor of Imus, and former representative of the 2nd District of Cavite. Hon. Erineo S. Maliksi was born March 25, 1938 in Imus, Cavite. He finished his elementary grades at Anabu II Elementary School in 1951 and his secondary schoolyears at Del Pilar Academy in [...]

Vilma Santos

Vilma Santos

Vilma Santos-Recto (born Maria Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos November 3, 1953 in Bamban, Tarlac) is the most awarded and one of the most popular actresses in the Philippines. She is known as the “Star for All Seasons.” She is currently in politics as the first woman Governor of Batangas. She was also the first woman [...]

Teresita Lazaro

Teresita Lazaro is the Governor of the Philippine Province of Laguna, she is considered a candidate for the Philippine Senate in 2010. Laguna Gov. Teresita “Ningning” Santiago Lazaro started her career in public service from 1964 to 1974 as a public elementary school teacher in the municipality of Cabuyao and later in Calamba, her hometown. [...]

Salvacion Perez

Salvacion Z. Perez, popularly known as "Inday Sally" Perez is the Governor of the Philippine province of Antique. She has been governor since 2001. Prior to being elected governor she was Undersecretary of the Presidency for Liaison with the Senate. Governor Sally Perez is a BS Foreign Service (1957) and A.B. Political Science (1958) graduate [...]

Luisa Lloren Cuaresma

Luisa Lloren Cuaresma is governor of the Philippine province of Nueva Vizcaya. She was elected governor in 2004. Prior to being elected governor she served as vice-governor from 1998 to 2004. She is the province’s fifth woman governor.

Jose Antonio Carrion

Jose Antonio N. Carrion, also known as Bong Carrion, is the governor of Marinduque, The Philippines. He was born in Calapan; his grandfather Juan Morente Nieva had also been governor of Marinduque from 1907 to 1916. Carrion, a former governor, ran unsuccessfully for re-election as governor in 1998 as a member of the Pwersa ng [...]

Joey Salceda

Jose Clemente "Joey" Sarte Salceda (born October 26, 1961) is the governor of the province of Albay in the Philippines. Prior to that, he was a three-year term representative of the Third District of Albay and was appointed as Presidential Chief of Staff on February 10, 2007 after the resignation of Michael Defensor before he [...]