RODRIGO DUTERTE President

Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte (born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 16th and current President of the Philippines. He is

the first Mindanaoan to hold the office, and the fourth of Visayan descent. Duterte was among the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines and was Mayor of Davao City,

a highly urbanized city on Mindanao island, for seven terms, totalling more than 22 years. He has also served as vice-mayor and as congressman for the city. Nicknamed "The Punisher" by Time, an alleged vigilante group called the Davao Death Squad has been tied to Duterte by human rights organizations and are responsible for the extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers. Duterte has drawn criticism from various sources, particularly the press and the Philippine National Police leadership in the Aquino government, which contest the effectiveness of his policies.

On May 9, 2016, Duterte won the Philippine presidential election, garnering 16,601,997 votes (39.01% of total votes cast, and 6.6 million votes ahead of closest rival Mar Roxas). His domestic policy has focused on combating illegal drug trade by initiating a nationwide drug war. Following criticism from United Nations human rights experts that extrajudicial killings had increased since the election, he threatened to withdraw the Philippines from the UN and form a

new organization with China and African nations

Duterte was born on March 28, 1945, in Maasin (now the capital of Southern Leyte but was then part of the insular province of Leyte in the Philippine Commonwealth). His father was

Cebuano lawyer Vicente G. Duterte and his mother was Soledad Roa, a native of Cabadbaran, Agusan, who was a school teacher and a civic leader of Maranao descent. Duterte's father Vicente, prior to being provincial governor of (the then-undivided) Davao province, was once an acting mayor of Danao, Cebu. Rodrigo's cousin Ronald, on the other hand, served as Cebu City.

MARIA LEONOR GERONA ROBREDO Vice President of the Philippines

Leni Robredo (born Maria Leonor Santo Tomas Gerona; April 23, 1964) is a Filipino lawyer, social activist, and politician who is the 14th and current Vice President of the Philippines. Running under the Liberal Party, Robredo won the vice-presidency contest in

the May 9, 2016 election, as confirmed and proclaimed by the official Congressional count of

May 25–27, with 14,418,817 votes (35.11% of the votes), narrowly defeating Senator Bongbong Marcos by 263,473 votes amidst controversy. She is the second female to serve as Vice

President in Philippine history and the first Vice President from Bicol.

Robredo first came to public attention in 2012 after the death of her husband, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, in a plane crash off the coast ofMasbate Island. Prior to the accident,

her involvement in public life was as a lawyer and social activist. After this, she ran in the 2013 general election and won as the representative of Camarines Sur's Third District to the Philippine House of Representatives for the 16th Congress, a post she held until her inauguration as Vice President on June 30, 2016. Maria Leonor Santo Tomas Gerona was born on April 23, 1964 in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. She was the first of three children born to retired Naga City Regional Trial Court Judge Antonio Gerona and Salvacion Sto. Tomas.

17TH CONGRESS

SENATOR FRANKLIN M. DRILON

Franklin "Frank" Magtunao Drilon (born November 28,

1945) is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines in 2000, from 2001 to 2006, and

again from 2013 to 2016. Drilon is currently the President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines and serving

his third term in the Senate. He is also the chairman of the Liberal Party and a senior counsel of ACCRA Law Office

Drilon was born on November 28, 1945 in Iloilo City, Iloilo

and is the eldest son of Cesar Drilon, Sr. and Primitiva Magtunao. He took his elementary education at the Baluarte Elementary School in Molo, Iloilo, Iloilo and

graduated in 1957. He finished his secondary education at the U.P. - Iloilo College (now University of the Philippines

High School in Iloilo) in 1961.

SENATOR EMMANUEL JOEL

VILLANUEVA

Emmanuel Joel Villanueva (born August 2, 1975) is a

Senator of the Philippines. He recently won the 2016 Philippine Election ranked second with 18,459,222 votes. He was a former Director General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) from 2010-2015 and a three-term congressman from 2001-2010. Villanueva became the youngest member of the House of Representatives when he took his oath of office on February 2002.

Joel Villanueva was born in August 2, 1975 in Bocaue,

Bulacan. He is the second of four children of Eddie Villanueva and Adoracion "Dory" Villanueva. He attended the University of Santo Tomas where he graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce Degree, Major in Economics. He then went to Harvard University in the United States where he took graduate studies in Business Administration from 1996 to 1998.

SENATOR VICENTE SOTTO Y YAP

Vicente Sotto y Yap (April 18, 1877 – May 28, 1950) was a

Filipino politician and former Senator of the Philippines. Sotto was the main author of the Press Freedom Law (now known as the Sotto Law, Republic Act No. 53)

Sotto was born in Cebu City on April 18, 1877 to Marcelino

Sotto and Pascuala Yap. He finished his secondary education at the University of San Carlos (formerly Colegio

de San Carlos), Cebu City. He obtained the degree of Bachelor of Laws and Judicial Science and passed the bar

examinations in 1907.

SENATOR PANFILO LACSON, SR

Panfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson, Sr. (born June 1, 1948) is a retired Filipino police officer who served in the Senate of the Philippines from 2001 to 2013 and again from 2016 to the present. He was the

Director-General of the Philippine National Police from 1999 to 2001 before he was elected to

the Senate. In December 2013, Lacson was appointed

by Philippines President Benigno Aquino III as Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and

Recovery, to lead the management and rehabilitation efforts of the central provinces in the

Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Eight months into his job, Lacson secured the approval from Aquino of the phased implementation of the rehabilitation plan of six areas in the Typhoon Yolanda corridor including those in Tacloban, Leyte, Samar and Cebu.

SENATOR RICHARD JUICO GORDON

Richard Juico Gordon (born August 5,

1945, Castillejos, Zambales), known as Dick Gordon, is a Filipino statesman and broadcaster who

currently serves as the chairman of the Philippine Red Cross. As a politician, Gordon gained national prominence as the chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority during the administration of President Fidel Ramos, and as Secretary of Tourism under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. In 2004 he was elected asSenator under the senatorial ticket of President Arroyo. He ran for President in the 2010 Philippine elections as the standard-bearer ofBagumbayan - Volunteers for a New Philippines, but was unsuccessful in his bid.

Apart from his current position in the Red Cross, he works as a broadcaster for News5. He presently hosts the radio show Aksyon Solusyon withAmelyn Veloso on Radyo5 92.3 News

FM and the television show Duelo: Barilan ng Opinyon on AksyonTV. In an interview with The Manila Times published on July 21, 2011, Gordon declared his intention to run in the 2013 Philippine election for a position in either the Senate or in the local government.[1] He joined the United Nationalist Alliance coalition in that election.

SENATOR JUAN MIGUEL ZUBIRI

Juan Miguel "Migz" Fernandez Zubiri (born April 13, 1968) is a Filipino businessman and politician

who served three consecutive terms in thePhilippine House of Representatives for

the third district of Bukidnon and as a senator. In the Philippine Senate he became Senate Majority

Leader, replacing Senator Francis Pangilinan, on November 17, 2008. He is the current vice

chairman of the Philippine Red Cross. Zubiri announced his resignation from the Senate

on August 3, 2011, following allegations of poll fraud during the Senate elections of 2007. He is the first Philippine Senator to do so, since all historical resignations from the Senate prior to his resignation involved senators leaving to assume other positions in government

SENATOR

EMMANUEL "MANNY" PACQUIAO

Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH (/ˈpæki.aʊ/ pak-ee-

ow; Tagalog: [pɐkˈjaʊ]; b orn December 17, 1978) is a Filipino professional boxer and politician, currently

serving as Senator of the Philippines. He has also been involved in basketball, acting, TV hosting, and singing.

Pacquiao is generally considered to be one of the

greatest boxers of all time as he is the first and only eight-division world champion, in which he has won ten world

titles, as well as being the first to win the lineal championship at five different weight classes. Pacquiao is

also the third fighter in boxing history to win genuine world championships in three of the original eight weight divisions of boxing, also known as the "Glamour Divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, and welterweight). According to Forbes, he was the second highest paid

athlete in the world as of 2015

SENATOR FRANCIS PANGILINAN

Francis Pancratius Nepomuceno Pangilinan (born August 24, 1963), also known as Kiko Pangilinan, is a

Filipino lawyer and politician who serves a Senator of the Philippines since 2016, having previously

served from 2001 to 2013. In the Senate, he served as Senate Majority Leaderfrom 2004 to 2008. In May

2014, Pangilinan was appointed Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural

Modernization by President Benigno Aquino III.[2] Pangilinan resigned from his post as food

security secretary in September 2015 to run anew for the Senate under the Liberal Party of the

Philippines.

RISA HONTIVEROS

Ana Theresia "Risa" Hontiveros-Baraquel (born February 24, 1966) is a Filipino socialist activist and

journalist, who was the representative ofAkbayan in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from

2004 to 2010. She currently serves as senator of the Republic of the Philippines after a victory in the 2016 elections, placing 9th, overall. She is the older sister of journalists and television hosts Ginggay and Pia Hontiveros. Hontiveros was born on February 24, 1966 in Manila. At age 14, she was part of the Von Trapp children in the Repertory Philippines' adaptation of The Sound Of Music, alongside Lea Salonga, Monique Wilson and Raymond Lauchengco during her childhood. It was also during this period when she was first introduced to activist work as an organizer in the campaign against the Bataan

Nuclear Power Plant in her high school. Hontiveros graduated cum laude with an Bachelor of Arts degree in social sciences from the Ateneo de Manila University. While at Ateneo, she was

active in the student council, where she participated in several campaigns against the martial law and advocated for peace and justice within marginalized communities

SHERWIN TING GATCHALIAN

Sherwin Ting Gatchalian (born April 6, 1974), commonly

known as Win Gatchalian, is a Filipino politician and businessman. He was elected to the Philippine Senate in 2016.

He was the representative of Valenzuela's first district from 2001 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2016; he also served as the city's mayor for three consecutive terms from 2004 to 2013.

Gatchalian was born on April 6, 1974, the eldest of four children of Chinese-Filipino business tycoon William Tiu

Gatchalian and Dee Hua Ting. Gatchalian's siblings include Rexlon, Weslie and non-politician Kenneth. Gatchalian

made public his high regard for his father as a model for hard work and perseverance

SENATOR RALPH GONZALES RECTO

Ralph Gonzales Recto (born January 11, 1964) is a Filipino politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, serving from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, Recto ran for reelection and lost because, as many analysts believed, he had authored the unpopular EVAT (Expanded Value Added Tax) law. In July 2008 he was appointed to head the National Economic and

Development Authority, but resigned from his position in August 2009 in preparation for another run for the

Senate in the 2010 election. Recto won a seat in the Senate and was proclaimed as one of the winning

senatorial candidates in the said 2010 Senate elections.

Recto acquired a Bachelor of Science degree in Business

Administration at the College of St. Benilde of De La Salle University-Manila. He entered the College of Public Administration of the University of the Philippines, Diliman to acquire a

Master of Public Administration degree; he attended the program in the first semester from 1991-1992.

SENATOR LEILA MAGISTRADO DE LIMA

Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (born August 27, 1959) is

a Filipino lawyer and senator. She was appointed by PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo as Chairperson of

the Philippine Commission on Human Rights in May 2008. She served the commission until June 30,

2010, after resigning from its chairmanship to accept her appointment by President Benigno S. Aquino III as the Philippines' new Secretary of the Department of Justice. She resigned from this office five years later, on October 12, 2015, to focus on her

candidacy for a seat in the Senate of the Philippines in what was then an oncoming 2016

Philippine general election. She eventually won one of the twelve contested seats and will serve as a

Philippine senator in the Philippines' 17th Congress.

SENATOR GRACE POE

Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe Llamanzares (born Mary Grace Natividad Contreras Militar, baptized September 3, 1968) is

a Filipinobusinesswoman, educator, philanthropist and politician. She is the adopted daughter of actors Susan

Roces and Fernando Poe, Jr. She served as chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification

Board (MTRCB) from 2010 to 2012 and in the Philippine Senate since 2013.

Poe studied at the University of the Philippines Manila, where she majored in development studies, but moved

to Boston College inMassachusetts, United States where she finished a degree in political science and has spent

much of her adult life in Fairfax, Virginia. In 2004, her adoptive father ran for the Philippine presidency against

the incumbent, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, but was defeated; he died months later. On April 8, 2005, Grace returned to the Philippines after learning that her father had died. She began pursuing her father's rights over the results of the election and campaigned against alleged electoral fraud.

SEN. PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AGUIRRE

AQUINO IV

Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aguirre Aquino IV (born May 7, 1977) is a Filipino politician and social entrepreneur. He currently serves as the youngest senator of the Philippines of the 16th congress.

Bam was born on May 7, 1977 in Manila. He is the son of Paul Aquino , youngest brother of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., and Melanie Aguirre Aquino. Ninoy’s death ignited the Filipinos’ sense of nationalism, resulting to a series of rallies against Marcos. Bam spent his formative years as a young street parliamentarian, speaking in rallies and

other activities against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. During those rallies, the young Bam

provided protesters with inspiration as he spoke his heart out against the oppressive government.

From 1983 to 1986, Bam delivered around 200 speeches all over the country, doing his share to help

the people’s clamor for change. That change happened in 1986 when the Marcos dictatorship was toppled and his aunt, Corazon Aquino, made history by becoming the country’s first woman president.

LOREN REGINA BAUTISTA LEGARDA

Loren Regina Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960)

is a Filipino environmentalist, journalist and politician, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections — 1998 and 2007. During the 2004 Philippine

general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as anIndependent with Fernando Poe, Jr. as

running mate and again during the 2010 Philippine presidential election, for the same position as a

member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) with Manny Villar. US embassy cables leaked

by Wikileaks include her as one of the five most influential women in the Philippines

SEN. ALAN PETER SCHRAMM CAYETANO

Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano (born October 28, 1970 in Taguig, Rizal, Philippines) is a Filipino politician. He

was elected as a senator of theSenate of the Philippines in 2007 and is the brother of former

senator Pia Cayetano.

Born to Senat or Renato "Compañero" Cayetano and German-American former school teacher Sandra Schramm, Cayetano resides with his family in Bagumbayan, Taguig City. His wife, Maria Laarni Lopez Cayetano, is currently the Mayor of Taguig City. His older sister, Pia, is also an incumbent representative of the 2nd District of Taguig. His youngest brother, Lino is a film and television director and former congressman of Taguig, while his other brother Ren is a former councilor

of Muntinlupa.

SENATOR CYNTHIA AGUILAR VILLAR

Cynthia Aguilar Villar (born Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar on July 29, 1950) is the wife of billionaire businessman Manny Villar. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Lone

District of Las Piñas from 2001-2010 and is currently a senator.

She is the sister of Las Piñas Mayor Vergel Aguilar, and Muntinlupa Barangay Chairman Elizabeth "Ate Bess" A.

Masangkay and the wife of Senator Manny Villar. Villar was born on July 29, 1950 in the then-municipality

of Muntinlupa to Filemon Aguilar, a long-time mayor of Las Piñas and congressman, and Lydia Ampaya. She spent her elementary years at the Muntinlupa Elementary School, where she graduated in 1962. In 1966, she graduated high school from the Philippine Christian University. She then obtained a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) in 1970. It is where in UP she met her future husband, Senator Manny Villar. Two years later, in 1972, she obtained a master's degree in Business Administration at

the New York University.

SENATOR NANCY BINAY

Maria Lourdes Nancy Sombillo Binay (born May 12, 1973) is a Filipino politician. She ran as a candidate of the 2013 Philippine Senate elections and placed fifth of the twelve senators elected. She was selected as the 12th Senatorial Nominee for the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)

Nancy Binay is the eldest daughter of the former Vice

President of the Philippines, Jejomar C. Binay and Dr. Elenita Binay. Nancy Binay is also the older sister of Abigail Binay, the current mayor of Makati, and Jejomar Binay, Jr.e, former mayor of Makati.

SENATOR FRANCIS "CHIZ" ESCUDERO

Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero (born October 10, 1969) is a Filipino politician who has been a

member of the Philippine Senate since 2007. He previously served as a member of the Philippine House

of Representatives, representing the 1st District Sorsogon, where he served as the Minority Floor

Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He was a leading candidate for Vice President of the Philippines in the 2016 election in May 2016, but lost, placing fourth among six candidates.

SEN. ANTONIO "SONNY" FUENTES

TRILLANES IV

Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV (born August 6,

1971) is a retired Navy officer currently serving as a senator of the Philippines. He was a candidate for the

Office of the Vice President of the Philippines in the 2016 Philippine Presidential Elections.

Known as "Sonny" to his family and friends, Trillanes was born and raised in Caloocan, to Philippine Navy Capt.

Antonio Floranza Trillanes, Sr. (PMA Class '59) of Ligao City, Albay, and Estelita Dia Fuentes from Ivisan, Capiz. He is

brother of Antonio Jr. and Antonio III.

SENATOR GREGORIO HONASAN II

Gregorio Ballesteros Honasan II (born March 14, 1948), better known as Gringo Honasan, is a retired Philippine Army officer who led unsuccessful coups d'état against President Corazon Aquino. He played a key role in the 1986 EDSA Revolution that toppled PresidentFerdinand Marcos. After democracy was restored, he led a series of unsuccessful but violent coup attempts against the administration of Corazon Aquino. President Fidel Ramos granted him amnesty in 1992. He entered politics and became a senator from 1995 to 2004 and again since 2007. He ran for vice president of the Philippines, being Jejomar Binay's running-mate in 2016, but were defeated by Leni Robredo and Rodrigo Duterte respectively

SENATOR AQUILINO PIMENTEL III

Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III, commonly

known as Koko Pimentel, is a Filipino politician who is the 28th and current Senate President of the Philippines. He is also the current president of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng

Bayan (PDP-Laban). As the eldest son of the former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., he is the first child of a previous senate president to hold the post. He was sworn–in on August 11, 2011 and proclaimed as the 12th winning senator in the 2007

election.

SEN. JOSEPH VICTOR GOMEZ EJERCITO

Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito (born December 26, 1969 in Manila), commonly known as JV Ejercito or JV Ejercito Estrada, is the son of Philippine President Joseph Estrada. Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito was born on the 26th of December 1969 to the then newly elected San Juan City Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada and

businesswoman and now current mayor of San Juan, Guia Gomez.

SENATOR SONNY ANGARA

Juan Edgardo Manalang Angara (born July 15, 1972), most widely known as Sonny Angara, is

a Filipino politician. Elected to the Senate of the Philippines in 2013, Angara placed sixth with 16

million votes.[1]In the Senate, he is the leading voice in advocating genuine tax reforms that would help

workers and families save and promote social justice. Angara was born on July 15, 1972 in Manila. He is the

son of former Senator Edgardo J. Angara and Mrs. Gloria Manalang-Angara,[2] a former teacher and

chairperson of the Cultural Center of the Philippines

LEONCIO EVASCO JR.

Cabinet Secretary

Leoncio "Jun" Badilla Evasco Jr. (born March 29, 1944) is a Filipino politician, who is the Incumbent Secretary of the Cabinet of Rodrigo Duterte's administration. Before he was appointed as the Cabinet secretary, he was the Mayor of Maribojoc town in Bohol from 2007-2016. He was an ordained priest, being ordained in 1970, when he joined the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing New Peoples Army in 1974. Career Evasco was ordained priest in 1970. He was assigned as priest in Dauis, Baclayon and Catigbian all in Bohol. A raid by soldiers in his convent in Catigbian in 1974 pushes him to join the underground Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army. In 1983 he was caught while presiding over the wedding of a comrade in Midsayap, North Cotabato. He was tortured and four of his those arrested with him was summarily executed. Evasco was prosecuted by then prosecutor Rodrigo Duterte for rebellion. Following the EDSA People Power Revolution he was one of the political detainees ordered released from jail by then President Cory Aquino. After his release, Evasco worked as secretary general of Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto. He served as campaign manager of Duterte when he run in 1988 mayoral elections. He served as OIC of the city engineer's office from 1989-1990. Evasco headed the economic enterprise office before being appointed as chief of staff of Duterte .

SALVADOR MEDIALDEA

Executive Secretary

Salvador "Bingbong" Campo Medialdea (born October 14, 1951) is a Filipino lawyer, business executive and government administrator who is the current Executive Secretary of the Philippines, succeeding Paquito Ochoa Jr. at the start of President Rodrigo Duterte's term on June 30, 2016.

Early life and education Medialdea is the son of former Supreme Court Associate Justice Leo D. Medialdea who served from 1988 to 1992 under President Corazon Aquino. Born in Manila, Medialdea spent his early years in Davao City, where he was a childhood friend of President Rodrigo Duterte. He attended the Light Bringer School in the city before moving back to Manila to finish high school at Paco Catholic School. He received his BS Commerce Major in

Management from Colegio de San Juan de Letran in 1972 and his law degree from San Beda College of Law in 1976. He passed the bar exams the following year.

Career Medialdea began his legal career as a Senior Associate at ACCRA Law Offices. He then worked as a partner at Pecabar Law Offices, the law firm of Senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Rene Cayetano, before becoming a managing partner at Medialdea Ata Bello Guevarra Suarez Law Firm (MABGS)

MARTIN ANDANAR

Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary

Martin Andanar (born August 21, 1974) is a former Filipino television news executive and news anchor, radio commentator, podcaster, audio blogger and voice-over artist who last worked for TV5. He is currently the Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office of the Philippines under the Duterte administration. Andanar was the head of News5 Everywhere, the online news video and audio portal of TV5, formerly anchored Aksyon sa Umaga and Punto Asintado on Radyo5 92.3 News FM and AksyonTV, sister stations of TV5. He was also a voice-over talent of News5, AksyonTV, and Radyo5 92.3 News FM. In June 2016, it was announced that Andanar will be joining President Rodrigo Duterte's administration as the Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (later renamed as the Presidential Communications Office), replacing Sonny Coloma.[1] He will supervise the operations of government's news and information agencies, television and radio stations including PIA, PNA, PTV-4, IBC-13 and PBS-Radyo ng Bayan, and will also act as a presidential spokesperson in press conferences by the Malacañang Press Corps. He assumed the secretaryship on June 30, 2016.

ERNESTO ABELLA

Presidential Spokesperson

Ernesto "Ernie" Corpuz Abella is a Filipino businessman, writer and former evangelist who is the current Presidential Spokesperson for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Prior to his appointment, Abella was an executive with a Davao City-based agricultural products manufacturer and a local cooperative which he co-founded. He also established a school in Davao and also worked as a columnist for local newspaper Sun.Star Davao. Education Abella finished high school at the Ateneo de Davao University in 1964. In 1968, he graduated with a BA in pre-medicine from the same university. In 1980, he pursued his postgraduate studies at the Silliman University where he graduated with a master's degree in Divinity in 1984. He also earned a master's degree in Social Development from the Asian Institute of Management in 2005. Career

Abella started his career in advertising. He served as Creative Director for Adformatix in Makati between 1975 and 1977. He then moved back to Davao to work as a columnist for Davao City newspaper San Pedro Express and as a professor at his alma mater Ateneo de Davao.

GEN. HERMOGENES C. ESPERON, JR.

National Security Adviser (NSA)

General Hermogenes Cendaña Esperon, Jr. (Philippine Military Academy "Marangal" Class of 1974) retired Filipino Chief of Staff, the highest position in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). After retiring from military service, he was appointed a member of the Cabinet of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, initially as the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process. On May 23, 2016, it was announced that Esperon will be joining the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte as National Security Adviser.[ Gen. Hermogenes C. Esperon, Jr.( Ret) has been an Executive Vice President of Security Department at Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. since 2011. General Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr., is retired general and a former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is the Executive Vice President- Security Department of the Registrant. He graduated from the Philippine Military Academy in 1974. After retiring from AFP and before joining Manila Bulletin, he was appointed by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process and later on as Cabinet Secretary, Presidential Management Staff (PMS).

RAFAEL V. MARIANO

Secretary of Agrarian Reform (DAR)

Rafael "Ka Paeng" Vitriolo Mariano (born October 24, 1956) is a Filipino politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives for Anakpawis serving from 2004 to 2013. He is also the chairman of the farmers militant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP). On May 31, 2016, after being nominated by the National Democratic Front, it was announced that Mariano will be joining the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte as Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform. He assumed the secretaryship on June 30, 2016 replacing Virgilio de los Reyes. Early life Mariano was born on October 24, 1956 to a poor family in the municipality of Quezon, Nueva Ecija. He was a farmer who took up agriculture and agri-cooperatives at the Wesleyan University and Christian College of the Philippines (formerly Liwag Colleges) in Cabanatuan. He failed to graduate from both institutions due to financial difficulties and his father's illness. Political career

Mariano joined the Bisig ng Kabataan (Youth Arm), a local youth activist organization, when he was 20 years old. He was elected as councilor of Quezon, Nueva Ecija five years later in 1981. He became the regional vice chairman of the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon (Central Luzon Farmers' Alliance) in 1984 and as secretary-general of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Farmers' Movement of the Philippines) in 1985. He later served as the movement's national vice chairman and national chairman. He was among the survivors of the 1987 Mendiola massacre.

EMMANUEL F. PIÑOL

Secretary of Agriculture (DA)

Emmanuel "Manny" Fantin Piñol (born December 16, 1953) is a Filipino journalist, writer, agriculturist and politician who is the current Secretary of the Philippine Department of Agriculture. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Proceso Alcala, the Agriculture secretary of the preceding Benigno Aquino III administration. Political career Piñol was first elected into public office in 1995 when he ran for mayor as a substitute to his father, former Cotabato Provincial Board member Bernardo Piñol Sr., in their hometown of M'lang, Cotabato. In 1998, he was elected as Cotabato's provincial governor, a position he held for three consecutive terms. During his term as governor, he supported several agriculture programs such as the Malitubog–Maradugao irrigation and bottom-up planning for the province's rubber, oil palm, banana and coconut industries. Barred from seeking another term in 2007, Piñol ran as Vice Governor of Cotabato and won with his former vice governor Jesus Sacdalan becoming the new governor.[1] He is credited with having reduced the province's poverty incidence from 41.6% in 2000 to 25.6% in 2009.[2] He was also known for his opposition to the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) between the government under President Gloria Arroyo and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. During the 2010 gubernatorial elections, Piñol was again a candidate for governor of Cotaba to but eventually lost to Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza. In the 2013 elections, he again ran for the same position and lost again to the reelectionist governor.

BENJAMIN ESTOISTA DIOKNO

Secretary of Budget and Management (DBM)

Benjamin Estoista Diokno (born March 31, 1948) is the current Secretary of Budget and Management of the Philippines under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. He held the same position under President Joseph Estrada, from July 1998 until Estrada's ouster in January 2001. Diokno also served as Undersecretary for Budget Operations at the Department of Budget and Management, from 1986 to 1991, during the administration of President Corazon Aquino. During the Aquino administration, Diokno provided technical assistance to several major reforms such as the design of the 1986 Tax Reform Program, which simplified income tax and introduced the value-added tax (VAT), and the 1991 Local Government Code of the Philippines.

n his third tour of duty as Budget Secretary, he intends to pursue an expansionary fiscal policy to finance investments in human capital development and public infrastructure. In addition, he seeks for the passage of a Budget Reform Bill to ensure the compliance of future budgets with the pertinent laws of the land. He also aims to re-organize and professionalize the bureaucracy with a Government Rightsizing Act. He writes a column for BusinessWorld, Southeast Asia’s first daily business newspaper.

LEONOR M. BRIONES

Secretary of Education (DepEd)

Leonor Magtolis Briones (born October 16, 1940)[1] is the incumbent Secretary of the Philippine Department of Education. Succeeding former De La Salle University president Armin Luistro, her appointment was announced by President Rodrigo Duterte on 31 May 2016. She is also a professor in the public administration program at the National College of Public Administration & Governance (NCPAG) of the University of the Philippines Diliman. She was a former Presidential Adviser for Social Development with Secretary/Cabinet Rank and is best known for her stint as National Treasurer of the Philippines from August 1998 to February 2001. Career Briones has served in various capacities. Her stints include serving as Lead Convenor of Social Watch Philippines, Inc.; as Director for Policy and Executive Development at the National College of Public Administration and Governance at the University of the Philippines Diliman; as Vice -President for Finance in the same university; and as Secretary to the Commission of the Commission on Audit. Briones also served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Silliman University. In 2010, Briones was nominated for the Presidency of the University of the Philippines but fell short of getting a majority vote from the university's Board of Regents. Presently, she is active in the private sector serving as Director of AgriNurture, Inc., an office she has been holding since 2008 and as an Independent Director of Megawide Construction Corp. since July 19 of 2010.

ALFONSO CUSI

Secretary of Energy (DOE)

Alfonso "Al" Gaba Cusi (born December 4, 1949) is a Filipino businessman and politician from Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. He is the 14th Secretary of Energy under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. He is also the Vice Chairman of PDP–Laban and served in the Arroyo Administration as head of government air and sea transportation agencies from 2001 to 2010. Career and businesses Cusi started his career in shipping. He joined the Aboitiz Shipping Company (now 2GO Group) in 1973 as Assistant Comptroller. He

worked his way up to become the company's and its subsidiaries' Credit Collection Manager, Purchasing Manager, Passage and Stevedorial Manager, and Trucking Manager. By 1977, he was promoted as Assistant to the President, and eventually as Assistant Vice President in 1979, Vice President in 1983, and General Manager and EVP in 1985. He was Senior Vice President and Director before resigning from the company in 1990.

GINA LOPEZ

Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

Regina Paz "Gina" La'O Lopez (born December 27, 1953) is a Filipino politician and the current Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). She is a philanthropist, a former yoga missionary, a pioneer for corporate social responsibility, and an environmentalist. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte. Early Life Lopez is the daughter of ense of peace and environmental advocacy. Lopez went to Assumption College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart in Boston. She has a Master’s Degree in Development Management from the Asian Institute of Management. She has two sons. Missionary and Peace Advocate in Africa After studying in the United States, Lopez left her elite life in Manila and became a yoga missionary for 20 dedicated years and went to Portugal, India, and Africa. She met her now ex-husband in Africa with whom she had two sons. She became an Ananda Marga yoga missionary who taught yoga, and ran pre-primary schools and children's homes for the underprivileged. She lived among the people of slum areas in Africa guided by the slogan ‘Service to humanity is service to God’

CARLOS DOMINGUEZ III Secretary of Finance (DOF)

Carlos "Sonny" Garcia Dominguez III (born September 16, 1945) is a Filipino businessman and former chief executive of Philippine Airlines who is the 31st Secretary of Finance under President Rodrigo Duterte. He had previously held the position of Secretary of Agriculture and Minister of Natural Resources under the Corazon Aquino presidential administration. Prior to his appointment to President Duterte's Cabinet, he had served as executive director of PTFC Redevelopment Corp., as independent director of Alsons Consolidated Resources, and as director of United Paragon Mining Corp. His family owns Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City, one of the top hotels in southern Mindanao.

Career and businesses Earlier in his career, Dominguez joined the Bank of the Philippine Islands after receiving his Ph.D. from Stanford. He was President of the BPI Agricultural Development Bank for two years before being invited by President Corazon Aquino to join her new government. He assumed the leadership of the Ministry of Natural Resources in 1986 and the Department of Agriculture in 1987 while also serving as Director of the government-owned Land Bank of the Philippines.

Personal life Dominguez is married to Cynthia "Ball" Andrews Dominguez, the daughter of the late Col. Antonio Andrews of the PAF Flying School Class of 1949, and one of the pioneers of the Philippine Air Force. They have four children, Rafael, Mary Edwina, Ignacio and Xavier.

PERFECTO YASAY JR.

Secretary of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

Perfecto "Jun" Rivas Yasay Jr. (born January 27, 1947) is a Filipino lawyer, educator, statesman and current Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines. He is a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and was Bangon Pilipinas Party's vice-presidential bet in the 2010 Philippine elections, running alongside Eddie Villanueva. He accepted the offer of President Rodrigo Duterte to join his Cabinet on May 18, 2016. Early life and career Yasay was born on January 27, 1947 to Perfecto Yasay Sr., a pastor, and Deborah Rivas, a public school teacher, in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato. He finished his secondary education at Davao City High School in 1963 and received his Bachelor of Arts in political science at Central Philippine University, Iloilo City in 1967. He earned his law degree at the University of the Philippines and has MBA units in business studies from Ateneo de Manila University.

PAULYN UBIAL

Secretary of Health (DOH)

Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial, MD (born June 29, 1962) is a Filipino physician who is the current Secretary of the Philippine Department of Health. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Janette Garin, the Health secretary of the preceding Benigno Aquino III administration. Ubial was an Assistant Secretary for Health Regulations from 2008 until 2016 during the Arroyo and Aquino administrations.[2] She was also appointed as the department's regional director for Davao Region from 2006 to 2008. She is also an anti-tobacco advocate. Born in Iloilo City and raised in M'lang, Cotabato, Ubial started her public health career as a rural health worker in Kidapawan, North Cotabato in 1990. She graduated from the UERMMMC College of Medicine in 1987.

RODOLFO SALALIMA

Secretary of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)

Rodolfo "Rudy" Agapay Salalima is a Filipino lawyer who is the incumbent Secretary of the newly formed Philippine Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) under the Rodrigo Duterte's administration. Salalima is a former chief legal counsel and senior advisor of Globe Telecom, one of the leading telecommunications firms in the country and has also served as Senior Vice President for Corporate and Regulatory Affairs and Managing Director of Ayala Corporation. He is also the former president of the Philippine Chamber of Telecommunications Operators (PCTO) and International Telecommunication Union Council working group for the amendment of ITU constitution and convention vice chairman for Asia Pacific Region. In 2015, Salalima authored the book entitled "Telecommunications in the Information Revolution", a law book on telecommunication policies in the country. Salalima was Duterte's former classmate in San Beda College of Law Class of 1971, together with Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, and Transportation secretary Arthur Tugade.

ISMAEL SUENO

Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)

Ismael "Mike" Dres Sueno (born July, 1947 or 1948) is the current

Secretary of the Philippine Department of the Interior and Local

Government. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to

replace Mel Senen Sarmiento starting June 30, 2016. A member and

former national chairman of PDP–Laban, he served as Governor of

South Cotabato under President Corazon Aquino.

Early life and education

Sueno was born and raised in Koronadal, then known as Marbel, in the former undivided Province

of Cotabato. His parents were Perfecto Sueno Sr., the first municipal vice mayor of Koronadal, and

Ma. Neri Dres. He has five brothers (Rolando, Perfecto Jr., Roberto, Leo and Joseph), and one sister

(Corazon), some of which have already migrated to the United States. He obtained his associate

degree in Arts from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Seminary in Marbel in 1964. He then pursued his

bachelor of arts degree in Philosophy from the Regional Major Seminary.

VITALIANO AGUIRRE II

Secretary of Justice (DOJ)

Vitaliano "Vit" Napeñas Aguirre II (born October 16, 1946) is a Filipino lawyer from Quezon. On May 18, 2016, he was nominated as Secretary of the Department of Justice under President Rodrigo Duterte, which he accepted on the same day. He previously served as Vice President and chief legal counsel of Clark Development Corporation under former President Benigno Aquino III. He gained wide public attention in 2012 during the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona when he was cited for contempt after he was caught covering his ears while being lectured by the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago Career Aguirre has been in private practice for many years. He established a law firm in Makati with partners Rodolfo Robles, Sixto Brillantes, Jose Ricafrente, Antonio Nachura and Antonio San Vicente. He served as the lead counsel of Hubert Webb in the 1995 Vizconde murders case and as deputy counsel of the Feliciano Commission's fact-finding investigation of the 2003 Oakwood mutiny. During the impeachment trial of Renato Corona, he was tapped as one of several private prosecutors tasked to secure the Chief Justice's conviction.

SILVESTRE BELLO III

Secretary of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

Silvestre "Bebot" Bello III (born June 23, 1944) is a Filipino businessman and lawyer from Cagayan. He is the current Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment and concurrently Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process. Bello was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Rosalinda Baldoz in the secretaryship. Bello was a former Justice Secretary, Solicitor General[4] and representative of 1-BAP party-list during the 16th Congress of the Philippines. Early life and education Bello was born in Gattaran, Cagayan on June 23, 1944. He is married to Regina Gerona. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Manuel L. Quezon University in Quiapo, Manila, in 1966. He earned his Bachelor of Laws from Ateneo de Manila University Law School in 1970. Career Bello has worked as Justice Secretary from July 1990 to February 1992. He served as Solicitor General from September 23, 1996 until February 3, 1998. He was the Chairman of the Government

Negotiating Panel for Talks with the CPP/NPA/NDF from January 2001 to August 2004. He served as President and CEO of PNOC Development and Management Corporation from November 2004 to December 2005. From January 2006 to December 2006 he was the General Manager and CEO of PRA. He was a presidential adviser for New Government Centers from July 2007 to July 2008. He served as Cabinet Secretary during the presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

DELFIN LORENZANA

Secretary of National Defense (DND)

Maj. Gen. Delfin Negrillo Lorenzana AFP (Ret.) (born October 28, 1948) is the 36th Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines. Delfin Negrillo Lorenzana (born 28 October 1948) is the current Secretary of National Defense. He was the former Special Presidential Representative for Veterans Affairs/Head of the Office Veterans Affairs of the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC. While still in active service, he served as the Defense Armed Forces Attache in the United States; and was instrumental in defending the Malacanang Palace when supporters of former President Joseph Estrada attempted to storm the place. He is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1973. He has been serving the nation in defense and foreign relations for more than four decades already. A staunch defender of the flag, he has protected three Presidents during his service with the Presidential Security Group and as Commander of the Light Armored Brigade: President Corazon C. Aquino, President Joseph E. Estrada and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He is married to Editha Lorenzana (nee Aguilar), is father to Cecille, Edelle, Erik Del and Camille, and grandfather to Mia.

Mark Villar

Secretary of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)

Mark Aguilar Villar (born August 14, 1978) is a Filipino politician and businessman currently serving as Secretary of Public Works and Highways of the Philippines. He is the son of former Senate President and 2010 presidential candidate Manny Villar and incumbent Senator Cynthia Villar. He served as Representative of Las Piñas in the Philippine House of Representatives and has also previously held executive positions in his family's real estate businesses. A member of the Nacionalista Party, Villar accepted the offer of President Rodrigo Duterte to join his Cabinet on May 17, 2016 and assumed office upon his resignation from Congress on August 1, 2016 replacing Rafael Yabut. Political career Villar was first elected to public office in 2010 as congressman of the lone district of Las Piñas, succeeding his mother, Cynthia Villar, a three-term representative who became senator. During his term, he served as Chairman of the House Committee on Trade and Industry, as well as Vice Chairman of the House Committees on Overseas Workers Affairs, Labor and Employment, and Science and Technology.

FORTUNATO DE LA PEÑA

Secretary of Science and Technology (DOST)

Fortunato "Boy" Tanseco de la Peña (born 1949 or 1950) is a Filipino engineer, professor and civil servant. He is the Secretary of Science and Technology at the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under the current administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Before he assumed leadership of the Department, he served as President of the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST) since 2011 and had been Undersecretary of the DOST under two previous administrations. He is also a former Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development. Education De la Peña attended the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering in 1969. He also earned his MS degree in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the same university. He then pursued further studies in Operations Research at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn, U.S. and also received a diploma in Industrial Quality Control from Bouwcentrum International Education in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Career De la Peña is a Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) Rank I, the highest level in the career service of the Civil Service Commission of the Philippines. He has served in the Department of Science and Technology for more than 30 years. He has also served in various positions at his alma mater UP Diliman and also worked as Operations Engineer with ESSO.

JUDY TAGUIWALO

Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Judy Marigomen Taguiwalo, PhD (born February 18, 1950) is a social worker, social activist, educator and the current Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Social Welfare and Development. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Corazon Soliman in the secretaryship. She is a former professor at the University of the Philippines and was one of those nominated by the National Democratic Front to the Duterte Cabinet.

Career Taguiwalo helped in organizing the militant group Malayang Kilusan ng Kababaihan (MAKIBAKA) in 1970. After being detained twice, from July 1973 to their escape in November 1, 1974 and again on January 28, 1974 until their release after EDSA

Revolution, she worked as a professor in the College of Social Work and Community Development's Department of Women and Development Studies in UP-Diliman. Taguiwalo used to head the University for Women's and Gender Studies. She was Founding National President of All UP Academic Employee Union and a founder of All-UP Workers' Alliance. Taguiwalo served as Director of UP Center for Women’s Studies. She served as member of UP Board of Regents from 2009-2010 representing the faculty. She also served as Vice-Chairperson of Board of Trustees of IBON Foundation where she now serves as the Chairperson

WANDA CORAZON TEO Secretary of Tourism (DOT)

Wanda Corazon Teshiba Tulfo-Teo (born November 4, 1952) is a Filipino stateswoman, serving as the current Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Tourism. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Ramon Jimenez Jr. in the secretaryship in June 30, 2016. Teo initially stated that she would change the present tourism slogan coined by her predecessor Jimenez, "It's More Fun in the Philippines", during her term, but she later decided to instead improve on it because of its positive effects that resulted in invaluable tourist arrivals in the Philippines. Career beginnings Teo has been actively working in the tourism sector for more than two decades as a co-owner of a travel agency, Mt. Apo Travel and Tours, president of the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (NAITAS). and a member of Davao Travel Agencies Association (DTAA), the Davao Association of Tour Operators (DATO) and the Davao Regional Tourism Council (DRTC).

RAMON LOPEZ

Secretary of Trade and Industry (DTI)

Ramon M. Lopez is the incumbent Secretary of Trade and Industry under the Rodrigo Duterte's administration. Before he was appointed as the DTI secretary, he was the Vice President and Executive Assistant to the President and CEO of RFM Corporation, having served for the company for 22 years, and Executive Director of Go Negosyo of the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship. He topped his Master in Development Economics at Williams College in Massachusetts (1988) and finished his AB Economics degree at the U niversity of the Philippines Diliman in 1981.

ARTHUR TUGADE

Secretary of Transportation and Communications (DTC)

Arthur "Art" Planta Tugade (born January 9, 1946) is a Filipino businessman and lawyer from Cagayan. He is the current Secretary of the Department of Transportation after being appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Joseph Emilio Abaya. He previously held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Clark Development Corporation, an attached agency of the government-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority under President Benigno Aquino III. Early life and education Tugade was born on January 9, 1946 to poor parents from Claveria, Cagayan, Francisco Tugade and Lucefina Planta. His parents were both employed at the Public Works Department and he was in elementary school when they moved to Sampaloc, Manila. A fire gutted their house in Sampaloc forcing them to relocate to a slum in Tatalon, Quezon City. He was a scholar at San Beda College from elementary to college and also worked in campus jobs offered by the school's priest administrators. He eventually graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in Philosophy in 1967 .

MICHAEL DINO

Presidential Assistant for the Visayas

Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino said that Negros Island Region (NIR) may be dissolved considering that the present administration is pushing for a shift towards a federal form of government. Dino, in a press statement released Sunday, said that “the fate of the Negros Island Region is still being discussed at the national level.” “It looks like NIR will be superseded by federalism. The likelihood of it being abolished is there,” he added. “In my conversation with (House) Speaker (Pantaleon) Alvarez he said there is no budget for NIR in the 2017 GAA (General Appropriations Act) and even in the 2016 budget,” he said. Dino, in an interview with Cebu reporters on Saturday, also said there is a very big chance the NIR will be abolished due to budgetary constraints.

CHRISTOPHER GO

Special Assistant to the President/Presidential Management Staff chief

Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Tesoro Go (born June 14, 1973) is the current Head of the Presidential Management Staff in the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Julia Abad. He is an executive assistant and personal aide of Duterte since 1998. Early life and education Go was born on June 14, 1973. He is a grandson of August Tesoro, whose father founded one of the largest printing press in Davao City. Go attended De La Salle University and graduated with a Management degree. As an assistant of Duterte Since 1998, Go has been an executive assistant and personal aide of then-Mayor of Davao City Rodrigo Duterte. Being in charge of both personal and official matters, he calls himself as an all around 'utility man' of Duterte. During the 2016 election campaign season, Go was often described as the "national photobomber" by the media, for being always in the photos at the side of Duterte in his campaign sorties.[5] He is one of the key people in Duterte's campaign for presidency. On October 15, 2015, Go, wearing a shirt which says No is No, filed Duterte's certificate of candidacy (COC) on Duterte's behalf at the Comelec office in Manila, for a re-election bid for the Davao City mayoralty post.[6] According to him, he called Aquilino Pimentel III, the president of Duterte's political party, PDP-Laban, to file his candidacy for president, that can help Duterte for possible substitution and provide hope for his fans. According to Pimentel, it had been decided that Martin Diño, the chairman of Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), would file his candidacy as Pimentel was about to board a plane to Switzerland at that time.

MIGUEL LUIS VILLAFUERTE

Governor

Miguel Luis "Migz" Reyes Villafuerte (born 21 January 1989) is a Filipino politician and model, who has been Governor of Camarines Sur since 2013. He is from the Villafuerte clan; his grandfather, Luis Villafuerte, was a congressman from 2004 to 2013 and former governor of the same province from 1988 to 1992 and from 1995 to 2004. His father is Luis Raymund F. Villafuerte, Jr., who served as a governor from 2004 to 2013, while his paternal grandmother, Nelly Favis Villafuerte, is a former member of the Monetary Board. Political life

He was elected Governor of Camarines Sur in 2013, defeating his grandfather Luis. At the age of 24, he is the youngest elected governor in Philippine history, surpassing Mark Lapid. Along with Jolo Revilla (then Vice-Governor of Cavite), Villafuerte is among the youngest politicians elected in the 2013 polls. He was reelected to office in the 2016 polls, while his father was likewise elected to Congress as Camarines Sur Representative. His grandfather, on the other hand, lost his Congressional bid during the 2016 elections.

FORTUNATO PEÑA

Vice Governor

Driven, innovative and dedicated, Vice Gov. Fortunato “Ato” Peña is the man at the helm of the present Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Camarines Sur. With big dreams for the progress and development of the Province of Camarines Sur, and a bigger heart – steadfast in spirit and dedication to serve the people, he endeavors to build a legacy of Christian innovative leadership. With his exemplary roster of awards and citations in the field of management and public service, Vice Gov. Ato maintains his image as the man who turns hindrances into challenges, and goals into achievements. A recipient of the Prestigious Outstanding General Manager for four consecutive years, he was inducted to the Hall of Fame by the National Electrification Administration for his

exceptional management and pioneering innovations for the Camarines Sur Electric Cooperative where he served as the General Manager in a span of only five years. Raised by a family of humble circumstances, the young Ato Peña was nevertheless abundant in guidance and inspiration. He finished his Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and Masters in Public Administration at the University of Nueva Caceres in the City of Naga to return some 26 years later in 2008 to receive the Diamond Achiever Award, the highest accolade bestowed upon an alumnus for the honors that the student has brought to the school.

WILFREDO REX C. OLIVA Board Member

FABIO F. FIGURACION Board Member

EMMANUEL H. NOBLE Board Member

SALVIO B. FORTUNO Board Member

MADELAINE Y. ALFELOR City Mayor

BONITE, JESSIE S.

City Councilor

BERIÑA, FERNANDO JR.

City Councilor

RUDITO ESPIRITU JR. City Councilor

JOSE SG. VILLANUEVA JR. City Vice Mayor

SOFRONIO MAGISTRADO City Councilor

OLIVA, DANTE C. City Councilor

VILLAGOMEZ, RUFINO L. City Councilor

17th CONGRESS

1-ANG EDUKASYON

Belaro, Salvador Jr. B.

1-CARE

Uybarreta, Carlos Roman

1-PACMAN

Pineda, Enrico A.

Romero, Michael L., PhD.

A TEACHER

Cortuna, Julieta R.

AAMBIS-OWA

Garin, Sharon S.

AANGAT TAYO

GRIMALDO JOSE Ll. City Councilor

IGNAO, MARVIR B. City Councilor

AUDAL SANTOS JR. City Councilor

TINO FATIMA City Councilor

Abayon, Harlin Neil III J.

AASENSO

Montoro, Teodoro "Ted" G.

ABANG LINGKOD

Paduano, Joseph Stephen S.

ABONO

Estrella, Conrado III M.

Ortega, Vini Nola A.

ABS

De Vera, Eugene Michael B.

ACT TEACHERS

Castro, France L.

Tinio, Antonio L.

ACTS OFW

Bertiz, Aniceto "John" III D.

AGAP

Geron, Rico B.

AGBIAG

Antonio, Michelle M.

AGRI

Lee, Delphine Gan

Salon, Orestes T.

AKBAYAN

Villarin, Tom S.

AKO BICOL

Batocabe, Rodel M.

Co, Christopher S.

Garbin, Alfredo Jr. A.

ALONA

Villaraza-Suarez, Anna Marie

AMIN

Mending, Makmod Jr. D.

Turabin-Hataman, Sitti Djalia A.

AN WARAY

Noel, Victoria Isabel G.

ANAC-IP

Panganiban, Jose Jr. T. CPA,LLB

ANAKPAWIS

Casilao, Ariel 'Ka Ayik' B.

ANG KABUHAYAN

Laogan, Dennis C.

ANGKLA

Manalo, Jesulito "Jess" A.

BAYAN MUNA

Zarate, Carlos Isagani T.

BH

Herrera-Dy, Bernadette "BH"

BUHAY

Atienza, Jose Jr. L.

Velarde, Mariano Michael Jr. M.

BUTIL

Chavez, Cecilia Leonila V.

CIBAC

Tugna, Sherwin N.

COOP NATCCO

Bravo, Anthony M., Ph.D.

Canama, Sabiniano S.

DIWA

Aglipay-Villar, Emmeline

GABRIELA

Brosas, Arlene D.

De Jesus, Emmi A.

KABATAAN

Elago, Sarah Jane I.

KABAYAN

Roque, Harry Jr. L.

Salo, Ron P.

KALINGA

Ferriol-Pascual, Abigail Faye C.

KUSUG-TAUSUG

Tan, Shernee Abubakar

LPGMA

Ty, Arnel U.

MAGDALO

Alejano, Gary C.

MANILA TEACHERS

Lacson, Virgilio S.

MATA

Velasco-Catera, Tricia Nicole Q.

PBA

Nograles, Jericho Jonas B.

Sambar, Mark Aeron H.

SAGIP

Marcoleta, Rodante D.

SBP

Belmonte, Ricardo "RJ" T.

TUCP

Mendoza, Raymond Democrito C.

YACAP

Lopez, Benhur Jr. B.

Eagle Bird

Snake grass

frog locust

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM

FATIMA INTEGRATED FARM SCHOOL INC.

San Agustin, Iriga City

Submitted by:

ALEXA R. VILLAMER 7 – St. Louise

Submitted to:

MR. JOEL T. BULALACAO

Teacher