Wikipedia:WikiProject Politics/Philippine politics

Welcome to the Philippine politics taskforce of WikiProject Politics and Tambayan Philippines!

Scope

This task force covers all articles related to the Politics of the Philippines. It attempts to organize and coordinate the efforts of editors and create standards for constructing good articles. An easy way to figure out what is in the scope of this project is to look at the category tree below.

Participants

1. RioHondo (talk) 17:50, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
2. hueman1 (talk • contributions)
3. Ganmatthew (talk)
4. TheNuggeteer (talk)
5. Borgenland (talk)
6. CMD (talk)
7. Royiswariii (talk)
8. FiveGeekabytes (talk)
9. Wilson Palacpac III (talk)

To do

To do items for members of Philippine politics task force

• Find editors who have shown interest in this subject and ask them to take a look here.
• Identify articles for creation
• Identify articles for improvement
• Review importance and quality of existing articles
• Create congressional districts articles (99.2% done)
• Look for stubs in:

Category:Filipino politician stubs

Articles for Creation

Elections

1. 2019 Philippine House of Representatives party-list election
2. 2022 Philippine House of Representatives party-list election
3. 2025 Philippine House of Representatives party-list election
4. 2019 Ifugao local elections
5. 2025 Albay local elections
6. 2025 Camarines Sur local elections
7. 2025 Dinagat Islands local elections
8. 2025 Ifugao local elections
9. 2025 Iloilo City local elections
10. 2025 Mandaue local elections
11. 2025 Misamis Oriental local elections

Events

1. 2023 visit by Rodrigo Duterte to China
2. Impeachment of Joseph Estrada (redirects to Presidency of Joseph Estrada, not to be confused with Trial of Joseph Estrada which happened after he left office)

Institutions

1. Ministry of Finance, and Budget and Management (Bangsamoro)
2. Ministry of Trade, Investment and Tourism (Bangsamoro)
3. Bangsamoro Women Commission
4. Bangsamoro Information and Communications Technology Office

Laws

1. Annexes of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro
2. Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
3. Goverment of the Republic of the Philippines–National Democratic Front peace negotiations
4. Mateo Cariño Doctrine (Cariño v. Insular Government (212 U.S. 449, 1909))

Media

1. Lakas Sambayanan: People Power
2. Peanut Gallery Media Network

People

• Note: Only members of Congress and of the cabinet qualify for WP:NPOL and are thus listed first.

House of Representatives

Ilocos Region (Region I) representatives

1. Conrado Rubio
2. Primitivo Donato
3. Emilio L. Medina
4. Martín García (politician)
5. José Luna (Filipino politician)
6. Pío Romero (Filipino politician)
7. Irineo Javier
8. Vicente T. Llanes
9. Irineo Ranjo
10. Severo Hernando
11. Vicente T. Lazo
12. Dámaso T. Samonte
13. Baldomero Pobre
14. Lucas Paredes
15. Teogenes Quiaoit
16. Melchor Flor
17. Faustino Adiarte
18. Román Campos
19. Emilio L. Medina
20. Ulpiano Arzadon
21. Conrado Rubio
22. Pedro G. Albano
23. Simeon M. Valdéz
24. Fidel Villanueva
25. Salacnib Baterina
26. Mariano Fos
27. Alejandro Quirologico
28. Francisco Tongson
29. Alberto Reyes (politician)
30. Vicente Singson Pablo
31. Simeón Ramos
32. Benito T. Soliven
33. Pedro Singson Reyes
34. Jesús O. Serrano
35. Faustino B. Tobia
36. Mariano M. Tajon
37. Maximino Mina
38. José María Valle
39. Gregorio Talavera
40. Ponciano Morales
41. Lupo T. Biteng
42. Fidel B. Villanueva
43. Sixto Brillanes Sr.
44. Ricardo R. Gacula
45. Godofredo S. Reyes
46. Pablo C. Sanidad
47. Lucas V. Cauton
48. Grace G. Singson
49. Eric G. Singson Jr.
50. Julio Borbón (politician)
51. Eustaquio Purugganan
52. Rufino Macagba
53. Miguel Paterno
54. Bonifacio Tadiar
55. Mateo del Rosario
56. Andrés Asprer
57. Juan T. Lucero
58. Pío Ancheta
59. Fausto Almeida
60. Mariano Alisangco
61. Francisco I. Ortega
62. Delfín B. Flores
63. Miguel G. Rilloraza Jr.
64. Victor Francisco C. Ortega
65. Manuel C. Ortega
66. Pablo C. Ortega
67. Francisco Zandueta
68. Florencio Baltazar
69. Valerio M. Fontanilla
70. Felipe C. Díaz
71. Mauro Ortíz
72. Leoncio Dacanay
73. Mariano Villanueva
74. Rodolfo Baltazar
75. Enrique Rimando
76. Agatón R. Yaranon
77. Eulogio F. de Guzmán Sr.
78. Manuel T. Cases
79. Epifanio B. Castillejos
80. Tomas M. Dumpit
81. Tomas L. Dumpit Jr.
82. Nicanor Padilla
83. Cirilo Braganza
84. Vicente Solis
85. Modesto Sison (redirect)
86. Antonio Bengzon
87. Mauro Navarro
88. Enrique Braganza
89. Potenciano Pecson
90. Anacleto B. Ramos
91. José P. Bengzon
92. Juan de Guzmán Rodríguez
93. Sulpicio R. Soriano
94. Mario Bengzon
95. Aguedo F. Agbayani
96. Hernani A. Braganza
97. Jesus F. Celeste
98. Arnold F. Celeste
99. Deogracias Reyes
100. Mariano Padilla
101. Aquilino Banaag
102. Lamberto Siguión Reyna
103. Isidoro Siapno
104. Ángel B. Fernández
105. Jack Laureano Soriano
106. Antonio E. Bengson III
107. Chris F. Mendoza
108. Teodoro C. Cruz
109. Victor Aguedo E. Agbayani
110. Leopoldo N. Bataoil
111. Jumel Anthony I. Espino
112. Juan Alvear (politician)
113. José T. Pecson
114. Rufo G. Cruz
115. Teodoro Y. Gómez
116. Raymundo O. Camacho
117. Servillano de la Cruz
118. Antonio C. Mejía
119. Pascual M. Beltrán
120. José L. de Guzmán
121. José D. Parayno
122. Cipriano B. Primicias Jr.
123. Corazon V. Primicias
124. Fabian S. Sison
125. Eric Galo P. Acuña
126. Generoso D. C. Tulagan
127. Lorenzo Fenoy
128. Joaquín Balmori
129. Alejandro R. Mendoza
130. Eusebio V. Sison
131. Nicomedes T. Rupisan
132. Amadeo J. Pérez
133. Antonio P. Villar Sr.
134. Benjamin S. Lim
135. Domingo Patajo
136. Hugo Sansano
137. Ricardo González (Filipino politician)
138. Evaristo P. Sánchez
139. Juan G. Millán
140. Cipriano S. Allas
141. Justino Z. Benito
142. Luciano Millán
143. Jesús M. Reyes
144. Robert B. Estrella
145. Conrado B. Estrella Jr.
146. Amadeo R. Perez Jr.
147. Ma. Carmen S. Cojuangco
148. Ranjit R. Shahani
149. Tyrone D. Agabas
150. Legislative districts of Region I
151. Region I's at-large parliamentary district
152. Pangasinan's at-large congressional district

Davao Region (Region XI) representatives

1. Manuel M. Garcia

Caraga (Region XIII) representatives

1. Roan Libarios

Metro Manila (National Capital Region) representatives

1. Fred J. Elizalde
2. Augusto Sanchez

Party-list representatives

1. Johanne Monich Bautista (TRABAHO)
2. Manuel Frederick Ko (Abang Lingkod)
3. Nathaniel Oducado (1Tahanan Partylist)
4. Cresente Paez (Coop-NATCCO)
5. Manuel Cabochan III (Magdalo Party-List)

Cabinet officials

1. Cabinet of Benigno Aquino III
2. Markus Lacanilao (current Special Envoy on Transnational Crime)
3. Richard Fadullon (current prosecutor general at the Department of Justice)
4. Romando Artes (current MMDA Chairperson)
5. Jerry Barican (Jose W. Diokno's assistant; spokesperson of President Estrada)
6. Gregorio Cendaña (head of the National Media Production Center, 1970s)
7. Juan L. Manuel (Secretary/Minister of Education and Culture, 1971-1979)
8. Eduardo Soliman Jr. (Executive Secretary of the Metro Manila Commission, 1975-1979)
9. Silvestre Sarmiento (Metro Manila Action Officer in Finance, 1975-1979)
10. Serafin Luz Cui (Metro Manila Action Officer in Operations, 1975-1979)
11. Jose Conrado Benitez (Metro Manila Action Officer in Planning, 1975-1979)
12. Jesus Hipolito (Secretary of Public Works and Highways and Minister of Public Works and Highways, 1980-1986)
13. Jose Gil (Filipino politician) (Executive Secretary, 1943-1944)
14. Emilio Abello (Executive Secretary, 1944-1945, 1946, 1946-1947)
15. Jose S. Reyes (Executive Secretary, 1945-1946)
16. Nicanor Roxas (Executive Secretary, 1947-1948)
17. Emilio Abello (Executive Secretary, 1948)
18. Teodoro Evangelista (Executive Secretary, 1948-1951)
19. Marciano Roque (Executive Secretary, 1952-1953)
20. Fortunato de Leon (Executive Secretary, 1956-1957)
21. Juan Pajo (Executive Secretary, 1958-1959)
22. Amable Aguiluz V
23. Von Lovel Bedona
24. Marcelo Fernan Jr.
25. Manuel Gaite
26. Jose Luis Yulo Jr.

Ambassadors

1. Angelito Nayan (chargé d'affaires to Myanmar; hostage in Afghanistan in 2004)
2. Luli Arroyo-Bernas (Austria)
3. Leah Basinang-Ruiz (Poland and Ukraine)
4. Enrique Voltaire Pingol (chargé d'affaires to Myanmar, 2022-2024)

Governors

1. Homobono Adaza (Opposition Governor of Misamis Oriental, 1980-1984)
2. Raul Lee (Governor of Sorsogon)
3. Jose C. Laurel V (Opposition Governor of Batangas, 1980-1988)
4. Cielo Macapagal-Salgado (Vice Governor of Pampanga; daughter of Diosdado Macapagal)
5. Roy Padilla Jr. (Governor of Camarines Norte; half-brother of Robin Padilla)
6. Ben Palispis (Governor of Benguet)
7. Wilfrido Enverga (Governor of Quezon; 1998–2007)

Mayors and vice mayors

1. Adelbert Antonino
2. Leonardo Anunciacion (Acting mayor of Bamban, Tarlac)
3. Florencio Bernabe Sr. (Mayor of Parañaque)
4. Luis Bonguyan (Vice mayor of Davao City)
5. Felicisimo Cabigao (Vice mayor of Manila)
6. Jaime Capil (Mayor of Porac, Pampanga)
7. Emiliano Caruncho Jr. (Mayor of Pasig)
8. Myla Clarete (Acting Mayor of Porac, Pampanga)
9. Benjamin C. de Guzman (Mayor of Davao City)
10. Osmundo de Guzman (Mayor of Marikina)
11. Janella Ejercito Estrada (Vice mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila)
12. Gil E. Fernando (Mayor of Marikina)
13. Elias B. Lopez (Mayor of Davao City)
14. Marcos Mamay (Mayor of Nunungan, Lanao Del Norte)
15. Cornelio Maskariño (Acting mayor, vice mayor, congressman of Davao City)
16. Julian Medina (Mayor of Cavite City)
17. Jesus Melchor Quitain Jr. (Vice mayor of Davao City)
18. Ross Rizal (Mayor of Calamba)
19. Manuel S. Rojas (Mayor of Cavite City)
20. Andres Soriano (politician) (Katipunan sanggunian; first Municipal president of San Juan, Metro Manila)
21. Joni Villanueva-Tugna (Mayor of Bocaue, Bulacan)
22. Dominador Zuña Jr. (Acting mayor of Davao City)

City and municipal councilors

1. Ronnie Acuña (Marikina)
2. Jana Ejercito (San Juan)
3. Winston Pepito (Cebu City)
4. Hector Reyes (actor) (Pasig, 1967-1971)
5. Paul Senogat (Pasig)
6. Tobit Cruz (Taytay)

Davao City 1st district (1988–1992)

1. Nilo Abellera
2. Aristeo Albay
3. Alexis Almendras
4. Leonardo Avila
5. Bonifacio Militar
6. Gerardo Nograles
7. Tony Vergara

Davao City 2nd district (1988–1992)

1. Senforiano Alterado
2. Valentino Banzon
3. Antonio S. Castillo
4. Danilo Dayanghirang
5. Liborio Lumain
6. Diosdado Mahipus
7. Tomas Monteverde
8. Jaime Q. Rodriguez

Davao City 3rd district (1988–1992)

1. Victoriano Advincula
2. Renato Bangoy
3. Shane Dolor
4. Agosto Fuentes
5. Cesar Robillo
6. Guillermo Saldana
7. Teofilo Venus

First family

Aquino family

1. Ballsy Aquino-Cruz (redirects to Corazon Aquino)
2. Pinky Aquino-Abellada

Duterte family

1. Jocelyn Duterte-Villarica

Estrada family

1. Jackie Ejercito
2. Laarni Enriquez
3. Jerika Ejercito

Garcia family

1. Linda Garcia-Campos

Macapagal family

1. Diosdado Macapagal Jr.
2. Purita de la Rosa

Magsaysay family

1. Milagros Magsaysay-Valenzuela
2. Teresita Magsaysay

Quirino family

1. Armando Quirino
2. Fe Angela Quirino
3. Norma Quirino
4. Tomás Quirino

Ramos family

1. Angelita Ramos-Jones
2. Josephine Ramos-Samartino
3. Carolina Ramos-Sembrano

Roxas family

1. Consuelo Roxas
2. Manny Roxas
3. Ruby Roxas

Other people

1. Alex Boncayao (Metro Manila candidate in 1978 IBP election)
2. Reynaldo Pacheco (lawyer) (campaign spokesperson of VP Emmanuel Pelaez, PPCRV co-founder, Gunless Society founder)
3. Rufino Hechanova (executive secretary of President Diosdado Macapagal)
4. Carmelo Gempesaw (Davao City secretary; Rodrigo Duterte's running mate in 1988)
5. Rowena Amon
6. Filomena Cinco
7. Teodoro G. Lopez
8. Elizabeth Quisumbing
9. Geraldine Pabuna

Political positions

1. Political positions of Grace Poe
2. Political positions of Vilma Santos
3. Political positions of Bayani Fernando
4. Political positions of Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
5. Political positions of Francis Escudero
6. Political positions of Jejomar Binay
7. Political positions of Pia Cayetano
8. Political positions of Sara Duterte
9. Political positions of Risa Hontiveros

Party-lists

• ABA Partylist (Alyansang Bayanihan ng mga Magsasaka, Manggagawang Bukid at Mangingisda)
• AKO BAHAY (Adhikain at Kilusan ng Ordinaryong Tao Para sa Lupa, Pabahay, Hanapbuhay at Kaunlaran)
• National Federation of Small Coconut Farmers Organization
• Ang Laban ng Indiginong Filipino
• YACAP Partylist (You Against Corruption and Poverty)
• FPJPM Partylist (Filipinos for Peace, Justice and Progress Movement)
• UNIMAD Partylist (United Movement Against Drug)
• ABS Partylist (Arts, Business and Science Professionals)
• KAKUSA Partylist (Kapatiran ng mga na Kulong na Walang Sala)
• Aangat Tayo
• Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy
• BANAT Partylist (Barangay Association for National Advancement of Transparency)
• Kasangga sa Kaunlaran
• BANTAY Partylist (The True Marcos Loyalist (for God, Country and People) Association of the Philippines)
• Abakada Guro
• 1-UTAK Partylist (1-United Transport Coalition)
• 1-CARE Partylist (1st Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy)
• Ang Galing Pinoy
• Agbiag! Timpuyog Ilocano
• DIWA Partylist (Democratic Independent Workers' Association)
• Una ang Pamilya
• Ating Koop (Adhikaing Tinataguyod ng Kooperatiba)
• ALE Partylist (Association of Laborers and Employees)
• Alay Buhay (Alay Buhay Community Development Foundation)
• Angkla Partylist (Angkla: Ang Partido ng mga Pilipinong Marino)
• 1 Banat & AHAPO Coalition
• Ang Mata'y Alagaan
• Ang Nars
• ANAC-IP Partylist (Ang National Coalition of Indigenous Peoples Action Na)
• ALONA Partylist (Alliance of Organizations Networks and Associations of the Philippines)
• ACTS-OFW (Acts-Overseas Filipino Workers Coalition of Organizations)
• Ang Kabuhayan
• AASENSO Partylist (Ating Aagapay Sentrong Samahan ng mga Obrero)
• Una ang Edukasyon
• RECOBADA Partylist (Rural Electric Consumers and Beneficiaries of Development and Advancement)
• BAHAY Partylist (Bahay para sa Pamilyang Pilipino)
• Rebolusyonaryong Alyansa Makabansa
• Ako Padayon Pilipino
• ANGAT Party List
• OFW Partylist (One Filipinos Worldwide Coalition Partylist)
• KM Ngayon Na

Finished

• Marcelino Libanan
• Lolita Javier
• Gerardo Espina Sr.
• Duke Frasco
• Political positions of Alan Peter Cayetano
• Luz Mercado
• Zarate v. Aquino III
• List of convicted Filipino politicians (redirect)
• Edsel Galeos
• Jose Enrique Miraflores
• Amado Bagatsing
• Hans Cacdac
• Efforts to impeach Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
• Migs Nograles
• Joel Chua
• Jonathan Keith Flores
• Juliet Marie Ferrer
• Tom Villarin
• Jude Acidre
• Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat
• United Senior Citizens Partylist
• Chaco Sagarbarria<1-- May 15, 2025, 13:40 -->
• 2025 Cebu City local elections
• Shernee Tan-Tambut
• Josefina Tallado
• Political positions of Kiko Pangilinan
• Nestor Archival
• Raymond Alvin Garcia
• Malasakit at Bayanihan
• Gary Alejano
• Cynthia Chan
• Galing sa Puso Party
• Trabaho Partylist
• Pinoy Workers Partylist
• Maricar Zamora
• Abante Mindanao
• Harold Duterte
• Terry Ridon
• Mika Suansing
• Eduardo Rama Jr.
• Kitty Duterte
• Howard Guintu
• 2025 Iloilo local elections
• Jay Khonghun
• Rhea Gullas
• Sun Shimura
• Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party
• Political positions of Miriam Defensor Santiago
• Christopherson Yap
• Anna Veloso-Tuazon

• Ministry of Labor and Employment (Bangsamoro)

Deleted

• Joseph Simon Marcos

Stubs

Main page: Category:Filipino politician stubs

Percentage Finished

0%

Guidelines

Tagging and assessment

Any articles that are within the scope of this project should be tagged with the project banners of Tambayan Philippines. You may also find {{WikiProjectBanners}} useful. To each of these banners, you should add Task force congressional districts-task-force = yes as this will automatically put the page in the appropriate categories., such as Category:Congressional districts task force articles.

Assessment table

As of June 14, 2026, there are 823 articles within WikiProject the Philippine politics task force scope. Of these, 0 (0%) are Featured Articles, 0 (0%) are Featured Lists, 0 (0%) are A-Class, and 3 (0.36%) are Good Articles. 30 articles (3.65%) have been assessed as B-Class; 89 (10.81%) as C-Class; 567 (68.89%) as Start-Class; 114 (13.85%) as Stub-Class; and 20 (2.43%) as List-Class.  [  ]

Philippine politics task force articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
GA						3	3
B	7	5	3	5		10	30
C	2	4	14	19		50	89
Start	1	6	22	103		435	567
Stub		1	9	39		65	114
List		5	1	4		10	20
Category					383		383
Disambig					2		2
File					1		1
Template					28		28
NA		1		1	8		10
Assessed	10	22	49	171	422	573	1,247
Total	10	22	49	171	422	573	1,247
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 3,971			Ω = 4.95

Templates

For main project templates, see the main project page for Tambayan Philippines.

Invitation to task force

Hello! Analyzing your recent editing patterns, you might want to join the Philippine politics task force here, Thank you! 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 10:14, 9 August 2024 (UTC) {{subst:Philippine politics invitation|header=yes|1=Invitation to task force|sig=yes}}

Userbox template

{{User:TheNuggeteer/Userboxes/Userbox Philippine Politics Task Force}}

This user is part of the Philippine Politics task force.

Stub templates

• {{Philippines-diplomat-stub}}
• {{Example}}
• {{Philippines-party-stub}}
• {{Philippines-mayor-stub}}
• {{Philippines-politician-stub}}
• {{Philippines-congressman-stub}}

Featured/Good content

Featured Articles

• Douglas MacArthur
• William Howard Taft

Featured Lists

• List of vice presidents of the Philippines

Former featured lists

• List of presidents of the Philippines

Good Articles

• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine nationality law
• Political history of the Philippines
• Peter Aduja
• Communism in the Philippines
• Imelda (film)
• Blas Ople
• Pensionado Act
• Roman Romulo
• Ang Totoong Narcolist

Former good articles

• Imelda Marcos

DYK

• 15th Congress of the Philippines
• 1907 Philippine Assembly elections
• 1981 Philippine presidential election and referendum
• 1993 Bataan gubernatorial recall election
• 1994 Rizal's 1st congressional district special election
• 2000 Pasay mayoral recall election
• 2002 Puerto Princesa mayoral recall election
• 2003 Isabela's 4th congressional district special election
• 2005 Cebu's 5th congressional district special election
• 2010 Manila local elections
• 2010 Philippine House of Representatives party-list election
• 2010 Philippine gubernatorial elections
• 2011 Ilocos Sur's 1st congressional district special election
• 2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election
• 2012 Zambales's 2nd congressional district special election

• 2013 Manila local elections
• 2015 Puerto Princesa mayoral recall election
• 2025 Philippine general election
• Peter Aduja
• Romeo Acop
• Prospero Amatong
• Bam Aquino
• Republic of Biak-na-Bato
• Guillermo Capadocia
• Ako Bicol
• Cesar Climaco
• Neri Colmenares
• Congressional canvass for the 2010 Philippine presidential election
• 1990 Cordillera autonomy plebiscite
• David v. Poe

• Francisco Carreón
• Chris Cate
• Cebu City Council
• Agnes Devanadera
• Xyza Diazen
• Jose Esteves
• Norberto Gonzales
• Henry Clay Ide
• Imelda (film)
• Impeachment of Merceditas Gutierrez
• Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez
• Kapitan Laut Buisan
• Judicial and Bar Council
• Edgardo Labella
• Arsenio Lacson

• Jose Laurel Jr.
• Local government in the Philippines
• Eduardo Malapit
• Joey Manahan
• Manila City Council
• Imelda Marcos
• Isko Moreno
• National Socialist Party (Philippines)
• Nationalist Citizens' Party
• Operation Big Bird
• Blas Ople
• Tomas Osmeña
• Overseas Absentee Voting Act
• Joseph Stephen Paduano
• Jovito Palparan

• Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
• Geronima Pecson
• Pensionado Act
• Eugenio Pérez
• Gregorio Perfecto
• Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971
• Philippine Senate elections
• Philippine nationality law
• PiliPinas Debates 2016 – Mindanao leg
• PiliPinas Debates 2016
• Political killings in the Philippines (2001–2010)
• Political history of the Philippines
• Politics of the Philippines
• Progresista Party

• José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez
• Grace Riñoza-Plazo
• Rodrigo Duterte 2016 presidential campaign
• Geraldine Roman
• Etta Rosales
• Salamat, Kaibigan
• Roy Señeres
• Senior Citizens Partylist
• Ronald Singson
• Cornelio Villareal
• Ye Fei
• Spice Boys (House of Representatives of the Philippines)
• Erin Tañada
• Lorenzo Tañada
• Daniel Tirona

• To Live for the Masses
• Mariano Trías

Total

FA: 2
FL: 2 (1 Former)
GA: 10 (1 Former)
DYK: 92
Total: 106

Resources

• Wikidata