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The Philippine census is a regularly occurring and official inventory of the human population and housing units in the Philippines. Since 1970, the population has been enumerated every five years. [a] Results from the censuses are used to allocate congressional seats and fund government programs. The mid-year census is known as the Census of ...
Elections for the members of the House of Representatives were held on June 2, 1925 pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 which prescribed elections for every three years. The ruling Nacionalista Party , which was split into Colectivista and Unipersonalista factions in 1922, were reconciled and were named as the Nacionalista ...
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The Philippines annualized population growth rate between the years 2015–2020 was 1.53%. [6] According to the 2020 census, the population of the Philippines is 109,033,245. [7] The first census in the Philippines was held in the year 1591 which counted 667,612 people. [8]
The Philippines is divided into 12 senatorial districts, of which all districts save for the 12th district, has one of its seats up. In the 12th district, any vacancy is filled via appointment of the Governor-General .
On February 11, 2010, the Supreme Court of the Philippines declared the creation of Dinagat Islands null and void on grounds of failure to meet land area and population requirements for the creation of local government units. Dinagat Islands then reverted to Surigao del Norte.
[14]: 85–87 Societal changes in Spain and the Philippines led to an expansion of the Philippine bureaucracy and its civil service positions, predominantly for the educated living in urban areas, although the highest levels continued to remain in the hand of those born in Spain. This, combined with a shifting economy, saw more complex social ...