a February birthday; first to use the suffix –III and first to have graduated from Ateneo. Aquino also holds the record of being the youngest of the presidents who became chief executive in their 50s. His family’s adversary‚ former president Ferdinand Marcos came second by becoming president at age of 51. At 50‚ Aquino is the 15th president. He is president
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NICHOLAS G. PERLAS NADEVCO ESSAY For the purposes of this essay‚ the time frame 1946-1986 would be further divided into 3 segments. First would be the time from 1946 to 1949 where the effects of the Belle Trade Act were felt. Second would be from 1949-1961 when the Philippines tried Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) and also known as the period of control and Third would be from 1962-1986 or the period of decontrol. In order to explain and understand the period from 1946 to 1949 dependency
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TOURISM PLAN FOR NINOY AQUINO PARKS AND WILDLIFE CENTER I. INTRODUCTION The Philippines is one of the dream destinations for many ecotourists all over the world. Enveloped within an otherworldly landscape of sea and jungle‚ where large number of magnificent floras and faunas can be found‚ it truly is one of the few places of its kind. In that‚ it contains all of the major ecosystems that warm weather or tropical tourists look for when deciding on a vacation spot. It could be argued that pretty
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------------------------------------------------- The History of Press freedom in the Philippines Press freedom is guaranteed in the Constitution of the Philippines‚ where it is enshrined in Article III‚ Section 4. Although the Philippines is said to have one of the freest press in Asia‚ Philippine press and news media‚ from the campus‚ local‚ and national levels have suffered censorship‚ prosecution‚ intimidation‚ and attacks‚ particularly during Martial Law. Currently‚ the Philippines is ranked
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by Patricia Schultz; and “The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World” by Joel Krieger. Also “Presidential Plunder‚ the Quest for the Marcos Hidden Wealth” and “Struggle and Hope‚” both by Jovito R. Salonga‚ right next to five books written by Ferdinand E. Marcos during his martial law years. On the flyleaf of “The Marcos Years‚” the former president had handwritten a dedication to the man who would remain his secretary of national defense until 1986 when a People’s Power revolt‚ aided and abetted
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Republic of the Philippines CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES Nabua‚ Camarines Sur COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTION (A research paper) Submitted by; BSCE -3B Submitted to; MR. Athan Sy Instructor GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK The Philippines has a long history of democratic constitutional development. The Malolos Constitution of 1898-99 reflected the aspirations of educated Filipinos to create a polity as enlightened
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1524 10. John Cabot – Explores northeastern seaboard of north America for England 1498 11. Vasco Nunez Balboa – "discovered” the Pacific Ocean across isthmus of Panama claims all lands are touched by the pacific ocean for Spain 1513 12. Ferdinand of Aragon - the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of
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Lea Salonga Salonga made her professional debut in 1978 at the age of seven in the musical The King and I by Repertory Philippines. She became the lead star of Annie and joined other productions such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof‚ Fiddler on the Roof‚ The Rose Tattoo‚ The Sound of Music‚ The Goodbye Girl‚ Paper Moon and The Fantasticks. She began her recording career at the age of ten with her first album‚ Small Voice‚ which received a gold certification. A song on the album‚ the duet "Happiness"‚
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power with a sense of destiny derived‚ above all‚ from his parents. His father‚ Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino‚ was gunned down on the tarmac of the Manila airport when he returned to the Philippines in August 1983 to lead the opposition against dictator Ferdinand Marcos. His mother‚ Corazon Cojuangco Aquino‚ became the iconic leader of a Yellow Revolution that captivated the world. Thrust into the presidency upon the downfall of Marcos in the People Power uprising of February 1986‚ she remained a widely respected
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The term nation has been envisioned variously by primordialists and modernists and is enmeshed in bewildering contradictions. In this paper it has been used to mean “ . . . not so much a cultural artifact . . . but a web of material relations and practices‚ which rests on classes‚ caste structures‚ gendered systems of production and reproduction‚ armies‚ laws‚ territories and yes‚ signifying practices as well.” (Ahmad 2007:40) The establishment of India as a nation-state upon Indian sub-continent
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