Philippine History During the Japanese Occupation On December 8‚ 1941‚ the Japanese invades the Philippines hours after bombing Pear Harbor in Hawaii. While the forces of Gen. Douglas MacArthur retreated to Bataan‚ the Commonwealth government of President Quezon moved to Corregidor Island. Manila was declared an open city to prevent further destruction. After the fall of Bataan on April 9‚ 1942 and Corregidor‚ In March 1942‚ MacArthur & Quezon fled the country and by invitation of President Roosevelt
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of Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III‚ his administration continues to unravel as brandishing more of the same elite governance defined and motivated by the narrow agenda and interests of the few. This was evident in the impeachment of Corona which was sold to the public as part of his “daang matuwid” agenda but soon enough was perceived as an effort to control the entire bureaucracy for selfserving political and economic reasons. As is the nature of traditional politics‚ the Aquino presidency has played
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drove a wedge between the tillers and their land. This paper aims to give light the concerning controversies surrounding the Hacienda Luisita and analyze how these controversies preoccupy the present administration of Pres. Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III. Before the Cojuangco family acquired Hacienda Luisita in the 1950s‚ the plantation belonged to the Spanish- owned Compaña General de Tabacos de Filipinas (Tabacalera). Tabacalera acquired the land in 1882 through a royal grant from the Spanish
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Grade ______95_______ Precursors to people power and the 1986 people power (EDSA) revolution * The Administration of Corazon Aquino and Fidel Ramos * The Administration of Joseph Estrada‚ Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Benigno Aquino III Group 7 1. Fritzie Faye Alvero 2. Clarins Janelle Logronio 3. Karissa Victorino Submitted to: Ernesto G. Pamo EDSA People Power Revolution The Philippines was praised worldwide in 1986‚ when the so-called bloodless revolution
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Arevalo‚ the family’s spiritual adviser‚ held the bible where Aquino symbolically placed his hand as he delivered his oath. Earlier‚ Vice President Jejomar Binay also took the oath administered by Morales. In a brief but highly symbolic move‚ President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo formally relinquished her post to President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino. FIRSTS’ AND AMUSING FACTS ABOUT NOYNOY AQUINO President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III may have made history as the first chief executive elected
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Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy‚ is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th President of the Philippines since June 2010. Following the death of his mother on August 1‚ 2009‚ many people began calling on Aquino to run for president. On September 9‚ 2009‚ Aquino officially announced he would be a candidate in the 2010 presidential election‚ held on May 10‚ 2010. On June 9‚ 2010‚ the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino the winner of the 2010 presidential
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REACTION PAPER Francis Angelo C. Erigbuagas The “Tuwid na Daan” is a phrase by President Benigno S. Aquino III‚ repeatedly mentioned on his 3rd SONA last July 23‚ pertaining to his governance and direction for the country. The basic concept of “Tuwid na Daan” is the battle cry “Kung Walang Corrupt‚ Walang Mahirap.” He vows to end culture of ‘wang-wang’ as also the end of the corruption. His administration believes that corruption is the root cause of the country‘s grief‚ and eliminating
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Submitted by: Submitted to: Maybelene Alagar Sir. Reynald Uy 7 – Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Teacher in MAPEH Visual Arts in Drama and Festivals Panagbenga (English: Flower Festival) is a month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio‚ the summer capital of the Philippines. The term is of Malayo-Polynesian origin‚ meaning "season of blooming". The festival‚ held during the month of February‚ was created as a tribute to the city’s flowers and as a
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Qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq Reproductive Health Bill was introduced by Congresswoman Bellaflor J. Angara -Castillo is also known as ³Reproductive Health Care Act of 2002´‚assembled at Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines‚ and now known as House Bill 5043 of 2008. It’s been years since the bill was approved in the senate‚ due to some church conflicts‚ biomedical ethical issues and some scientific research conflicts. Today there are still lots of Filipino citizen who are now fully aware
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House session hall. A month before that‚ then presidential candidate Benigno Aquino III promised that the FOI bill would be a priority if he became President. An FOI law‚ after all‚ would concretize his vision to stamp out government corruption by making the records of public transactions accessible to the public‚ especially the press (Dalangin-Fernandez‚ 2011). On May 2010‚ Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III was sworn as the country’s 15th President before millions of Filipinos at
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