Josh Davies looks at the history of the Philippines‚ from its domination by the Spanish to its present day Maoist insurgency The modern history of the Philippines has been defined by the domination of outside powers and resistance to them. The Philippines was a formal colony of Spain until 1899 and then de facto a colony of the US until the Second World War. Thereafter it suffered under semi-colonial domination - formally independent but with regimes that did the every bidding of the US. Nevertheless
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“ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES” This list starts from the ratification of the Philippine Constitution in the First Republic ─ after the independence of the country in 1898. Thus‚ this list starts from the ratification of 1899 Constitution where Emilio Aguinaldo was the President of the Republic of the Philippines. The dates followed by their names are the dates of their terms: Presidents of the Philippines from Past to Present: 1. General Emilio Aguinaldo (January
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Analysis of Dekada’70 According to the reporter of this story Dekada ’70 is set in the turbulent Martial Law era in Philippine history. In the 1970’s‚ the Republic of the Philippines was under the rule of then President Ferdinand Marcos. On September 21‚ 1972‚ Marcos declared Martial Law which placed the country under the rule of the Armed Forces of the Philippines‚ but kept himself in power. Under the Martial Law era‚ Marcos consolidated control of the armed forces‚ freedom of the press was severely
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Presidents of the Philippines Submitted by: Abud‚ Tegie De Vera‚ Sharmaine Inting‚ Mhae ‚Norman Olayvar‚ Ma. Elaine D. Submitted to: Mr. Ricky Tebang Professor in History MWF 7:00-8:00pm First Republic ------------------------------------------------- Emilio Aguinaldo (1899-1901) -> The first and youngest Philippine President (at age 29) -> A Filipino revolutionary general and politician -> Born March 22‚ 1869 in Kawit‚ Cavite; the seventh of eight
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JOSE W. DIOKNO (1922-1987) Renowned Street Parliamentarian Nationalist‚ and Legal Luminary Jose W. Diokno‚ or "Ka Pepe‚" as he was popularly known‚ was born on February 26‚ 1922 to Ramon Diokno‚ a former associate justice of the Supreme Court‚ and Eleanor Wright‚ an American who became a Filipino citizen. He graduated from elementary school with distinction‚ and finished his secondary education at De La Salle College as valedictorian in 1937. In 1940‚ he earned his bachelor’s degree in commerce
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nearly a hundred years of the "Fil-Am relationship.’ The result is apparently the only non-communist society in East Asia in which the average living standard is going down. Now a few disclaimers. Some things obviously have gotten better since Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos fled the country at the end of February last year (though
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Constitutional Law Case Digest People vs. Perfecto Facts: Perfecto was convicted by the municipal trial court as editor of La Nacion for publishing libelous statement pursuant to Article 256 of Spanish Penal Code. Issue: whether article 256 of the Spanish Penal Code‚ punishing "Any person who‚ by . . . writing‚ shall defame‚ abuse‚ or insult any Minister of the Crown or other person in authority . . .‚" is still in force. Ruling: 1. Effect of the Philippine Libel Law‚ Act No. 277‚ on article
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Brief History of Martial Law On September 21‚ 1972‚ Marcos issued Proclamation 1081‚ declaring martial law over the entire country ‚ claiming that it was the last defense against the rising disorder caused by increasingly violent student demonstrations‚ the alleged threats of communist insurgency by the new Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)‚ and the Muslim separatist movement of theMoro National Liberation Front (MNLF). One of his first actions was to arrest opposition politicians in Congress
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Angelica Oliveros HR501A Achievements of the following Administration: The Magsaysay Administration There was notable economic progress under the Quirino Administration. The country had also strengthened its diplomatic relations with other countries. The Huk movement was on the decline. Despite these achievements‚ however‚ graft and corruption remained a problem. President Quirino ran for reelection on November 8‚ 1953. He lost to Ramon Magsaysay‚ his former Secretary of National Defense.
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THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTIONS Black’s Law Dictionary defines a Constitution as “The fundamental and organic law of a nation or state that establishes the institutions and apparatus of government‚ defines the scope of governmental sovereign powers‚ and guarantees individual civil rights and civil liberties.” The present Constitution of the Philippines: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines: approved by the 1986 Constitutional Commission on October 12‚ 1986; presented to President
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