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Part of a series on the History of the Philippines Timeline Prehistoric period (pre-900) Early hominin activity Homo luzonensis Tabon Man Austronesian expansion Angono Petroglyphs Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens Sa Huỳnh culture Precolonial barangay Maritime Silk Road Events/Artifacts Balangay Cordillera Rice Terraces Grave goods Kalanay Cave Maitum anthropomorphic pottery Manunggul Jar ...
Under the American Military Government (1898–1901) Status: Defunct Inaugural holder: Wesley Merritt During the period when the Philippine Revolution and Spanish–American War were proceeding concurrently, the U.S. established a military government from August 14, 1898, in the parts of the country under control of U.S. forces [1] On June 22, 1899, the Malolos Congress promulgated the Malolos ...
This is a list of current and former presidents of the Philippines by time in office that consists of the 17 presidents in the history of the Philippines. The basis of the list is counted by the number of calendar days.
First President served as Minority Floor Leader (1946–1953) Ferdinand E. Marcos: 1959–1965 Second President served as Minority Floor Leader (1960–1962). Third and last president served as Senate President (1963–1965) Joseph Estrada: 1987–1992 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo: 1992–1998 Benigno Aquino III: 2007–2010 Did not finish term, won ...
[43]: 266–267 Some Moro leaders believed all of Mindanao to be rightfully theirs, in spite of a large Christian minority. [43]: 260 Moros remained concerned that rule by Americans would be replaced with rule by Christian Filipinos. Proposals to divide the colony were strongly opposed by the predominantly Christian Philippine legislature.
At the old Kapampangan region was 10 times larger than the present borders, years ago, a series of eruptions from Mount Pinatubo dumped lava, ashes, tephra and lahar into the sea, forming the present landmass of the region. 20,000 Tabon Man made stone tools in the Tabon Cave. 8,000 The ancestors in the other caves: Batangas, Bulacan and Rizal.
By 1981, the wealthiest 10% of the population was receiving twice as much income as the bottom 60%. [271] By 1981, the wealthiest 10% of the population was receiving twice as much income as the bottom 60%. [271] Poverty grew from 41% in the 1960s to 59% in 1986. [265] [272] [273] The unemployment rate increased from 3.9% in 1975 to 12.6% in ...
Original Pilipino Music, more commonly referred to as OPM, a commercial acronym coined by Danny Javier of the APO Hiking Society, [8] originally referred only to the pop genre of music from the Philippines, predominantly ballads and novelty numbers, that became popular after the wane of its direct 1970s commercial predecessor, Manila sound.