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Among them are beneficiaries of Proclamation No. 51 which is a general amnesty for people charged for collaborating with Imperial Japan during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II. [3] Jose P. Laurel – President of the Second Philippine Republic, the puppet state of the Empire of Japan during World War II.
In 1939–1940, the Philippine Constitution was amended to restore a bicameral Congress, and permit the re-election of President Quezon, previously restricted to a single, six-year term. From 1940 to 1941, Philippine authorities, with the support of American officials, removed from office several mayors in Pampanga who were in favor of land reform.
The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. [1] Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon [2] [3] at least by 134,000 years ago. [4] The earliest known anatomically modern human was from Tabon Caves in Palawan dating about 47,000 ...
During the Philippine–American War, the American government captured and sent to the United States about 400,000 historical documents. [17] In 1958, the documents were given to the Philippine government along with two sets of microfilm of the entire collection, with the U.S. Federal Government keeping one set. [17]
The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction was initially relatively well-received by Unionists, including both Democrats and Republicans. MPI // Getty Images 1865: Congress proposes the ...
His official issuance, however, was a proclamation of general amnesty for persons who had participated in or supported Philippine insurrections against the U.S., and explicitly excluded parts of the territory "inhabited by Moro tribes". [95]
The Philippine president has approved an amnesty program for Muslim and communist rebels who would agree to surrender their weapons as they return to normal life in the latest such attempt to tame ...
June 12, 1898 – Independence is proclaimed in Kawit by the Dictatorial Government of the Philippines. [16] June 18 – Aguinaldo proclaims dictatorial government. [17] [18] June 23, 1899 – Aguinaldo issues proclamation replacing his dictatorial government with a revolutionary one. [19] [20] January 22, 1899 – Promulgation of the Malolos ...