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The Stonehill scandal, named after American expatriate businessman Harry Stonehill, [1] was a 1962 bribery scandal in the Philippines which implicated high level government officials, including President Diosdado Macapagal, [2] future President Ferdinand Marcos, [2] [3] former President Carlos P. Garcia, [3] and numerous other top Philippine officials, who were accused of accepting bribes to ...
Carlos Polestico Garcia KR (Tagalog: [ˈkaːɾ.los poˌlɛːs.tɪˈxo gɐɾˈsiː.ɐ]; November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971), often referred to by his initials CPG, was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist, guerrilla and Commonwealth military leader who was the eighth President of the Philippines.
In 2022, Major General Carlos Garcia was sentenced to imprisonment by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court for direct bribery, money laundering, perjury, and violation of articles of war by the General Court Martial of the AFP under Article 210, Revised Penal Code, Section 4 (b) of Republic Act 9160, and 96th and 97th Article of War by the ...
Providing for the implementing details for Reorganization Plans Nos. 4-A, 5-A, 7-A, 8-A, and 9-A relative to administrative services March 14, 1958 291 Providing for the implementing details for Reorganization Plan No. 54-A relative to intelligence coordination 292 Fixing office hours during the hot season March 26, 1958 293
Later, Cebu congressman Pedro Lopez and Senator Carlos P. Garcia took to the floor of their respective chambers to denounce the so-called wartime collaborators in Congress led by Roxas, leading to fiery debates over the collaboration issue and the legality of having sitting members of Congress who were accused of collaboration or under ...
Carlos P. Garcia: Filipino first! [2] Manuel Manahan: Manahan is my man [3] 1961: Carlos P. Garcia: Filipino first! [2] Diosdado Macapagal: Poor boy from Lubao [2] 1965: Diosdado Macapagal: Poor boy from Lubao [2] Ferdinand Marcos: This nation can be great again [2] 1986: Corazon Aquino: Tama na! Sobra na! Palitan na! lit. Enough! It's too much ...
It is responsible for leading the country throughout most of the 20th century since its founding in 1907; it was the ruling party from 1935 to 1946 (under Presidents Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña), 1953–1961 (under Presidents Ramon Magsaysay and Carlos P. Garcia) and 1965–1978 (under President Ferdinand Marcos).
By 1980, however, problems with the credit scheme rendered the loans accessible only to rich landowners while leaving poor farmers in debt. [1] The program was also noted to have become a vehicle of political patronage. [5] [2] [6] By 1984, the Marcos administration shifted its focus away from Masagana 99 and towards different programs. [2] [7]