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  2. Poverty in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Share of population in extreme poverty (1981–2019) In 2023, official government statistics reported that the Philippines had a poverty rate of 15.5%, [1] [2] (or roughly 17.54 million Filipinos), significantly lower than the 49.2 percent recorded in 1985 through years of government poverty reduction efforts. [3]

  3. Slums in Metro Manila - Wikipedia

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    The patron-client relationship and short electoral cycles has also limited the government's ability to offer long-term solutions to the slum issue, evinced by short-lived examples of poverty alleviation programmes such as Joseph Estrada's 1998 "Lingap Para Sa Mahirap" (Caring for the Poor) and Gloria Arroyo's 2001 "Kapit-Bisig Laban sa ...

  4. Katipunan ng mga Anak-Pawis sa Pilipinas - Wikipedia

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    The Katipunan ng mga Anak-Pawis sa Pilipinas (KAP) (English: Proletarian Labor Congress of the Philippines) was the third trade union federation in the Philippines. It was formed in 1929 after an antagonistic national convention of the Congreso Obrero de Filipinas (COF, "Philippine Labor Congress") where election results were manipulated ...

  5. Graciano López Jaena - Wikipedia

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    La Solidaridad Monument, Intramuros, Manila. Graciano López y Jaena (December 18, 1856 – January 20, 1896), commonly known as Graciano López Jaena (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈlopes ˈhaɪna]), was a Filipino journalist, orator, reformist, and national hero who is well known for his newspaper, La Solidaridad (December 13,1888.

  6. 2023–2024 transport strikes in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) claims that eight groups will not participate: Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston), Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (Fejodap), UV Express group, Association of Concerned Transport Organizations (Acto), Pasang Masda ...

  7. 1986 Palanca Awards - Wikipedia

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    2.3 Sanaysay. 2.4 Dulang May Isang Yugto. 2.5 Dulang Ganap ang Haba. 3 References. 4 Sources. Toggle the table of contents. 1986 Palanca Awards. ... “Ang Damo sa ...

  8. KALIBAPI - Wikipedia

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    Formed by the Philippine Executive Commission (Komisyong Tagapagpaganap ng Pilipinas) under the leadership of Jorge Vargas, the party was created by Proclamation No. 109 of the PEC, a piece of legislation passed on December 8, 1942, banning all existing political parties and creating the new governing alliance. [10]

  9. In the Claws of Brightness - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese book cover for Edgardo M. Reyes's Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag.. In the Claws of Brightness (Filipino: Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag), is a 1986 Tagalog language novel written by Filipino author Edgardo M. Reyes, originally serialized in the weekly Liwayway magazine from 1967 to 1968. [1]