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The Philippines has 82 provinces. Each province has a vice governor who serves as the presiding officer of the sangguniang panlalawigan. [1] The vice governor assumes the office of governor when there is a permanent vacancy. [1] [2] When the office of governor is temporarily vacant, the vice governor assumes office as acting governor.
The Financial Action Task Force removes the Philippines from its grey list and adds Laos and Nepal to the list. Disasters and accidents. Real Plaza Trujillo collapse. At least 6 people are killed and 79 others are injured after a roof collapses at the Real Plaza Trujillo shopping mall in Trujillo, Peru.
His nephews Vico Sotto and Viktor Eriko "Wahoo" Sotto were elected mayor of Pasig and councilor of Parañaque's 2nd District, respectively. [118] Sotto has enlisted in the military as a reservist in the Philippine Army since 2013, ranked as Lieutenant Colonel. Prior to that, he was serving in the Philippine Constabulary, where he was a Major.
At least 13 people have died in the Philippines due to tropical storm Yagi, while schools and government offices were closed in Manila and nearby provinces on Tuesday because of expected bad weather.
Deng Yuanqing (Chinese: 鄧元慶 [4]) is a software engineer who is a resident of the Philippines who was arrested and accused of espionage. [5] According to Philippine Bureau of Immigration, Deng is married to a Filipino woman and has been travelling in and out of the Philippines since 2013. He is a businessman and a holder of a permanent ...
February 3 – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. declares a food security emergency on rice due to rising prices. [16]February 4 – Anwar Saluwang, the mayor of Nabalawag in the Special Geographic Area of Cotabato, is arrested in Davao City for violating a nationwide gun ban imposed as part of the 2025 Philippine general election.
The Philippines wins the Guinness World Record for the most participants in a simultaneous bamboo planting session, with 2,305 individuals participating across 19 locations in Leyte and Mindanao. [460] October 25 – Christine Opiaza finishes as first runner-up at Miss Grand International 2024 in Thailand. [461]
Ramos argued that the changes will bring more accountability, continuity, and responsibility to the "gridlock"-prone Philippine version of presidential bicameral system. Some politically active religious groups, opposition politicians, business tycoons and left-wing organizations opposed the process that was supposed to lead to a national ...