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PADC – Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation; PAF – Philippine Air Force; PAGASA – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration; PAGCOR – Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation; PAOCC – Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission [43] PC – Philippine Constabulary
CEB – Cebu, either the province or the city; CDO – Cagayan de Oro, Northern Mindanao; COB – City of Balanga; CSFP – City of San Fernando, Pampanga; DVO – Davao, either the region or the city; EDSA – Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, a major circumferential road (C-4) in Metro Manila; IGaCoS – Island Garden City of Samal
The Commission on Appointments confirms certain appointments made by the President of the Philippines.Article VII, Section 16 of the 1987 Constitution reads: "The President shall nominate and, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoint the heads of the executive departments, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, or officers of the armed forces from the rank of ...
Set against the political backdrop of increasing tensions regarding Taiwan and in the West Philippine Sea, [14] as well as the first year of the Presidency of Bongbong Marcos in the Philippines, the 2023 iteration of the Balikatan exercise was marked by further expansion, with more than 17,600 participants making it the largest Balikatan to ...
Conscription remains a possibility as Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of the Philippines states: [13] "The Government may call upon the people to defend the State and, in the fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required, under conditions provided by law, to render personal, military or civil service."
The Philippines has asked a United Nations body to formally recognize the extent of its undersea continental seabed in the South China Sea, where it would have the exclusive right to exploit ...
ASEAN full member states ASEAN candidate member state ASEAN observer state ASEAN Plus Three East Asia Summit ASEAN Regional Forum As of 2010, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has 10 member states, one candidate member state, and one observer state.
Ashgabat, the capital city-region 4 boroughs or districts (uly etraplar) (as of 2018) Tuvalu: Unitary 9 districts: Uganda: Unitary 135 districts 1 city: 167 counties 31 municipalities 25 city divisions 1,496 subcounties 580 town councils 89 municipal divisions/boroughs 10,717 parishes 71,213 villages [40] Ukraine: Regional 24 oblasts (regions) [cb]