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Almost 5% of the Filipinos in Switzerland are professionals in the medical, legal, and financial fields. Others are domestic workers. [6] [7] Since the Philippine government lifted a ban on deployment of au pairs to Europe, roughly 100 have gone to Switzerland from the Philippines. [8]
The opening of official Swiss representation in the Philippines was first considered by the Swiss Federal Council in 1851. [1] In March 1862, The Swiss government opened its first representation in all of Asia in the Philippines. A month later, the Swiss Consulate in Manila opened its doors. Under the direction of Peter Jenny, Switzerland's ...
In 1984 and 1985 the Philippines saw the worst recession in its history: the economy contracted by 7.3% for two successive years. [1] Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority for 1985 showed that poverty incidence in families was at 44.2%—4.3 percentage points higher than in 1991 during the presidency of Corazon Aquino. [51]
April 7 – KC Concepcion, singer and actress; currently the Philippines Goodwill Ambassador against hunger of the UN's World Food Programme; April 14 – Mac Baracael, basketball player; April 15 – Diana Zubiri, actress; April 16 – JC Tiuseco, Chinese Filipino actor, basketball player, TV show host and model
Pages in category "Filipino people of Swiss descent" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
On November 4, 1991, President Corazon Aquino allowed Imelda and her children to return to the Philippines so they could be formally charged in their tax fraud and corruption cases [135] [136] – part of the government's effort to convince Swiss courts to return the money in the Marcos' Swiss Bank accounts to the Philippine government. [137]
1 January 1975 31 December 1975 Social Democratic Party: Vaud: 128 Rudolf Gnägi (1917–1985) 1 January 1976 31 December 1976 Swiss People's Party: Bern: 129 Kurt Furgler (1924–2008) 1 January 1977 31 December 1977 Christian Democratic People's Party: St. Gallen: 130 Willi Ritschard (1918–1983) 1 January 1978 31 December 1978 Social ...
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