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2010–2016 Cabinet Secretary: Jose Rene D. Almendras: November 5, 2012 [16] – 2016 Executive Secretary: Paquito "Jojo" Ochoa Jr. June 30, 2010 [16] – 2016 Presidential Spokesperson: Edwin Lacierda: June 30, 2010 [16] – 2016 Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office: Herminio B. Coloma Jr. June 30, 2010 [16] – 2016
The Philippines competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.Since the nation's official debut in 1924, Filipino athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, but did not attend the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.
Article 7, Section 16 of the Constitution of the Philippines says that 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 colonel or naval captain, and other officers whose appointments are vested in him in this ...
Ricky Vargas made an attempt to run for President of the Philippine Olympic Committee in 2016 challenging incumbent, Peping Cojuangco.His camp includes Abraham Tolentino of Cycling running for chairman, Albee Benitez (Badminton) for First Vice President, Lucas Managuelod (Muay Thai) for Second Vice President, Sonny Barrios (Basketball) for Treasurer, and Ting Ledesma (Table Tennis) for Auditor.
The Philippine government and private sector pledged a combined sum of P15-million (US$340,909) for any athlete competing in the games who would win the country its first gold medal. [1] Though Willy Wang won the gold medal in Wushu, it was not included in the medal tally because the Wushu tournament was a demonstration sport in the Olympic Games.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. ← 2015 2014 2013 2016 in the Philippines → 2017 2018 2019 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: List of years in the Philippines films music television sports 2016 in the Philippines details events that occurred in the Philippines in 2016. Incumbents For the current incumbents ...
The Philippines first competed in the Olympic Games in 1924 in Paris, [5] making it the first country from Southeast Asia to compete and, later in 1928, win a medal. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Rodrigo Duterte assumed office as President of the Philippines on June 30, 2016, and his term ended on June 30, 2022. On May 31, 2016, a few weeks before his presidential inauguration, Duterte named his Cabinet members, [8] which comprised a diverse selection of former military generals, childhood friends, classmates, and leftists. [9]