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[5] [6] Bonifacio referred to the Katipunan-based insurgent government as the "Republic of the Tagalog Nation/People" (Tagalog: Republika ng Katagalugan) and to the insurgent "Philippine nation" as the "Sovereign Nation of the Tagalog People" (Haring-Bayang Katagalugan), with "republic" and "sovereign nation" effectively being synonyms, and ...
This is a timeline of Philippine history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the Philippines and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see history of the Philippines .
[12]: 35–36 The restoration of Philippine representation to the Cortes was one of the grievances raised by the Ilustrados. For the most part it was a campaign for secular self-government as a full part of Spain, [1]: 105–107 as well as equality between those born in Spain and those born in the Philippines. Much of the campaigning took place ...
April 6 – The University of the Philippines College of Law wins the 2024 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington D.C., making it the third Filipino competitor to win the event in its history. [418] April 13 – Visual artist Elvin Perocho Vitor of Bohol receives the Leonardo da Vinci International Award in ...
For much of its history since 1935, the Philippines has been governed as a presidential unitary republic.The term "general election" is not predominantly used in the Philippines, but for the purposes of this article, a "general election" may refer to an election day where the presidency or at least a class of members of Congress are on the ballot.
This article covers the history of the current Philippine republican state following the 1986 People Power Revolution, known as the Fifth Philippine Republic.. The return of democracy and government reforms beginning in 1986 were hampered by national debt, government corruption, coup attempts, disasters, a persistent communist insurgency, [1] and a military conflict with Moro separatists. [2]
Philippine Airlines chair Roman Cruz Jr. sends his resignation letter to Cory Aquino, making him the first public official to recognize her as the duly elected president. 7:30 PM: The United States endorses Aquino's provisional government. 8:10 PM: Marcos and his entire family appear on television.
Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964. [13] January 1 – New Year's Day; February 22 – Legal Holiday; April 9: Maundy Thursday; Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) April 10 – Good Friday; May 1 – Labor Day; June 12 – Independence Day; July 4 ...