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January 15 – As a result of the implementation of Republic Act 9511 one month earlier on December 1, 2008, privately-owned National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) took over the Philippine power grid from government-owned National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) which officially started NGCP to operate, manage, and maintain the ...
Rolando Castro (April 1, 1954 – May 31, 1984) – Castro was a tricycle driver and community organizer of the Concerned Citizens of Pampanga. He was active in many protest movements, including the boycott of the 1984 Batasang Pambansa elections. Shortly after, he was picked up by the Philippine Constabulary with Claro Cabrera and Pepito Deheran.
Private properties are becoming more favorable to drug syndicates as sites of illegal drug production. [6] Methamphetamine remains more feasible to sell in the Philippines than cocaine, a more costly illegal drug. [7] Owing to its geographical location, international drug syndicates use the Philippines as a transit hub for the illegal drug trade.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 December 2024. Economy of the Philippines Metro Manila, the economic center of the Philippines Currency Philippine peso (sign: ₱; code: PHP) Fiscal year Calendar year Trade organizations ADB, AIIB, AFTA, APEC, ASEAN, EAS, G-24, RCEP, WTO and others Country group Developing/Emerging Lower-middle ...
Following the Asian economic crisis in 1997, the 2008 crisis imposed new challenges to the Philippines as a developing country. The following are expositions of the macroeconomic impacts of the crisis on the Philippines, its implications in the prevalent poverty scenario, and policies and programs undertaken by the government in response to the ...
For Marcos to continue to act as head of state, his declaration of Martial Law had to achieve seven objectives: [16] [4] 1. Control the military and police; 2. Control the Supreme Court; 3. Undermine the Philippine public's faith in democracy; 4. Exploit and abet lawlessness and instability; 5. Exaggerate the Communist threat; 6.
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]
The economic region of Metro Manila and many adjoining provinces incurred damages to both infrastructure and agriculture. Total damage of Ketsana as of September 28, 2009 is estimated at $100 million. [44] [48] [49] Internet cafés, entertainment plazas, banks, food stores, building agencies and stores were soaked into flood and mud. [44] [50]