Aquino, Benigno
(1932–1983), political leader in the Philippines. Born in Concepcion, Tarlac, as the son of a politician of national fame, Benigno ("Ninoy") Aquino, Jr. became a j...
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Philippines—Profile
(2001 est. population 82.8 million). The Philippines is an archipelago, a group of 7,100 islands spread out over 800,000 square kilometers of ocean. The population is concen...
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Philippines—Economic System
Before the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, which began in the sixteenth century, the Philippines had never been ruled by a single state, though a sultan sta...
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Philippines—Education System
The modern education system in the Philippines has been strongly influenced by the colonial past and by a strong government lead in raising standards of education d...
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Philippines—History
The Philippines is a multiethnic and multireligious nation. The major groups are the majority Christian Filipinos, Muslim Filipinos who live mainly on Mindanao and the Sulu ...
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Philippines—Human Rights
The present Philippine constitution (1987) adopts a broad definition of human rights that includes not only civil and political rights but also economic, social, and cu...
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Philippines—Political System
Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was sworn in as the new president of the Philippines on 20 January 2001. Her assumption of power resulted from a peaceful dem...
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Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
Republika ng Pilipinas
CAPITAL: Manila
FLAG: The national flag consists of a white equilateral triangle at the hoist, with a blue stripe extending from its uppe...
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Philippines
The Republic of the Philippines lies between the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea. It consists of 7,107 islands, with a total land area of 299,536 square kilometers (115,651 square m...
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Philippines
POPULATION 84,525,639ROMAN CATHOLIC 80 percentPROTESTANT 10 percentMUSLIM 5 percentOTHER 5 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
The Republic of the Philippines consists of 7,100 isla...
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The Philippines has never been well known to many people. Maybe back in the days, during WW II, but in the past few years no one really knows how life is in the Philippines. So here'...
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Area: 300,000 sq km (115,831 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 85,563,000Capital:
Quezon City
(designated national government centre and the location of the lower house of the legislature and some mi...
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Philippine troops battled al-Qaida-linked Muslim extremists in the southern Philippines and officials were trying to determine Wednesday if a key leader was killed, the military said.Army soldiers ...
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MANILA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A Manila court sentenced 14
members of Muslim militant group Abu Sayyaf to life in prison
on Thursday for the kidnapping of 20 people from a beach resort
in 2001 and the ...
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The president of the Philippines took a parting shot at Myanmar's junta Wednesday, deploring the pace of democratic reforms in the Southeast Asian nation as she hastily returned home to oversee pre...
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Philippine lawmakers ousted the powerful leader of the House of Representatives early Tuesday in a vote he alleged was orchestrated by former ally President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo because his son ...
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Unidentified gunmen opened fire on soldiers guarding polling precincts during special elections Saturday in 13 Philippine towns where voting was postponed last week over fears of violence.The gover...
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The Philippine House of Representatives, dominated by allies of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, dealt a final blow Monday to a bid to impeach her.Earlier this month, the House Justice Committee ...
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Firecracker and other New Year's-related injuries dropped to their lowest level in eight years after a government scare campaign advertised the long surgical saw and pliers used in amputations on v...
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The Philippine elections commission suspended the vote count from last week's polls in a southern province Tuesday amid allegations of massive cheating by pro-government supporters.The most serious...
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Prosecutors filed rebellion charges Monday against 36 dissident military officers and their supporters for a failed attempt to trigger an anti-government uprising after seizing a five-star hotel.Th...
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Aquino, Benigno
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