The current president of the Philippines is Rodrigo Duterte, elected June 30, 2016. Population The Philippines has a population of more than 100 million people and with an annual growth rate of around 2 percent, it is one of the most populous and fastest growing countries on Earth. Ethnically...
He does not back down.Some believe he took his plain speaking too far this week before leaving the Philippines for a summit in Laos.Reporters asked how Duterte intended to answer President Obama's concerns over the more than 1,300 drug suspects killed over the past two months in Duterte's...
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-1569Beginning of the Galleon's trade (1569 - 1815) between China and Mexico. Manila is the hub of this trade of Mexican silver coins and Chinese silk, porcelain objects, pearls and spices. June 241571Manila is proclaimed capital of the Philippines. Intramuros is the fortified part of town....
Dr. Ibrahim B. Syed, President, Islamic Research Foundation International Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. He became a legendary boxer by virtue of becoming the first and only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. ...
1901Emilio Aguinaldo, leader of insurgents, was captured. 1902Insurrection against the US ended 1907A Philippine assembly was inaugurated. 1935The Filipinos voted to accept a new constitution and formed the Commonwealth of the Philippines with Manuel Quezon y Molina as its president. The US remained...
History of newspaper in the Philippines Journalism started in the Philippines during the late 1800’s. The emergence of several publications was intended to...
Report To the President:Prepare and Inspire: K-12 Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (Stem) for America'S Future In the fall of 2009, the President asked his President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) to develop specific recommendations concerni......
History of the Philippines - World War II: Japanese aggression in China prompted much attention to military preparedness. Nearly one-fourth of the national budget was devoted to defense. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, retiring as army chief of staff in Washingt
This geographical and historical treatment of Indonesia includes maps and statistics as well as a survey of the country’s people, economy, and government.