The Marcos era includes the final years of the Third Republic (1965–72) and the entirety of the Fourth Republic (1972–86).In 1965, Ferdinand Marcos won the Presidential election and became the 10th President of the Philippines. His first term was marked with increased industrialisation and ...
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...
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...
Under a constitution approved by the people of the Philippines in 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines came into being with Manuel Quezon y Molina as president. On Dec. 8, 1941, the islands were invaded by Japanese troops. Following the fall of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces at Bataan...
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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....
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Andrew Jackson fought in the war of 1812. The war was fought between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815. Andrew Jackson, who later became the 7th President of the United States, played a significant role in the war. He led American forces to victory in the Battle of ...
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...
In the faint light before the dawn of history we see the Greeks as one of these wandering tribes. In these early days of history the Greeks differed vastly from the other two great civilized systems on the Nile and the two rivers of Mesopotamia. ...