The independence from America on July 4th 1946 was celebrated as the Philippine's Independence Day until 1962 when the date of June 12th was adopted to reflect the initial declaration of independence by Aguinaldo. One Public Holiday, 16 Flag Days ...
According to Philippine Government data, 16% of the Philippines' imports in 2006 came from the U.S., and about 18% of its exports were bound for America. The Philippines ranks as our 26th-largest export market and our 30th-largest supplier. Key exports to the U.S. are semiconductor ...
In 1946, the Philippine Islands officially became known as the Republic of the Philippines, a name that symbolized its newfound freedom and sovereignty. Today, the country remains a melting pot of cultures, with influences from its diverse indigenous groups, as well as its colonizers and neighbors...
went, as though the sight of devastated communities were a natural feature of countries like the Philippines, when it is the colonial condition that actually produced the conditions of such disasters; when it just so happened that America has been relatively spared from powerful storms until ...
Press Freedom Under Assault Partners in the America First Era Cyber-Influence Duterte vs The Cold War System The Fight Against Islamic Militants Troops Kill Islamic State Supporters Philippine People Under Attack Duterte: A Fascist Original Democratic Autocracies are a Threat ...
Nationality: Philippines, United States of America Cielito Habito Age: 71 Cielito Flores Habito (born April 20, 1953 in Cabuyao City, Laguna) or "Ciel" Habito is a Filipino economist, professor, and columnist. He served concurrently as the Director-General of the National Economic and Developme...
In our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines, 1989. Oleksy, Walter. The Philippines, 2000. Peters, Jens. Philippines, 1997. Roces, Alfredo. Culture Shock: Philippines, 1999. Schirmer, Daniel B., ed. The Philippines: A History of Colonialism, 1987. Sonneborn, Liz. The...
America refused both ideas. The communist party was immediately declared illegal by the Supreme Court. World War II had been atrocious all over our planet. The Japanese arbitrary terror and the rice starvation killed about a million Filipinos. The Americans came back and finally brought freedom ...
Pernambuco or Brazil wood, to which the empire of Brazil owes its name, comes from the Caesalpinia echinat and the Caesalpinia Braziliensis. (The oldest maps of America remark of Brazil: “Its only useful product is Brazil (wood).”) The sapan of the Philippines is richer in dye stuff ...
History and leadership The Philippines was colonized by Spain for almost 400 years and then by the United States of America for the next 50 years. It proclaimed its independence from Spain on 12 June 1898. As an American ally, it was occupied for four years by the Japanese Imperial Army ...