Blas Fajardo Ople (February 3, 1927 – December 14, 2003) was a Filipino journalist and politician who held several high-ranking positions in the executive and legislative branches of the Philippine government, including as Senate President from 1999 to 2000, and as Secretary of Foreign Affairs ...
If a permanent vacancy occurs in the offices of the governor, vice-governor, Mayor, or vice-mayor, the highest ranking sanggunian member or, in case of his permanent inability, the second highest ranking sanggunian member, shall become the governor, vice-governor, Mayor or vice-mayor, as ...
FILE - A Smartmatic representative demonstrates his company's system, which has scanners and touch screens with printout options, at a meeting of the Secure, Accessible & Fair Elections Commission, Aug. 30, 2018, in Grovetown, Ga. (Bob Andres/Atlan...
I think the root problem of criminality can be solved by first protecting judges, being creative in diminishing the number of cases in backlog, and strictly disallowing bribery in the judicial branch of government. I believe Duterte can do all these. He can finally allow the police to do th...
How to Establish a Presence Numerous agencies regulate business registration and the indicates that it takes on average 28 days to start a business in the Philippines, ranking the country 171st out of 190 economies in that category. TheSecurities and Exchange Commission(SEC)is the primary agency ...
A police clearing certificate; Your notice of acceptance to study at a university in the Philippines; Proof that you have enough money to support yourself during your stay, or a scholarship; Your paid visa fee. Fees and funding International students looking to study in the Philippines will be...
The formal system of law mirrors that of the United States. A police force, which has been part of the army since 1991, and a system of trials, appeals, and prisons are the components of the apparatus for dealing with crime. Theft is the most common crime. Because the Philippines has ...
construction, roads, and bridges across the country. A highranking corporate representative from ZTE argued that major Chinese state corporations had little-to-no interaction with the Philippine government during Aquino. But “now, there is a lot of [Chinese and Philippine government engagements] but...
In terms of level of corruption, the Philippines settled at the middle of the ranking, according to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2016. The Philippines got a score of 35 that was well below the midpoint of the report's scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very cl...