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Background: The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was tasked with preparing the country for independence after a 10-year transition. In 1942 the islands fell under Japanese occupation during WWII, and US forces and Filipinos fought together during 1944-45 to regain control. On 4 July 1946 the Philippines attained their independence. The 21-year rule of Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986, when a widespread popular rebellion forced him into exile and installed Corazon AQUINO as president. Her presidency was hampered by several coup attempts, which prevented a return to full political stability and economic development. Fidel RAMOS was elected president in 1992 and his administration was marked by greater stability and progress on economic reforms. In 1992, the US closed its last military bases on the islands. Joseph ESTRADA was elected president in 1998, but was succeeded by his vice-president, Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, in January 2001 after ESTRADA's stormy impeachment trial on corruption charges broke down and widespread demonstrations led to his ouster. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO was elected to a six-year term in May 2004. The Philippine Government faces threats from armed communist insurgencies and from Muslim separatists in the south.




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A Journey: Philippines, family, and life
November 12th 2009  Asia » Philippines » Manila
It took a while for me write about my trip made to the Philippines last August for a very sad reason. We travel for a lot of different reasons, and for whatever it is, it will be always be an enrichi ... 19 photos [full story]

9 days ago: madmaxx79 published a blog
Manila
November 11th 2009  Asia » Philippines » Manila
Manila ... [full story]

"What a S@#thole"
22 days ago: dsd_uk published a blog
"What a S@#thole"
September 27th 2009  Asia » Philippines » Manila
Day 1 Upon arrival in Manila it was chucking it down, still elements of typhoon left kicking about which had apparently killed some 50 odd people in the Manila region just yesterday. At the airport ... 7 photos [full story]

41 days ago: burntbird published a blog
Doctor Fish or Skin Eating Parasite?
October 10th 2009  Asia » Philippines » Manila » Mall of Asia
It's near Mall of Asia but not really, it's near the US Embassy, everyone knows that landmark. It's called Ocean Park. Ronnah and I went there. We had a lot of fun. The fish eat the dead skin off of ... [full story]

The Aftermath: Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) Leaves Manila In Misery
September 26th 2009  Asia » Philippines » Manila
Typhoon Ondoy hit Manila last Saturday, September 26. It has been a week since, but the debris and heartbreaks left by the recent typhoon remain.......just as we braced ourselves for yet another typh ... 7 photos [full story]

Philippines 1971 - A Family Portrait
53 days ago: Bev A published a blog
Philippines 1971 - A Family Portrait
August 10th 1971  Asia » Philippines » Manila
Pasay City - our family home A family portrait ... 1 photos [full story]

Ateneo de Manila
53 days ago: lilljonas published a blog
Ateneo de Manila
September 21st 2009  Asia » Philippines » Manila
The trip got of to a bad start on Monday morning as I couldn’t for the life of me find the gadget for accessing my Internet bank. After all, I had gotten the incredibly clever idea of moving mos ... 3 photos [full story]

Minor Field Study in the Philippines
53 days ago: lilljonas published a blog
Minor Field Study in the Philippines
September 18th 2009  Asia » Philippines » Manila
While the actual trip that I’ll cover in this diary begun on September 21st, the nature of the trip means that it begun in early spring this year. I’m going to the Philippines to perform f ... 3 photos [full story]

Global Health course part 1
68 days ago: Anna N published a blog
Global Health course part 1
August 16th 2009  Asia » Philippines » Manila
After my around the world trip in 2008 I felt that I've done enough sightseeing and travelling around just for fun for a while. Instead of being just a bystander and a spectator I felt that during my ... 12 photos [full story]

An Outpouring of Love in the Philippines
August 21st 2009  Asia » Philippines » Manila
This does not pretend to be a travel blog. But I feel compelled to write about this. Some of you may have visited Manila this August 2009, and may have wondered about the recent events. This is our ... 10 photos [full story]


Manila Blog Entries

MV Doulos
Good old Calesa at the Tourist Belt
Au revoir les enfants
Lovely, too good to be true, just like me :-)
Fishing
Down the aisle
We Miss Boston
Lord of the Dinner Table
Psychos
Chicken Chicken!
Qantas Flight 418
famed jeepney
Kids at the school
The jitney is the filipino
Crowded jitney
Town of Calinog

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