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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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October 25th 2009  Asia » Philippines » Subic
My second dive in Subic Bay was at El Capitan (also known as USS Majaba). This dive was much shallower than my first... aorund 15 feet at its shallowest point and 50 feet at its deepest. Unfortu ... [full story]

October 25th 2009  Asia » Philippines » Subic
I finally got the opportunity to scuba dive in the Philippines and the experience was mixed. The first site I dove was LST-959. We began the dive by going down to a depth of roughly 80 feet and ... [full story]

Subic
August 27th 2008  Asia » Philippines » Subic
It was a weekend well-spent in Subic. We planned this weekend with the kids and made sure there's a day to enjoy swimming and just bumming around, a day with the dolphins at Ocean Adventure , an ... 14 photos [full story]

Zoobic
69 days ago: ritchie published a blog
Zoobic
September 4th 2009  Asia » Philippines » Subic
Zoobic with family! Far from Manila but worth it :) ... 37 photos [full story]

Friends in a Fun Filled Subic
122 days ago: Mirachael published a blog
Friends in a Fun Filled Subic
June 2nd 2009  Asia » Philippines » Subic
Subic has been a memorable place for me, it is where I met and bonded with my various friends from the office, college school and to new found friends. I've been to Subic so many times and each time ... 10 photos [full story]

153 days ago: meesai published a blog
Zoobic Safari, Subic Freeport Zone
June 13th 2009  Asia » Philippines » Subic
I've heard about Subic Bay in my history class back in elementary school & have always been curious about it so I made sure I visited it. I went there with my bf, my uncle's driver drove us there. ... [full story]


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