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Party Ideology Year founded Political position Membership [50] Presidential vote (2020) [21] Socialist Workers Party: Communism Castroism: 1938 Far-left: 298 (DE/KY)
Fake news in the Philippines refers to the general and widespread misinformation or disinformation in the country by various actors. It has been problematic in the Philippines where social media and alike plays a key role in influencing topics and information ranging from politics, health, belief, religion, current events, aid, lifestyle, elections and others.
Urban areas in the Philippines such as Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao have large informal settlements. The Philippine Statistics Authority defines a squatter, or alternatively "informal dwellers", as "One who settles on the land of another without title or right or without the owner's consent whether in urban or rural areas". [1]
Social media is a leading motive for Internet use in the Philippines, but Internet use also plays a big part in their political communications. The Philippine presidential election of Estrada is where Internet use for politics started to take form. [10] Due to the protests, Filipinos used Internet to display charges against Estrada. [10]
The Catholic Church wields great influence on Philippine society and politics, notably reaching its political peak in 1986. [124] Then-Archbishops of Cebu and Manila —Cardinals Ricardo Vidal and Jaime Sin , respectively—were influential during the People Power Revolution of 1986 against dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos .
Abortion in the Philippines is constitutionally prohibited. [1] The constitutional provision that "[The State] shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception" was crafted by the Constitutional Commission which drafted the charter with the intention of providing for constitutional protection of the abortion ban, although the enactment of a more ...
In the Philippines, red-tagging is the labeling of individuals or organizations as communists, subversives, or terrorists, [1] regardless of their actual political beliefs or affiliations. [2] It is a type of harassment and has pernicious effects on its targets. [ 3 ]
Education in the Philippines has been influenced by foreign models, particularly the United States, and Spain. [90] [91] Philippine students enter public school at about age four, starting from nursery school up to kindergarten. At about seven years of age, students enter elementary school (6 to 7 years).