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On the 4th of July, 1946, an independent Philippines was born. It became the successor to the U.S. under the treaties of 1930. On July 15, 1946, the United Kingdom annexed the State of North Borneo and, in the view of the United Kingdom, became the sovereign power with respect to what had been the State of North Borneo. [14]
Post-war relations. Embassy of the Philippines in Japan. The Philippines was granted independence in 1946, and was a signatory to the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty with Japan. The two countries had a long, protracted process about postwar reparations before formalizing diplomatic relations.
Hacker News (HN) is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by the investment fund and startup incubator Y Combinator . In general, content that can be submitted is defined as "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity."
Casualties. 3 dead, 79 injured. On December 2, 2023, at 22:37 PST (14:37 UTC ), a magnitude 7.4-7.6 earthquake occurred off the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The shallow subduction earthquake killed at least three people and left 79 injured. [3]
August 29 – September 6, October 3, Basketball – Philippine men's national basketball team won the silver medal of the 2015 William Jones Cup held at Taipei, Taiwan. Gilas ended with a record of 6 wins, and 2 losses. [213] Gilas also won the silver medal in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.
Philippine News Agency ( PNA) is the official news agency of the Philippine government. PNA is under the supervision and control of the News and Information Bureau, an attached agency of the Presidential Communications Operations Office. It was established on March 1, 1973, by President Ferdinand Marcos, [1] and currently has its headquarters ...
almost 1,680+ killed. 165+ civilians dead. The Philippines is one of the state opponents of the militant group, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), more commonly referred to by the local media as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). ISIL maintains operations in the Philippines through local jihadist groups - Maute group, Abu ...
The 2010 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on Monday, May 10, 2010. The ruling President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, was ineligible to seek re-election as per the 1987 Constitution, thus necessitating an election to select the 15th President . Incumbent Vice-President Noli de Castro was allowed ...