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Research suggests that al-Qaeda was formed on August 11, 1988, when a meeting in Afghanistan between leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Abdullah Azzam, and bin Laden took place. [17] The network was founded in 1988 [18] by Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, [19] and other Arab volunteers during the Soviet–Afghan War. [2]
There have been several names of the Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, [pɪlɪˈpinɐs]; Spanish: Filipinas) in different cultures and at different times, usually in reference to specific island groups within the current archipelago. Even the name Philippines itself was originally intended to apply only to Leyte, Samar, and nearby islands.
October 5 – Rommel Amatong, Filipino politician. October 3 - Rio Locsin, Filipino actress. October 11 – Willie Marcial, 10th PBA commissioner. October 26 : Eduardo Año, Secretary of the Interior and Local Government. Joey Salceda, Filipino politician. December 2 – Rodrigo Abellanosa, Filipino politician.
Senator (2013–2019), Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Las Piñas' Lone District (2001–2010) 1950 2nd Grace Poe: Independent: San Juan: May 22, 2019 Roman Catholicism: Senator (2013–2019) 1968 3rd Bong Go: PDP–Laban: Davao City: May 22, 2019 none: 1974 4th Pia Cayetano: Nacionalista: Taguig: May 22, 2019 Evangelical ...
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Politics of the Philippines. Constitutional reform in the Philippines, also known as charter change (colloquially cha-cha ), [1] refers to the political and legal processes needed to amend the current 1987 Constitution of the Philippines.
After the Philippines was ceded to the United States as a consequence of the Spanish–American War in 1898, the architecture of the Philippines was dominated by American aesthetics. In this period, the plan for the modern City of Manila was designed, with many neoclassical architecture and art deco buildings by famous American and Filipino ...
The 19th Congress of the Philippines ( Filipino: Ikalabinsiyam na Kongreso ng Pilipinas ), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, convened on July 25, 2022. The 19th Congress is meeting during the first three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency, and will end on June 6, 2025. The convening of the 19th Congress followed ...