Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
During the administration of former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos (1965–1986) select businesses were favored and patronized by Marcos, receiving financial support, sole patronage, tax exemptions, and control over entire industries rendering these businesses as monopolies. [1] [2] [3] Friends and relatives of Marcos acquired staggering ...
Manila ( / məˈnɪlə / mə-NIL-ə; Filipino: Maynila, pronounced [majˈnilaʔ] ), officially the City of Manila ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila, [luŋˈsod nɐŋ majˈnilaʔ] ), is the capital and second-most-populous city of the Philippines. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a highly ...
April 16 – Nova Villa, Filipino actress and a veteran comedian. May 9 – Josie Natori, fashion designer and the CEO and founder of The Natori Company. May 23 – Maita Gomez, Filipino beauty queen and activist (d. 2012) May 24 – Mike de Leon, Filipino film director, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer.
Economic history of the Philippines (1965–1986) Real GDP per capita development of the Philippines, 1965 to 1986. The 21-year period of Philippine economic history during Ferdinand Marcos’ regime – from his election in 1965 until he was ousted by the People Power Revolution in 1986 – was a period of significant economic lows. [1] [2] [3 ...
PTV, Release. March 8, 1995. ( 1995-03-08) –. present. ( present) The PCSO Lottery Draw is the television program that broadcasts the drawing of the nationally- franchised Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) lotto games in the Philippines. It has been aired daily (except on Christmas Day, New Year's Day, National Election Day, and ...
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 ...
While considering the Philippines' income level, the nation is achieving 87.8% of what should be possible based on its resources (income) for primary education but only 70.2% for secondary education. Affordability. A prevalent issue the Philippine educational system continuously encounters is the affordability of education.
Philippines–Spain relations ( Filipino: Ugnayang Pilipinas at Espanya; Spanish: Relaciones Filipinas y España) are the relations between the Philippines and Spain. The relations between the two nations span from the 16th century, the Philippines was the lone colony of the Spanish Empire in Asia for more than three centuries.