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  2. Science and technology in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The colonization of the Philippines contributed to the growth of science and technology in the archipelago. The Spanish introduced formal education and founded scientific institution. During the early years of Spanish rule in the Philippines. Parish schools were established where religion, reading, writing, arithmetic and music was taught.

  3. Martial law in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Martial law monument in Mehan Garden. Martial law in the Philippines (Filipino: Batas Militar sa Pilipinas) refers to the various historical instances in which the Philippine head of state placed all or part of the country under military control —most prominently: 111 during the administration of Ferdinand Marcos, but also during the Philippines' colonial period, during the second world war ...

  4. Japanese occupation of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese occupation of the Philippines ( Filipino: Pananakop ng mga Hapones sa Pilipinas; Japanese: 日本のフィリピン占領, romanized : Nihon no Firipin Senryō) occurred between 1942 and 1945, when the Japanese Empire occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II . The invasion of the Philippines started on 8 ...

  5. Nutribun - Wikipedia

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    Nutribun, also referred to as Nutri-bun or Nutriban, is a bread product used in elementary school feeding programs in the Philippines to combat child malnutrition, initially as part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Food for Peace program from 1971 to 1997, and later as part of the child health programs of various Philippine cities.

  6. Smoking in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    There are 17.3 million Filipino adult smokers (15 years or older), 84 percent (14.6 million) of which are males and 16 percent (2.8 million) are females. [24] In addition, 23 percent of Filipino adults are daily tobacco smokers; 38.2 percent for males, who on the average smoked 11 cigarettes a day, and 6.9 percent for females, who on average ...

  7. 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Website. 500yoc .com. The 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines ( 500 YOC) was a quincentennial observed in the Philippines. It was held from April 4, 2021, to April 24, 2022, to commemorate the introduction of Christianity in the Philippines in 1521 when the Magellan expedition made a stopover in the islands.

  8. Permanent account number - Wikipedia

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    A permanent account number ( PAN) is a ten-character alphanumeric identifier Foundational ID, issued in the form of a laminated "PAN card", by the Indian Income Tax Department, to any person who applies for it or to whom the department allots the number without an application. It can also be obtained in the form of a PDF file known as e-PAN ...

  9. Education in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine government during the Arroyo administration justified the 9-year implementation process of K–12 on May 20, 2008 which included the implementation of the new curriculum on April 24, 2012 during the administration of Arroyo's successor Benigno Aquino III as part of the process because prior to the new K–12 on the said date of ...