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Three Filipinos served as BIR Collectors under the American regime: Wenceslao Trinidad (1918–1922); Juan Posadas Jr. (1922–1934); and Alfredo L. Yatco (1934–1938). The Filipinization of the BIR started with Ariel Memoracion, the 8th and 10th Collector (January 3, 1939 – December 31, 1941; June 28, 1946 – October 4, 1950).
The Bureau of Customs was established on February 6, 1902 by the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands when it was under control of the United States of America, during the American Colonial Era of the Philippines. [2]
An Act to provide for the amalgamation of certain schools in or near the city of Waterford to authorise the establishment of a primary and also of a secondary school in or near the said city to constitute a governing body for the maintenance and control of the new schools to vest certain property and endowments in and to confer divers powers ...
He launched himself into his new role, but his first busy months on the throne were bedevilled by a succession of illnesses and injuries. [8] On 23 June 1902, three days before the date set for the coronation, Edward and his wife, Alexandra, returned from Windsor Castle to Buckingham Palace in preparation. Foreign journalists noted that he ...
In 1895, there were 39 treadmills and 29 cranks in English prisons, which had diminished to 13 and 5, respectively, in 1901. The use of treadwheels was abolished in Britain in 1902 by the Prison Act 1898. [6] [7] America adopted the treadwheel in 1822, installing one in Bellevue Hospital in New York City.
The Wimbledon tennis tournament concluded, with British players Laurence Doherty and Muriel Robb taking the men's and women's singles titles. [10]United States Secretary of War Elihu Root telegraphed an order abolishing the position of Governor-General of the Philippines in recognition of the end of the Philippine–American War.
The Series of 1902, also known as the Second Bureau Issue, is a set of definitive postage stamps in fourteen denominations ranging between one cent and five dollars, produced by the U. S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing and issued by the United States Post Office. Two denominations appeared in November and December 1902 and the other twelve ...
The new drilling site was established at Masjid-i-Suleiman. [20] Once again Reynolds encountered problems in this region with hostile tribes and the local population. Reynolds often had to pay them a high fee and guarantee them a share of profits in order to protect the concession. [ 21 ]