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  2. Treaty of Manila (1946) - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Manila of 1946, formally the Treaty of General Relations and Protocol, [1] is a treaty of general relations signed on July 4, 1946, in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It relinquished U.S. sovereignty over the Philippines and recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines.

  3. History of the Philippines (1946–1965) - Wikipedia

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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]

  4. Sovereignty of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Sovereignty passed from Spain to the United States in the 1898 Treaty of Paris. The Philippines continued as a U.S. territory until July 4, 1946, when the U.S. relinquished sovereignty and recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines. The current Philippine government considers Emilio Aguinaldo to have been the first President ...

  5. 1977 Southern Philippines autonomy plebiscite - Wikipedia

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    No. 97.86%. National government controlling the autonomous regions. For. 97.44%. Against. 2.56%. The 1977 Southern Philippines autonomy plebiscite was a plebiscite to create an autonomous region (or two) held on April 17, 1977 in parts of Mindanao and Palawan in the Philippines.

  6. North Borneo dispute - Wikipedia

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    Territory in the 1878 agreement: from the Pandasan River on the north west coast to the Sibuco River in the south [1] The North Borneo dispute, also known as the Sabah dispute, is the territorial dispute between Malaysia and the Philippines over much of the eastern part of the state of Sabah. Sabah was previously known as North Borneo prior to ...

  7. List of presidents of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Malacañang Palace in Manila is the official residence of the president. [note 1] Built in 1750, it has become a prominent symbol of and metonym for the office.Under the Constitution of the Philippines, the president of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Pilipinas) is both the head of state and government, and serves as the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces.

  8. List of major acts and legislation during the presidency of ...

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    An Act creating three (3) additional Shari'a Judicial Districts and twelve (12) Shari'a Circuit Courts therein, and appropriating funds therefor, amending for the purpose Articles 138, 147, and 150 of Presidential Decree No. 1083, otherwise known as the "Code of Muslim Personal Laws in the Philippines [82]", as amended, and the relevant ...

  9. Marcos mansions - Wikipedia

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    The term " Marcos mansions " [1] refers to at least 50 upscale residences in the Philippines of the family of 10th President Ferdinand Marcos. [2][3] These are aside from the various overseas landholdings of the Marcos family, which are spread around the world. The Supreme Court of the Philippines considers these landholdings as part of "the ...