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Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [aleˈʃɐ̃dɾi ʁoˈdɾiɡiz dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 2 September 1989), commonly known as Alexandre Pato (pronounced) or just Pato, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He was the first Filipino head of the Department of Political Science at the University of the Philippines. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He argued for Filipino independence from the United States. [ 5 ] He also served as assemblyman for Batangas 's 3rd district from 1935 to 1941 and Secretary of Instruction and Information in 1945.
Belmonte was born at 1:35 p.m. on October 2, 1936, at Emmanuel Community Hospital in Tondo, Manila, to judge Feliciano Belmonte Sr. and Luz Racimo. [1] Belmonte began studying at age seven and he attended grade school in Baguio and earned his high school diploma at the San Beda University in Manila.
[12]: 35–36 The restoration of Philippine representation to the Cortes was one of the grievances raised by the Ilustrados. For the most part it was a campaign for secular self-government as a full part of Spain, [1]: 105–107 as well as equality between those born in Spain and those born in the Philippines. Much of the campaigning took place ...
Beginning in 1906, the military government was replaced by a civilian government—the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands—with William Howard Taft serving as its first governor-general. A series of insurgent governments that lacked significant international and diplomatic recognition also existed between 1898 and 1904.
According to World Bank data, the Philippines' gross domestic product (GDP) quadrupled from $8 billion in 1972 to $32.45 billion in 1980, for an inflation-adjusted average growth rate of 6% per year. [40] Indeed, according to the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation, the Philippines enjoyed its best economic development since 1945 between 1972 and 1980.
Instead, the economy continued to shrink. Most government development programs failed to materialize. Funds were siphoned off by Marcos or his cronies. American investors were discouraged by the Filipino economic elite who disliked the corruption. [50] [page needed] By 1982, the Philippines’ debt had reached $24.4 billion. [1] [14]
The Philippines government claimed ownership of the funds transferred by Marcos in 1972 to Arelma S.A., which invested the money with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., in New York. [332] [333] [334] In July 2017, the Philippine Court of Appeals rejected the petition seeking to enforce the United States court decision. [335]