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^5 Named after the wife of Philippine President Manuel Luis Quezon, Maria Aurora Aragon-Quezon, the province was separated from the province of Quezon on August 13, 1979. Prior to that, it became a sub-province of Quezon after Aurora's death in 1951.
For much of its history since 1935, the Philippines has been governed as a presidential unitary republic.The term "general election" is not predominantly used in the Philippines, but for the purposes of this article, a "general election" may refer to an election day where the presidency or at least a class of members of Congress are on the ballot.
The 1992 election was the first election under the new constitution and elections are held every six years thereafter. Fidel V. Ramos won the 1992 election with just 23% of the vote, the lowest plurality in history; it also ushered in the multi-party system of the Fifth Republic.
On November 24, the president of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo responded to the news of the massacre by declaring a state of emergency in Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City. [29] Speaker of the House Prospero Nograles called on the police to quickly identify the perpetrators of the massacre and disarm private armies. [ 31 ]
At least three bodies have been recovered and 23 are missing after a collision between a ferry and a fishing boat in the Philippines. (Philippine Star) [permanent dead link ] A suicide bomb attack kills at least eight people in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Bomb attacks in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Hilla leave 23 dead.
November 23 – A massacre in Maguindanao kills at least 60 persons. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo responded to the news of the massacre by declaring a state of emergency in Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City. [16] [17] November 25 – Dasmariñas becomes a component city in the province of Cavite through ratification of Republic ...
Opinion polling (popularly known as surveys in the Philippines) for the 2010 Philippine presidential election is managed by two major polling firms: Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia, and several minor polling firms. The polling firms conducted surveys both prior and after the deadline for filing of certificates of candidacies on December ...
This electoral calendar 2009 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2009 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections.