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A dispute within the PDP–Laban, the ruling party of the Philippines, began on March 12, 2021 [3] when Senator Manny Pacquiao (who was named the party's interim president in December 2020) began to criticize President Rodrigo Duterte and the government regarding the dispute in the South China Sea, alleged corruption in the government agencies under the Duterte administration, [4] [5] the ...
[24] [25] [29] Prominent figures in ABS-CBN Corporation, the political opposition in the Philippines, media advocacy groups, [25] and the international press [24] [27] have labeled the refusal of Congress to renew the franchise as a result of Duterte's pressure for ABS-CBN to cease broadcasting and a direct attack on the country's democracy and ...
January 4 – President Duterte signs Republic Act No. 11510, institutionalizing the alternative learning system (ALS). [2] [3]January 18 – The Department of National Defense announces its unilateral termination of its 1989 accord with the University of the Philippines which took effect three days earlier over claims that the New People's Army is recruiting members in the universities' campuses.
Duterte mentioned other actions which he considered as his administration's accomplishments including the extension of the validity of driver's licenses to 10 years, going after water concessionaires, and improvements in the Philippine economy prior to the onset of the pandemic.
The Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines. It is bicameral , composed of an upper body, the Senate , and a lower body, the House of Representatives , [ 3 ] although colloquially, the term "Congress" commonly refers to just the latter .
Date Branch Department Party People Involved Summary Source 1946 Executive: Office of the President: Liberal: Manuel Roxas: Surplus War Property scandal- disposed $90 billion of surplus war property held by the United States government in the final year of World War II, which caused a huge corruption scandal that led to the rise of the leftist HUKBALAHAP and for Roxas's approval ratings to ...
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Obiena is among the top pole vaulters, placing third in the World Athletics' men's pole vault ranking by the end of 2021. He also initially threatened to resign when the issue between him and PATAFA arose in late 2021. [50] The PATAFA's board recommended the expulsion of Obiena from the national team pool on January 4, 2022. [24]