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  2. History of the Philippines (1986–present) - Wikipedia

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    This article covers the history of the current Philippine republican state following the 1986 People Power Revolution, known as the Fifth Philippine Republic.. The return of democracy and government reforms beginning in 1986 were hampered by national debt, government corruption, coup attempts, disasters, a persistent communist insurgency, [1] and a military conflict with Moro separatists. [2]

  3. History of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. [1] Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon [2] [3] at least by 134,000 years ago. [4] The earliest known anatomically modern human was from Tabon Caves in Palawan dating about 47,000 ...

  4. Timeline of Philippine history - Wikipedia

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    Philippines Free Press is founded by Judge W.A. Kincaid and publishes its first issue in magazine format. [43] [98] [clarification needed] 1909 March 6 Present-day University of the Philippines Los Baños in Laguna is established, first autonomous UP campus. [20]

  5. Political history of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    [14]: 85–87 Societal changes in Spain and the Philippines led to an expansion of the Philippine bureaucracy and its civil service positions, predominantly for the educated living in urban areas, although the highest levels continued to remain in the hand of those born in Spain. This, combined with a shifting economy, saw more complex social ...

  6. Timeline of Philippine political history - Wikipedia

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    This article presents a timeline of Philippine political history focused on governmental transitions of the Philippine archipelago, major polities, invasion attempts, and insurgency movements from the pre-Hispanic period to the present.

  7. List of presidents of the Philippines by time in office

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    This is a list of current and former presidents of the Philippines by time in office that consists of the 17 presidents in the history of the Philippines. The basis of the list is counted by the number of calendar days.

  8. Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines, [g] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [h] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

  9. List of sovereign state leaders in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The types of sovereign state leaders in the Philippines have varied throughout the country's history, from heads of ancient chiefdoms, kingdoms and sultanates in the pre-colonial period, to the leaders of Spanish, American, and Japanese colonial governments, until the directly elected president of the modern sovereign state of the Philippines.