Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
On January 30, Rodrigo Duterte expressed frustration on how the government uses resources and taxpayers' money [43] and revived an initiative that Davao del Norte Representative and former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez advocated [44] for political forces from Mindanao to start a movement for a "separate and independent Mindanao".
In 2012, President Benigno Aquino said that, according to Transparency International, the factors driving the progress in the Philippines' Corruption Perception Index scores at that time were improved government service and reduced red tape. [8] Between 2012 and 2014, the Philippines's score rose from 34 to its highest-ever score of 38. [9]
March 20 – The Supreme Court issues a ruling banning legal officers of local government units from representing their respective officials in cases involving the Ombudsman, citing conflict of interest. [63] March 21: San Miguel Corporation begins construction of the 76.8-kilometer Pangasinan Link Expressway (PLEX) project. [64]
The Philippine government also ordered a ban on travel to China, Hong Kong, and Macau until further notice. [48] On February 10, the ban was further extended to include Taiwan [49] but was lifted on February 15. [50] On February 14, the DOH announced that a risk assessment carried out to determine if Singapore would be placed under a travel ban ...
Such organizations are examples of cause-based politics, an exception to the usual model of Philippine political parties and political organization. While too small to change the overall political structure, civil society organizations are sometimes able to influence policy on specific issues.
2023 in the Philippines details notable events that occurred in the Philippines in 2023. On July 21, 2023, President Bongbong Marcos announced that the government will formally lift the COVID-19 state of public health emergency, marking the end of the three years of the pandemic. The emergency was officially lifted the following day.
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.
2020 in the Philippines details events of note that have occurred in the Philippines in 2020.. This year is largely defined by COVID-19 pandemic that caused of the national economic recession and continued until the state of public health emergency was lifted in the country on July 21, 2023.