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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 ...
This word is shared with British English. Course [18] — Academic degree. Shared with British English partly due to the Spanish word curso and its borrowed form in many Philippine languages. Cutex [10] — Nail polish. Genericized from a popular brand of nail polish currently owned by Revlon. Dean's lister [39] — A person awarded a dean's list
The commercial was controversial nationwide, particularly from the local government of Lapu-Lapu City, with its then-mayor Paz Radaza demanding that the commercial be pulled out as a "grave insult" to their residents and to Filipinos "in general". Radaza also claimed that she had heard of children considering the commercial as "a true ...
Television controversies in the Philippines (48 P) Pages in category "Controversies in the Philippines" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
This is a list of major sports controversies in the Philippines or concerning Filipino sportspeople. These controversies cover areas such as rules, match fixing, cheating, sportsmanship, doping and sport administration. They have generated large scale media coverage over a period of time and may have resulted in a large scale inquiry.
Filipino defeat: Siege of Catubig (Catubig, Philippines April 15–19, 1900) República Filipina. Domingo Rebadulla United States. J. T. Sweeney; Filipino victory: Battle of Agusan Hill (Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao, Philippines May 14, 1900) República Filipina. Capt. Vicente Roa † United States. Capt. Walter B. Elliot; Filipino defeat: Battle ...
The system traces its origins to the Spanish colonial period where Filipinos were forced to obtain the consent of the Spanish or a wealthy fellow Filipino, usually a friar, to occupy a government position or to improve their social or economic status. [1] The Padrino System has been the source of many controversies and corruption.
Philippine presidential administration controversies (4 C) Pages in category "Political controversies in the Philippines" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.