- bureau of immigration
- environmental management bureau- The Department of Budget and Management of the Republic of the Philippines (DBM) (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala) is an executive body under the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is responsible for the sound and efficient use of government resources for national development and also as an instrument for the meeting of national socio-economic and political development goals.
- note the creature in the dept's emblem
- The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI), an attached agency of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), is the lead government agency responsible for the promotion of investments in the Philippines. Taking the lead in the promotion of investments, BOI assists Filipino and foreign investors to venture and prosper in desirable areas of economic activities. The BOI is your one-stop shop in doing business in the Philippines. http://boi.gov.ph/about-boi/
- The Philippine Department of Agriculture(abbreviated as DA; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka), is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the promotion of agricultural and fisheries development and growth. It has its headquarters at Elliptical Road corner Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
- Exhibited at 2016 natural and organic products fair
- department of labor and employment
- Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is a government agency in the Philippines attached to the Department of Trade and Industrycreated to help promote investments in the export-oriented manufacturing industry into the country by assisting investors in registering and facilitating their business operations and providing tax incentives. PEZA also assists investors who locate in service facilities inside selected areas in the country (areas are called PEZA Special Economic Zones) which are usually business process outsourcing and knowledge process outsourcing firms. Other activities also eligible for PEZA registration and incentives include establishment and operation within special economic zones for tourism, medical tourism, logistics and warehousing services, economic zone development and operation and facilities providers.
- PEZA was enacted under Republic Act 7916 and was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate and approved by former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos on the 21st of February, 1995. As provided in the Special Economic Zone Act, the PEZA Board is chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry. Vice-Chair is the Director General (Chief Executive Officer) of PEZA. Members of the Board are Undersecretaries representing nine (9) key government Departments, to ensure efficient coordination between PEZA and their respective Departments on matters pertaining to investors’ operations inside the Special Economic Zones.
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- tourism infrastructure and enterprise zone authority (tieza)
- 在回應考察團提出的顧慮時，菲律賓經濟特區管理局（PEZA）運營副總監Mary Abordo，以及PPP中心總監Jeffrey Manalo都相信，新政府推行的各項改革措施，都表明了總統杜特爾特要大力治理貪腐的信念和決心，未來國內的政治環境會更加透明和公開。畢馬威諮詢（香港）基建諮詢總監郭偉倫則認為，貪污和腐敗在新興市場的確普遍存在，投資者只能從自身和拍檔兩方面入手，盡量避免此類問題纏身。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2018/05/03/a06-0503.pdf
- administers tez
- Philippine Overseas Employment Administration http://www.poea.gov.ph
- intellectual property office of philippines
- film development council of the philippines http://www.fdcp.ph/
- Presidential Adviser on Investments Atty. Antonio A. Cablitas recently held meetings with leading business leaders and representatives in Hong Kong to promote investment opportunities in the Philippines. Atty. Cablitas met with Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (HKCGCC) chairman, Dr. Jonathan Choi, on December 04 to highlight President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s commitment to further enhance both Philippines-Hong Kong and Philippines-mainland China relations.On December 07, Atty. Cablitas met with HKTDC officials led by Ms. Winsome Chan, Senior Manager for Belt and Road & External Relations https://www.dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/news-from-our-foreign-service-postsupdate/15017-presidential-adviser-in-hk-to-promote-investing-in-ph
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- 杜特爾特於上周四簽署《菲律賓太空法》，宣布成立菲律賓航天局（PhilsA）。法案制訂了該國開發太空的戰略藍圖，目標是在十年內令菲律賓成具備太空研究和航天能力的國家。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190815/00180_028.html
- The country’s newly appointed commandant, vice-admiral Joel Sarsiban Garcia, who replaced Admiral Elson Hermogino in late October, is an unorthodox official. Carrying a slew of postgraduate degrees, he is outspoken, spirited and often waxes scholarly on matters of maritime international law with passionate certitude.Crucially, he also stands out for his open and controversial support for maritime cooperation, rather than strategic confrontation, with China. Garcia’s appointment is even more significant in light of his elevation as the Philippines ’ de facto “maritime tsar”.https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3038950/philippines-new-maritime-tsar-keen-promote-ties-china
civil service
- national government employee week https://m.facebook.com/pia.gov.ph/photos/a.494688130558718/2392749224085923/
army
- The Philippine military announced plans to create all-Muslim fighting units on Saturday, with quotas from the Catholic country’s largest religious minority, as it looks to bolster efforts to tackle Islamic insurgents. Five per cent of all new applications will be allocated for Muslims under the new order, military spokesman Colonel Edgard Arevalo said in a statement, adding the eventual aim was to have a dedicated brigade or division to be deployed in the country’s troubled south. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/philippine-army-plans-all-muslim-units/article18069948.ece
全菲代表大會 http://www.shangbao.com.ph/qtdt/2013/03-07/14777.shtml
The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas) is the constitution or supreme law of the Republic of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986 and was ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987. Three other constitutions have effectively governed the country in its history: the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution, the 1973 Constitution, and the 1986 Freedom Constitution. The earliest constitution establishing a "Philippine Republic," the 1899 Malolos Constitution, was never fully implemented throughout the Philippines and did not establish a state that was internationally recognized, due in great part to the impending American occupation during its adoption.
- successor of president
- https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3025543/netflix-show-inspires-designated-survivor-bills-philippines Inspired by a television series on Netflix, two Philippine lawmakers have each filed “designated survivor” bills to let the president choose a successor in case a catastrophe wipes out the country’s senior leadership. Currently, the Philippine constitution sets out a line of succession from the president to the vice-president, senate president and then speaker of the house of representatives (the lower house, or Congress), but does not go beyond that. The separate bills, filed by senator Panfilo Lacson in the upper house and congresswoman Precious Castelo in the lower house, seek to give the president the power to choose a cabinet member to take over in the event of the constitutional successors dying or being incapacitated.
Baliwet in northern Philippines is less than 200 kilometers away from Manila, the country's capital, yet the remote village in Zambales province has long had no access to electricity-a fate it shares with many other poor rural areas in the country. http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201906/13/WS5d019f9aa310176577230e28.html
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- Last week, Baliwet residents finally got the chance to have power delivered to their homes, thanks to a solar project launched by State Grid Corp of China, the Philippine National Electrification Administration and the Zambales II Electric Cooperative.
The Brighten Up project aims to install a solar panel system with the capacity to generate 76 kilowatts of energy, providing a regular supply of electricity to more than 1,000 residents and two schools.http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201906/13/WS5d019f9aa310176577230e28.html
- 菲律賓呂宋島八打雁省的塔阿爾火山周日起持續噴發，至周三仍維持第二高的四級警戒級別，仍有可能在數小時至數日內迎來災難級的爆發。當地至今錄得至少四百六十六次火山性地震，當中一百五十六次有震感。多間日韓企業設於當地的工廠受影響，需要暫停出貨。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20200116/00180_025.html
The Benham Rise, officially known as the Philippine Rise, is a seismically active undersea region and extinct volcanic ridge located in the Philippine Sea approximately 250 km (160 mi) east of the northern coastline of Dinapigue, Isabela.
- 被聯合國認定屬於菲律賓領土的呂宋島東部外海海底高地「賓漢隆起」（Benham Rise），早前曾因中國科考船進入引發爭議。菲律賓總統發言人羅克周一表示，總統杜特爾特已決定，允許中菲大學在「賓漢隆起」共同合作，進行科學研究。中國外交部發言人陸慷昨日回應稱，中國科學考察船「科學號」將於本月至下月赴菲律賓群島以東菲方管轄海域開展海洋科考活動，中方讚賞菲方同意中方有關科考活動並提供便利。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180117/00178_006.html
bulacan
- Meycauayan City (Filipino: Lungsod ng Meycauayan) is a first class, highly urbanized component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Meycauayan is the second billionaire city of Bulacan after San Jose del Monte and one of the richest cities in Central Luzon in terms of economy. The city is prominent for its jewelry and tanning industry. It is also home to several industrial parks, mostly located at Barangays Iba, Camalig and Pantoc. Meycauayan is generally surrounded with plain land and gentle rolling hills. Meycauayan is named to Filipino phrase "May Kawayan" that means "With Bamboos". Comfortably above sea level, this terrain is an interweaving of greenery and concrete road network. The slope of the land dips towards a west to north westerly direction. River, natural lake and drainage waterways envelope and criss-cross the area.
***The Calamian Islands or Calamianes is a group of islands in the Philippine province of Palawan. Historically, the Calamianes was site of the Spanish politico-militar Provincia de Calamianes. The Spanish Empire later purchased mainland Paragua from the Sultan of Borneo. During the American occupation (1898-1948), the old Provincia de Calamianes was dissolved and jointly administered with the Island of Paragua as the new Province of Palawan.During the American occupation and up until recently, Culion Island was host to a leper colony. Busuanga Island hosts the largest town, Coron, in the Calamian Islands. Coron Island is known for having the cleanest inland body of water in the Philippines, called Kayangan Lake. Calauit Island is known for hosting a number of endangered African animal species. Diving spots, with coral reefs and sunken World War II Japanese shipwrecks, also lies within the waters of these islands.
Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines with Metro Cebu being the second largest metropolitan area in the Philippines (after Metro Manila) and Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas. In a decade it has transformed into a global hub for shipping, furniture-making, tourism, business processing services, and heavy industry.The name "Cebu" comes from the old Cebuano word sibu or sibo ("trade"), a shortened form of sinibuayng hingpit ("the place for trading"). It was originally applied to the harbors of the town of Sugbu, the ancient name for Cebu City. Alternate renditions of the name by traders between the 13th to 16th centuries include Sebu, Sibuy, Zubu, or Zebu, among others. Sugbu, in turn, is derived from the Old Cebuano term for "scorched earth" or "great fire". The Rajahnate of Cebu was a native kingdom which existed in Cebu prior to the arrival of the Spaniards. It was founded by Sri Lumay otherwise known as Rajamuda Lumaya, a half-Malay, half-Tamil prince of the Chola dynasty who invaded Sumatra in Indonesia. He was sent by the Maharajah to establish a base for expeditionary forces to subdue the local kingdoms, but he rebelled and established his own independent Rajahnate instead.
- The Carbon Market is the oldest and largest farmer's market in Cebu City, located in the Central Visayasregion of the Philippines, is named for the depot where coal was unloaded from the Cebu Railroad. Another story is that it was named for the "heaps of waste" cinders dumped here in the 19th Century. As of 2009, it was over one hundred years old. In 2000, some vendors created a cooperative to sell their wares, and later two other cooperatives were formed by different units of the market. The Carbon Market Vendors Development Cooperative (or Cemvedco) was formed by consolidating the three cooperatives created in 2002.In 2007, the rebuilding of the market caused a political controversy, leading one vendor to run for city council from the barangay of Ermita, winning on that single-issue platform.As of September 2009, the Cebu City government is moving some larger commodity sellers to a newer market, the Bagsakan market.
科雷希多島 Corregidor Island /kəˈrɛɡɪˌdɔːr/, locally called Isla ng Corregidor, is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in southwestern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines.
- The island came under Spanish sovereignty on May 19, 1570, when Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and his forces arrived in Manila Bay. Legazpi was authorized by the Spanish Crown to establish the capital of the Philippines in Manila, and convert the Muslims in Luzon and Mindanao to Christianity. Corregidor was used as a support site for the nine Spanish galleons used during the campaign.
- http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20190213/PDF/b6_screen.pdf
伊富高 Ifugao (Ilokano: Probinsia ti Ifugao; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Ifugao) is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon.The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras and Banaue Rice Terraces are the main tourist attractions in the province. Ifugao is named after the term i-pugo ("i" [from/people] and pugo [hill]), which translates to people of the hill.
- disputes settled by a a mediator called monkalun
manila
- Binondo is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown and is the world's oldest Chinatown. Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594 by the Spaniards as a settlement near Intramuros but across the Pasig River for Catholic Chinese, it was positioned so that colonial rulers could keep a close eye on their migrant subjects. It was already a hub of Chinese commerce even before the Spanish colonial period. Binondo is the center of commerce and trade of Manila, where all types of business run by Filipino-Chinese thrive. Noted residents include St. Lorenzo Ruiz, the Filipino protomartyr, and Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, founder of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
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- scmp 8aug19 "in the path of progress" poor neighbourhood in metro manila
manila bay
- Corregidor Island /kəˈrɛɡᵻˌdɔːr/, locally called Isla ng Corregidor, is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in southwestern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines. Due to this location, Corregidor has historically been fortified with coastal artillery and ammunition magazines to defend the entrance of Manila Bay and Manila from attacks by enemy warships in the event of war. Located 48 kilometres (30 mi) inland, Manila has been the largest city and the most important seaport in the Philippines for centuries, from the colonial rule of Spain, Japan and the United States, to the establishment of the Philippines in 1946.
Mavulis Island is the northernmost of the Batanes Islands and the northernmost island in the Philippines. It is part of the province of Batanes. The island is uninhabited but it is frequently visited by local fishermen (mostly from Itbayat) for fishing adventures. Older Batan natives was also called the island Dihami, meaning "north" in Ivatan. By some members of the Spanish colonial government it was called Diami, and it is known as Yami or Y'Ami on most American Colonial Era maps of the Philippines. The latter should not be confused with the aboriginal Yami of Taiwan that live on islands farther north beyond Philippine territorial limits, but are geographically, culturally and linguistically related to the Ivatan people.
- 另菲律賓昨宣布，下月起將在雅米島興建海事基地。由於該島距蘭嶼僅九十八公里，是離台灣最近的菲國領土，因而引來台方關注。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180323/00178_006.html
Mindanao is named after the Maguindanaons who constituted the largest Sultanatehistorically, and evidence from maps made during the 17th and 18th centuries suggests that the name was used to refer to the island by the powerful natives at the time. Evidence of human occupation dates back tens of thousands of years. In prehistoric times the Negritopeople arrived. Sometime around 1500 BC, Austronesian peoples spread throughout thePhilippines and far beyond. Native people of the Maluku Islands refer the island as Maluku Besar (Great Moluccas). Mindanao Island is also a sacred home of Paramata Bantogen, Mabaning Gandamatu andDaranda Mabagani the Meranaw native people from Kiaranda a Ragat a Tiongcopa Layagenbefore Islamic Da wah, the largest non-Muslim tribe, and the Subanon Tribe[clarification needed] ; the aborigine of the Zamboanga Peninsula’s Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur,Zamboanga Sibugay, Island of Basilan, and northern provinces of Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, and Misamis Oriental.
- Iligan, officially the City of Iligan (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Iligan; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Iligan; Maranao: Inged a Iligan), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. The name Iligan is from the Higaunon (Lumad/Native of Iligan) word "Ilig" which means "to go downstream". However, some also claim that the name of Iligan was taken and inspired by the Higaunon term "iligan" or "ilijan," which means "fortress of defense," an appropriate term due to the frequent attacks incurred by pirates as well as other Mindanaon tribes.
- El Distrito 7º de Lánao, antes de Iligan, fue uno de los siete distritos ó provincias en los que a principios del siglo XX se hallaba dividida la isla de Mindanao, perteneciente al Imperio español en Asia y Oceanía (1521–1899).
-马拉维市 Marawi, officially the Islamic City of Marawi (Tagalog: Islamikong Lungsod ng Marawi, Maranao: Inged a Marawi), is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. The people of Marawi are called the Maranaos and speak the Maranao language. They are named after Lake Lanao, called Meranau in their language, upon whose shores Marawi lies. The city is also called the "Summer Capital of the South" because of its higher elevation and cooler climate, a nickname it shares with Malaybalay, which legally holds the title.
- autonomy- http://www.smh.com.au/world/philippines-president-proposes-autonomous-muslim-state-to-end-rebellion-20140911-10fcf4.html Philippines President Benigno Aquino has urged his country's congress to swiftly enact a law granting autonomy to the Muslim region of Mindanao to quell more than 40 years of rebellion that has killed at least 150,000 people. The proposed law is modelled on one that helped pacify a similar Muslim insurgency in neighbouring Indonesia's Aceh province in 2005.
- https://www.rt.com/news/396687-duterte-muslim-autonomy-mindanao/ Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to push through long-delayed legislation giving autonomy to predominantly-Muslim parts of the embattled southern island of Mindanao. It’s hoped the move will stem the rise of extremism in a region which has seen 500 people killed and thousands more displaced during the most recent conflict between Philippines forces and militants linked to the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the island’s capital city of Marawi.
- https://www.ft.com/content/24b37146-c2eb-11e8-95b1-d36dfef1b89a Nearly a year after the Philippine military defeated Isis-affiliated militants who had occupied the southern city Marawi, the government is poised to launch a $1bn project to rebuild the ruined town. Controversially, for a country historically allied with the US — which helped the government win the battle — it wants to do so with Chinese help. Rodrigo Duterte’s government has shortlisted an affiliate of PowerChina, a state-owned engineering group, to head the project, which will see rubble cleared from Marawi’s deserted city centre and roads, sewers, schools and hospitals rebuilt.
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- Nearly three million people in the volatile Mindanao region of the Philippines have voted in a referendum which could see some areas given greater autonomy. They have been asked whether they back a plan by separatists to create a self-administered area known as Bangsamoro. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46942372; 21日，棉蘭老島的穆斯林自治區、哥打巴托市和伊莎貝拉市舉行自治公投，決定是否批准總統杜特爾特制定的「邦薩摩洛統一法」，創建擁有更大自治權的「邦薩摩洛」自治區，或稱「摩洛國」。若通過，有望結束當地數十年來因貧困和伊斯蘭極端主義引發的衝突。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20190122/PDF/a23_screen.pdf
- 柬埔寨中國文化友好協會早前舉行聯歡晚會，創會主席、被封為「菲律賓棉蘭老島」公主嘅陳昭昭同老公李志豪當然有到場https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20191113/00176_080.html
Naga, officially the City of Naga (Central Bikol: Ciudad nin Naga; Rinconada Bikol: Syudad ka Naga; Filipino: Lungsod ng Naga; Spanish: Ciudad de Naga), or known simply as Naga City, is a 2nd class independent component city in the Bicol Region, Philippines. The town was established in 1575 on order of Spanish Governor-GeneralFrancisco de Sande, the city, then named Ciudad de Nueva Cáceres (New CáceresCity), earned its status as the third Spanish Royal City in the Spanish East Indies after Iloilo and Manila.Naga is known as the Queen City of Bicol, and the Heart of Bicol due to its central location in the Bicol Peninsula; and as the Pilgrim City because Naga is also home to the largest Marian pilgrimage in Asia, the Our Lady of Peñafrancia. Naga is also known as One of the Seven Golden Cities of the Sun as stated by Nick Joaquin. The city is the seat of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres, which makes the city Bicol's religiouscenter, whose jurisdiction includes all the suffragan sees of Bicol. The city is also the seat of the venerated Our Lady of Peñafrancia.
*******西内格罗省Negros Occidental (Hiligaynon: Negros Nakatundan; Tagalog: Kanlurang Negros), also known as Occidental Negros or Western Negros, is a province located in the region of Western Visayas, in the Philippines. It occupies the northwestern half of the large island of Negros, and borders Negros Oriental, which comprises the southeastern half. Known as the "Sugarbowl of the Philippines", Negros Occidental produces more than half the nation's sugar output.Negros was originally known to the natives as "Buglas", meaning "cut off" in old Hiligaynon. When the Spaniards arrived in April 1565, they named it "Negros" because of the dark-skinned natives they found. Two of the earliest native settlements were Binalbagan and Ilog which later became towns in 1572 and 1584, respectively. Other settlements were Hinigaran, Bago, Marayo (now Pontevedra), Mamalan (now Himamaylan) and Candaguit (now a sitio of San Enrique). Ilog was made the first capital of the province in 1743. This was later transferred to Himamaylan. Bacolodfinally became the capital in 1849. The island was divided into Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental in 1890. The two provinces were briefly united as an independent Republic of Negros with Bacolod as the capital on November 27, 1898. It became a protectorate of the United States until 1901, when the republic was dissolved, with the two provinces annexed back to the Philippines.
パラワン島（ - とう、Palawan Island）はフィリピンの南西部にある島。 植民地時代以前、パラワン島にはボルネオ島からフィリピン諸島へ島伝いに航海し移住するマレー系民族が多く立ち寄ったほか、中国やマレーの貿易商人たちも寄航し交易した。中国製の陶磁器があちこちの洞窟などで発見されている。12世紀、マレー人たちが入植をはじめた。首長に率いられたこれらの入植者らはしょうがやココナツ、砂糖、バナナ、サツマイモ、コメなどを栽培し、豚やニワトリを育てた。生計の手段は農業、漁業、狩猟などであった。16世紀のスペイン人の来航後、まず北端のカラミアン諸島がフィリピン植民地の支配下となった。17世紀初頭にはスペイン人たちはクーヨー諸島など周囲の島々やパラワン本島北部のタイタイ（Taytay）にも宣教師を送ったが、地元のムスリム共同体の抵抗にあった。18世紀までにスペイン人はタイタイなどの町に教会を建て、モロ人の攻撃に備えて軍隊で防衛した。1749年、ブルネイ・スルタン国はパラワン南部をスペインに割譲した。当初、パラワン地域（当時はパラグア Paragua とも呼ばれた）は北部のタイタイに州都を置くカラミアン州のみで支配していたが、後に三分割された。タイタイを州都として北部を支配するカスティーリャ州（Castilla）、プエルト・プリンセサを州都とし南部を支配するアストゥリアス州（Asturias）、プリンシペ・アルフォンソ（Principe Alfonso）を州都とする本島南端のバラバック諸島州であった。1898年のフィリピン独立革命でスペイン人支配が終わると、アメリカ合衆国による支配が始まった。1903年に州の境界は変更され、パラワン州に再編されプエルト・プリンセサが州都となった。学校建設、農業の革新、住民の集住などの政策がアメリカ支配下で行われた。
帕拉納克市 Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque, (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Parañaque, Tagalog pronunciation: [paɾɐˈɲäke̞]), or simply known as Parañaque City, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines.
- Mayor Edwin Olivarez told The Associated Press by telephone that more than 100 firetrucks converged on Monday to battle the blaze that hit the Pacific Coast Plaza condominium in Paranaque city, where one lane of a coastal road along Manila Bay was closed due to falling debris. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries or deaths.https://www.news24.com/World/News/fire-hits-21-story-manila-building-no-reports-of-injuries-20190429
- 據指大廈樓齡逾二十年，近年有不少華裔入住。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190430/00180_018.html
The Pasig River (Filipino: Ilog Pasig and Spanish: Río Pásig) is a river in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. The Pasig River used to be an important transport route and source of water for Spanish Manila. Due to negligence and industrial development, the river has become very polluted and is considered biologically dead (i.e., unable to sustain life) by ecologists. The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), which was established to oversee rehabilitation efforts for the river, is supported by private sector organisations such as the Clean and Green Foundation, Inc. that introduced the Piso para sa Pasig (Filipino: "A peso for the Pasig") campaign in the 1990s.
- The Pasig River served as an important means of transport; it was Manila's lifeline and center of economic activity. Some of the most prominent kingdoms in early Philippine history, including the kingdoms of Namayan, Maynila, and Tondo grew up along the banks of the river, drawing their life and source of wealth from it. When the Spanish established Manila as the capital of their colonial properties in the Far East, they built the walled city of Intramuros on the southern bank of Pasig River near its mouth. The commonly accepted origin for the endonym "Tagalog" is the term tagá-ilog, which means "people from [along] the river". An alternative theory states that the name is derived from tagá-alog, which means "people from the ford" (the prefix tagá- meaning "coming from" or "native of").[5] In 1821, American diplomat Edmund Roberts called the Tagalog Tagalor in his memoirs about his trips to the Philippines. The earliest written record of the Tagalog is a 9th-century document known as the Laguna Copperplate Inscription which is about a remission of debt on behalf of the ruler of Tondo. Inscribed on it is year 822 of the Saka Era, the month of Waisaka, and the fourth day of the waning moon, which corresponds to Monday, April 21, 900 CE in the Proleptic Gregorian calendar.[8] The writing system used is the Kawi Script, while the language is a variety of Old Malay, and contains numerous loanwords from Sanskrit and a few non-Malay vocabulary elements whose origin may be Old Javanese. Some contend it is between Old Tagalog and Old Javanese
Northern Samar (Waray: Amihan Samar/Norte han Samar) is a province in the Philippineslocated in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catarman and is located at the northern portion of the island of Samar. Historian William Henry Scott wrote that a “Samar datu by the name of Iberein was rowed out to a Spanish vessel anchored in his harbor in 1543 by oarsmen collared in gold; while wearing on his own person earrings and chains.” In the local epic called siday entitled Bingi of Lawan as written in the article of Scott, Lawan is a prosperous Lakanate in Samar. Datu Hadi Iberein came from the Lakanate of Lawan.In 1614, the Jesuits established a mission residence in Palapag among the Ibabao populace. These missionaries stayed until the late 17th century when they were expelled from the Philippines in 1768 and were replaced by the Franciscans.
Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: Sinirangan Samar; Cebuano: Sidlakang Samar) is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan. During his circumnavigation of the globe, Ferdinand Magellan had set foot on the tiny island of Homonhon in the southern part of the province.
薩馬省 Samar, formerly named as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located on Samar Island in Eastern Visayas. Its capital is Catbalogan City.
蘇祿省Sulu ([sʊˈlʊ]; Tausūg: Wilāya sin Lupa' Sūg; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Sulu) is a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).Its capital is Jolo on the island of the same name.[4] Maimbung, the royal capital of the Sultanate of Sulu, is also located in the province. Prior to the arrival of Islam in Sulu, the province used to adhere to local animist religions; this later changed to Hindu and Buddhist belief systems. Throughout this time, the Kingdom of Lupah Sug had been established centuries before Islam arrived.The advent of Islam around 1138 through merchants and traders had a distinct influence on Southeast Asia. The coming of Arabs, Persians and other Muslimspaved the way for the arrival of religious missionaries, traders, scholars and travelers to Sulu and Mindanao in the 12th century.
- coat of arms include cross, sun, crescent+star, red-yellow-blue tri-color vertical stripes
- After Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States, American forces came to Jolo and ended the 23 years of Spanish military occupation (1876 to 1899). On August 20, Sultan Jamalul Kiram II and Brig. Gen. John C. Bates signed the Bates Agreement that continued the gradual emasculation of the Sultanate started by Spain (Treaty of 1878) until March 1915 when the Sultan abdicated his temporal powers in the Carpenter Agreement. The Agreement eliminated opposition to the civilian government of Gov. Clinton Solidum.The Department of Mindanao and Suluunder Gov. Carpenter was created by Philippine Commission Act 2309 (1914) and ended on February 5, 1920 by Act of Philippine Legislature No. 2878. The Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes was organized and briefly headed by Teofisto Guingona Sr. With the enactment by the US Congress of the Jones Law (Philippine Autonomy Law) in 1916, ultimate Philippine independence was guaranteed and the Filipinization of public administration began. Sulu, however, had an appointed American governor until 1935 and the Governor General in Manila had a say in Sulu affairs.At any rate, the essence of local governance forged by Rajah Baguindacontinued to permeate the ethos of Sulu politics despite centuries of colonial presence. History points to a local government in Sulu that antedates other similar systems in the country.The province hosted the Daru Jambangan (Palace of Flowers) which was the royal palace of the Sultan of Sulu since historical times. The palace, located in Maimbung was made of wood, and was destroyed in 1932 by a huge storm.During the brief Japanese occupation years, Sulu was bombed by the Japanese and was conquered afterwards. The Japanese were eventually expelled by the Americans and the natives of Sulu, and the Americans started to push for the independence of the Philippines as 'one country'. This prompted various leaders from Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago to campaign against being lumped with the Catholic natives of Luzon and the Visayas. Despite the campaign against the 'one Philippines model', the United States granted independence to the Philippines, effectively giving control of Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago to the Filipino government in Manila.
- 霍洛島（也稱爲和樂島, 他加祿語：Jolo、陶蘇格語：Sūg）2019年1月27日，霍洛島的迦密山聖母大教堂被恐怖分子炸毀。
*****塔里扎伊爾市 Talisay, officially the City of Talisay, (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Talisay; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Talisay), or simply known as Talisay City, is a 3rd class city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. Primarily a residential and trading center, Talisay lies within the Metro Cebu area. It is bordered to the north by Cebu City, to the west is the city of Toledo, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the town of Minglanilla. The name of Talisay is taken from the magtalisay tree which is abundant in the city.該市以燒豬（Inasal Baboy）聞名。et du détroit de Cebu (reliant la Mer de Bohol et la Mer des Camotes) au sud.
****** 塔威塔威省 Tawi-Tawi was named after its main island. Tawi-Tawi is the Sinama form of jawi-jawi, Malay for "banyan tree;" the island is known for having an abundance of this tree.[6] Early Spanish accounts give the name of the island as Tauitaui,[7] Tavi-Tavior Tavitavi. A Tawi-Tawi pertenecen las islas de Mapun (antiguamente Cagayán de Joló) y Sibutu, que quedaron fuera de las coordenadas impuestas por los Estados Unidos en el Tratado de París, con lo que siguieron siendo nominalmente de soberanía española hasta la ratificación el 23 de marzo de 1901 de un acuerdo firmado en Washington el 7 de noviembre de 1900, mediante el cual España recibiría 100 000 dólares a cambio de las islas.
米沙鄢群島The Visayas (/vɪˈsaɪəz/ vi-SY-əz), or the Visayan Islands (Cebuano: Kabisay-an, locally [kabiˈsajʔan]; Tagalog: Kabisayaan [kabiˈsɐjaʔan]), are one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao. Located in the central part of the archipelago, it consists of several islands, primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea, although the Visayas are also considered the northeast extremity of the entire Sulu Sea.[3] Its inhabitants are predominantly the Visayan peoples.The major islands of the Visayas are Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte and Samar.[6] The region may also include the provinces of Palawan, Romblon, and Masbate whose populations identify as Visayan and whose languages are more closely related to other Visayan languages than to the major languages of Luzon.The etymology of Visayas is unknown. The word "Bisaya" was first documented in Spanish sources in reference only to the non-Ati inhabitants of the island of Panay and possibly parts of Negros. They were described by the Spanish as being "white people" with no tattoos. In contrast, the Spaniards called the inhabitants of other Visayan islands as the Pintados ("the painted ones") in reference to their practice of tattooing their entire bodies.
三寶顏（Zamboanga）這個名字，有兩種說法，一是當年鄭和下西洋時駐扎過的地方，因此以三寶為名；而另一種說法是來自馬來語，意思是「鮮花之城」，而「三寶顏」中的「三寶」是一種蒿桿，在潮水低的時候用來撐船的。大部分是基督徒，少部分是摩洛穆斯林。摩洛民族解放陣線(MNLF)武裝分子2013年9月9日闖入三寶顏市多座村莊，並試圖佔領市政府升起旗幟宣佈「獨立」，建立所謂的「邦薩摩洛共和國」，後被菲政府軍包圍，雙方持續交火，9月28日，菲律賓政府宣稱三寶顏危機以人質被解救而結束。On October 12, 1936, Zamboanga became a chartered city under Commonwealth Act No. 39. It was inaugurated on February 26, 1937.Nickname(s):
City of Flowers
Asia's Latin City
Sardines Capital of The Philippines
Association/Institution
- chamber of commerce of philippine islands
- April 9, 1886 – Royal Decree creating “Camara” institutions for all Spanish colonies.
- May 24, 1887 – Camara de Comercio de Manila was formally organized and presented to the General Assembly.
- June 17, 1887 – Statutes and By-Laws first approved by Gobierno Superior of the Philippines.
- Febraury 9, 1888 – Approval by Queen Regent Maria Cristina.
- asia development bank
- https://aric.adb.org ASIA REGIONAL INTEGRATION CENTER
- The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program is a program established in 1997 by the Asian Development Bank(ADB) to encourage economic cooperation among countries in the Central Asian region.
- The Belt and Road Knowledge Corridor Think Tank, established by the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Institute, which has more than 100 members, will continue to invite more participants to foster economic cooperation between Central Asian countries, said the institute's top executives. Sanjaasuren Bayaraa, director of the institute, an intergovernmental organization contributing to regional economic cooperation in Central Asia, said recently that the think thank will look to boost knowledge exchanges between Central Asian countries on how to develop their economies, and how to improve the lives of their people. Currently, governments, research institutions and the private sectors are involved with the think tank. "In the future, we will invite more participants into this network." Liang Ziqian, deputy director of the institute, said that the international knowledge-sharing think tank mainly offers high-quality and cutting-edge knowledge products and services to support Central Asia regional economic cooperation. By promoting effective regional development, it helps contribute to the realization of the strategic objectives of regional economic cooperation and accelerate economic growth in the region.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2019-06/18/content_37481797.htm
- http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1566786/adb-2-private-sector-firms-start-us400m-climate-linked-investment
- mining
- 據新華社報道，亞洲開發銀行（簡稱亞開行）董事會已經批准4.99億美元（約合港幣38.99億元）的貸款，用於設立區域減排和污染防治基金，改善京津冀地區空氣品質。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2017/12/16/a14-1216.pdf
- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a loan equivalent of up to $200 million to help China Water Affairs Group Limited (CWA) improve wastewater management and increase people’s access to clean and reliable water supply in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The agreement was signed by Christopher Thieme, Deputy Director General of ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department, and Duan Chuan Liang, CWA’s Chairman, at a ceremony in Beijing. https://www.adb.org/news/adb-china-water-affairs-sign-deal-improve-urban-water-management-prc
- hkej 20apr18 shum article
- scmp 5may19 japan urges ADB to cut loans to china
- Chamber of Mines of the Philippines
- Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPi)
- jewellery
meycauayan jewelry industry association
- licensing/franchise
- philippine franchise association www.pfa.org.ph
- filipiono international franchise association www.fifa.ph
- education
- publishing
- rice
- The Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) is an organization of Christian universities and colleges in Asia, dedicated to Christian witness and service in the field of education. It consists of sixty-two institutions: three in Hong Kong, two in India, thirteen in Indonesia, thirteen in Japan, seven in Korea, eleven in the Philippines, nine in Taiwan and four in Thailand.
- publishing
- philippine education publishers' association
- exhibited at 2019 tdc book fair
- rice
- http://irri.org The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is the world’s premier research organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science; improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers; and protecting the rice-growing environment for future generations. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is the world’s premier research organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science; improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers; and protecting the rice-growing environment for future generations.
- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF; Arabic: جبهة تحرير مورو الإسلامية Jabhat Taḥrīr Moro al-ʿIslāmiyyah) is a group based in Mindanao, Philippines seeking an autonomous region of
- the Moro people from the central government. The group has a presence in the Bangsamoro region of Mindanao, the Sulu Archipelago, Palawan, Basilan, and other neighbouring islands.
- chinese
- hkej 8jun17 shum article
- 菲華商聯總會
Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Inc. http://www.ffcccii.org/about-us-%E5%95%86%E6%80%BB%E7%AE%80%E4%BB%8B/ - philippine association for chinese studies http://www.pacs-phcn.org
Banks
- http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1732657/manila-rule-change-lures-foreign-banks Passed in July last year and now implemented, the new law allowsforeign banks to take full control of domestic lenders
The Cebu IT Park (formerly known as Asiatown IT Park) is a 27-hectare mixed use business park in Cebu City, Philippines, envisioned to attract locators in the information technology services. It is developed by Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Cebu Holdings, Inc. It was approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) board as an economic zone on April 6, 2000. On February 27, 2001, Presidential Proclamation No. 12 made it an Information Technology Special Economic Zone. Construction on eOffice One, the first office modules in Cebu IT Park, began in 2001 and opened in 2002.
- hkej 31jul18 shum article
Schools
- hope christian high school 菲律宾嘉南中学是由美国华人福音教会菲律宾分会创建于1946年，其宗旨是提供高质量的中英文以及基督教教育为穷人和由于受到战争影响到的华人团体。1952年起学校已成长为一个成熟的高中院校，能提供完整的中文和英文课程。不久后，学校正式命名为菲律宾嘉南高中。
- 本年度的地球小姐選舉，結果於上周六塵埃落定，菲律賓籍華裔混血佳麗伊巴斯科（Karen Ibasco）擊敗同時躋身四強的澳洲、哥倫比亞及俄羅斯對手，奪得冠軍，並成為第四位菲律賓佳麗獲得這項殊榮。廿六歲的伊巴斯科為中菲混血兒，任職大學講師，曾就讀馬尼拉的華文中學嘉南中學，能說流利中文。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20171106/00180_038.html
- FEATI University (Far East Air Transport Incorporated University) is a private non-sectarian co-educational higher education institution with a Catholic orientation established in 1946 in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. FEATI was formerly known as the Far Eastern Aeronautics School. Salvador Araneta with his wife Victoria Lopez de Araneta founded the Far Eastern Air Transport Incorporated (FEATI), the first airline in the Philippines flying the Iloilo-Manila-Hong Kong route. The Aranetas decided to close the airline but adopted its name as part of a school they established on March 6, 1946 and named it the FEATI Institute of Technology. The educational institution focused on the fields of engineering and technology. The school was granted university status by the Department of Education in 1959 with Victoria Lopez de Araneta as the first president of FEATI University.
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2143142/hong-kongs-mtr-corp-nears-partnership-develop-properties On Tuesday, MTR Academy, the company’s training and research wing, took one step further by tapping into opportunities that relate to China’s “Belt and Road Initiative”, Beijing’s plan to boost global trade by building a new Silk Road. The academy signed a memorandum of understanding with Feati University in Manila, in which it would help the university develop its own training curriculum for railway professionals and executives, and educate trainers.
- 孔子学院在菲借“校企合作”推广汉语教学 · 菲律宾红溪礼示大学17日与香港励泰有限公司签署校企合作协议，该校孔子学院将在今后5年为励泰公司代为培养懂汉语的菲律宾籍管理人才。http://iccs.fjnu.edu.cn/_t928/e3/e7/c6590a123879/page.htm
trade and investment environment
- foreign ownership
- foreign investments act 1991
- foreign investment negative list http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2018/10oct/20181029-EO-65-RRD.pdf
- tourism act of 2009
- tourism enterprise zone (tez)
- scmp 7aug19 philippines could see surge reits as rules change
- The Philippine water regulator’s decision to cancel the 15-year extension of concession deals with the country’s two largest utilities after pressure from could affect payments on a China-funded loan for a vital dam project, according to a lawmaker. Manila Water Co Inc and Maynilad Water Services were looking to charge users a water security fee on their bill, money that would have been put towards the repayment of a US$211 million loan from the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank). The loan is for the construction of the New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project, which is meant to secure water supply to Manila even during dry seasons. Water regulator Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) on Wednesday told lawmakers it had revoked last week a decision to extend water concession deals with the two utilities until 2037. The existing concessions will expire in 2022.https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3041880/repeal-water-contracts-philippines-could-complicate-chinese-dam
industry
- nickel
- The decision to close the mines comes after an audit of the mining industry that started shortly after the Philippines’ tough-talking President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June. The inspections were overseen by Mr Duterte’s environment secretary Gina Lopez, a fierce critic of the industry. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said a total of 23 mines, mainly nickel producers, would be closed and five suspended, including the country’s biggest gold mine. https://www.ft.com/content/9fefd91e-e96a-11e6-967b-c88452263daf
- [aranas] in 1609, antonio de morga, a spanish administrator in philippines, noted in his book sucesos de las islas filipinas, not only the islands' lack of sheep but the failure of imported sheep to thrive
- economist 16feb19 "meet me in luneta" seafarers in philippines
- https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3022226/why-philippine-economy-trading-call-centres-casinos For more than a decade, business process outsourcing (BPO) has been the goose laying the golden eggs for the Philippines. Now the fairy tale is threatened by three things: the arrival of Chinese online gambling firms, a government programme that stops new call centres being built in Manila, and the rapid improvement of artificial intelligence (AI). Twenty-five years ago, BPO was a tiny mote in the economy – now, it’s a multibillion-dollar industry. Jonathan Ravelas, chief market strategist at BDO Unibank, the Philippines’ largest bank, estimates BPO earnings at about 10 per cent of gross domestic product – close to the US$26 billion sent home yearly by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). This makes it the second largest earner of US dollars in the country. In its 2015 annual report, the Philippine Statistics Authority said the income came mainly from the United States , Netherlands, Australia, Britain and Canada. Although most of the BPO sector’s activity involves call centres, outsourced jobs also include computer programming, medical transcription and animation, and cartoon production. Ravelas pointed out to This Week In Asia that unlike OFWs, BPO agents can work for foreign companies without having to go abroad – and families can remain intact because opportunities are available at home.
- scmp 11aug19 "distress call"
country name
- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he might one day change the name of the Philippines and that a previous proposal to name the country "Maharlika," a term associated with the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was a good one. Duterte, who often shuns the Philippines’ Spanish colonial roots, said it might better to have the Philippines change its name to something that is better suited for its “Malay” identity. “The Philippines was discovered by Magellan using the money of King Philip… Okay na iyan. Balang araw palitan natin. Actually tama si Marcos… gusto niyang palitan - Maharlika,” Duterte said in a speech during the distribution of certificates of land ownership award in Maguindanao. The Philippines was named after Spain's King Philip II in the 16th century, when the country was still a Spanish colony. Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos was the one who gave birth to the name “Las Islas Filipinas” for the archipelago. It was former Sen. Eddie Ilarde who proposed through Parliamentary Bill 195 that the name of the Philippines be changed to Maharlika, which, allegedly means “nobly created.” However, the word "maharlika" meant freemen and not kings, princes or nobles, according to historians. There is also no archeological or historical evidence supporting the existence of a kingdom called "Maharlika" in Southeast Asia. The "Kingdom of Maharlika" is related to the claim that a clan called Tagean-Tallano owns the whole Philippine archipelago. In 2015, a supposed descendant of the clan, Julian Tallano, was charged with fabricating land titles in Metro Manila. Marcos also used "Maharlika" in faking his military records during the World War 2, according to US Army investigators. He claimed to have commanded a group of guerrillas known as the "Maharlika Unit", but according to the New York Times, "Between 1945 and 1948 various Army officers rejected Mr. Marcos's two requests for official recognition of the unit, calling his claims distorted, exaggerated, fraudulent, contradictory and absurd. Army investigators finally concluded that Maharlika was a fictitious creation and that ''no such unit ever existed'' as a guerrilla organization during the war." The New York Times added that the United States Veterans' Administration, helped by the Philippine Army, found in 1950 that some people who had claimed membership in Maharlika actually committed "atrocities" against Filipino civilians rather than fighting the Japanese and had engaged in "nefarious activity." https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/11/19/duterte-mulls-changing-name-of-the-philippines
politics
- The Philippine foreign ministry’s decision to cancel all courtesy diplomatic passports after a former top diplomat using the document was turned away from Hong Kong has sparked incredulity and anger, with several ex-officials blaming President Rodrigo Duterte for his soft approach towards China. Former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario, who was unable to enter Hong Kong for a business meeting last Friday, said he could not “think of one good reason why this is happening”.
“Instead of fully investigating what the Philippines should be doing to respond to this disrespect, they are instead distracting the public by cancelling diplomatic passports,” he said in a statement.https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/3015898/ex-officials-criticise-duterte-administrations-soft-approach
local administration
- Officially local government in the Philippines, often called local government unitsor LGUs, are divided into three levels – provincesand independent cities (All Philippine cities are chartered cities (Filipino: nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers. As of September 7, 2019, there are 146 cities.) ; component cities and municipalities; and barangays. In one area, above provinces and independent cities, is an autonomous region, the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. Below barangays in some cities and municipalities are sitios and puroks. All of these, with the exception of sitios and puroks, elect their own executives and legislatures. Sitios and puroks are often led by elected barangay councilors.
People
- ruling families estrada, marcos, binay scmp 21oct18
- https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3010221/end-dynasty-house-estrada-biggest-loser-philippine-midterm
- Lapu-Lapu (fl. 1521) was a ruler of Mactan inVisayas. Modern Philippine society regards him as the first Filipino hero because he was the first native to resist Spanish colonization. He is best known for the Battle of Mactan that happened at dawn on April 27, 1521, where he and his subjects defeated Ferdinand Magellan. The battle stopped Magellan's expedition and delayed the Spanish occupation of the islands by over forty years until the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi in 1564. Monuments to Lapu-Lapu have been built inManila and Cebu while the Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Fire Protection use his image.
- Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. (11 September 1917 – 28 September 1989) was a Filipino politician and kleptocrat who was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled as a dictator[6] under martial law from 1972 until 1981 .[7] His regime was infamous for its corruption, extravagance and brutality. Marcos claimed an active part in World War II, including fighting alongside the Americans in the Bataan Death March and being the "most decorated war hero in the Philippines". A number of his claims were found to be false and United States Army documents described Marcos's wartime claims as "fraudulent" and "absurd". Marcos started as an attorney, then served in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the Philippine Senate from 1959 to 1965. He was elected President in 1965, and presided over a growing economy during the beginning and intermediate portion of his 20-year rule,[24] but ended in loss of livelihood, extreme poverty and a crushing debt crisis. Marcos placed the Philippines under martial law on September 23, 1972, during which he revamped the constitution, silenced the media, and used violence and oppression against the political opposition, Muslims, communist rebels, and ordinary citizens.
- on February 25, 1986, Marcos talked to United States Senator Paul Laxalt, a close associate of the United States President, Ronald Reagan, asking for advice from the White House. Laxalt advised him to "cut and cut cleanly", to which Marcos expressed his disappointment after a short pause.[168] In the afternoon, Marcos talked to Enrile, asking for safe passage for him and his family, and included his close allies like General Ver. Finally, at 9:00 p.m., the Marcos family was transported by four Sikorsky HH-3Ehelicopters[169] to Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga, about 83 kilometers north of Manila, before boarding US Air Force C-130 planes bound for Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, and finally to Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii where Marcos arrived on February 26. As per the official twenty-three page US Customs record, the two C-141 transport planes that carried the Marcos family and their closest allies had 23 wooden crates; 12 suitcases and bags, and various boxes, whose contents included enough clothes to fill 67 racks; 413 pieces of jewelry; 24 gold bricks, inscribed “To my husband on our 24th anniversary”; and more than 27m Philippine pesos in freshly-printed notes. The jewelry included 70 pairs of jewel-studded cufflinks; an ivory statue of the infant Jesus with a silver mantle and a diamond necklace. The total value of these items was $15 millon. Meanwhile, when protestors stormed Malacañang Palace shortly after their departure, it was famously discovered that Imelda had left behind over 2,700 pairs of shoes in her closet. The Catholic hierarchy and Manila's middle class were crucial to the success of the massive crusade, but only within Metro Manila because no mass demonstrations or protests against Marcos occurred in the provinces and islands of Visayas and Mindanao.
- http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/09/10/1737692/duterte-defends-declaring-marcos-birthday-holiday President Rodrigo Duterte defended his decision to declare September 11 a special non-working holiday in Ilocos Norte to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
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- 曾批評中國國家主席習近平犯下反人道罪行的菲律賓前外長羅薩里奧（Albert del Rosario），昨日經香港國際機場入境時被拒，並遭扣留，他的律師表示，羅薩里奧被扣留三個半小時後遭遣返，昨已登上返回菲律賓的航班。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20190622/00176_024.html
- Kristina Bernadette "Kris" Cojuangco Aquino (born February 14, 1971) is a Filipino talk show host, actress, producer, entrepreneur, product endorser, and writer. She has hosted talk shows and game shows, and has also starred in movies and selected television series. She is the youngest daughter of former Philippine senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., and Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, who served as the 11th President of the Philippines. Her brother is Benigno S. Aquino, III, who served as the 15th President of the Philippines.
- Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte (born March 28, 1945), nicknamed Digong, is a Filipino lawyer, politician and the presumptive 16th President-elect of the Republic of Philippines. He is among the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines and has been mayor of Davao City, a city of 1,449,296 people on Mindanao island, for seven terms, totalling more than 22 years. He has also served as vice-mayor of and congressman for the city. Popular with the locals due to his successful zero tolerance policies against criminals, he earned the nickname "The Punisher". Vigilante groups tied to Duterte are thought to be responsible for the execution of drug traffickers, criminals, gang members and other lawless elements. Over a period of 20 years, he turned Davao City from the "murder capital of The Philippines" to what tourism organisations now describe as “the most peaceful city in southeast Asia,” and what numbeo.com ranks as the world's fourth safest place. Duterte had been urged to run for the Philippine presidency numerous times, but refused these offers until well into 2015 on the grounds of a "flawed government system" and opposition from his family.[8] Nevertheless, on 21 November 2015 he declared his candidacy in the 2016 election contest for the office of the President of the Philippines.
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20161018/00178_004.html菲律賓總統迪泰特今抵北京展開四日訪華行程，其出發前接受多間內地官媒訪問，其中提及備受關注的南海問題，他表示會選擇談判，直言戰爭不是出路，中菲應多談友誼，多談經貿合作，少談分歧。又自爆擁有華人血統，聲稱其「外公是華人」。
- 菲律賓總統杜特爾特的長子、達沃市副市長保羅周一在市議會宣布辭職。保羅暗示，他與女兒伊莎貝爾的關係難以修補。伊莎貝爾日前在網上表示，指父親不應恃着職權傷害任何人，尤其是一個孩子，言詞中暗示自己正是受害者。總統杜特爾特指若孫女的指控屬實，會下令處決保羅。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20171226/00180_033.html
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- Paolo "Pulong" Zimmerman Duterte (born March 24, 1975) is a Filipino politician who previously served as Vice Mayor of Davao City and the eldest son of former Mayor of Davao City and now Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte. He announced his intention to resign as Vice Mayor of Davao City on December 25, 2017. On January 5, 2018, his father, President Rodrigo Duterte accepted his resignation. Paolo Zimmerman Duterte was born on March 24, 1975 in Davao City. He is the eldest son of President Rodrigo Duterte and Elizabeth Zimmerman, a Filipina of American and German Jewish descent. His sister, Sara Duterte, is the incumbent Mayor of Davao City.Duterte was once married to Lovelie Sangkola, of Tausūg descent, with whom he has 3 children: Omar Vincent Duterte (born January 26, 1994), Rodrigo Duterte II (born February 23, 1998), and Isabelle Lovelie Duterte (born January 26, 2000). They formally separated in 2005 and their divorce was finalized in 2006 rendered by the SHARIA Court. Sangkola was later married to a certain RJ Sumera[8] while Paolo soon married his long time girlfriend, January Navares, under civil ceremony on December 15, 2010. They have 2 children: Sabina Duterte (born July 15, 2006) and Paolo Duterte II (born September 21, 2012).
- Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano (born October 28, 1970) is a Filipino[2] politician and diplomat who has served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines since May 2017. From 2007 to 2017, he served as a Senator of the Philippines; his father, Rene Cayetano, and older sister, Pia Cayetano, were also former senators. Cayetano is also currently the chairman of the organizing committee for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, set to take place in the Philippines and the chairman of the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. Cayetano was born in Taguig to Senator Renato "Compañero" Cayetano and German-American former school teacher Sandra Schramm.[3] He resides with his family in Bagumbayan, Taguig. His wife, Lani Cayetano, is currently the Mayor of Taguig. His older sister, Pia, is a former Senator (2004–2016) and is currently representing the lone district of Taguig at the House of Representatives, where she is also a Deputy Speaker. His youngest brother, Lino, is a film and television director and former congressman of Taguig, while his other brother Ren is a former councilor of Muntinlupa.
- Alfonso "Al" Gaba Cusi (born December 4, 1949) is a Filipino businessman and politician from Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. He is the 14th Secretary of Energy under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. He is also the Vice Chairman of PDP–Laban and served in the Arroyo Administration as head of government air and sea transportation agencies from 2001 to 2010.Cusi was born in the municipality of Roxas in the then undivided island province of Mindoro. He was educated at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod (then known as La Salle College Bacolod), earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1972. He also attended the University of the Philippines Cebu College in Cebu City and received a Master of Business Administration in 1976. With his broad experience and knowledge in the shipping and transportation industry, he was invited to join government service in 2001 as General Manager of the Philippine Ports Authority during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. As head of the port authority, he is credited with having introduced and developed seaport terminals throughout the country. He was also the main project head of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway System of the Arroyo administration.[3] In 2004, Cusi was then assigned by Arroyo to lead the Manila International Airport Authority. As an airport manager, he was responsible for finally opening the long-delayed Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in 2008. Cusi assumed leadership of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) in March 2010. Among his contributions to the agency is regaining the Category 1 status of the Philippine aviation industry from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which finally allowed Philippine carriers to fly to the United States and Europe. Cusi resigned from CAAP in December 2010 and returned to his private businesses. He served in the board of Intex Resources Philippines which has a nickel and cobalt mining project in his home province of Oriental Mindoro. He was also involved in Double Concept Investments, Ltd. prior to his return to government service under President Rodrigo Duterte on June 30, 2016.
- J. Amado Araneta was a Filipino businessman and prominent member of the Araneta family. He was initially involved in sugar plantations, but invested in commercial real estate following the Second World War. He is best known for the development of the Araneta Center area in Manila, and for his influence in the Philippines both before and after the Second World War. During the latter part of the reign of President Ferdinand Marcos, Araneta lived in exile in the United States.
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- responsible for drafting text of fta between eu and philippines
- Rolando Tinio is a Philippine National Artist for Theater and Literature. He was born in Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila on March 5, 1937. As a child, Tinio was fond of organizing and directing his playmates for costumed celebrations. He was an active participant in the Filipino movie industry and enjoyed working with Philippine celebrities who he himself had admired in his childhood. Tinio himself became a film actor and scriptwriter. He is often described as a religious, well-behaved and gifted person. Tinio graduated with honors (a "magna cum laude" achiever) with a degree in Philosophy from the Royal and PontificalUniversity of Santo Tomas at age 18 in 1955 and an M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing:Poetry from the State University of Iowa
- Benigno "Noy Noy" Aquino III http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21603025-surprisingly-successful-president-philippines-impossible-dream
- diplomat
- Maria Amapola Cabase, better known by her stage name Amapola, is a Filipino singer, actress, musician, television and radio host. She is widely known in the Philippines as the original artist for the song, "Kapantay Ay Langit", which was later popularized by singer Pilita Corrales. Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos dubbed Cabase as a "Music Ambassador" for the country in 1973 in celebration of Amapola's first concert in New York, November 3, 1973, at New York's Town Hall. In 1984, she released her international debut album produced in collaboration with jazz pianist Bobby Enriquez, who led the Cal Tjader Trio for Amapola's debut jazz album, Sophisticated Lady.
- Pilar Garrido Corrales (born August 22, 1939) is a Filipino pop singer, songwriter, actress, comedian and television presenter. She is dubbed as "Asia's Queen of Songs" in her home country and is widely known for her rendition of "Kapantay Ay Langit" which eventually became her signature song.She became a judge on the first season of The X Factor Philippines which began airing on June 23, 2012.
Outward FDI
- http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1866382/philippine-firms-go-global-shopping-spree Philippine firms are on an unprecedented global shopping spree, spending billions on everything from vineyards to food manufacturers and casinos, reflecting the country's recent economic rise. A combination of strong domestic growth, bargain prices in retreating economies abroad and rock-bottom borrowing rates had fuelled the acquisitions, analysts said. The Philippines has for years exported shopping malls and junk food to the region, but cashed-up firms have diversified in recent years with acquisitions around the world and in many sectors. "It has not happened in this rapid succession. It's like a colonial mentality in reverse," said Luis Limlingan, a research head at stockbroker Regina Capital. The pace of the acquisitions has startled both domestic and foreign investors, according to BDO Unibank chief market strategist Jonathan Ravelas. "Filipino companies are moving into the global space and it's not limited to just one sector. The opportunities abound," he said. In one recent big-ticket acquisitions, instant noodle firm Monde Nissin said last month it was buying British meat substitute manufacturer Quorn for £550 million. In the past two years, the private company also snapped up popular fruit juice brand Nudie and chilled dips manufacturer Black Swan, both from Australia. Monde Nissin is owned by Betty Ang, the Philippines' 19th richest person with a net worth of US$900 million, according to Forbes. Meanwhile, Emperador, controlled by the nation's fourth-richest man, Andrew Tan, and which specialises in cheap brandy at home, is looking to spend more than US$1 billion on diversifying in Europe. Third-richest Enrique Razon is expanding the port operator business that has made him his fortune by setting his sights on South Korea's gaming market.
life without advanced technology
- https://www.quora.com/Was-the-daily-life-before-the-20th-century-boring-because-there-was-no-electricity-no-cars-no-TV-no-Internet-no-social-media-no-movies-no-video-games-etc
christianity
- The Santo Niño de Cebú (Cebuano: Balaang Bata sa Sugbo, Filipino: Ang Banal na Sanggol ng Cebu, Spanish: Santo Niño de Cebú, Central Bicolano: Santo Nino kan Cebu) is a Roman Catholic title of the Child Jesus associated with a religious image of the Christ Child[1] widely venerated as miraculous by Filipino Catholics. It is the oldest Catholic relic in the Philippines, originally a gift from explorer Ferdinand Magellan to Rajah Humabon and his chief consort on account of their baptism in 1521. The dark wood statue measures approximately twelve inches tall, and carved in the Flemish style. It depicts the Child Jesus, with a serene countenance, in the attitude and dress of a Spanish monarch. The statue bears imperial regalia including a gold crown, globus cruciger, and various sceptres, wears fine vestments, and possesses jewellery mostly offered by devotees over several centuries. Pope Paul VI granted a Canonical Coronation of the statue on 28 April 1965 and later raised its shrine to the status of Minor Basilica on 2 May 1965 via his Papal bull Cubanula Religionis to mark the 4th Centenary of Christianity in the Philippine Islands . The image is replicated in various parts of the country with different titles and is one of the most beloved and recognizable Filipino cultural icons. The annual dancing feast of Sinulog is held every January on the third Sunday in its honor.[5][10] Today, the original image is permanently encased behind bulletproof glass inside its chapel within the Minor Basilica del Santo Niño.The Santo Niño de Cebú image was originally produced by Flemish artisans, according to a hagiography, based on a vision of Teresa of Avila a mystic of the 16th century.The image of the Santo Niño is the oldest surviving Catholic relic in the Philippines, along with the Magellan cross.[21] A church to house Santo Niño was built on the spot where the image was found by Juan Camus. The church was originally made out of bamboo and mangrove palm and claims to be the oldest parish in the Philippines. It was reconstructed later, and Pope Paul VIelevated it to the status of Minor Basilica on its 400th anniversary (Spanish: Basílica Menor del Santo Niño).
catholicism
- 菲律賓司法部門日前要求各大口岸嚴密監控前總統阿基諾三世及其內閣成員的出國，防止其「畏罪潛逃」。這意味着菲律賓新一輪政治鬥爭正式掀起，親美的阿基諾三世陣營遭到圍剿。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20171227/00192_001.html
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- Marcial Primitivo Lichauco (November 27, 1902 – March 4, 1971) was a Filipino lawyer and diplomat. In the 1930s, Lichauco was secretary to the OsRox Mission, which traveled to the United States Congress to urge passage of a bill granting independence to the Philippines. This ultimately became the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act. Lichauco spent WW-II in occupied Manila. After the war, Lichauco published "Dear Mother Putnam" to document day-to-day life in Japanese-occupied Manila. In 1963, President Diosdado Macapagal appointed Marcial Lichauco as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Lichauco served in that post until 1966.
- Tomás Arbolente Cloma Sr. (born Tomás Cloma y Arbolente; 18 September 1904 – 18 September 1996) was a Filipino lawyer and businessman from the province of Bohol. Cloma was born in Panglao to Ciriaco Cloma y Arbotante and Irenea Arbolente y Bongay, who were both natives of Panglao. He is best known for establishing the micronation of Freedomland in the Spratly Islands.Tomas Cloma Sr., owner of a fishing fleet, and owner of the private maritime training institute, the PMI Colleges (formerly known as Philippine Maritime Institute), aspired to open a cannery and develop guano deposits in the Spratlys. It was principally for economic reasons, therefore, that he "discovered" and claimed islands in the Spratlys.On May 11, 1956, Tomas Cloma Sr. together with 40 men, took formal possession of the islands, lying some 380 miles (612 km) west of the southern end of Palawan and named them Freedomland. On May 15, 1956, Cloma issued and posted copies of his "Notice to the Whole World" on each of the islands as a manifestation of unwavering claims over the territory. On May 31, 1956, Cloma declared the establishment of the Free Territory of Freedomland, ten days later he sent his second representation to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs informing the latter that the territory claimed was named Freedomland. In latest June 1956, Cloma stole the China(ROC)'s national flag from the Taiping Island. On July 6, 1956, Cloma declared to the whole world his claim and establishment of a separate government with its capital on Flat Island (also known as Patag Island). On July 7, 1956, after China (ROC) protested, Cloma surrendered the flag he stole to the China's embassy in Manila, and apologized officially. On Oct 2, 1956, he wrote a letter and ensured he would not make further training voyages or landings in the territorial waters of China (ROC). In the 1972 Cloma was jailed by Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos for four months for "impersonating a military officer by being called an ‘admiral’".[2] In August 1974 Cloma changed the name of the country from Freedomland to Colonia. At that same time he retired as Head of State in favour of John de Mariveles. In December 1974, Cloma was arrested and forced to sign a document to convey to the Philippines whatever rights he might have had in the territory for one peso. There are Philippine claims that they acquired the territory through that document. However the fact is that from August 1974, Cloma no longer had any territorial or sovereign rights to convey. In 1978, the Philippine president issued Presidential Decree No. 1596 to include majority of the Spratly Islands.
- The Lichauco Heritage House,formally known as the O'Brien-Lichauco Heritage House is one of the oldest surviving houses in Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines. Originally built in 1859, the house was purchased by a prominent Filipino lawyer and dignitary, Marcial Lichauco from a European family who fled the Japanese occupation in the Philippines. The house was declared as a heritage house by the National Historical Commission on July 10, 2010.
- Maria Amapola Cabase, better known by her stage name Amapola, is a Filipino singer, actress, musician, television and radio host. She is widely known in the Philippines as the original artist for the song, "Kapantay Ay Langit", which was later popularized by singer Pilita Corrales. Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos dubbed Cabase as a "Music Ambassador" for the country in 1973 in celebration of Amapola's first concert in New York, November 3, 1973, at New York's Town Hall. In 1984, she released her international debut album produced in collaboration with jazz pianist Bobby Enriquez, who led the Cal Tjader Trio for Amapola's debut jazz album, Sophisticated Lady.
- Pilar Garrido Corrales (born August 22, 1939) is a Filipino pop singer, songwriter, actress, comedian and television presenter. She is dubbed as "Asia's Queen of Songs" in her home country and is widely known for her rendition of "Kapantay Ay Langit" which eventually became her signature song.She became a judge on the first season of The X Factor Philippines which began airing on June 23, 2012.
- 菲律賓總統杜特爾特周日在帕賽市，設晚宴款待出席東盟峰會的各國領袖及代表，期間他上台與老牌女歌后Pilita Corrales以菲律賓語合唱一曲http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20171114/00180_004.html
- John Robinson Lim Gokongwei, Jr. ( 吳奕輝; pinyin: Wú Yìhuī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ E̍k-hui; born Go Ek-hui on August 11, 1926) is a Filipino business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He has holdings in telecommunications, financial services, petrochemicals, power generation, aviation and livestock farming. John Gokongwei, Jr. was born in China to a Filipino-Chinese father who was a scion of a wealthy Cebu-based family, with ancestral ties to China's Fujian province. His patrilineal great-grandfather was Don Pedro Lee Gotiaoco, a wealthy Chinese immigrant tycoon who was once the largest taxpayer in Cebu.[3] The family fortune was lost when his affluent father died. John was 13 years old at this time. He initially supported his family by peddling items along the streets of Cebu from his bicycle.[4]From the age of 17 to 19, he traded using a wooden boat, taking items to [Dalahican, Lucena]] by sea, and then to Manila by truck. After the Second World War, he started his own company called Amasia, which imported textile remnants, fruit, old newspapers, magazines, and used clothing from the US. During this time, he courted a young girl, Elizabeth, who would later become his wife. In the early 1950s, along with his brothers and sisters who returned from China, he started to import cigarettes and whiskey too. In 1957, seeing that trading would always have low margins[4] and would always be dependent on government policies, the family concern entered the era of manufacturing. With a loan of 500 thousand pesos from Albino Sycip, then chairman of China Bank, and DK Chiong, he started a corn milling plant producing glucose and corn starch. The company was named Universal Corn Products and later expanded into Universal Robina Corporation. San Miguel Corporation was a big customer of theirs. He is the chairman of JG Summit Holdings, one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines. In 2010, his company signed a $3billion order with Airbus for refleeting of his airline, Cebu Pacific Air. From 2003 his telecom company Digital Telecommunications Philippines spent nearly $800 million for its mobile carrier, Sun Cellular which is the 3rd largest mobile operator in the Philippines at that time before selling to the PLDT group for $1.7 billion. He attempted a $1 billion takeover of United Industrial Corporation Ltd (UIC), a property giant from Singapore of which he owned in excess of 30%. UIC controls Singapore Land, one of the biggest property landlord in Singapore. In 2013, his company bought the stake of San Miguel Corporation in MERALCO, the largest power distributor in the country, for close to $1.8 billion. Gokongwei also owns Universal Robina Corporation, one of the largest manufacturer of snacks in Southeast Asia. In July 2014, URC acquired Griffin's Foods from Pacific Equity Partners, a New Zealand food company for $609 million. He also controls Robinsons Land, one of the biggest property developers in the Philippines, which also operates a chain of malls. The Gokongwei Family controls over $20 billion of combined market capitalization for all the companies they own. In 1961, as his company started to launch brands such as Blend 45 (an instant coffee brand, to compete with Nestle's Nescafe), John returned to school to study and obtain an MBAat the De La Salle University. A decade later, he underwent a 14-week advanced management program at Harvard.
- He is married to Elizabeth Yu, and has six children (1 son and 5 daughters) - Lisa, Robina, Lance, Faith, Hope and Marcia. All his children play an active role in the Gokongwei empire and companies owned by JG Holdings. His only son, Lance Gokongwei, is now in charge of the Gokongwei Empire, serving as president and COO while John serves as chairman emeritus. John Gokongwei and fellow businessman Andrew Gotianun are distant cousins.[10] Gokongwei's great-grandfather was a half brother of Gotianun's grandfather.
- https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3037283/philippine-business-community-reeling-after-deaths-titan-john His only son, Lance, 53, became CEO of the family’s flagship JG Summit Holdings last year. Two of his five daughters – Robina and Lisa – are also active in the business.Lance was groomed as the heir to the operation early on. When Robina, the eldest child, was kidnapped, Lance was whisked off as a teenager to a Singapore high school by his fearful parents, and then to the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. He completed two bachelor’s degrees – in economics and applied science – in the space of just three years and graduated summa cum laude in both.
- Lucio C. Tan, Sr. (陳永栽; pinyin: Chén Yǒngzāi born July 17, 1934) is a Chinese Filipino billionaire businessman and educator with interests in banking, airline, liquor, tobacco, real estate industries and education.
- Shi Gongqi / Carlos Chan
- http://www.chinadailyasia.com/people/2015-05/15/content_15264829.html Shi, also known as Carlos Chan, is the chairman emeritus of Philippine-based Liwayway Group of Companies, manufacturers of the popular snacks. It was he who introduced the brand to the Chinese market and extended it to Southeast Asia. Oishi’s spelling is similar to the Japanese word oishii, meaning “tasty”, and its Chinese brand name Shanghaojia literally means “excellent, top grade and high quality”. The prominent Filipino-Chinese business tycoon is affectionately known as Mr Oishi in the Philippines. As a Philippine special envoy to China, Shi works hard to promote non-governmental exchanges between China and the Philippines. He is also a philanthropist, who was awarded the Chinese Philanthropy Award by China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs. Describing himself as “a shy man”, Shi is low-key, modest and gracious. Born in 1941 to a Chinese family in the Philippines, he is the eldest son of immigrants from Southeast China’s Fujian province.
Outward FDI
- http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1866382/philippine-firms-go-global-shopping-spree Philippine firms are on an unprecedented global shopping spree, spending billions on everything from vineyards to food manufacturers and casinos, reflecting the country's recent economic rise. A combination of strong domestic growth, bargain prices in retreating economies abroad and rock-bottom borrowing rates had fuelled the acquisitions, analysts said. The Philippines has for years exported shopping malls and junk food to the region, but cashed-up firms have diversified in recent years with acquisitions around the world and in many sectors. "It has not happened in this rapid succession. It's like a colonial mentality in reverse," said Luis Limlingan, a research head at stockbroker Regina Capital. The pace of the acquisitions has startled both domestic and foreign investors, according to BDO Unibank chief market strategist Jonathan Ravelas. "Filipino companies are moving into the global space and it's not limited to just one sector. The opportunities abound," he said. In one recent big-ticket acquisitions, instant noodle firm Monde Nissin said last month it was buying British meat substitute manufacturer Quorn for £550 million. In the past two years, the private company also snapped up popular fruit juice brand Nudie and chilled dips manufacturer Black Swan, both from Australia. Monde Nissin is owned by Betty Ang, the Philippines' 19th richest person with a net worth of US$900 million, according to Forbes. Meanwhile, Emperador, controlled by the nation's fourth-richest man, Andrew Tan, and which specialises in cheap brandy at home, is looking to spend more than US$1 billion on diversifying in Europe. Third-richest Enrique Razon is expanding the port operator business that has made him his fortune by setting his sights on South Korea's gaming market.
life without advanced technology
- https://www.quora.com/Was-the-daily-life-before-the-20th-century-boring-because-there-was-no-electricity-no-cars-no-TV-no-Internet-no-social-media-no-movies-no-video-games-etc
christianity
- The Santo Niño de Cebú (Cebuano: Balaang Bata sa Sugbo, Filipino: Ang Banal na Sanggol ng Cebu, Spanish: Santo Niño de Cebú, Central Bicolano: Santo Nino kan Cebu) is a Roman Catholic title of the Child Jesus associated with a religious image of the Christ Child[1] widely venerated as miraculous by Filipino Catholics. It is the oldest Catholic relic in the Philippines, originally a gift from explorer Ferdinand Magellan to Rajah Humabon and his chief consort on account of their baptism in 1521. The dark wood statue measures approximately twelve inches tall, and carved in the Flemish style. It depicts the Child Jesus, with a serene countenance, in the attitude and dress of a Spanish monarch. The statue bears imperial regalia including a gold crown, globus cruciger, and various sceptres, wears fine vestments, and possesses jewellery mostly offered by devotees over several centuries. Pope Paul VI granted a Canonical Coronation of the statue on 28 April 1965 and later raised its shrine to the status of Minor Basilica on 2 May 1965 via his Papal bull Cubanula Religionis to mark the 4th Centenary of Christianity in the Philippine Islands . The image is replicated in various parts of the country with different titles and is one of the most beloved and recognizable Filipino cultural icons. The annual dancing feast of Sinulog is held every January on the third Sunday in its honor.[5][10] Today, the original image is permanently encased behind bulletproof glass inside its chapel within the Minor Basilica del Santo Niño.The Santo Niño de Cebú image was originally produced by Flemish artisans, according to a hagiography, based on a vision of Teresa of Avila a mystic of the 16th century.The image of the Santo Niño is the oldest surviving Catholic relic in the Philippines, along with the Magellan cross.[21] A church to house Santo Niño was built on the spot where the image was found by Juan Camus. The church was originally made out of bamboo and mangrove palm and claims to be the oldest parish in the Philippines. It was reconstructed later, and Pope Paul VIelevated it to the status of Minor Basilica on its 400th anniversary (Spanish: Basílica Menor del Santo Niño).
catholicism
- economist 23feb19 "rendering unto duterte" the catholic clergy struggle to respond to the president's vitriolic attacks
festival
- The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño, Held on the third Sunday, in the town of Kalibo Philippines in the island of Panay originally came from Batan, Aklan, then adopted later by some neighboring towns. The name Ati-Atihanmeans "to be like Atis" or "to make believe Atis", the local name for the Aeta aborigines who first settled in Panay Island and other parts of the archipelago. The festival consists of tribal dance, music, accompanied by indigenous costumes and weapons, and parade along the street. Christians and non-Christians observe this day with religious processions. It has inspired many other Philippine Festivals including the Sinulog Festival of Cebu and Dinagyang of Iloilo City, both adaptations of the Kalibo's Ati-Atihan Festival, and legally holds the title "The Mother of All Philippine Festivals" in spite of the other two festivals' claims of the same title. The costumes worn at the festival is patterned after the African tribal design like those seen at the Rio Carnaval.A 1200 A.D. event explains the origins of the festival. A group of 10 Malay chieftains called Datus, fleeing from the island of Borneo settled in the Philippines, and were granted settlement by the Ati people, the tribes of Panay Island. Datu Puti made a trade with the natives and bought the plains for a golden salakot, brass basins and bales of cloth. They gave a very long necklace to the wife of the Ati chieftain. Feasting and festivities followed soon after.
domestic helpers export policy
- initiated by ferdinand marcos
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20160809/00176_035.html 本港約有十八萬名菲傭，她們續約或度假返回菲律賓，若持有海外工作證明（OEC）可優先出境，菲律賓新總統迪泰特下令試行新措施，由下月十五日起，海外工 人如受僱於同一僱主或經菲律賓海外就業處僱用，只須網上登記，可豁免排隊申請海外工作證明。工人在港申請海外工作證明需付二十港元，在菲國則要幾倍價錢， 外傭工會指文件本身無用，辦理又花時間，歡迎新豁免措施。
filipinos, philippines people
- In Philippine languages, kababayan means "fellow Filipino, countryman, or townmate". It is used throughout the Philippines and throughout the various Philippine languages. Literally, ka- means "co-" and bayan means "town". In the narrow sense, kababayan means a fellow from the same town. However, it is often used in a much broader sense to mean countrymen or compatriots, especially by overseas Filipinos, OFWs, and connotes respect for each other’s commitment to unity because of their common cultural, political, and religiousbackground from the same "bayan", broadly defined. It should not be confused with balikbayan, a similar Filipino word, which refers exclusively to overseas Filipinos. "Balikbayan" often refers to (often wealthier) Filipinos who reside overseas and visit the Philippines periodically, even for extended stays, whereas "kababayan", when applied to overseas Filipinos, means ones that live in the Philippines but are overseas temporarily, even for years. Kababayan is also the name of the Filipino-American club at University of California Irvine. It is also the name of a kulintang-shaped muffin in the Philippines.
diaspora
- usa
christianity
- The Philippine Independent Church (Spanish: Iglesia Filipina Independiente; Tagalog: Malayang Simbahan ng Pilipinas; Latin: Libera Ecclesia Philippina, colloquially called the Aglipayan Church) is an independent Christian denomination in the form of a national church in the Philippines. Its schism from the Roman Catholic Church was proclaimed in 1902 by the members of the Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina due to the alleged mistreatment of the Filipinos by Spanish priests and the execution of José Rizal during Spanish colonial rule. Isabelo de los Reyes was one of the initiators of the separation, and suggested that former Catholic priest Gregorio Aglipay be the head of the church. It is also known as the "Aglipayan Church", after its first Supreme Bishop, Gregorio Aglipay, who like José Rizal, later became a Freemason, in May 1918. Pope Leo XIII instructed the Archbishop of Manila, Bernardino Nozaleda y Villa to excommunicate those who initiated the schism. Since 1960 the church has been in full communion with the Episcopal Church in the United States, and through it, the entire Anglican Communion. Members commonly believe in the rejection of the exclusivity right to apostolic succession by the Petrine papacy, the allowing of priestly ordination of women, optional clerical celibacy, tolerance of Freemasonry, lack of requiring in believing transubstantiation and the Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and support for contraception and same-sex civil rights. Many saints canonized by Rome after the 1902 schism are not recognized by the Aglipayan church and its members.
- Febias College of Bible (FCB) is a private educational institution located in Karuhatan Road, Valenzuela City, Philippines. It was established in 1948 as Far Eastern Bible Institute and Seminary (FEBIAS) by a group of American servicemen who met in a prayer meeting in Manila. The school’s name was officially changed to FEBIAS College of Bible 20 years later.https://www.edukasyon.ph/schools/febias-college-of-bible
catholicism
- https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2185276/philippine-catholic-church-duterte-modern-day-henry-viii The principle of separation of church and state also meant the Catholic hierarchy could hold onto their vast resources without any taxation. The church reached the pinnacle of its power during the 1986 “People Power” revolts against the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship, when then Cardinal Jaime Sin called on ordinary Filipinos to join anti-regime protests. The church also played a central role during the second “People Power” revolt in 2001, which deposed the corrupt populist administration of actor-turned-politician Joseph Estrada. In the past decade, however, the influence of the Catholic Church has been on the wane, partly due to the rise of well-organised and politically active evangelist groups that have won the loyalty of millions of ‘born again’ Filipinos and act as ‘swing states’ during elections. The Catholic authorities also suffered a political defeat during their showdown over the controversial Reproductive Health bill, which was passed under the previous Benigno Aquino administration and sanctioned the state-provision of contraceptives to indigent families. The episode underscored an emerging schism between former allies, namely the middle class-supported liberal democrats (led by Aquino) and the church hierarchy, who jointly deposed the Marcos and Estrada presidencies.
- The Black Nazarene (Spanish: El Nazareno Negro, Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, Filipino: Poóng Itím na Nazareno, Hesus Nazareno) is a life-sized image of a dark-skinned, kneeling Jesus Christ carrying the Cross enshrined in the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in the Quiapo district of the City of Manila, Philippines. The Black Nazarene was carved by an unknown Mexican from a dark wood in the 16th century in Mexico and then transported to the Philippines in 1606. It depicts Jesus en route to his crucifixion. Pope Innocent X granted recognition to the lay Confraternity of Santo Cristo Jesús Nazareno in 1650 for the promotion of the devotion to Jesus through the icon.[3] It was housed in several churches near Manila in the early decades, arriving in Quiapo Church in 1787 where it has been enshrined ever since. The icon is renowned in the Philippines and is considered by many Filipino Catholics to be miraculous; its mere touch reputed to cure disease. It attracts homage by numerous devotees and major processions every year.The image (in recent years a composite replica) is brought out of its shrine in procession three times a year: January 9 (the anniversary of the icon's translation), Good Friday (the Nazarene's liturgical feast, commemorating the culmination of the Passion), and December 31 (New Year's Eve, the first day of its annual novena).[3][5] The January 9 procession re-enacts the image's Traslación (literally "transfer") in 1787, or "solemn transfer" to the Minor Basilica from its original shrine inside Intramuros. The January 9 Traslación is the largest procession, drawing millions of devotees thronging to touch the icon and lasting 20 hours at the most.The Black Nazarene is venerated by Filipino devotees every Friday. Along with the Santo Niño, (Child Jesus) it is the most popular object of devotion in the Philippines.[10] A similar image called Cristo Negro is venerated in Portobelo, Panama.
Islam
- The chairman of the southern Philippines’ Islamist group, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) expressed strong hope that the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) would not be halted and lead to another resurgence of violent extremism in the region. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/963490/milf-chair-al-haj-murad-ebrahim-bbl-bangsamoro-mindanao-peace-law-extremism
Indigenous people
- [filipino american kitchen by aranas] philippines is a country of malay origin, established relationship with natives in 9th century
- The Tagalog people (Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) are a major ethnolingustic group in the Philippines. They have a well developed society due to their cultural heartland, Manila, being the capital city of the Philippines. Most of them inhabit and form a majority in the Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions of southern Luzon, as well as a plurality in the provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija and Aurora in Central Luzon and in the islands of Marinduque and Mindoro in MIMAROPA.The commonly accepted origin for the endonym "Tagalog" is the term tagá-ilog, which means "people from [along] the river". An alternative theory states that the name is derived from tagá-alog, which means "people from the ford" (the prefix tagá- meaning "coming from" or "native of")
- The Ilocanos (Ilokano: Tattao nga Iloko/Ilokano), Ilokanos, or Iloko people are the third largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group that mostly reside within the Ilocos Regionin the northwestern seaboard of Luzon, Philippines. The word Ilokano originates from Iloko (archaic form, Yloco), the conjugation of i- (meaning "of") and look (meaning "bay"), which means "from the bay" in Ilocano. Aside from being referred to as Ilocano, they are also identified as Samtoy, a portmanteau of the Ilocano phrase sao mi ditoy meaning "our language here" (sao mi - "our language"; ditoy - "here").Most Ilocanos are Roman Catholics, while a significant number[quantify] belong to the Aglipayan Church, which originated in Ilocos Norte.Many Filipino Americans are of Ilocano descent. They make up 85% of the Filipino population in Hawai'i.
language
- https://www.quora.com/Why-doesnt-the-Philippines-become-a-Spanish-speaking-country
official language
- english and tagalog
Tagalog (/təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/; Tagalog pronunciation: [tɐˈɡaːloɡ]) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a quarter of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by the majority. Its standardized form, officially named Filipino, is the national language of the Philippines, and is one of two official languages alongside English.It is related to other Philippine languages, such as the Bikol languages, Ilocano, the Visayan languages, Kapampangan, and Pangasinan, and more distantly to other Austronesian languages, such as the Formosan languages of Taiwan, Malay(Malaysian and Indonesian), Hawaiian, Māori, and Malagasy.The word Tagalog is derived from the endonym taga-log ("river dweller"), composed of tagá- ("native of" or "from") and ilog ("river").
- Filipino (English: /ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnoʊ/ ; Wikang Filipino [wɪˈkɐŋ ˌfiːliˈpiːno]) is the national language (Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines. Filipino is also designated, along with English, as an official language of the country.[4] It is a standardized variety of the Tagalog language,[5] an Austronesianregional language that is widely spoken in the Philippines.
- The Tagalog term maharlika has the same Sanskrit origins as the Malay merdeka and means freeman, libertos or Freedman in classical Philippine society.
- Mabuhay is a Filipino greeting, usually expressed as Mabuhay!, in the imperative form of life, thus, Live!, from the root word buhay (life). The phrase carries various meanings including "long live", "may you live", "cheers", "welcome", and "hurrah". It is thus analogous to the Romance language expression “Vive, Viva”, the Hindustani suffix Zindabad, and the Japanese exclamation Banzai.
- slang
History
- The Sultanate of Sulu (Tausūg: Kasultanan sin Sūg, Jawi: کسلطانن سولو دار الإسلام, Malay: Kesultanan Sulu, Arabic: سلطنة سولك) was a Muslim state[note 1] that ruled the islands in the Sulu Archipelago, parts of Mindanao, certain portions of Palawan and north-eastern Borneo (present-day the certain parts of Sabah and North Kalimantan).The sultanate was founded on 17 November 1405.[5][note 2] by a Johore-born explorer and religious scholar Sharif ul-Hashim. Paduka Mahasari Maulana al Sultan Sharif ul-Hashim became his full regnal name, Sharif-ul Hashim is his abbreviated name. He settled in Buansa, Sulu. After the marriage of Abu Bakr and a local dayang-dayang (princess) Paramisuli, he founded the sultanate. The Sultanate gained its independence from the Bruneian Empire in 1578.At its peak, it stretched over the islands that bordered the western peninsula of Mindanao in the east to Palawan in the north. It also covers the area in northeastern side of Borneo, stretching from Marudu Bay,[10][11] to Tepian Durian (in present-day Kalimantan).
- The Commonwealth of the Philippines (Spanish: Mancomunidad de Filipinas,[1][3] Tagalog: Komonwelt ng Pilipinas) was the administrative body that governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, aside from a period of exile in the Second World War from 1942 to 1945 when Japan occupied the country. It replaced the Insular Government, a United States territorial government, and was established by the Tydings–McDuffie Act. The Commonwealth was designed as a transitional administration in preparation for the country's full achievement of independence. During its more than a decade of existence, the Commonwealth had a strong executive and a Supreme Court. Its legislature, dominated by the Nacionalista Party, was at first unicameral, but later bicameral. In 1937, the government selected Tagalog–the language of Manila and its surrounding provinces–as the basis of the national language, although it would be many years before its usage became general. Women's suffrage was adopted and the economy recovered to its pre-Depression level before the Japanese occupation in 1942. The Commonwealth government went into exile from 1942 to 1945, when the Philippines was under Japanese occupation. In 1946, the Commonwealth ended and the Philippines claimed full sovereignty as provided for in Article XVIII of the 1935 Constitution. The Commonwealth ended when the U.S. recognized Philippine independence on July 4, 1946, as scheduled.[28][29] However, the economy remained dependent on the U.S.[30] This was due to the Bell Trade Act, otherwise known as the Philippine Trade Act, which was a precondition for receiving war rehabilitation grants from the United States.
- The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines that began in 1983 and culminated on February 22–25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of President Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines. It is also referred to as the Yellow Revolution due to the presence of yellow ribbons during the demonstrations following the assassination of Filipino senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. It was widely seen as a victory of the people against the 20-year running authoritarian, repressive regime of then president Ferdinand Marcos.
USA
- The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (P.L. 66-261), also known as the Jones Act, is a United States federal statute that provides for the promotion and maintenance of the American merchant marine.[1] Among other purposes, the law regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports. Section 27 of the Jones Act deals with cabotage and requires that all goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried on U.S.-flag ships, constructed in the United States, owned by U.S. citizens, and crewed by U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents. The act was introduced by Senator Wesley Jones. Laws similar to the Jones Act date to the early days of the nation. In the First Congress, on September 1, 1789, Congress enacted Chapter XI, “An Act for Registering and Clearing Vessels, Regulating the Coasting Trade, and for other purposes”, which limited domestic trades to American ships meeting certain requirements. The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 has been revised a number of times; the most recent revision in 2006 included recodification in the U.S. Code. In early 2015 Senator John McCain filed for an amendment that would essentially annul the Act.
- 繼日前美國終止對菲律賓的一宗大額經濟援助後，菲國環境部昨日亦叫停首都馬尼拉發展一個地產項目。該項目屬於美國候任總統特朗普的一名菲國生意夥伴，當局指計劃將會影響一千二百萬名居民的食水供應，所以取消其發展許可證明。該地產項目屬於菲國地產公司世紀社區（Century Communities），計劃在馬尼拉一條河流的分水嶺興建房屋。據悉，世紀社區是世紀房地產集團的子公司，而集團主席安東尼奧（Jose Antonio）早前與特朗普集團合作，在馬尼拉興建特朗普大樓，預料明年落成。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20161217/00180_008.html
- military
- 菲律賓政府上周五禁止兩名支持該國前司法部長德利馬的美國參議員入境，總統杜特爾特發言人帕內爾羅同日表示，杜特爾特將正式拒絕任何訪美邀請，但強調決定與美國總統特朗普簽署《國防授權法》無關。德利馬過往常批評杜特爾特的掃毒行動，她前年被指涉及毒品交易被捕。美國民主黨籍參議員德賓及萊希要求釋放德利馬，並於《國防授權法》加入修正條款，禁止囚禁德利馬的外國官員入境。菲方不滿二人干涉內政，宣布禁止他們入境，更威脅取消美國公民的免簽待遇。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20191230/00180_015.html
Canada
- http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/07/31/15/philippines-protest-export-waste-canada The Philippines will file a third diplomatic protest with Canada for exporting tons of solid waste two years ago, the foreign ministry said on Friday, asking Ottawa to take back the shipment of household and street garbage.
mexico
- The Manila Galleons (Spanish: Galeón de Manila, Filipino: Kalakalang Galyon ng Maynila at Acapulco) were Spanish trading ships which made round-trip voyages once or twice per year across the Pacific Ocean from the port of Acapulco (present-day Mexico) to Manila in the Philippineswhich were both part of New Spain. The name of the galleon changed to reflect the city that the ship sailed from.[1] The term Manila Galleons is also used to refer to the trade route between Acapulco and Manila, which lasted from 1565 to 1815. The Manila Galleons were also known in New Spain as "La Nao de la China" (The China Ship) because it carried largely Chinese goods, shipped from Manila. The Manila Galleon trade route was inaugurated in 1565 after Augustinian friar and navigator Andrés de Urdaneta discovered the tornaviaje or return route from the Philippines to Mexico. The first successful round trips were made by Urdaneta and by Alonso de Arellano that year. The route lasted until 1815 when the Mexican War of Independence ended Spanish control of Mexican ports. The Manila galleons sailed the Pacific for 250 years, bringing to Spain their cargoes of luxury goods, slaves, economic benefits, and cultural exchange.
portugal
- [aranas]casoy, or cashews, were first introduced to philippines from their native brazil via portuguese traders (who first introduced the nut to asian continent thru india)
Spain
- Malacañang Palace (officially Malacañan Palace, colloquially "Malacañang"; Filipino: Palasyo ng Malakanyang, pronounced [paˈlɐ̞ʃo näŋ maläkɐˈɲäŋ]; Spanish: Palacio de Malacañán, pronounced [paˈla.θjo ðe malakaˈɲan]) is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines located in the capital city of Manila. The Palace is in fact a complex of buildings built largely in Spanish colonial and Neo-classical style.The original structure was built in 1750 by Don Luís Rocha as a summer house along the Pasig River. It was purchased by the state in 1825 as the summer residence for the Spanish Governor-General. After the June 3, 1863 earthquake destroyed the Palacio del Gobernador (Governor's Palace) in the walled city of Manila, it became the Governor-General's official residence. After sovereignty over the Islands was ceded to the United States in 1898, it became the residence of the American Governors, with General Wesley Merritt being the first. Since 1863, the Palace has been occupied by eighteen Spanish Governors-General, fourteen American Military and Civil Governors, and later the Presidents of the Philippines.
russia
- On Wednesday, a Russian diplomat in Manila said a joint military technical cooperation agreement was being discussed between officials from the Russian Federation and the Philippines. Discussions were “now going back and forth between the foreign offices of both countries”, said Denis Karanin, second secretary of the Russian Embassy in Manila, in a rare media briefing arranged by the Philippine Presidential Communications Operations Office. “Someone is offering a draft and there’s a counter-draft. I think it should be somewhere in the final stages already.”Such an agreement would cover, for instance, a factory that weapons maker Kalashnikov has long wanted to build. “It’s been discussed for quite a long time. Unfortunately, it does take a long time but we’re optimistic about that,” Karanin said.
Russia and China
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20160929/00178_014.html 屢發表驚人言論的菲律賓總統迪泰特再有「新表態」，指菲國不會真正斬斷與長期盟友美國的關係，但已下定決心與中國、俄羅斯結成貿易聯盟，並計劃向中俄兩國開放全部的貿易以及商業領域。
australia
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/29/australia-offers-to-train-philippine-army-in-fight-against-islamic-state
japan
- 菲律賓當局昨日接收了三架由日本所贈的二手TC90訓練機。該國國防部長洛倫扎納表示，即使中方反對，該國仍會在鄰近南海水域的華屬淺灘上空巡邏，並會使用日本所贈的TC90訓練機。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180327/00178_009.html
- Philippine and Japanese officials signed here Tuesday (June 18) an agreement providing the Philippines with USD202.04-million loan from Japan to finance the construction and improvement of roads in Mindanao’s conflict-affected areas, including the war-torn city of Marawi.https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1072734
- https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3027971/philippines-stateless-descendants-soldiers-long-japanese Two days of interviews with elderly, war-displaced Japanese descendants in the Philippines wrapped up on Wednesday, with the so-called Nikkeijin hoping to acquire Japanese citizenship. Representatives from the Japanese Embassy and from a national federation of Filipino-Japanese descendants met seven Nikkeijin to ascertain links with their Japanese fathers who were separated from them immediately before or during World War II. While many such formal interviews with the backing of Japan’s Foreign Ministry have been held since 2016, it was the first time for them to be conducted in the western island-province of Palawan, where 47 individuals have so far been recorded to be children of Japanese fathers and Filipino mothers who were born before or during the wartime. Twenty-two of the 47 are still alive, according to Norihiro Inomata of the Philippine Nikkei-Jin Legal Support Center, which is spearheading efforts to help the descendants acquire Japanese citizenship, in cooperation with the Nippon Foundation.
malaysia
- Laguna Restaurant, a two minute walk downhill from St. John’s Cathedral – the centre of Catholic worship in Kuala Lumpur – is a home away from home for
Philippine expatriates in Malaysia hankering for a taste of the motherland. Owner Ronnie Tan launched Laguna six and half years ago after spotting a gap in the market in
festival
- The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño, Held on the third Sunday, in the town of Kalibo Philippines in the island of Panay originally came from Batan, Aklan, then adopted later by some neighboring towns. The name Ati-Atihanmeans "to be like Atis" or "to make believe Atis", the local name for the Aeta aborigines who first settled in Panay Island and other parts of the archipelago. The festival consists of tribal dance, music, accompanied by indigenous costumes and weapons, and parade along the street. Christians and non-Christians observe this day with religious processions. It has inspired many other Philippine Festivals including the Sinulog Festival of Cebu and Dinagyang of Iloilo City, both adaptations of the Kalibo's Ati-Atihan Festival, and legally holds the title "The Mother of All Philippine Festivals" in spite of the other two festivals' claims of the same title. The costumes worn at the festival is patterned after the African tribal design like those seen at the Rio Carnaval.A 1200 A.D. event explains the origins of the festival. A group of 10 Malay chieftains called Datus, fleeing from the island of Borneo settled in the Philippines, and were granted settlement by the Ati people, the tribes of Panay Island. Datu Puti made a trade with the natives and bought the plains for a golden salakot, brass basins and bales of cloth. They gave a very long necklace to the wife of the Ati chieftain. Feasting and festivities followed soon after.
domestic helpers export policy
- initiated by ferdinand marcos
- hkej 25apr18 shum article
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20160809/00176_035.html 本港約有十八萬名菲傭，她們續約或度假返回菲律賓，若持有海外工作證明（OEC）可優先出境，菲律賓新總統迪泰特下令試行新措施，由下月十五日起，海外工 人如受僱於同一僱主或經菲律賓海外就業處僱用，只須網上登記，可豁免排隊申請海外工作證明。工人在港申請海外工作證明需付二十港元，在菲國則要幾倍價錢， 外傭工會指文件本身無用，辦理又花時間，歡迎新豁免措施。
- balikbayan boxes practice originates with a Philippines government-sponsored programme that offered special tourism incentives, including baggage allowances, to encourage overseas workers to return and spend their wages in the homeland. Today balikbayan boxes, named after the Tagalog word for a returning Filipino, have become one of the most enduring symbols of the Filipino diaspora. The boxes help feed relatives who are struggling, console daughters separated from their mothers, and give far-flung overseas workers a tangible tether to their families. “There are many who spend their entire lives as carers, and the boxes are sometimes their only remnant of a home in the Filipino community,” said Anthony Ocampo, a professor of sociology at Cal Poly Pomona and the author of The Latinos of Asia: How Filipinos Break the Rules of Race. For many overseas Filipinos, balikbayan boxes became the best way to bridge that distance. Carmelita De La Cruz, 70, who worked as a domestic helper in Hong Kong, scrimped and saved to put dresses, chocolates and toys in her children’s care packages.Now, about 10 million Filipinos work abroad. About 400,000 balikbayan boxes are sent every month, according to the Door-to-door Consolidated Association of the Philippines. That number drastically increases during the holiday season. In 1987, the government officially waived taxes and duties on goods in balikbayan boxes. Around that time, in Los Angeles and other Filipino enclaves in the US, entrepreneurs like Rico Nunga, 60, began to offer door-to-door delivery of balikbayan boxes to the Philippines for between US$40 to US$80 -cheaper than it would cost to send a box across the street. Nunga, who founded one of the first door-to-door companies in 1985, said the box sizes were set large to maximise the space inside standard shipping containers.
Other box companies quickly spread to Filipino enclaves around the United States, where they’re now a common sight in places such as West Covina, Eagle Rock and Carson, especially near locations of the Filipino supermarket Seafood City. http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2143906/homesick-filipinos-overseas-fuel-billion-dollar-gift-box
- 菲律賓愛情喜劇《你好，愛，再見》(Hello，Love，Goodbye)，講述菲國家庭傭工在香港打拚的故事，因描述海外傭工為家庭奮鬥、追逐夢想，贏得觀眾共鳴，創下菲律賓國產電影最高票房。《你好，愛，再見》於7月31日在菲國上映，僅上映3天，票房已達1.108億披索(約1,674萬港元)，全球票房截至9月3日達8.806億披索(約1.33億港元)，成為菲律賓國產電影史上賣座冠軍。
filipinos, philippines people
- In Philippine languages, kababayan means "fellow Filipino, countryman, or townmate". It is used throughout the Philippines and throughout the various Philippine languages. Literally, ka- means "co-" and bayan means "town". In the narrow sense, kababayan means a fellow from the same town. However, it is often used in a much broader sense to mean countrymen or compatriots, especially by overseas Filipinos, OFWs, and connotes respect for each other’s commitment to unity because of their common cultural, political, and religiousbackground from the same "bayan", broadly defined. It should not be confused with balikbayan, a similar Filipino word, which refers exclusively to overseas Filipinos. "Balikbayan" often refers to (often wealthier) Filipinos who reside overseas and visit the Philippines periodically, even for extended stays, whereas "kababayan", when applied to overseas Filipinos, means ones that live in the Philippines but are overseas temporarily, even for years. Kababayan is also the name of the Filipino-American club at University of California Irvine. It is also the name of a kulintang-shaped muffin in the Philippines.
diaspora
- usa
- The Alaskeros are Filipino seasonal migrant workers in the United States and their descendants. They worked in salmon canneries in Alaska during the summer, and on farms on the west coastduring the rest of the year. The Alaskeros were instrumental in the formation of the first Filipino-led union in the U.S., the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7 (Seattle, WA). After Spain relinquished the Philippine Islands to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris in 1898, Filipinos became American nationals and had the ability to migrate to the U.S. to find a better life, while providing cheap labor for the agriculture and fish cannery industries.[2] A large amount of these immigrants first started being recruited for work by contractors for the salmon canneries and mines in Alaska. In the canneries, Filipinos worked with other groups of Asians loading and unloading trucks; and line jobs consisting of sorting, gutting, cleaning, and packing fish. The tasks of maintenance and operations were assigned to the whites. After negotiations of the Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan in 1908, along the Chinese Exclusion Act in effect, Filipinos arrived to the U.S. in significant numbers, taking the place of a large amount of the Chinese and Japanese labor workers in the canneries. Seattle's International District became the homequarters for Alaskeros during the cold months of the year. They would share hotel and boardinghouse rooms to save money before sailing back up north to work in the canneries from late spring to late summer. The population of Alaskeros in Washington grew between 1910 and 1930 from 1700 to 3500. Nearly 1000 Filipinos were recruited by the Japanese and Chinese in 1921 to work in the Alaskan fisheries, and by the mid-1930s, they had become the dominant population in the canneries. Despite this fact, very few Filipinos became contractors, as they were halted from advancing past the position of foreman. This was mainly due to the fact of contractor positions were being held by mainly Japanese and Chinese employees. They entered into the canning industry before the Filipinos, and they held onto these jobs, while Filipinos worked as unskilled laborers in mechanized plants. Filipinos were dependent on whatever the Chinese and Japanese contractors made available to them, and their lack of proficiency in the English language as well as the difference in wages between the U.S. and the Philippines left them to be taken advantage of. The contractors would sell them items that were supposed to be compensated to the workers, such as food, work supplies, bedding and lodging.[4] Sometimes, the contractors would take off without paying Filipino laborers their wages at the end of the season, leaving them without any money, and with no way to leave. Some Filipino foremen would charge the workers half a month's wages as a finder's fee for the cannery job. Unfortunately, mistreatment of fellow ethnics by more competent workers is a common occurrence in the migrant society. Alaskeros faced less discrimination in Alaska than in the U.S. mainland, mostly due to the native Eskimos and the large Asian community that was already present in the area. Some cannery workers lived in Alaska permanently, marrying Eskimo women and establishing their own communities there. In 1935, they formed the Filipino Community of Juneau.
- scmp 5may19 "northern exposure" the arrival of filipinos to alaska dates back to 1788 when crew from merchant ships came to trade furs with the natives. Eventually, whaling ships brought still more philippine crew. Many settled and married women of the aleut, eskimo and tlinglit tribes. In early 1900s, almost 1000 filipinos - mostly single men- came to work in alaska's commercial fishing industry. Other filipinos came to alaska as seasonal workers from california, washington and hawaii. After the 1965 US immigration act was passed, more filipinos moved to the us
- chicago
- community from cebu speaking both english and visaya.
- With more Filipinos becoming sick, the consequences of a medical brain drain are weighing on the health-care industry. There is an estimated shortage of 23,000 nurses nationwide, according to the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. The situation is so severe that most Filipinos die without even seeing a medical professional, a lawmaker said. Meanwhile, about 150,000 Filipino nurses currently work in the US alone.https://www.chinadailyhk.com/article/128651#Philippines-sends-nurses-around-the-world-but-lacks-them-at-home
christianity
- The Philippine Independent Church (Spanish: Iglesia Filipina Independiente; Tagalog: Malayang Simbahan ng Pilipinas; Latin: Libera Ecclesia Philippina, colloquially called the Aglipayan Church) is an independent Christian denomination in the form of a national church in the Philippines. Its schism from the Roman Catholic Church was proclaimed in 1902 by the members of the Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina due to the alleged mistreatment of the Filipinos by Spanish priests and the execution of José Rizal during Spanish colonial rule. Isabelo de los Reyes was one of the initiators of the separation, and suggested that former Catholic priest Gregorio Aglipay be the head of the church. It is also known as the "Aglipayan Church", after its first Supreme Bishop, Gregorio Aglipay, who like José Rizal, later became a Freemason, in May 1918. Pope Leo XIII instructed the Archbishop of Manila, Bernardino Nozaleda y Villa to excommunicate those who initiated the schism. Since 1960 the church has been in full communion with the Episcopal Church in the United States, and through it, the entire Anglican Communion. Members commonly believe in the rejection of the exclusivity right to apostolic succession by the Petrine papacy, the allowing of priestly ordination of women, optional clerical celibacy, tolerance of Freemasonry, lack of requiring in believing transubstantiation and the Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and support for contraception and same-sex civil rights. Many saints canonized by Rome after the 1902 schism are not recognized by the Aglipayan church and its members.
- Febias College of Bible (FCB) is a private educational institution located in Karuhatan Road, Valenzuela City, Philippines. It was established in 1948 as Far Eastern Bible Institute and Seminary (FEBIAS) by a group of American servicemen who met in a prayer meeting in Manila. The school’s name was officially changed to FEBIAS College of Bible 20 years later.https://www.edukasyon.ph/schools/febias-college-of-bible
catholicism
- https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2185276/philippine-catholic-church-duterte-modern-day-henry-viii The principle of separation of church and state also meant the Catholic hierarchy could hold onto their vast resources without any taxation. The church reached the pinnacle of its power during the 1986 “People Power” revolts against the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship, when then Cardinal Jaime Sin called on ordinary Filipinos to join anti-regime protests. The church also played a central role during the second “People Power” revolt in 2001, which deposed the corrupt populist administration of actor-turned-politician Joseph Estrada. In the past decade, however, the influence of the Catholic Church has been on the wane, partly due to the rise of well-organised and politically active evangelist groups that have won the loyalty of millions of ‘born again’ Filipinos and act as ‘swing states’ during elections. The Catholic authorities also suffered a political defeat during their showdown over the controversial Reproductive Health bill, which was passed under the previous Benigno Aquino administration and sanctioned the state-provision of contraceptives to indigent families. The episode underscored an emerging schism between former allies, namely the middle class-supported liberal democrats (led by Aquino) and the church hierarchy, who jointly deposed the Marcos and Estrada presidencies.
- The Black Nazarene (Spanish: El Nazareno Negro, Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, Filipino: Poóng Itím na Nazareno, Hesus Nazareno) is a life-sized image of a dark-skinned, kneeling Jesus Christ carrying the Cross enshrined in the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in the Quiapo district of the City of Manila, Philippines. The Black Nazarene was carved by an unknown Mexican from a dark wood in the 16th century in Mexico and then transported to the Philippines in 1606. It depicts Jesus en route to his crucifixion. Pope Innocent X granted recognition to the lay Confraternity of Santo Cristo Jesús Nazareno in 1650 for the promotion of the devotion to Jesus through the icon.[3] It was housed in several churches near Manila in the early decades, arriving in Quiapo Church in 1787 where it has been enshrined ever since. The icon is renowned in the Philippines and is considered by many Filipino Catholics to be miraculous; its mere touch reputed to cure disease. It attracts homage by numerous devotees and major processions every year.The image (in recent years a composite replica) is brought out of its shrine in procession three times a year: January 9 (the anniversary of the icon's translation), Good Friday (the Nazarene's liturgical feast, commemorating the culmination of the Passion), and December 31 (New Year's Eve, the first day of its annual novena).[3][5] The January 9 procession re-enacts the image's Traslación (literally "transfer") in 1787, or "solemn transfer" to the Minor Basilica from its original shrine inside Intramuros. The January 9 Traslación is the largest procession, drawing millions of devotees thronging to touch the icon and lasting 20 hours at the most.The Black Nazarene is venerated by Filipino devotees every Friday. Along with the Santo Niño, (Child Jesus) it is the most popular object of devotion in the Philippines.[10] A similar image called Cristo Negro is venerated in Portobelo, Panama.
- http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/10/c_136884023.htmDevotees run to push the carriage of the life-size statue of the Black Nazarene during the annual feast of the Black Nazarene at Chinatown in Manila, the Philippines, Jan. 9, 2018.
Islam
- The chairman of the southern Philippines’ Islamist group, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) expressed strong hope that the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) would not be halted and lead to another resurgence of violent extremism in the region. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/963490/milf-chair-al-haj-murad-ebrahim-bbl-bangsamoro-mindanao-peace-law-extremism
Indigenous people
- [filipino american kitchen by aranas] philippines is a country of malay origin, established relationship with natives in 9th century
- The Tagalog people (Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) are a major ethnolingustic group in the Philippines. They have a well developed society due to their cultural heartland, Manila, being the capital city of the Philippines. Most of them inhabit and form a majority in the Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions of southern Luzon, as well as a plurality in the provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija and Aurora in Central Luzon and in the islands of Marinduque and Mindoro in MIMAROPA.The commonly accepted origin for the endonym "Tagalog" is the term tagá-ilog, which means "people from [along] the river". An alternative theory states that the name is derived from tagá-alog, which means "people from the ford" (the prefix tagá- meaning "coming from" or "native of")
- language
- Baybayin (Tagalog pronunciation: [bai̯ˈba:jɪn]; pre-virama: , post-virama: , kudlit + pamudpod: ) is an ancient script used primarily by the Tagalog people.[3] Baybayin is an indigenous Indic script[3] that has been widely used in traditional Tagalog domains. It is one of many suyat scripts in the Philippines. It continued to be used during the early part of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines until largely being supplanted by usage of the Latin alphabet. Baybayin is well known because it was carefully documented by scribes during the colonial era. The term baybayín literally means "to spell, write, and syllabize" in Tagalog.
- people
- The Moro people is a coined term for the population of Muslims in the Philippines, forming the largest non-Catholic group in the country, and comprising about 5.1% (as of August 2007) of the total Philippine population. There are around 13 Filipino ethnic groups included, and the majority are Muslim, most are the followers of Sunni Islam of Shafi'i madh'hab. The "Moro" term came into use during the Spanish colonial period, drawing upon a term used centuries earlier to refer the Muslims of al-Andalus in southern Spain known as the "Moors" during the Reconquista and applied to the native Muslims within conquered islands.
- Manuel L. Quezon (born Manuel Luís Quezon y Molina; August 19, 1878 – August 1, 1944) was a Filipino statesman, soldier, and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the entire Philippines (as opposed to the government of previous Philippine states), and is considered to have been the second president of the Philippines, after Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901).During his presidency, Quezon tackled the problem of landless peasants in the countryside. His other major decisions include the reorganization of the islands' military defense, approval of a recommendation for government reorganization, the promotion of settlement and development in Mindanao, dealing with the foreign stranglehold on Philippine trade and commerce, proposals for land reform, and opposing graft and corruption within the government. He established a government-in-exile in the U.S. with the outbreak of the war and the threat of Japanese invasion. It was during his exile in the U.S. that he died of tuberculosis at Saranac Lake, New York. He was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery until the end of World War II, when his remains were moved to Manila. His final resting place is the Quezon Memorial Circle.Quezon, was born in Baler in the district of El Príncipe[1] (now Baler, Aurora). His parents were Lucio Quezon (died 1898) and María Dolores Molina (June 7, 1840 – 1893), both of whom were Spanish mestizo, respectively, with distant ethnic Tagalog origins. His father was a primary grade school teacher from Paco, Manila and a retired Sergeant of the Spanish colonial army, while his mother was a primary grade school teacher in their hometown.
- The Ilocanos (Ilokano: Tattao nga Iloko/Ilokano), Ilokanos, or Iloko people are the third largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group that mostly reside within the Ilocos Regionin the northwestern seaboard of Luzon, Philippines. The word Ilokano originates from Iloko (archaic form, Yloco), the conjugation of i- (meaning "of") and look (meaning "bay"), which means "from the bay" in Ilocano. Aside from being referred to as Ilocano, they are also identified as Samtoy, a portmanteau of the Ilocano phrase sao mi ditoy meaning "our language here" (sao mi - "our language"; ditoy - "here").Most Ilocanos are Roman Catholics, while a significant number[quantify] belong to the Aglipayan Church, which originated in Ilocos Norte.Many Filipino Americans are of Ilocano descent. They make up 85% of the Filipino population in Hawai'i.
- language
- The Aklanon people are part of the wider Visayan ethnolinguistic group, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group.Aklanon form the majority in the province of Aklan in Panay. They are also found in other Panay provinces such as Iloilo, Antique, and Capiz, as well as Romblon. Like the other Visayans, Aklanons have also found their way to Metro Manila, Mindanao, and even the United States.The Aklanons are descendants of the Austronesian-speaking immigrants who came to the Philippines during the Iron Age. They got their name from the river Akean, which means where there is boiling or frothing.
- The Ilokano people had their own distinct indigenous writing system and script known as kur-itan. There have been proposals to revive the kur-itan script by teaching it in Ilokano-majority public and private schools in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.Ilocano, like all Philippine languages, is an Austronesian language, a very expansive language family believed to originate in Taiwan.
- there are regular worship services in ilocano in wesley chapel, methodist international church, hk
- aklan (language)
language
- https://www.quora.com/Why-doesnt-the-Philippines-become-a-Spanish-speaking-country
official language
- english and tagalog
Tagalog (/təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/; Tagalog pronunciation: [tɐˈɡaːloɡ]) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a quarter of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by the majority. Its standardized form, officially named Filipino, is the national language of the Philippines, and is one of two official languages alongside English.It is related to other Philippine languages, such as the Bikol languages, Ilocano, the Visayan languages, Kapampangan, and Pangasinan, and more distantly to other Austronesian languages, such as the Formosan languages of Taiwan, Malay(Malaysian and Indonesian), Hawaiian, Māori, and Malagasy.The word Tagalog is derived from the endonym taga-log ("river dweller"), composed of tagá- ("native of" or "from") and ilog ("river").
- Filipino (English: /ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnoʊ/ ; Wikang Filipino [wɪˈkɐŋ ˌfiːliˈpiːno]) is the national language (Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines. Filipino is also designated, along with English, as an official language of the country.[4] It is a standardized variety of the Tagalog language,[5] an Austronesianregional language that is widely spoken in the Philippines.
- pronunciation
- [encyclopedia of asian food the definitive guide to asian cookery by charmaine solomon] borrows much from the spanish and portuguese - A as in grand; A as in father; O as in home; J is pronounced as H; H at the start of a word is silent; Z at the end of a word as S
- The Tagalog term maharlika has the same Sanskrit origins as the Malay merdeka and means freeman, libertos or Freedman in classical Philippine society.
- Mabuhay is a Filipino greeting, usually expressed as Mabuhay!, in the imperative form of life, thus, Live!, from the root word buhay (life). The phrase carries various meanings including "long live", "may you live", "cheers", "welcome", and "hurrah". It is thus analogous to the Romance language expression “Vive, Viva”, the Hindustani suffix Zindabad, and the Japanese exclamation Banzai.
- slang
- https://www.quora.com/In-Filipino-slang-what-is-the-difference-between-%E2%80%98hokage-and-F*ckboi%E2%80%99
History
- The Sultanate of Sulu (Tausūg: Kasultanan sin Sūg, Jawi: کسلطانن سولو دار الإسلام, Malay: Kesultanan Sulu, Arabic: سلطنة سولك) was a Muslim state[note 1] that ruled the islands in the Sulu Archipelago, parts of Mindanao, certain portions of Palawan and north-eastern Borneo (present-day the certain parts of Sabah and North Kalimantan).The sultanate was founded on 17 November 1405.[5][note 2] by a Johore-born explorer and religious scholar Sharif ul-Hashim. Paduka Mahasari Maulana al Sultan Sharif ul-Hashim became his full regnal name, Sharif-ul Hashim is his abbreviated name. He settled in Buansa, Sulu. After the marriage of Abu Bakr and a local dayang-dayang (princess) Paramisuli, he founded the sultanate. The Sultanate gained its independence from the Bruneian Empire in 1578.At its peak, it stretched over the islands that bordered the western peninsula of Mindanao in the east to Palawan in the north. It also covers the area in northeastern side of Borneo, stretching from Marudu Bay,[10][11] to Tepian Durian (in present-day Kalimantan).
- china daily 21nov18 sulu kings' journey to ancient china http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2018-11/21/content_37290582.htm King visited Ming Dynasty emperor; thousands of descendants still live in China In 1417, a large goodwill mission led by three kings of Sulu, in what is now the southern Philippines, ploughed through the Pacific Ocean to China to pay tribute to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Prior to the mission, during the voyages of famous Chinese navigator Zheng He (1371-1433), several envoys were sent to pay visits to Southeast Asian countries; one of those envoys was welcomed by the authority and people of the ancient Sulu kingdom.Chinese Emperor Yong Le reciprocated with fine hospitality and entertainment worthy of royalty when meeting the Sulu kings.On his way home, Paduka Pahala, the East King of Sulu, died of a disease in Dezhou, a city in East China's Shandong province. The Ming Dynasty emperor commissioned artisans to build a tomb for the king, which still stands today in the Chinese city.Some descendants of Paduka Pahala remained in China as grave keepers and were attended to by three Chinese Muslim families who relocated to live with them.They picked up the surnames An and Wen during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and now more than 3,700 descendants live in different parts of China.
- hkej 7mar18 shum article
- The Commonwealth of the Philippines (Spanish: Mancomunidad de Filipinas,[1][3] Tagalog: Komonwelt ng Pilipinas) was the administrative body that governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, aside from a period of exile in the Second World War from 1942 to 1945 when Japan occupied the country. It replaced the Insular Government, a United States territorial government, and was established by the Tydings–McDuffie Act. The Commonwealth was designed as a transitional administration in preparation for the country's full achievement of independence. During its more than a decade of existence, the Commonwealth had a strong executive and a Supreme Court. Its legislature, dominated by the Nacionalista Party, was at first unicameral, but later bicameral. In 1937, the government selected Tagalog–the language of Manila and its surrounding provinces–as the basis of the national language, although it would be many years before its usage became general. Women's suffrage was adopted and the economy recovered to its pre-Depression level before the Japanese occupation in 1942. The Commonwealth government went into exile from 1942 to 1945, when the Philippines was under Japanese occupation. In 1946, the Commonwealth ended and the Philippines claimed full sovereignty as provided for in Article XVIII of the 1935 Constitution. The Commonwealth ended when the U.S. recognized Philippine independence on July 4, 1946, as scheduled.[28][29] However, the economy remained dependent on the U.S.[30] This was due to the Bell Trade Act, otherwise known as the Philippine Trade Act, which was a precondition for receiving war rehabilitation grants from the United States.
- The Tydings–McDuffie Act, officially the Philippine Independence Act (Pub.L. 73–127, 48 Stat. 456, enacted March 24, 1934) is a United States federal law that established the process for the Philippines, an American colony, to become an independent country after a ten-year transition period. Under the act, the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines was written and Commonwealth of the Philippines was established, with the first directly elected President of the Philippines (direct elections to the Philippine Legislature have been held since 1907). It also established limitations on Filipino immigration to the United States. The act was authored in the 73rd United States Congress by Senator Millard E. Tydings (Dem.) of Maryland and Representative John McDuffie (Dem.) of Alabama, and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines that began in 1983 and culminated on February 22–25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of President Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines. It is also referred to as the Yellow Revolution due to the presence of yellow ribbons during the demonstrations following the assassination of Filipino senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. It was widely seen as a victory of the people against the 20-year running authoritarian, repressive regime of then president Ferdinand Marcos.
- a catholic example of rightful protest against authority
- Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Islas Filipinas(Spanish, "Hydrographical and Chorographical Chart of the Philippine Islands"), more commonly known as the Murillo Velarde map, is a map of the Philippines made and first published in Manila in 1734 by the Spanish Jesuitcartographer Pedro Murillo Velarde, and two Filipinos; engraver Nicolás de la Cruz Bagay and artist Francisco Suarez.[2][3] The World Digital Library describes it as the "first and most important scientific map of the Philippines".[4] It is frequently referred to as the "Mother of all Philippine Maps".The ethnic groups and individuals depicted include Chinese Filipinos ("Sangley") or Chinese, Cafres or East Africans brought to Manila slave market by Portuguese, a Canarin (a native of India on the Konkani coast, most likely a Goan or Mangalorean), a Lascar from India, mestizos, a Mardica (natives of Ternateand Tidore), a Japanese ("Japon"), Spaniards, Criollos, Filipino natives ("Indios"), Aetas, an Armenian, a Mughal, a native of the Malabar region and a Visayan. Maps of "Samboagan" (known today as Zamboanga City, a city in Mindanao), the port of Cavite, the island of "Guajan" (Guam) and Manila.
USA
- The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (P.L. 66-261), also known as the Jones Act, is a United States federal statute that provides for the promotion and maintenance of the American merchant marine.[1] Among other purposes, the law regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports. Section 27 of the Jones Act deals with cabotage and requires that all goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried on U.S.-flag ships, constructed in the United States, owned by U.S. citizens, and crewed by U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents. The act was introduced by Senator Wesley Jones. Laws similar to the Jones Act date to the early days of the nation. In the First Congress, on September 1, 1789, Congress enacted Chapter XI, “An Act for Registering and Clearing Vessels, Regulating the Coasting Trade, and for other purposes”, which limited domestic trades to American ships meeting certain requirements. The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 has been revised a number of times; the most recent revision in 2006 included recodification in the U.S. Code. In early 2015 Senator John McCain filed for an amendment that would essentially annul the Act.
- 繼日前美國終止對菲律賓的一宗大額經濟援助後，菲國環境部昨日亦叫停首都馬尼拉發展一個地產項目。該項目屬於美國候任總統特朗普的一名菲國生意夥伴，當局指計劃將會影響一千二百萬名居民的食水供應，所以取消其發展許可證明。該地產項目屬於菲國地產公司世紀社區（Century Communities），計劃在馬尼拉一條河流的分水嶺興建房屋。據悉，世紀社區是世紀房地產集團的子公司，而集團主席安東尼奧（Jose Antonio）早前與特朗普集團合作，在馬尼拉興建特朗普大樓，預料明年落成。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20161217/00180_008.html
- military
- The Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America was signed on August 30, 1951, in Washington, D.C. between representatives of the Philippines and the United States. The overall accord contained eight articles and dictated that both nations would support each other if either the Philippines or the United States were to be attacked by an external party. The treaty's review was ordered by Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on 28 December 2018 with “to maintain it, strengthen it, or scrap it” as the end goal.
- Clark Air Base is a Philippine Air Force base on Luzon Island in the Philippines, located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Angeles, about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Metro Manila. Clark Air Base was previously a United States military facility, operated by the U.S. Air Force under the aegis of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and their predecessor organizations from 1903 to 1991. The base was a stronghold of the combined Filipino and American forces during the final months of World War II and a backbone of logistical support during the Vietnam War until 1975. Following the departure of American forces in 1991, the base eventually[clarification needed] became the site of Clark International Airport, the Clark Freeport Zone and the Air Force City of the Philippine Air Force. Clark Air Base was originally established as Fort Stotsenburg in Sapang Bato, Angeles in 1903 under control of the U.S. Army.
- https://www.ft.com/content/9dead564-eae5-11e8-89c8-d36339d835c0 A Chinese company is set to invest $2bn to build an industrial park at Clark Air Base, the former US military outpost in the Philippines, marking one of the most vivid signs yet of President Rodrigo Duterte’s increasing tilt towards Beijing away from Washington. The planned new projects would be one of China’s biggest investments in the country and one of the largest projects of Mr Duterte’s $180bn “Build Build Build” plan to rejuvenate infrastructure in the Philippines. It coincides with a visit by Xi Jinping to the country this week, the first state visit by a Chinese leader since Hu Jintao in 2005. Vicencio Dizon, head of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, said that a memorandum of understanding would be signed this week with China Gezhouba Group to develop 500 hectares to be used by technology and manufacturing companies from China. The Philippine government is looking to develop the area north-west of Manila into a new business hub.
- 美國和菲律賓軍方周一展開為期十二日的年度聯合軍演「肩並肩」（Balikatan），雙方合共派出八千人參演，為菲律賓總統杜特爾特上任以來最大規模。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180508/00180_007.html
- 菲律賓總統杜特爾特發言人上周五表示，總統杜特爾特已下令終止菲美兩國軍隊的訪問協定，以報復其親信、前警察總長羅薩上月遭美國取消簽證。菲律賓與美國一九九八年簽署有關協定，重申兩國在《美菲聯防條約》中承擔的義務，並同意美軍不定期造訪菲律賓，以及美軍人員入境菲律賓時，不需護照及簽證等。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20200209/00180_010.html
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision last week to retain, for now, a long-standing military pact with the United States reflects Manila’s shifting geopolitical calculations as Beijing’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea fuels anxieties in the region, analysts say.
The experts add that economic woes also factored into the move to keep the two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) – which is central to the Philippines-US military alliance – as the Philippines grapples with the financial fallout from lockdowns to curb the spread of the
coronavirus.https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3087810/philippines-move-keep-us-military-pact-reveals-shift-south-china
- 菲律賓政府上周五禁止兩名支持該國前司法部長德利馬的美國參議員入境，總統杜特爾特發言人帕內爾羅同日表示，杜特爾特將正式拒絕任何訪美邀請，但強調決定與美國總統特朗普簽署《國防授權法》無關。德利馬過往常批評杜特爾特的掃毒行動，她前年被指涉及毒品交易被捕。美國民主黨籍參議員德賓及萊希要求釋放德利馬，並於《國防授權法》加入修正條款，禁止囚禁德利馬的外國官員入境。菲方不滿二人干涉內政，宣布禁止他們入境，更威脅取消美國公民的免簽待遇。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20191230/00180_015.html
Canada
- http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/07/31/15/philippines-protest-export-waste-canada The Philippines will file a third diplomatic protest with Canada for exporting tons of solid waste two years ago, the foreign ministry said on Friday, asking Ottawa to take back the shipment of household and street garbage.
Customs officials discovered that 48 containers, designated as carrying plastic scrap, contained solid waste when they were opened in May. The shipment was left unclaimed after arriving at the Manila International Container Port in 2013.
"The protest was to underscore the government's objection and to reiterate our request to the Canadian government to take appropriate action," Charles Jose, a foreign ministry spokesman, told local broadcaster ANC.
"We wanted Canada to take back the shipment or help us with the garbage problem. Canada has informed the Philippines it has no domestic law to compel local exporters to take the shipment back."
- 加拿大環境與氣候變化部表示，波洛萊物流公司（Bollore Logistics）經招標獲運送垃圾合約，六月底前完成清理，加拿大政府負責全部一百一十萬加元（約六百四十萬港元）費用。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190524/00180_016.html
mexico
- The Manila Galleons (Spanish: Galeón de Manila, Filipino: Kalakalang Galyon ng Maynila at Acapulco) were Spanish trading ships which made round-trip voyages once or twice per year across the Pacific Ocean from the port of Acapulco (present-day Mexico) to Manila in the Philippineswhich were both part of New Spain. The name of the galleon changed to reflect the city that the ship sailed from.[1] The term Manila Galleons is also used to refer to the trade route between Acapulco and Manila, which lasted from 1565 to 1815. The Manila Galleons were also known in New Spain as "La Nao de la China" (The China Ship) because it carried largely Chinese goods, shipped from Manila. The Manila Galleon trade route was inaugurated in 1565 after Augustinian friar and navigator Andrés de Urdaneta discovered the tornaviaje or return route from the Philippines to Mexico. The first successful round trips were made by Urdaneta and by Alonso de Arellano that year. The route lasted until 1815 when the Mexican War of Independence ended Spanish control of Mexican ports. The Manila galleons sailed the Pacific for 250 years, bringing to Spain their cargoes of luxury goods, slaves, economic benefits, and cultural exchange.
portugal
- [aranas]casoy, or cashews, were first introduced to philippines from their native brazil via portuguese traders (who first introduced the nut to asian continent thru india)
Spain
- Malacañang Palace (officially Malacañan Palace, colloquially "Malacañang"; Filipino: Palasyo ng Malakanyang, pronounced [paˈlɐ̞ʃo näŋ maläkɐˈɲäŋ]; Spanish: Palacio de Malacañán, pronounced [paˈla.θjo ðe malakaˈɲan]) is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines located in the capital city of Manila. The Palace is in fact a complex of buildings built largely in Spanish colonial and Neo-classical style.The original structure was built in 1750 by Don Luís Rocha as a summer house along the Pasig River. It was purchased by the state in 1825 as the summer residence for the Spanish Governor-General. After the June 3, 1863 earthquake destroyed the Palacio del Gobernador (Governor's Palace) in the walled city of Manila, it became the Governor-General's official residence. After sovereignty over the Islands was ceded to the United States in 1898, it became the residence of the American Governors, with General Wesley Merritt being the first. Since 1863, the Palace has been occupied by eighteen Spanish Governors-General, fourteen American Military and Civil Governors, and later the Presidents of the Philippines.
- Note that - "Malacañan" also means house of the fisherman in Spanish.
- [aranas] beef made its way to the philippines with the spanish who! at great expense and effort, imported cattle from their mexican territories
russia
- On Wednesday, a Russian diplomat in Manila said a joint military technical cooperation agreement was being discussed between officials from the Russian Federation and the Philippines. Discussions were “now going back and forth between the foreign offices of both countries”, said Denis Karanin, second secretary of the Russian Embassy in Manila, in a rare media briefing arranged by the Philippine Presidential Communications Operations Office. “Someone is offering a draft and there’s a counter-draft. I think it should be somewhere in the final stages already.”Such an agreement would cover, for instance, a factory that weapons maker Kalashnikov has long wanted to build. “It’s been discussed for quite a long time. Unfortunately, it does take a long time but we’re optimistic about that,” Karanin said.
The diplomat added that the first joint exercises had taken place when two Philippine warships, BRP Davao del Sur and BRP Tarlac, visited the eastern city of Vladivostok last July. He also said Russian military schools had “standing invitations” for Philippine military trainees and cadets to study there. W
ith regard to Moscow’s desire for having a permanent Russian military presence in the Philippines in the form of a resupply base for its navy, Karanin said “no actual progress has been made”.“There’s a lot going on. It’s not just one project,” he said. “In 2017, we conducted training for [Duterte’s] presidential protection unit in Russia. They were quite excited by the training unit they went through. “Russia is definitely willing to share some of its technologies,” such as in cybersecurity, Karanin said. In fact, he revealed, Russian cybersecurity company Bizon had already “signed a contract with some Philippine government structures to enhance their cybersecurity”.“Kaspersky Lab wants to establish a permanent presence in the Philippines,” he added.
Since 1976, when Manila formally established diplomatic relations with Moscow, in a bid to deny the local communist rebels a potential ally, the goodwill never went beyond inviting the Bolshoi Ballet to Manila.https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3050323/duterte-eyes-russian-arms-after-scrapping-us-defence-pactRussia and China
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20160929/00178_014.html 屢發表驚人言論的菲律賓總統迪泰特再有「新表態」，指菲國不會真正斬斷與長期盟友美國的關係，但已下定決心與中國、俄羅斯結成貿易聯盟，並計劃向中俄兩國開放全部的貿易以及商業領域。
australia
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/29/australia-offers-to-train-philippine-army-in-fight-against-islamic-state
japan
- 菲律賓當局昨日接收了三架由日本所贈的二手TC90訓練機。該國國防部長洛倫扎納表示，即使中方反對，該國仍會在鄰近南海水域的華屬淺灘上空巡邏，並會使用日本所贈的TC90訓練機。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180327/00178_009.html
- Philippine and Japanese officials signed here Tuesday (June 18) an agreement providing the Philippines with USD202.04-million loan from Japan to finance the construction and improvement of roads in Mindanao’s conflict-affected areas, including the war-torn city of Marawi.https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1072734
- https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3027971/philippines-stateless-descendants-soldiers-long-japanese Two days of interviews with elderly, war-displaced Japanese descendants in the Philippines wrapped up on Wednesday, with the so-called Nikkeijin hoping to acquire Japanese citizenship. Representatives from the Japanese Embassy and from a national federation of Filipino-Japanese descendants met seven Nikkeijin to ascertain links with their Japanese fathers who were separated from them immediately before or during World War II. While many such formal interviews with the backing of Japan’s Foreign Ministry have been held since 2016, it was the first time for them to be conducted in the western island-province of Palawan, where 47 individuals have so far been recorded to be children of Japanese fathers and Filipino mothers who were born before or during the wartime. Twenty-two of the 47 are still alive, according to Norihiro Inomata of the Philippine Nikkei-Jin Legal Support Center, which is spearheading efforts to help the descendants acquire Japanese citizenship, in cooperation with the Nippon Foundation.
malaysia
- Laguna Restaurant, a two minute walk downhill from St. John’s Cathedral – the centre of Catholic worship in Kuala Lumpur – is a home away from home for
Philippine expatriates in Malaysia hankering for a taste of the motherland. Owner Ronnie Tan launched Laguna six and half years ago after spotting a gap in the market in
- 人服務的餐廳或商戶。他表示：「我們應該優先考慮菲律賓企業，如果來自中國的投資者進入中小型企業領域，那將令人擔憂，因為我們許多同胞將被剝奪投資機會。」https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190511/00180_013.html
- 菲律賓首都馬尼拉周二爆發反華示威，數十名學生在中國大使館外手持標語、揮舞菲律賓國旗及唱國歌（右及下圖），要求中國停止令菲律賓墮入債務陷阱，並要求中國歸還南海的主權。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190612/00180_025.html
China
- diplomatic history
- http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20180128/PDF/a18_screen.pdf明永乐三年（一四○五年），郑和巡莅菲律宾群岛，奉帝旨册封侨领许柴佬为吕宋总督，统揽当地财、政、军大权。一四一七年，苏禄王率使团来朝，史载 “永乐十五年，其国东王巴都葛叭答剌、西王麻哈剌叱葛剌麻丁、峒王妻都葛巴剌蔔并率其家属以及头目凡三百四十馀人，浮海来朝，进金缕表文，献珍珠、宝石、 玳瑁诸物。”在归国途中，东王因患急病，卒于山东德州会同馆。明成祖闻之不胜哀悼，按照中国王制，在当地为东王营造陵墓。葬事毕，东王 王妃及次子温哈剌、三子安都鲁等十馀人留在德州守墓，自此落地生根。因应苏禄王国政教合一的穆斯林信仰，明廷还特别在陵墓西南侧建清真寺一座，并调派夏、 马、陈三户回族人家助为守墓。对此，明末大儒顾炎武曾作《过苏禄国王墓》，诗中有云“世有国人供洒扫，每勤词客驻轮蹄”，以寄託哀思。 事件本身十分不幸，但却衍生出跨越明清的绵长友谊故事。三百多年后，中国已然改朝换代，两国友谊却并未断绝。清雍正九年（一七三一年），苏禄王遣使来华， 抵京前曾特意到访德州。其时，东王后人早已入乡随俗，以当年留守德州两位王子名之首字音译，改为中国姓氏─安和温，并向使团提出入籍大清的请求。使团于是 以苏禄王名义，上书清廷，奏请准予归附。清廷查明议覆，准东王在华后裔“入籍德州”。“安温入籍传香火”，成为一时美谈。
- http://www.hkcd.com.hk/pdf/201510/1022/HZ20A22CZGG.pdf chinese consul (posted to hk from 2005 to 2010 hkej 22oct15 a15) in cebu shot, accompanying persons died, http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20151022/PDF/a24_screen.pdf ”在槍擊中身亡的兩名外交官分別為副總領事孫山（Sun Shan，音譯）和財務主管李輝（Li Hui ，音譯）。警方從現場收繳了一支口徑0.45吋的半自動手槍和三發子彈。 巴納斯説，警方拘捕一名譯音為李青令（Li Qing Ling）的男子（60歲）和其57歲的郭姓妻子，但有關槍擊事件的細節和動機仍不詳。兩人聲稱不會英語，拒絕接受警方問話。有消息稱李為一名退休領事。 餐廳閉路電視片段顯示，眾人在席間發生激烈爭執，男疑犯首先向宋榮華及副領事開槍，隨後再向一名財務部職員頭部開槍，其在犯案後離開餐廳，他妻子則將手槍收起。 宋榮華1962年10月生。1987年進入外交部，此後在新西蘭、日本、香港等地任外交官。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20151022/00178_001.html事發後，圍觀群眾及趕抵現場的警車、救護車，將沿街道路堵塞得水洩不通。警方其後將名為李清令（Li Qingling，音譯，六十歲）及郭靜（Guo Jing，音譯，五十七歲）的涉案夫婦拘捕，並查扣一把點四五口徑手槍。有外國傳媒引述當地警方發言人，稱女疑犯身份為該領事館的外交官，事後宣稱要求外交豁免權。另有消息指，男疑犯為退休領事。http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1870707/chinese-diplomat-and-husband-held-cebu-police-over
- http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20161008/PDF/a9_screen.pdf 10月5日，菲律賓總統杜特爾特任命資深媒體人仙沓．羅馬那（見圖）出任菲駐中國大使。仙沓．羅馬那現年68歲，現為菲律賓中國研究協會會長，也在菲律賓國立大學講授“中國研究”科目，對中國事務有深入了解，是菲律賓著名中國問題專家。仙沓．羅馬那獲得總統任命後表示，“我希望能肩負起推動國家利益和改善菲律賓和中國之間關係的挑戰”。與此同時，杜特爾特總統簽署了委任華商施恭旗為“菲律賓總統中國事務特使”的文件。這將是上好佳集團董事長施恭旗第三次出任菲律賓總統中國事務特使。http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2016-10/08/content_26985155.htm
- 中国国务院总 理李克强当地时间15日在马尼拉展开对菲律宾的访问行程，当日下午李克强与菲律宾总统杜特尔特于总统府马拉卡南宫举行会谈，中菲双方共签署包括经贸、投 资、基建、扫毒、国防工业等14份合作协议。李克强表示，中国将为菲律宾南部城镇马拉维市战后重建提供1.5亿元人民币的无偿援助，并指在杜特尔特的带领 下，马拉维将很快完成重建工作。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20171116/PDF/a6_screen.pdf
- 菲律賓總統杜特爾特結束中國之行，前日返國。他當日在機場發表演講，稱此行兩國簽署了九項約值九十八億美元（約七百六十四億港元）的商業投資協議，將為菲律賓人創造一萬個工作機會。他又指，其中簽署了中國僱用菲國英語教師的諒解備忘錄，中國今年起將僱用兩千名菲國英語教師，另中國將向菲國提供五億元人民幣無償援助。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180415/00178_011.html
- 中國國家主席習近平周二抵達菲律賓進行國事訪問，與菲律賓總統杜特爾特會面，雙方見證廿九項合作協議的簽署，涵蓋油氣開發、基建、農業，以及人道援助等項目。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20181121/00178_007.html
- http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20161118/PDF/a6_screen.pdf 本月14至17日，中國商務部亞洲司 司長吳政平率工作組訪問菲律賓。商 務部新聞發言人孫繼文17日在例會上 介紹，會談期間，雙方一致同意，中 國商務部高虎城部長和菲律賓貿工部 長洛佩茲將於2017年初共同在菲主持 召開中菲經貿聯委會第28次會議。中 方還承諾，願繼續促進擴大自菲進口 ，推動中資企業擴大對菲投資，探討 在菲建設經貿合作區。 推動中企擴大對菲投資 孫繼文說，雙方在會談中還表示 將抓緊商簽《中菲經濟技術合作發展 規劃（2017-2022）》，確定雙方合 作的重點領域。
- http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-philippines-idUSKBN1571GJ China has agreed to cooperate with the Philippines on 30 projects worth $3.7 billion focusing on poverty reduction, the two countries said after a meeting in Beijing on Monday. Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng announced the deals without giving details, saying it was an "initial batch" of projects that still needed to be finalised and paperwork still needed to be processed by the banks involved.
- 中國安排由商務部長鍾山率領的團隊，昨日率團赴菲進行為期4日的訪問，官方稱此訪將推動兩國務實合作取得新進展。菲律賓投資署負責人則表示，有5家中國企業擬在當地投資超過100億美元（約合港幣776.39億元）的項目。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2017/03/07/a20-0307.pdf 钟山介绍了联委会六个方面的重要成果。一是双方将加强“一带一路”倡议与“菲律宾雄心2040”战略对接，为双方经贸务实合作提供更多发展机遇；二是双方共同确认将正式签署《中菲经贸合作六年发展规划》，中方金融机构将为有关项目落实提供必要的融资支持；三是双方就一批优先合作和事关民生的项目深入讨论并达成共识；四是中方愿继续扩大自菲进口有竞争力的产品，鼓励中方企业对菲投资，积极参与菲律宾基础设施建设和民生改善工程。双方还将积极探讨在菲合作建设工业园，加强中菲製造业合作，为菲律宾创造更多就业机会；五是中方支持杜特尔特总统领导的菲律宾政府发展经济、改善民生，营造良好的内外部发展环境；六是双方同意在多边体制下加强合作，积极推动区域全面伙伴关系协定（RCEP）谈判，争取在年内达成协议。洛佩兹表示，本次经贸联委会确定了三个使用中方优惠贷款的优先项目，分别是奇科河灌溉项目、新世纪水源─卡利瓦水坝项目和南北铁路的南线项目。他希望继续扩大双边贸易规模，欢迎更多中国企业来菲投资兴业。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20170308/PDF/a21_screen.pdf
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20170318/00178_017.html國務院副總理汪洋前日抵達菲律賓首都馬尼拉，展開四日訪問行程，並出席「中國與東盟旅遊合作年」開幕式，期間將與菲國總統杜特爾特會面。中國政府將向菲律賓提供價值五億五千萬元（人民幣‧下同）的援助，用於建設橋樑和一個戒毒項目。
- The delegation, led by Duterte’s Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, will meet Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan and officials at the Ministry of Commerce, China’s Export-Import Bank and China International Development Cooperation Agency, which reviews foreign aid projects. They will also brief potential investors from the private sector.https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/3002366/philippines-goes-cap-hand-china-water-shortage-bites
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20150715/00184_009.html 今年的APEC峰會將於十一月在菲律賓馬尼拉舉行，據菲媒引述外交人士透露，中國國家主席習近平可能抵制這次APEC峰會。看來，阿基諾三世也不笨，想先放氣球，測試一下北京的態度。菲律賓消息人士說，習近平之所以改變想法不參加今年的APEC峰會，同阿基諾上個月訪問日本時的不當言論有關，阿基諾當時將中國在南海的行為比喻為納粹德國的擴張主義。該消息人士說：「阿基諾的言論真的激怒了習近平。」
- 外交部發言人華春瑩26日在例行記者會上介紹了第22次中國和菲律賓外交磋商的成果與亮點。華春瑩表示，23日在馬尼拉舉行的本次磋商是去年中菲關係升格為全面戰略合作關係後兩國間首次外交磋商。雙方就中菲關係發展、各領域合作及國際地區問題充分溝通，就堅持三個大方向達成重要共識http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20190727/PDF/a14_screen.pdf
- joint commission of commerce and trade
- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2016-08/18/content_26515263.htm China and the Philippines have agreed to restart the joint commission oncommerce and trade to increase trade between the two countries, after their tieswere jeopardized by an arbitration case over the South China Sea dispute. "Even though both countries have disagreements on other issues, it doesn't meanthey are incapable of building better business ties, especially in the fields of tradeand investment," Shen Danyang, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said onWednesday. The mechanism is a dialogue that addresses commercial and trade issuesbetween the two countries.
- https://udn.com/news/story/120944/4448225 菲華商聯總會是菲律賓規模最大的華商組織，施文界曾任理事長，在政商界頗具影響力。
- trade and investment ties
- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2016-11/18/content_27414348.htm
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20170316/00178_023.html中國商務部與菲律賓貿工部，昨在菲律賓馬尼拉舉行企業貿易對接會暨簽約儀式，廿一家中國企業與菲律賓對接企業共簽署七十三項貿易協議，合同金額超過十七億美元（約一百三十二億港元）。據悉有關項目涉及農業、紡織等，中國企業將增加進口香蕉、椰子油、木材、電解銅、鎳礦等菲國產品。
- http://www.scmp.com/business/global-economy/article/2113586/philippines-see-steady-investment-chinese-firms-excited
- investors fro philippines
- https://www.facebook.com/chinadaily/videos/236242827240468/ carlos chan
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20170209/00178_016.html菲律賓國防部長洛倫扎納前日表示，已向中國大使館提交一份防務援助清單，價值約一千四百萬美元（約一億港元）。此外，他又透露已向中國提出另一項追加採購要求，包括精確制導彈藥、小艇、無人機等，採購總價約五億美元（約三十九億港元），希望中方可以貸款，供菲方採購該批裝備。
- 中國增加對菲律賓的經濟及軍事援助。繼菲總統杜特爾特早前在東盟峰會上，感謝中方提供武器打擊恐怖分子後，菲財政部周二透露，中國將向菲提供七十三億四千萬美元（約五百七十三億港元）的貸款和援助，用於基礎設施建設等優先發展項目。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20171116/00178_016.html
- 興業銀行香港分行通過債券通成功投標菲律賓共和國2019年第一期人民幣債券，投標金額為2.5億元（人民幣，下同）。此次成功投資菲律賓熊貓債，是該行擴大「一帶一路」人民幣離岸業務的又一積極探索。該筆債券由菲律賓共和國在內地銀行間債券市場公開發行，由中國銀行作為牽頭主承銷商及簿記管理人，發行規模為25億元，期限3年，收益率3.58%。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2019/05/23/b03-0523.pdf
- https://www.smefinanceforum.org/post/from-our-members-bank-of-china-seeks-to-link-pilippines-smes-to-its-clients also china daily asia weekly 2-8 dec16
- A new offline e-payment system supported by China's mobile payment platform Alipay was rolled out Wednesday in Manila, showing the country's desire to accelerate the digitization to help facilitate the lives of Filipinos. At the launch ceremony, Philippine consumers experienced buying goods and services through scanning QR codes by a mobile phone app called GCash. Business owners also benefited from not having to install expensive machines as they only needed a QR code sticker which buyers can scan to pay. The offline e-payment technology of GCash mobile wallet app was shared by the Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate company of China's Alibaba Group. The app is owned by the Globe Telecom, which is a major provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines. Another partner of Alibaba is the Philippine retail and real estate giant Ayala Group, which leads to the Ayala owned shopping malls to firstly use the offline e-payment system in many of its shops and restaurants as well as in its cinemas. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/tech/2017-10/26/content_33723773.htm
- 據新華社報道，由中國銀行馬尼拉分行發起、菲律賓13家當地主要銀行為初始會員組成的菲律賓人民幣交易商協會當地時間30日在馬尼拉簽約成立。協會將在菲律賓中央銀行的指導監督下，推動建設兩國貨幣的直接交易市場，實現人民幣與菲律賓披索的直接交易兌換。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2018/10/31/a07-1031.pdf
- 22日，菲律宾伊洛伊洛市与比亚迪联合宣布，为彻底解决交通拥堵难题，将联手在该市修建首期20公里的云轨线路，预计将于2019年通车。这是比亚迪云轨问世一年来的首个海外订单，伊洛伊洛也由此成为比亚迪首个签约云轨的海外城市。 http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20170824/PDF/a20_screen.pdf
- 菲律賓去年耗資卅八億元披索（約五億八千萬港元）從中國進口四十八卡輕軌車廂（圖），卻因信號及軌道系統的相容性問題，該批車廂一直未開始使用。據菲律賓傳媒引述菲律賓交通部副部長查維斯表示，菲方將聘第三方機構檢測車廂，如果第三方認定車廂不適用於菲律賓軌道，菲方將考慮向中國退還該批車廂。中國製造商方面暫時未有回應。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20170915/00178_027.html
- maritime
- 中国与菲律宾海警于2月20日至22日在菲律宾苏比克举行了海警海上合作联合委员会（以下简称“联委会”）第二次筹备会暨成立会议。双方同意在打击毒品贩运等跨国犯罪、海上搜救、环境保护等领域开展多形式务实合作，并建立热线机制增进双方沟通。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20170223/PDF/a20_screen.pdf
- 中國海警局局長王仲才少將，昨日率團到訪菲律賓，並出席周二至周四在馬尼拉舉行的中菲海警聯委員會第三次會議。中國海警5204船上午抵達馬尼拉港，亦是中國海警船首次訪菲。另外中國海警2502艦艇編隊，昨在釣魚島海域巡航，為今年第二次。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20200115/00178_012.html
- ramos and nanhai territory dispute
- Former Philippines President Fidel Ramos on Tuesday named the head of a Chinese government think-tank among the experts and officials he hoped to meet on a trip to rekindle ties with China soured by a maritime dispute in the South China Sea. Ramos gave no details of his itinerary or of those he planned to meet, except for Wu Shicun, who heads the National Institute for South China Sea Studies think-tank, based on China's southern island of Hainan. Asked about others, such as China's former deputy minister for Foreign Affairs Fu Ying, Ramos said he did not know yet.
- http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20160812/PDF/a14_screen.pdf 據鳳凰衛視、BBC中文網報道：陪同拉莫斯訪港的前內政部長阿農南（Rafael Alunan）11日凌晨在臉譜上載多張照片，晚宴期間拉莫斯與傅瑩拿着一本拉莫斯的著作合照留念。阿農南留言表示
，此次晚宴由朋友安排，氣氛輕鬆，出席的還包括菲律賓駐港總領事。
- http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20161026/PDF/a14_screen.pdf 20日晚，在菲律賓總統杜特爾特及相關內閣部長見證下，中交疏浚（集團）股份有限公司（下稱“中交疏浚”）與菲律賓Mega Harbour港口發展公司，就達沃市海港開發項目簽署戰略合作協議。達沃項目將沿達沃灣約8公里海岸線進行填海造地，填海面積208公頃，分四個島進行開發建設。
- They will convene early in 2017 to flesh out a 6-year plan on how to implement the $24 billion in investment and soft loan packages. A large-scale Chinese industrial park — similar to the ones in Cavite and Cebu — may also be set up in the country. http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/11/16/Chinese-official-PH-China-trade-is-for-mutual-benefit.html
- ppp http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2018/05/03/a06-0503.pdf
- and the signed six deals last week that boosted Beijing’s funding for the Southeast Asian nation to a total of US$924 million, but the amount is a long way from the US$9 billion pledged in 2016. The discrepancy has left critics asking what Philippine President has to show for his policy pivot to China, which he previously touted as a boon for trade and .The latest agreements included feasibility studies for two construction jobs tied to Duterte’s Build, Build, Build programme, an infrastructure initiative he promised would spur economic growth.The projects – a 27.1 billion peso (US$530 million) bridge linking Panay and Guimaras islands in the central Philippines, and a 25.6 billion peso expressway in Duterte’s southern home city of Davao – are in the “advance stages of planning”, according to public works secretary Mark Villar.The studies are being financed by grants and carried out by state-owned Chinese firm CCCC Highway Consultants.https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3034666/china-promised-duterte-us9-billion-infrastructure-hes-had-only
- 菲律賓一批原住民，在當地時間周三到馬尼拉的中國駐菲律賓大使館門外抗議，要求中國停止在他們的祖先地興建兩座水壩。據指，該水壩工程獲中國政府開發援助，建成後當地的原住民將需搬遷。有原住民稱，兩座水壩建成後，當地多條村莊將被淹沒，逾萬五人恐流離失所。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180315/00178_005.html
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday witnessed the lowering of a time capsule, signaling the start of construction of two China-funded bridges across the Pasig River in the Philippine capital Manila. China has offered to build the 734-meter long Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila City and the 506-meter long Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge in Makati City that will help ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/18/c_137332585.htm
- northern Philippine province of Zambales has been without electricity for decades until this month when the Chinese company State Grid Corporation of China donated solar stations to the community.The poverty alleviation project, called "Brighten Up", provides electricity to nearly 400 houses owned by about 1,000 villagers, allowing them to make use of solar energy to light up their houses and power the appliances in the village.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2019-06/24/content_37483767.htm
- https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3038655/china-can-turn-philippine-national-power-grid-officials-say senators have called for an investigation into the security implications of China’s part ownership of the national energy grid after officials said engineers in Beijing could plunge the entire country into darkness with the flick of a switch.National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) president Melvin Matibag confirmed there was a “possibility” of such a scenario during deliberations in the Senate on Tuesday over the government budget for 2020.The State Grid Corporation of China holds a 40 per cent stake in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), a private consortium which bagged the franchise in 2009 to run the power lines.
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-telecoms/china-telecom-earmarked-as-philippines-3rd-telecoms-player-manila-officials-idUSKBN1E40KX Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte last month offered China the “privilege” of challenging a longstanding duopoly that has frustrated consumers because of slow and intermittent internet and mobile phone services.“The Chinese government selected China Telecom to invest in the Philippines upon invitation by President Duterte during the bilateral meeting last Nov. 16,” Eliseo Rio, secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, told Reuters.
- 菲律賓參議院周三在今年度的國家預算草案中新增條款，拒絕為政府和中國通信建設集團合作的「安全菲律賓」項目撥款。計劃包括斥資二百億披索（約三十億港元），在馬尼拉地鐵和達沃市安裝逾一萬個監控鏡頭協助執法。總統府發言人指，總統杜特爾特有權否決參議院決定，但強調政府不會讓國家安全受損。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190126/00180_011.html
- tourism
- http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20161025/PDF/a6_screen.pdf 日前，中菲簽署了《中華人民共和國國家旅遊局和菲律賓共和國旅遊部旅遊合作諒解備忘錄執行計劃（2017-2022）》。根據該執行計劃，雙方將在旅遊從業人員和管理人員交流、旅遊資訊交換、旅遊安全和質量保證、聯合推廣、旅遊培訓等方面開展合作。
- 3月27日下午，菲律宾投资与发展合作论坛在江苏南京举行，近20名菲方政企界代表先后介绍了菲律宾的旅游、人文及营商环境，并带来农业、基建、渔业、物流等建设项目，盼能吸引中国企业投资合作。而在菲律宾苏里高市，中菲合作建设项目“渔港小镇”的初步建设规划已经形成。该市市长助理欧内斯特表示，当地渔业和矿业资源十分丰富，也是棉兰老岛地区的经济增长中心。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20170328/PDF/a9_screen.pdf
- 藍鼎國際（0582）昨日宣佈，旗下Landing Philippines於菲律賓帕拉奈克市（Paranaque）Barangay Tambo內的娛樂城，經營設有娛樂場之綜合度假區計劃已獲得該市議會批准。公司已申請並正在等待其他相關部門的批准以開發和運營度假區。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2018/05/02/b02-0502.pdf
- china daily 2dec19 china philippines team up to cultivate high yield rice
- banana
- https://www.ft.com/content/3f6df338-056b-11e7-ace0-1ce02ef0def9 The Philippines has boasted of an early win in its pivot from the US to China: a surge in sales of tropical fruits for which President Rodrigo Duterte’s home island is renowned. Exports of Philippine bananas have soared since the outspoken leader’s landmark October trip to Beijing led China to lift import curbs imposed in the wake of maritime territory dispute. Manila’s banana diplomacy underlines the fruit’s role as a bellwether of the country’s domestic politics and Asia’s security dynamics. It has also raised questions about whether Mr Duterte is getting enough in return for a strategic shift in which he has embraced China and poured scorn on the US, a longtime ally, since taking office last June.
- The Philippine ambassador to China has said that a report that the Chinese government had threatened to cancel the passports of its citizens who were involved with Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) if they did not return home was “likely true.”Multiple sources told the Inquirer on Saturday that the cancellation of the passports was among the sanctions to be imposed by Beijing on Chinese Pogo workers who will not comply.https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1232244/ph-envoy-says-china-sanctions-likely-on-pogo-workers#ixzz6Ek8B0Wnz
- Deepening problems involving Chinese nationals working for offshore gambling operators in were reported to the country’s Senate on Thursday, including an alleged attempt to set up a firing range near the workers’ housing. The complaint was made in a video presentation to the Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations, popularly known as the blue-ribbon committee, by residents of Multinational Village, a gated community in Paranaque City, south of Manila. Sonia Lopez, one of the members of the homeowners’ group, told the committee they had managed to put a stop to firing range plan, which another unnamed resident said was intended “to teach gun enthusiasts [among the Chinese workers] to be responsible gun owners” – this despite private gun ownership being illegal in China and foreigners being barred from owning or carrying guns under Philippine law. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3065267/philippine-senate-opens-probe-crimes-linked-chinese-run
- https://www.facebook.com/chinadaily/photos/a.195840701290.169085.191347651290/10155771802361291/ sigened bilateral agreement on mutual recognition of higher education in 2009
- 北京大學醫學院一名來自菲律賓的留學生，因中文水平不佳，先要到山東大學進行為期一年的漢語補習，但他竟獲得四十七萬元（人民幣‧下同，約五十三萬港元）獎學金。事件曝光後，有網民批評北大收生標準太低。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190821/00178_017.html
- 菲律賓總統杜特爾特上周訪華參加博鰲論壇時表示，菲律賓現階段比任何人都更需要中國，並特別強調菲律賓的勞工問題極待解決。近日有菲國媒體透露，中菲已簽署協定，北京、上海等五個中國城市將從菲國引入卅萬勞工，其中包括英語教師、廚師、看護、家務助理、音樂表演者和護士。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180421/00178_015.html
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- 菲媒引述菲律賓勞工部副部長透露 ，正與中國洽談讓菲律賓家傭到北京、 上海等5個主要城市打工，並研究月薪 10萬披索（約1.5萬港元）的可能性。金利通（8256）(listed in 2002) 上周五公布，附屬 「金飯碗 招聘網頁」已於7月25日與菲律賓八打 雁省（Batangas）政府簽訂備忘錄。該 省政府將在當地免費提供培訓場所予金 飯碗，作為為菲律賓出口人才提供粵語 及國語培訓之用。八打雁省北距菲律賓 首都馬尼拉約90公里，是甲拉巴松政區 首府。八打雁省內劃分為31個自治市及 3個城市，總人口接近300萬，能供充足 目標勞動力資源。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20170801/PDF/b8_screen.pdf, hkcd 29aug17 a9
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- Confusion lingers over whether the mainland is considering a plan to allow domestic helpers from the Philippines to be hired in five big cities, including Beijing and Shanghai.A Filipino official claimed China had been studying the possibility of such a plan and that there had been preliminary talks between middle-ranking officials from China and the Philippines. Dominador Say, undersecretary for employment and policy support at the Philippines department of labour and employment, said a representative from the Chinese embassy in Manila had visited the department last month to discuss a preliminary plan. “We talked about the possibility of hiring Filipino workers in China,” Say told the South China Morning Post yesterday.However, Say said he could not remember the name or title of the Chinese official. He was responding to queries about a report carried in the Manila Bulletin newspaper on Monday in which he discussed the plan. The Chinese embassy, however, told the Post that it was not aware of the matter and declined to comment further. The Philippines’ labour secretary, Silvestre Bello, on Monday also denied knowledge of the matter. Say was quoted as saying that the Chinese official he met had noted that many Chinese families could now afford to hire Filipino helpers, whom they liked for their peaceful culture and proficiency in English, which could help their children in their studies. In July 2015, Shanghai began allowing foreign residents to hire domestic helpers from overseas, but Chinese citizens were still banned from employing them.“In many of Beijing’s high-end residential communities, Filipino maids are frequently seen working illegally. The employment of these workers has become a fact on the mainland,” Miao Lu, secretary general of the Beijing-based Centre for China and Globalisation think tank, said.http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2104911/filipino-domestic-helpers-may-soon-be-legal-china
- http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2120230/do-they-speak-english-philippines-key-question-could Talks between China and the Philippines over whether more Filipinos will be allowed to seek employment in the mainland have been hindered by a row about whether such workers can be classified as native English speakers, according to a source familiar with the discussion.
- 本港一名女僱主申請菲傭來港工作，惟數月後將菲傭「過戶」予一名內地女子，菲傭更被帶返內地工作，該名女僱主及僱傭中介公司男負責人早前在九龍城裁判法院被裁定「串謀詐騙」罪名成立，昨日分別被判刑，其中女僱主被判處監禁六個月，緩刑兩年；而僱傭中介公司男負責人則被判監禁六個月，即時入獄。今次是首次有外傭被帶返內地工作後，僱主及僱傭中介公司負責人被定罪及被判刑的個案。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20171229/00176_050.html
- 菲律賓官方再開腔要求中國引入菲國傭工。針對在中東打工的菲律賓女傭常遭僱主虐待、壓榨，甚至被性侵而自殺，菲律賓總統杜特爾特昨日表示，會向中國要求幫助，容許更多菲律賓勞工入華工作。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180128/00178_007.html
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2145421/william-j-lima-hails-landmark-deal-opens-china-influx A top-level Philippine envoy to Beijing on Wednesday revealed that the two countries were close to a deal which would see the number of Filipino migrants employed in China swell to 500,000 – more than double the estimated current total.
- https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/2169478/filipino-domestic-workers-hong-kong-facing-more-expenses-new Hong Kong’s Filipino domestic workers have been hit with another mandatory fee by their home government, a week after vowing to fight against a plan to make domestic helpers take out insurance costing HK$1,200 (US$153) before heading abroad.Under a bill passed last week by the Philippine legislature, the helpers would be required to pay about 2,400 Philippine pesos, or about HK$350 a month, for social insurance that provides retirement and health benefits through the country’s Social Security System (SSS) from next year. The amount is equivalent to 8 per cent of a helper’s wage of HK$4,520 a month.The bill, which is expected to be signed into law later this year by Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, also requires all departing overseas Filipino workers to pay at least three monthly contributions before they can leave for their job destinations. Prior to the bill, departing workers could opt out of paying for SSS membership.Last week, Filipino workers’ groups in Hong Kong vowed to fight tooth and nail against a plan by Manila’s Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to make domestic helpers take out insurance.
- 菲律賓愛情喜劇《你好，愛，再見》(Hello，Love，Goodbye)，講述菲國家庭傭工在香港打拚的故事，因描述海外傭工為家庭奮鬥、追逐夢想，贏得觀眾共鳴，創下菲律賓國產電影最高票房。《你好，愛，再見》於7月31日在菲國上映，僅上映3天，票房已達1.108億披索(約1,674萬港元)，全球票房截至9月3日達8.806億披索(約1.33億港元)，成為菲律賓國產電影史上賣座冠軍。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2019/09/09/a36-0909.pdf
- http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20161020/PDF/a10_screen.pdf菲律賓總統杜特爾特18日晚抵達北京，對中國進行國事訪問。隨行人員有菲律賓外交部、財政部 、農業部等部長級官員 ，以及數百名企業界人士和媒體記者。據隨行菲華商聯總會理事長張昭和透露 ，此次隨同菲律賓總統訪華的商業代表團有250名菲律賓商界人士，當中95%是閩籍 ，最著名的有菲華商聯總會永遠名譽理事長、菲律賓航空大王陳永栽。記者從福建省有關部門獲悉，在打擊毒品及建立戒毒中心方面，菲律賓已獲閩商資助，其中一座大型戒毒中心將於11月動工開建。據了解 ，這座戒毒中心由菲律賓友好基金會捐建，該基金創辦人為中信建明集團總裁許明良，祖籍福建泉州。早前有報道指，許明良13日獲杜特爾特接見。另據 《參考消息》報道 ，菲律賓政府12日宣布 ，菲律賓獲中國富商資金，將在 11月開設可容納1萬名吸毒者的大規模戒毒中心。捐贈者是北京福建企業總商會名譽會長、世紀金源集團董事局主席黃如論。黃如論，出生福州連江縣，為旅菲華僑。菲律賓與福建淵源深厚。數據顯示，菲律賓有200多萬華人，其中 85% 祖籍福建 。閩籍鄉親除在菲律賓商界地位舉足輕重 ，於政界地位同樣顯赫。在菲律賓歷屆總統中，都有來自福建血緣關係，如菲律賓國父黎剎祖籍福建晉江，杜特爾特外公來自福建廈門，菲律賓前任總統阿基諾三世祖籍福建漳州，前總統阿羅約不僅是福建移民後裔，還是福建人媳婦 。
- 世界福州十邑同鄉總會（世福總會）第十三屆第一次會議日前在菲律賓馬尼拉召開，來自世界各地的世福總會的80名理事代表出席會議。中國駐菲律賓大使館一等祕書兼領事陳美鑾出席會議與大家合照。 21日下午，中國駐菲律賓大使會見了世福總會榮譽會長、會長、副會長、祕書長等25位鄉親。香港福建僑民會永遠榮譽會長吳換炎、林祥華，名譽會長洪東生，會長吳文侯，理事長嚴依明，監事長林紹雄，常務副理事長兼祕書長陳金霖，常務副監事長林錦雯，副理事長陳忠晃等組團參加會議。僑民會代表團成員抵達菲律賓機場時受到旅菲福州同鄉會鄉親們的熱烈歡迎。會議審議通過了香港新界西福州十邑同鄉會成為世福總會的團體會員，香港新界西福州十邑同鄉會理事長洪東生當選世福總會副會長。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20150827/PDF/b9_screen.pdf
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- 在闯南洋等浪潮中，亦有许多华人往菲律宾谋生。在菲国一亿人口中，约有一百万华人，以及一千万混血华裔。华裔虽然所佔人口比例不大，但却贡献良多， 在各行各业发挥着中流砥柱的作用。作为社会精英阶层，华人把握着菲国经济命脉，囊括菲律宾富豪三甲，创造了一个又一个财富神话。华人施至成是菲律宾首富， 他白手兴家，在亚洲率先引入大型综合购物中心经营模式，位列美国福布斯全球富豪百人榜单，在全球华人富豪排名中，更是名列前茅。民间的迁徙与交往，带动文化的交流与融合。时至今日，妈祖信仰、福建方言、春节民俗及麵线、烧包等饮食风俗，早已融入菲律宾多元文化，成为萦绕两国民众的情感纽带。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20180128/PDF/a18_screen.pdf
- 由菲律賓華人團體等打造、擺設於馬尼拉市羅哈斯大道的一座「慰安婦」銅像，前日深夜遭不明人士強行拆除。菲律賓華裔青年聯合會創會會長洪玉華與菲律賓婦女聯盟均發表聲明強烈譴責，菲律賓婦聯稱，這是對菲律賓婦女尊嚴的褻瀆。日本在一九四二年至四五年佔領菲國期間，迫使菲國女性當慰安婦。該「慰安婦」銅像是由菲律賓華社熱心人士、華僑抗日游擊隊老戰士和菲律賓慰安婦組織Lila Filipina共同建造，並獲菲律賓國家歷史委員會支持。銅像去年落成後，引起日本駐菲大使館的強烈不滿，並持續與菲國外交部和馬尼拉市政府交涉。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180429/00178_014.html
- 一名在菲律賓工作的中國籍戴姓男子，疑因與同胞僱主存在錢債糾紛未清而遭對方禁錮。戴男上周五成功逃脫並試圖爬窗逃生時，不料墮樓身亡。菲律賓總統府周日表示，總統杜特爾特已要求下令徹查真相。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190813/00178_023.html
- 報導表示，施文界感染新冠肺炎去世的消息震驚當地僑界，菲律賓福建總商會昨天致函北京市僑務辦公室求助，指菲律賓華人華僑正面臨求醫無門的困境。信函請求中方派出醫療隊協助菲律賓政府、華僑抗疫，幫助確診病人隔離治療，以及提供醫療藥物和防疫裝備等。https://udn.com/news/story/120944/4448225
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20160206/00178_021.html中國農曆新年即將到來之際，約四十名菲律賓民眾身穿紅色T恤，面戴面具，昨日在馬尼拉中國駐菲律賓大使館外示威。他們手舉燈籠和標語牌，上面寫着「緩解緊張局勢，維護區域和平」。有示威者表示，選擇在中國農曆新年即將開始時舉行抗議，是要呼籲中國政府盡快就導致南中國海緊張局勢的重大領土爭端進行談判，促進和平。
- 菲律賓國營廣播電台與中國國際廣播電台合作的一個節目，最近被指吹捧中國，引起菲觀眾不滿。有網民指反對繳稅支付節目製作費用。另有網民提議，在電台的社交網專頁留負評，甚至舉報該節目的貼子為恐怖主義、假新聞等。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20200513/00178_009.html
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- hpa何設計 won the bid of a smart city project in manila bay hket 10jul17 a15, http://www.hkcd.com.hk/pdf/201707/0711/HA04711CEBA.pdf man made island development ; 谈及致胜秘诀，副董事总经理何力治透露，“我们不只是则师，更担起统筹角色，联合银行、会计师、估价行及项目顾问等，协助开发商解决融资及规划等一条龙服务，加上我们在内地与东南亚设计过多个成功项目，结果成功赢得这个估值逾千亿元大项目。”http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20170903/PDF/a3_screen.pdf
- 银河娱乐（00027）确认进军菲律宾市场，集团副主席吕耀东表示，刚于本周三与菲律宾总统杜特尔特及其团队，并跟Leisure & Resorts World Corporation（LRWC）会面，双方研究合作在长滩岛发展一个世界级沙滩度假村。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20171209/PDF/a14_screen.pdf
- ：银河娱乐（00027）宣布，旗下全资拥有子公司获菲律宾娱乐和博彩（PAGCOR）发出临时博彩牌照，将于长滩岛购入超过20公顷土地，用作发展综合度假村及赌场。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20180322/PDF/a17_screen.pdf
- 《華爾街日報》昨引述消息指，菲律賓迫於環保壓力叫停銀河娛樂（0027）長灘島博彩項目。負責菲律賓國內博彩業監管的Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (簡稱Pagcor) 3月份向銀娛頒發了臨時許可，允許該公司在長灘島開設一個博彩和度假項目。但在長灘島開發博彩項目的決定引發了環保組織的批評。另外，銀娛昨宣佈，擴大集團在日本的發展團隊，委任陳應達為首席營運總監-日本發展。陳應達多年來在澳門其中一家綜合度假村從事管理職務，在博彩度假村、酒店及業務拓展方面擁有廣泛的經驗，他曾領導多個多元化核心業務團隊，並成功發展、營運及建立博彩度假村業務。陳應達將於日本履新，任命於2018年4月10日生效。銀娛又提名萬卓祺加入董事會。萬卓祺於2009年加入銀娛，成為總裁及首席營運總監負責澳門營運，並自2015年起出任總裁負責國際發展。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2018/04/13/b03-0413.pdf
- Hong Kong’s Suncity Group Holdings Ltd (1383.HK) unveiled plans on Tuesday to enter the fast-growing Philippines gambling market, with a deal to operate a casino and resort in the country’s version of the Las Vegas gaming strip.The deal marks the Hong Kong group’s first step in tapping Manila’s gaming industry, which has grown rapidly over the past decade, attracting foreign entrants and generating tax revenue.Suncity said in a statement it has acquired a majority stake in the Philippines’ Suntrust Home Developers Inc (SUN.PS), which plans to co-develop and then manage and operate a five-star hotel and casino in Manila. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-casino-suncity-group/hong-kongs-suncity-to-operate-philippine-casino-resort-idUSKBN1X80AG
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- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2153232/philippines-envoy-urges-hong-kong-government-open The Philippine consul general in Hong Kong wants the local government to follow in the footsteps of neighbouring regions and open up the market to qualified professionals from his country. Six months after arriving in a city that is home to more than 200,000 Filipinos, Antonio A Morales also called for more prosecutions and convictions of employment agents who charge illegal fees, as he promised to open another shelter for domestic workers who are victims of abuse. “Singapore, for instance, has welcomed Filipino nurses, engineers, technicians, but here that does not happen much,” Manila’s top envoy to the city said, in his first in-depth interview since he took over the post.
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- 菲律賓的前輩告知，在五、六十年代，馬尼拉依然是「亞洲國際都會」、日本主導的亞洲開發銀行也選擇馬尼拉為總部之時，真的出現過「港傭姐姐」。當時菲律賓披索兌港元的匯率大概是1:3，現在卻是6.5:1，箇中的差距，反映了這些年來的此消彼長。https://simonshen.blog/2018/08/01/%E5%BE%8Cai%E6%99%82%E4%BB%A3%E7%B6%93%E6%BF%9F%E7%94%A2%E6%A5%AD%EF%BC%9A%E7%94%B1%E3%80%8C%E9%AB%98%E7%AB%AF%E8%8F%B2%E5%82%AD%E3%80%8D%E8%AB%87%E8%B5%B7/
- http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20150807/00176_125.html立法會議員劉慧卿（卿姐）近日與助理前往菲律賓，同當地政府官員傾外傭中介公司濫收費用嘅問題，短短四日已使咗四萬蚊，加埋下星期到印尼，預計兩次公幹要使約十萬蚊，不過就全部自費。卿姐話，使費咁貴主要係用喺交通同租住酒店。其中酒店費要雙計，因為同佢隨行嘅係男助理，佢哋一人一間房，咪搞到咁貴囉！咁佢下星期去印尼時帶嘅係女助理，咪可以慳啲？點知卿姐想助理住得舒服啲，所以都係一人一間房喎！咁使法，難怪菲印兩次行程加埋要使約十萬蚊喇。講番菲律賓之行，卿姐話，雖然當地禁止中介公司收取任何中介費，但係濫收情況不絕，有啲收取十萬蚊或六個月人工。菲律賓當局過去三年因此取消一百七十六間中介牌照，但問題仍嚴重，佢促請兩地政府加強合作，利用放蛇等方法阻止問題發生。
- http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20150808/PDF/a4_screen.pdf 香港目前有約17.8萬名來自菲律賓外傭，佔香港33.7萬名外傭總數53%。勞工及福利局局長張建宗昨日與菲律賓勞工與就業部部長Rosalinda Dimapilis Baldoz率領的訪港高層代表團會面，雙方就有關外傭多項課題交換意見。雙方重申會繼續致力加強合作，以保障在香港菲籍外傭福祉。雙方同意成立一個高層次互訪計劃，讓兩地政府高層官員定期互相分享其在保障外傭方面最新政策及工作。雙方也同意會繼續緊密合作，以提高中介費用透明度，避免兩地中介公司向外傭收取任何非法費用。
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- 新任菲律賓勞工與就業部部長Silvestre H. Bello III近日訪港，香港特區勞工及福利局局長張建宗上周五特別設宴歡迎他與其團隊，並就共同關注的議題交換意見。張建宗昨日在其網誌上以「港菲雙邊合作 保障外傭權益」為題撰文指出，特別行政區政府一向十分重視保障34.7萬名居港外籍家庭傭工的權益，並致力確保香港繼續是外傭安全和理想的工作地方。他期望與菲律賓當局繼續深化在保障外傭及其僱主權益方面的合作。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2016/09/30/a05-0930.pdf
- 一名菲律賓女傭今年七月在深圳墮樓身亡，引起菲律賓駐港總領事館關注，其家人懷疑女死者生前被安排到內地工作，入境處將案件轉交警方有組織罪案及三合會調查科（O記）跟進，警方於八月拘捕香港僱主夫婦，懷疑二人涉嫌串謀詐騙，訛稱聘請的外傭只在港工作。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20171229/00176_051.html
- 聘請菲傭的本港僱主或失預算。菲律賓勞工及就業部門昨突然宣布，由本月十三日至十二月一日約三周內，暫緩接受及審批海外就業證明（Overseas Employment Certificates）的申請，令全球包括本港在內的僱主暫時無法聘請新菲傭。本港勞工處證實事件，會與菲律賓駐港領事館跟進，希望可以盡量減低對來港菲傭的影響。據了解，續辦OEC的菲傭不受影響。有外傭中介公司估計，數千名菲傭將受影響，又擔心三周後解禁正值聖誕旅遊旺季，僱主需多花額外成本聘請菲傭來港。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20171111/00176_060.html
- 有菲律賓外傭團體昨日（12日）到菲律賓駐港總領事館示威，批評OEC影響逾七萬名海外菲傭的生計，屬政治勒索，要求菲政府廢除OEC。署理行政長官張建 宗向聘用菲傭家庭派定心丸說，受影響的本地家庭可尋找政府協助轉介非政府機構，提供託兒及社區保母等服務，入境處亦可以彈性處理約滿外傭留港期限。勞工處 回覆指，獲菲律賓當局轉知於十一月十一日或之前獲簽發工作簽證的外傭不受今次OEC影響。發起請願的組織United Filipinos in Hong Kong主席Dolores T.Balladraes估計，政策影響七萬五千名到海外就業的菲傭生計，擔心會有本港僱主因為等不及菲傭來港，而決定不再聘請家傭。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20171113/00176_030.html
- 有本港菲傭透露，有朋友到澳門工作兩年卻毋須持有OEC；本港僱傭代理懷疑，因澳門等多個海外地區有不少無良中介，直接非法聘請無海外工作證明（OEC） 的菲傭，從而引起菲政府關注，成為是次禁令之導火線。澳門外僱團體表示，因本地聘用的菲傭較多是約滿香港僱主後，來澳成功搵工獲聘後而申請逗留許可而留 澳，有關暫停措施對澳門影響微。據勞工事務局數字，至今年九月底全澳門有外傭兩萬六千多名，當中菲傭佔約一半的一萬三千多名。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20171113/00176_031.html
- 菲律賓政府暫緩向菲律賓海外員工發出「海外工作證明」（OEC）三個星期後，昨日終於恢復申請及審批。菲律賓駐港總領事館勞工領事加利德拉陶端表示，停辦證明期間大約積壓了一千二百個前往香港的申請，菲律賓當地部門現正加快處理，但由於涉及全球各地的積壓申請近七萬五千宗，需時處理，加上需視乎機位供應情況，目前難以估計受影響菲傭最快何時來港。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20171205/00176_043.html
- Last year alone, the Philippine consulate handled 213 cases related to health and medical problems. At least 37 Filipino domestic workers died in Hong Kong over the same time period, many because of an illness. As well as solidifying the health check-up programme, Dela Torre is also leaving as part of his legacy a database that will help to flag malpractice by agencies and employers. The system, which is currently under development, “is going to make us stronger in our fight against human trafficking and against rough agencies as well as abusive employers,” he said.https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3003198/outgoing-philippine-labour-official-jalilo-dela-torre
- https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3026098/hong-kong-social-enterprise-claims-unfair-treatment-investigation The Philippine government is investigating its officials in Hong Kong over the consulate’s introduction of a new database designed to better protect the city’s thousands of Filipino domestic workers – a move the company developing the platform suggests is aimed at discrediting it. Social enterprise Polaris Tools, which has been working on the system, said it had not been contacted about the government’s concerns.
- https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3003998/philippine-senate-hopefuls-appeal-expat-votes-hong-kong The election for the bicameral Congress and local officials is seen as a referendum on populist President Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte’sgovernance, described as a train wreck by his critics but hailed as helping the people by his diehard supporters. Hong Kong could play a crucial role, as it has the biggest bloc of overseas absentee voters. About half of some 87,000 registered Filipino voters in the city will begin casting their votes on April 13 for a month, closing on May 13 at 4pm at the Bayanihan centre in Kennedy Town. It could be the bellwether for an Otso Diretso win or a pro-Digong victory.
- 盧東尼（葡萄牙語：Antonio "Tony" Arevalo Jr.或簡稱Tony A；1954年－），是香港著名音樂人，主要擔任編曲工作。為菲律賓裔，於70年代起到90年代初活躍於香港樂壇，一共編寫過超過1,000多首香港流行歌曲。盧東尼近年居於加拿大溫哥華[1]，香港藝人在當地開演唱會時，多會禮聘他出任音樂總監。
- Causeway Bay resident Larry Sevilla died on March 10, a day after he was struck by a car exiting a car park. According to a report by sunwebhk.com, 51-year-old Sevilla was walking past the exit of a car park on Canal Road East, corner Russel Street, in Wanchai carrying clothes from the laundry when he was struck at 8:34 p.m. on March 9 by an exiting Tesla car driven by a 74-year-old man surnamed Lo. Hailing from Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, Sevilla was the founder of 1Ganap Guardians and vice chairman of Duterte Alliance Hong Kong, according to the Filipino community in Hong Kong.
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