A Pocket Guide to the PhilippinesAmerican Forces Information Service, Department of Defense, 1982 - 58 Seiten |
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Seite 3 - Two horizontal bands-the top blue, the bottom red -joined at the staff side with a white triangle. Centered on the triangle is a yellow, eight-rayed sun. In each corner of the triangle is a yellow sun. Economy GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT (GNP): $10.7 billion (1973 est.).
Seite 6 - Asia, forming a land chain between the Pacific Ocean on the east and the South China Sea on the west. It is separated from the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the north and Malaysia and Indonesia on the--$c/ulr/ py sfaajt&^Jffa miles wide and from- Viefc&a» and the People's Republic of China on the west by the 600-mile breadth of the South China Sea.
Seite 13 - ... organizational breakdown. Despite the shaken state of the country, the United States and the Philippines decided to move forward with plans for independence. On July 4, 1 946, the Philippine Islands became the independent Republic of the Philippines, in accordance with the terms of the Tydings-McDuffie Act. In 1962, the official Independence Day was changed from July 4 to June 12, commemorating the date independence from Spain was declared by General Aguinaldo in 1898. POST-INDEPENDENCE PERIOD...
Seite 10 - Filipina" was given to an island in honor of the Spanish crown prince who later became Philip II. Subsequently, the colony and the islands became known by that name.
Seite 13 - The efforts of the early years of independence were expended in rebuilding the country's economy, with the United States playing a major role in the reconstruction. Complicating the recovery efforts was the threat posed by the Communist-dominated Huk rebellion in the years 1945-53.
Seite 34 - Cebu, located in the center of the Visayan group of islands, is the oldest city in the Philippines.
Seite 29 - In the old section of Manila is the Walled City of Intramuros which was a Spanish settlement in the 16th century.
Seite 26 - If you hire one, make certain that you and the driver agree on the fare before you enter the vehicle.
Seite 18 - Catholic, making the country unique in that it is the only Christian nation in the Far East.
Seite 12 - Taft was inaugurated as the first Civil Governor of the Philippines on July 4, 1901. He set the tone for US control over the nation and its people with the motto, "the Philippines for the Filipinos.