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, Congress of the Philippines
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Republic Act No. 8972, known as the ''Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2000,'' provides for the development of a comprehensive program of social development and welfare services for solo parents and their children, to be carried out by several government agencies in coordination with local government uni...
 
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Republic Act No. 7941, more commonly known as the “Party-List System Act”, provides for the manner and process of electing party-list representatives to the House of Representatives, and specifically appoints the Commission on Elections to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for its implement...
 
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, Council of the Indies
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A royal grant is awarded to the Jesuit School at Santisimo Nombre de Jesus to continue their religious and charitable activities in the Philippines.
 
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, Council of the Yndias
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On 2 April 1532, the Council of Indies consults with Spain's King Charles I about its plan to secretly send a person aboard the Portugueses' ships to obtain information on Loaisa and his crew. The Council also reports and forwards suggestions regarding Spain's mining interests and operations in the ...
 
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, Department of Labor and Employment
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This paper, officially presented by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Philippine membership in the International Labour Organization (ILO) last year, starts by presenting a brief essay on globalization. It includes the challenges and opportu...
 
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, Felipe II
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In a royal decree dated 21 June 1574, Philip II confirms the title of Insigne e siempre leal Ciudad de Manila to Manila, and Nuevo Reyno de Castilla to Luzon. In a second decree dated on the same date, the King bestows the office of Corredor de Lonxa to the city of Manila.
 
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, Filipino and Japanese officials
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The following documents vividly show the extent of the Philippines-Japan relations from 1898 until 1900. Many of these documents were captured in the wagon train of Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo and in a great mass of revolutionary papers hidden in a cave in the mountains of Northern Luzon. These documents...
 
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, Filipino revolutionaries and Spanish army officers
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Ito ay kasulatan ng pagsuko ng mga Kastila sa Nueva Caceres, Camarines Sur sa mga tropang reblusyunaryo na pinamumunuan nina Elias Angeles at Felix Plazo. Ang pagsuko ng mga Kastila sa Nueva Caceres noong 19 Setyembre 1898 ang dahilan ng sunud-sunod na pagsuko ng mga Kastila sa buong Kabikulan.
 
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, Filipinos formally assembled at the Luneta
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Premier General Tozyo is presented the Resolution of Gratitude expressing the Filipino people's appreciation for the guidance and assistance of the Japanese Military Administration in building a New Philippines upon his arrival on 6 May 1943. The resolution also states the determination of the Filip...
 
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, First Philippine Legislature, Special Session, 1908.
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Act No. 1870 of the First Philippine Legislature, known as the ''University Act,'' provides for the founding and organization of the University of the Philippines. It vests the powers and duties of government in the U.P. Board of Regents, and authorizes the board to provide for the establishment of...
 
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