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 The Philippines     | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean, Asia |
| Type |  nation state |
| Member of | APEC, ASEAN, UN |
Contents
An event carried out
| Event | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evacuation from Afghanistan | Afghanistan | The evacuation of foreigners from Afghanistan, one of the largest airlifts in history |
Related Quotations
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Duterte | “If they are there in your neighbourhood, feel free to call us, the police or do it yourself if you have the gun. You have my support. If he fights and fights to the death, you can kill him. I will give you a medal... If you are involved in drugs, I will kill you. You son of a whore, I will really kill you.” | Rodrigo Duterte Wikiquote | 2016 |
| Rodrigo Duterte | “Just because you’re a journalist you are not exempted from assassination, if you’re a son of a bitch. Freedom of expression cannot help you if you have done something wrong...The constitution can no longer help you if you disrespect a person.” | Rodrigo Duterte Wikiquote | 2016 |
| Rodrigo Duterte | “I'm not claiming to be clean. I also stole a lot, but it's all used up. So, it's gone. ...corruption is really out during my term.” | Rodrigo Duterte Wikiquote | 2017 |
Groups Headquartered Here
| Group | Start | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ateneo de Manila University | 1859 | Prestigious Philippine university |
| Lyceum of the Philippines University | 1952 | International relations (diplomacy, international trade), business, communication and International Hospitality (hotel and restaurant management, tourism) are the university's flagship courses. |
| Rappler | 2012 | Filipino online news website and "fact checker" largely funded by CIA or other deep-state run foundations. |
Jobs here
| Event | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond FitzGerald | Manila Chief of Station | 1955 | 1956 | |
| John H. Richardson Sr | Manila Chief of Station | 1958 | 1962 | Dates not confirmed |
Citizens of The Philippines on Wikispooks
| Title | Born | Died | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ray Aquino | Filipino spy | ||
| Jaime Augusto Miranda Zóbel de Ayala | 6 March 1959 | Filipino businessman from the prominent Zóbel de Ayala family and a WEF stalwart. | |
| Walden Bello | 11 November 1945 | Filipino activist, academic and politician who has proposed a deglobalization instead of globalization, where the economy is locally based. | |
| Clarissa Delgado | Selected an Obama Foundation Fellow in 2018 and a WEF Young Global Leader in 2022. | ||
| Mahal | 29 December 1974 | 31 August 2021 | Famous Filipino actress and comedienne who had dwarfism. She died from COVID-19 in August 2021. |
| Ferdinand Marcos | 11 September 1917 | 28 September 1989 | |
| Maria Ressa | 2 October 1963 | Founder of the Philippine news website and "fact checker" Rappler. 'Author-in-Residence at the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research. |
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandung Conference | 1955 | 1955 | Indonesia | Important conference for the global south; participants soon became prime targets for US foreign policy |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Bloody US-Directed Raid Destabilizes Philippine Politics | article | 1 March 2015 | Walden Bello | American fingerprints are all over a botched commando raid in the southern Philippines that left dozens dead and shocked the country. |
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