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March 8, 1995. ( 1995-03-08) –. present. ( present) The PCSO Lottery Draw is the television program that broadcasts the drawing of the nationally- franchised Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) lotto games in the Philippines. It has been aired daily (except on Christmas Day, New Year's Day, National Election Day, and during the ...
The Fourth Philippine Republic, also known as the Fourth Republic of the Philippines ( Tagalog: Repúbliká ng Pilipinas; Spanish: República de Filipinas ), was established after Ferdinand Marcos won the 1981 Philippine presidential election and referendum. Marcos announced the beginning of the Fourth Republic on June 30, during his ...
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar. Bagac, Bataan. Open-air museum of Filipino cultural history. Clark Museum and 4D Theater. Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga. Modern museum with 4D Theater highlighting history of Clark from 1902 to present. Highlights Filipino resiliency after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 through 4D technology.
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office ( PCSO, Filipino: Tanggapan sa Charity Sweepstakes ng Pilipinas[ 2]) is a government-owned and controlled corporation of the Philippines under direct supervision of the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is mandated to do fund raising and provide funds for health programs, medical assistance ...
The next Olympic medals for the Philippines come from Boxing, with Leopoldo Serrantes winning bronze at Seoul 1988, Roel Velasco winning another bronze four years later in Barcelona, Spain, and his brother Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco, claiming silver after losing in the gold medal bout in the 1996 Summer Olympics at Atlanta, United States .
The Philippine Commonwealth was established in 1935, as a 10-year interim step prior to full independence. However, in 1942 during World War II, Japan occupied the Philippines. The U.S. military overpowered the Japanese in 1945. The Treaty of Manila in 1946 established the independent Philippine Republic.
The shortest is Sergio Osmeña, who spent 1 year and 300 days in office. Two women have held the office: Corazon Aquino (1986–92), who ascended to the presidency upon the successful People Power Revolution of 1986, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001–10), who, as vice president, ascended to the presidency upon Estrada's resignation and was ...
e. The 2004 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on Monday, May 10, 2004. In the presidential election, incumbent president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a full six-year term as President, with a margin of over one million votes over her leading opponent, movie actor Fernando Poe Jr.