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  2. Local government in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    In the Philippines, local government is divided into three levels: provinces and independent cities, component cities and municipalities, and barangays, all of which are collectively known as local government units ( LGUs ). In some areas, above provinces and independent chartered cities are autonomous regions, such as the Bangsamoro Autonomous ...

  3. Iliad - Wikipedia

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    The Iliad ( / ˈɪliəd /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἰλιάς, romanized : Iliás, Attic Greek: [iː.li.ás]; " [a poem] about Ilion (Troy) ") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Odyssey, the poem is divided into 24 ...

  4. Administrative divisions of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines is divided into four levels of administrative divisions, with the lower three being defined in the Local Government Code of 1991 as local government units (LGUs). [1] They are, from the highest to the lowest: Regions ( Filipino: rehiyon) are mostly used to organize national services. Of the 17 regions, only one—the Bangsamoro ...

  5. Department of the Interior and Local Government - Wikipedia

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    www .dilg .gov .ph. The Department of the Interior and Local Government ( Filipino: Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal ), abbreviated as DILG, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety and strengthening local government capability aimed towards the ...

  6. Politics of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Politika ng Pilipinas. Politics in the Philippines are governed by a three-branch system of government. The country is a democracy, with a president who is directly elected by the people and serves as both the head of state and the head of government. The president serves as the leader of the executive branch and is a powerful political figure.

  7. History of the Philippines (900–1565) - Wikipedia

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    Prehistory of the Philippines. Followed by. Colonial era. The recorded history of the Philippines between 800 and 1565 begins with the creation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription in 800 and ends with the beginning of Spanish colonization in 1565. The inscription records its date of creation Saka (800 CE). The discovery of this document marks ...

  8. History of the Philippines (1565–1898) - Wikipedia

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    e. The history of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898 is known as the Spanish colonial period, during which the Philippine Islands were ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indies, initially under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, based in Mexico City, until the independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain in 1821.

  9. Commonwealth of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Government-in-exile in Washington, D.C., from May 13, 1942, to October 1944; Tacloban from October 20, 1944. The Commonwealth of the Philippines ( Spanish: Mancomunidad de Filipinas; [7] [8] Tagalog: Komonwelt ng Pilipinas [9]) was an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States that existed from 1935 to 1946.