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Largest Peninsula: Arabia, 1,250,000 square miles

Largest Archipelago: Indonesia, 3,500-mile s tretch of 17,000 islands

Largest Gorge: Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Arizona, U.S., 217 miles long, 4–18miles wide, 1 mile deep

Deepest Gorge: Hells C anyon, Snake River, Idaho, 7,900 feet deep

Longest MountainRange:

The Andes of South America, 5,000 miles

Longest River: The Nile, Africa, 4,180 miles

Shortest River: The Roe, Montana, U.S., 200 feet long

Largest River: The Amazon, South America, basin of 2,500,000 sq uare m iles

Longest Estuary: Ob R iver, Russia, 550 m iles l ong, up to 5 0 m iles wide

Largest Lagoon: Lagoa dos P atos, Brazil, 150 miles l ong, 4,500 square m iles

Largest Waterfall: Angel Falls, Venezuela, 3,212 feet high

Filipino Writers

(pseudonyms / pen names)311

Antonio K. Abad

Akasia

Jose AbreuKaibigan

Macario Adriatico


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Amaori, C. Amabri and Felipe Malayo

Faustino Aguilar

Sinag-Ina

Emilio AguinaldoMagdalo

Virgilio AlmarioRio Alma

Pascual AlvarezBagongbuhay

Aurelio AlveroMagtanggul Asa

Cecilio ApostolCatulo, Calipso and Calypso

Francisco ArcellanaFran Ar!ellana

Pedro de Govantes de AzcarragaConde de Albay

Francisco dela Cruz BalagtasFran!is!o Balta ar


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Asuncion opez Bantug !"izal#s grand niece$ Apo ni "imas

Jose Ma. BasaIsaa! Fernando delos Rios

BautistaBa Basiong

Gen. Vito BelarminoBlind #eteran

Andres Boni%acio Agapito Bagumbayan, $hile his inspiring Katipunan name $as Maypagasa

Felipe CalderonSimoun and %lias &names 'rom Ri al(s no)els*

Jos& Coraz'n de Jes(s+useng Batute

Jose dela Cruz+useng Sisi$

Marcelo ). *el Pilarlaridel, "olores Manapat, iping "ilat,Siling

abuyo, Kupang, +aitalaga, atos,Carmelo, ".A. Murgas, . . Crame ".M.

Calero, +ilario, and M. "ati.


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+everino de las Alas"i-kilala

Epi%anio delos +antos/. Solon

Valeriano )ernandez Pe,a Ahas na 0ulog, Anong, "amulag, "ating Alba, Isang

"ukha, Kalampag and Kintin Kulirat

+everino "e-esola Basyang

Mariano del "osario0ito-0ato

+alvador Vivencio del "osario 1 and 2uan 0agalo

*omingo GomezRomero Fran!o

estor Vicente Madali Gonzalez3.#.M. /on ale

Fernando Ma. GuerreroFlu)io /il


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Amado )ernandez Amante %rnani, +erininia de la Ri)a and2ulio Abril

Emilio Jacinto"imas-ila$ and his Katipunan name $as ingkian

ic/ Joa0uin4ui5ano de Manila

Jesus avaB. Ambrosio Rian ares

+i1to opezBatula$

Gen. Antonio una0aga-Ilog

Juan una 2.B. and Buan &a translation o' his surname una $hi!h means moon*

Apolinario MabiniBini and araliti!o

Jose Palma Ana-ha$, %steban %stebanes and /an +antik

"a%ael Palma


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+apon and "apit-+apon

Jose Maria Panganiban

2omapa and 2.M. .

Pascual ). Poblete Anak-Bayan

Mariano Ponce3aning, 0ikbalang, and Kalipulako

*r. Jos& Protasio "izal Mercado - Alonso "ealonda 2os6 Ri al, "imas-alang &0agalog 'or 0ou!h me not*, aong- aan &$hi!h

means %)er-prepared*, Agno and Calambe7o

)ugo +alazar Ambut

Moises +alvador Ara$

Jose 2uriano +antiago0iktik

ope K. +antos Anak-Bayan and "o!tor ukas

Juan Crisostomo +oto


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Crissot

uis 2aruc

Alipato &$hi!h means spark that spreads a 8re and one o' Ri al(s pet dogs*

Jose Ma. +ison Amado /uerrero

*r. Pio ValenzuelaMadlang-A$ay

Clemente Jose 3uluetaM. Kaun

J. 3ulueta 2uan 0oto9

Presidents of the Philippines: Their Achievements and Contributions

Updated on March 11, 2015

Since independence in 1898 and the ratification of the Philippine Constitution in the First Republic,there ha e been 15 presidents! Startin" #ith $eneral %&ilio '"uinaldo all the #a( to current

president )eni"no '*uino, this article details each president+s particular contributions andachie e&ents #hile in office!


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1. Emilio Aguinaldo 1899-1901

ne #a( to re&e&ber the first president of the Philippines First Republic is to loo- at the fi e pesocoin! $en! %&ilio '"uinaldo+s face used to "race the fi e peso bill .#hich is not used an(&ore/! hebac- of the bill sho#s hi& holdin" the Philippine fla" at the celebration of the Philippine

ndependence a(!

Contributions and Achievements:

• first .and onl(/ president of the First Republic .Malolo Republic/

• si"ned the Pact of )ia-3na3)ato, creatin" a truce bet#een the Spanish and Philippine

re olutionaries

• -no#n as the President of the Re olutionar( $o ern&ent

• led the Philippines in the Spanish3Philippine 4ar and the '&erican3Philippine 4ar

• (oun"est president, ta-in" office at a"e 28

• lon"est3li ed president, passin" a#a( at 9


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2. Manuel L. ue!on" 19#$-19%%

'fter 6 (ears of nsular $o ern&ent under '&erican rule, Philippine oters elected Manuel 7uisue on first president of the Co&&on#ealth of the Philippines! :e is -no#n as the ;Father of


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#. &os' (. Laurel" 19%#-19%$

AosB P! 7aurel+s presidenc( is contro ersial! :e #as officiall( the "o ern&ent+s careta-er durin" theAapanese occupation of 4orld 4ar ! Critici ed as a traitor b( so&e, his indict&ent for treason #assuperseded later b( an a&nest( procla&ation in 19 8!


• since the earl( 19 0s, 7aurel considered a le"iti&ate president of the Philippines

• or"ani ed D'7 )'P . Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas, or Association for

Service to the New Philippines), a pro isional "o ern&ent durin" Aapanese occupation

•

declared Martial 7a# and #ar bet#een the Philippines and the U!S!@United Din"do& in 19• #ith his fa&il(, established the 7(ceu& of the Philippines

%. )ergio *sme+a" 19%%-19%,


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Ser"io s&eEa #as the second president of the Co&&on#ealth! urin" his presidenc(, thePhilippines oined the nternational Monetar( Fund!


• beca&e president at 5, &a-in" hi& the oldest person to hold office

• first Gisa(an to beco&e president

• oined #ith U!S! $en! ou"las Mc'rthur in 7e(te on ctober 20, 19 to be"in restoration of

Philippine freedo& after Aapanese occupation

• Philippine


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,. El/idio uirino" 19%8-19$#

%lpidio uirino ser ed as ice president under Manuel RoHas! 4hen RoHas died in 19 8, uirinobeca&e president!


• :u-balahap "uerrilla &o e&ent acti e durin" his presidenc(

• created Social Securit( Co&&ission

• created nte"rit( )oard to &onitor "raft and corruption

• ue on Cit( beca&e capital of the Philippines in 19 8

. amon Magsa sa " 19$#-19$

Ra&on Ma"sa(sa( #as born in ba, Ja&bales! :e #as a &ilitar( "o ernor and an en"ineer! :e diedin an aircraft disaster #hile boardin" the presidential plane!


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Contributions and Achievements I

• :u-balahap &o e&ent *uelled durin" his presidenc(

• chair&an of the Co&&ittee on $uerrilla 'ffairs

• first president s#orn into office #earin" Barong Tagalog durin" inau"uration• presidenc( referred to as the Philippines+ K$olden >earsK for its lac- of corruption

• Philippines #as ran-ed second in 'sia?s clean and #ell3"o erned countries durin" his

presidenc(

• established


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9. 3iosdado Maca/agal" 19,1-19,$

)orn in 7ubao, Pa&pan"a, iosdado Macapa"al #as a la#(er and professor! :is dau"hter $loriaMacapa"al 'rro(o #as the 1 th, and second fe&ale, president of the Philippines!


• established the first 7and Refor& 7a#, allo#in" for the purchase of pri ate far&land to be

distributed in ineHpensi e, s&all lots to the landless

• placed the Philippine peso on the currenc( eHchan"e &ar-et

• declared Aune 12, 1898 to be Philippines? ndependence a(

• si"ned the Mini&u& 4a"e 7a#

• created the Philippine Geteran?s )an-

10. 4erdinand Marcos" 19,$-188,


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• abolished the 19L6 Marcos Constitution and ushered in the ne# Constitution of the

Philippines

• reor"ani ed the structure of the eHecuti e branch of "o ern&ent

• si"ned the Fa&il( Code of 198L, a &a or ci il la# refor&, and 1191 7ocal $o ern&ent Code,

#hich reor"ani ed the structure of the eHecuti e branch of "o ern&ent

• initiated charitable and social acti ities helpin" the poor and the need(

• na&ed ;4o&an of the >ear= in 198 b( i&e &a"a ine

• on the ne# 5003peso bill to"ether #ith her husband )eni"no '*uino

Recei ed honors and a#ards includin"I

• 100 4o&en 4ho Shaped 4orld :istor(

•

20 Most nfluential 'sians of the 20th

Centur(• 5 $reat 'sian :eroes

• A! 4illia& Fulbri"ht Pri e for nternational Understandin"

12. 4idel 6. amos" 1992-1998

Fidel G! Ra&os #as the chief3of3staff of the 'r&ed Forces of the Philippines before he beca&e

president! :e #as also a ci il en"ineer! 's president, he restored econo&ic "ro#th and stabilit( inthe countr(, e en durin" the 'sian Financial Crisis in 199L! :e is the first, and so far the onl(, non3Catholic president of the Philippines!


• o ersa# Philippine econo&ic "ro#th


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• presided o er celebrations of Philippine ndependence Centennial in 1998

• recei ed )ritish Dni"hthood fro& the United Din"do& b( ueen %li abeth .Dni"ht $rand

Cross of the rder of St! Michael and St! $eor"e/

• hosted the fourth 'sia Pacific %cono&ic Cooperation 7eader+s Su&&it in the Philippines in

199

• Philippine Stoc- %Hchan"e beca&e an international fa orite durin" his presidenc(

• death penalt( reinstated #hile he #as in office

• si"ned peace a"ree&ent #ith the rebel Moro


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1%. loria Maca/agal Arro o" 2001-2010

$loria Macapa"al 'rro(o #as the 1 th, president of the Philippines .and the second fe&alepresident/! he a-#ood Mutin( occurred durin" her ter&! 'rro(o o ersa# road and infrastructurei&pro e&ents and hi"her econo&ic "ro#th that presidents before her, but there #as alsocontro ers(! he so3called K:ello $arciK contro ers( in ol ed recordin"s that alle"edl( captured

'rro(o orderin" the ri""in" of the election that put her in office! n 2005 'rro(o faced i&peach&entproceedin"s related to the recordin"s but the i&peach&ent failed! 'fter she had left office 'rro(ofaced additional char"es of election fraud and &isuse of state funds!


• second fe&ale president of the countr(• first and onl( fe&ale ice3president of the Philippines so far

• first president to ta-e oath outside 7u on

• for&er %cono&ics professor at the 'teneo de Manila Uni ersit(, #here current president

)eni"no '*uino #as one of her students

• eH3class&ate of for&er U!S! President )ill Clinton at $eor"eto#n Uni ersit(?s 4alsh School

of Forei"n Ser ice, #here she &aintained ean?s list status

• o ersa# hi"her econo&ic "ro#th than the past three presidents before her

• peso beca&e the best3perfor&in" currenc( of the (ear in 'sia in 200L

• eG' 7a# #as i&ple&ented under her ter&

• currentl( on the 2003peso bill


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1$. 7enigno A5uino " 2010-/resent

)eni"no '*uino oined the :ouse of Representati es and the Senate before his presidenc(! :e isthe first president #ho is a bachelor he is un&arried and has no children!


• created the no K#an"3#an"K .street siren/ polic(

• appointed states&an Aesse Robredo to ser e as secretar( of nterior and 7ocal $o ern&ent

in 2010, #here Robredo ser ed until his death in 2012

• initiated D312 education in the Philippines

• rena&ed the ffice of the Press Secretar( to Presidential Co&&unications perations fficeand appointed ne# officers

• suspended allo#ances and bonuses to $o ern&ent #ed and Controlled Corporation and

$o ern&ent Financial nstitution board &e&bers

• o ersa# L!1N "ro#th of the Philippine econo&( in 2012

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1L re"ions as of Aune 2009

'dded an eHtra re"ion in 2015I read about it

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2! 'nti*ue Pro ince, Philippines

6! Capi Pro ince, Philippines

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5! Southern 7e(te Pro ince, Philippines

! )iliran Pro ince, Philippines


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