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January. January 1 – Transition period for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program begins. Non-consolidated PUVs, whose operation has been extended for a month, will be prohibited from operating in the country after January 31. However, on January 24, President Marcos extends the deadline for consolidation until April 30.
There had been 17 direct presidential elections in history: 1935, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1981, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016 and 2022. When referring to "presidential elections", these 17 are usually the ones being referred to. All of these also included vice presidential elections, except for 1981.
e. The president of the Philippines ( Filipino: Pangulo ng Pilipinas, sometimes referred to as Presidente ng Pilipinas) is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines .
Malacañang Palace in Manila is the official residence of the president. Built in 1750, it has become a prominent symbol of and metonym for the office.. Under the Constitution of the Philippines, the president of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Pilipinas) is both the head of state and government, and serves as the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces.
Rodrigo Roa Duterte KGCR ( English: / dəˈtɜːrteɪ /, Tagalog: [ɾodˈɾiː.ɣo ˈɾoː.ɐ dʊˈtɛːɾ.tɛ] ⓘ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, [6] and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, [7] [8] is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.
—United States President Lyndon B. Johnson quoted in The New York Times February 6, 1964 "He was the very incarnation of the Filipino desire for liberty and freedom, and his country owes him much. He was a lifelong friend of mine and his death saddens me." —General Douglas MacArthur, quoted in The New York Times February 6, 1964 Aguinaldo was rushed to Veterans Memorial Medical Center ...
The 2024 Philippine political crisis is an ongoing political crisis in the Philippines caused by president Bongbong Marcos and his allies' efforts to amend the Constitution of the Philippines. The crisis has been characterized by the conflict between the two legislatures of the Congress of the Philippines.