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Topic: Philippine general election, 1998

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		General Secretary of the TUC The General Secretary of the TUC is the chief permanent officer of the United Kingdom.
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	Gov.ph - General Info - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,107 islands.
		The Philippines has a population of 76.5 million as of May 2000, and it is hard to distinguish accurately the lines between stocks.
		The new Philippine Constitution was ratified in early 1987, signalling the country's return to democracy.
	www.gov.ph /aboutphil/general.asp (2729 words)

	Philippine general election, 1998 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998.
		In the presidential election, former vice-president Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as President by landslide.
		This page was last modified 11:40, 5 August 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philippine_general_election,_1998 (76 words)

	Philippine History
		The Philippine legislature ratified the bill; a constitution, approved by President Roosevelt (Mar., 1935) was accepted by the Philippine people in a plebiscite (May); and Quezon was elected the first president (Sept.).
		In Mar., 1947, the Philippines and the United States signed a military assistance pact (since renewed) and the Philippines gave the United States a 99-year lease on designated military, naval, and air bases (a later agreement reduced the period to 25 years beginning 1967).
		Philippine opposition to García on issues of government corruption and anti-Americanism led, in June, 1959, to the union of the Liberal and Progressive parties, led by Vice President Diosdado Macapagal, the Liberal party leader, who succeeded García as president in the 1961 elections.
	pinas.dlsu.edu.ph /history/history.html (2869 words)

	Political Economy by Calixto V. Chikiamco
		He became the first Philippine president to be re-elected in the country’s postwar history by staging the dirtiest election in Philippine history in 1969.
		The Philippines seems destined to replay a bad dream and the Supreme Court, with its TKO ruling, may be responsible for it.
		Wealth being generated from illegal activities (jueteng, narcotics, kidnapping, etc.) has gotten so big that it's possible for somebody who's isn't beholden to the traditional elite to be elected to the highest post in the land and other highly influential posts for that matter.
	www.chikiamco.blogspot.com (9887 words)

	PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT LAWS - CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY
		Electrofishing - the use of electricity generated by batteries, electric generator and other source of electric power to kill, stupefy, disable or render unconscious fishery species, whether or not the same are subsequently recovered.
		In general, the net is set from a boat or pair of boats around the school of fish.
		All marine fishery reserves, fish sanctuaries and mangrove swamp reservations already declared or proclaimed by the President or legislated by the Congress of the Philippines shall be continuously administered and supervised by the concerned agency: Provide, however, That in municipal waters, the concerned LGU in consultation with the FARMCs may establish fishery refuge and sanctuaries.
	www.chanrobles.com /republicactno8550.htm (10831 words)

	PlanetPapers - Philippine History
		The lower house was the popularly elected Philippine Assembly and the upper house was the Philippine Commission appointed directly by the President of the United States.
		The first elections to the Philippine Assembly were held in July 1907 and the first session opened on October 16, 1907.
		General Yamashita, the Tiger of Malaya, did not surrender in Baguio until September 2, 1945; the same day as General Umezu surrendered formally for Japan on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
	www.planetpapers.com /Assets/4619.php (7758 words)

	The Philippine Legislature
		The present Congress is the 12th in the series since the first congress was held from 1946 to 1949; the second from 1949 to 1953; the third from 1953 to 1957; the fourth from 1957 to 1961; the fifth from 1961 to 1965; the sixth from1965 to 1969; and the seventh from 1969 to 1972.
		The Philippine Congress is divided into two chambers, namely the Senate and the House of Representatives referred to as the Upper House and the Lower House respectively.
		The first election under the party-list system was held in May 1998, where every voter was entitled to two (2) votes: the first vote is for a candidate to be a member of the House of Representatives in his/her legislative district, and the second vote is for the party-list representative.
	www.cld.org /phil_leg.html (2323 words)

	General Glut's Globblog
		General Glut, sworn enemy of Jean-Baptiste Say and neo-classical economics, continues to maintain as he has through the days of Sismondi, Marx and Keynes that capitalism's tendencies are toward crises of overaccumulation and underconsumption.
		The General's suspicion is that the brinkmanship practiced today is much less likely to wind up in a sudden agreement out of the blue, not the least of which being because the Global South is much more strongly positioned today than ten years ago and the US is much more unilateralist than ten years ago.
		The General says this to put in context news that "War and lawlessness have helped make Afghanistan the world's largest opium producer and a government ban is unlikely to make a significant dent in last year's poppy production".
	globblog.blogspot.com /2003_06_01_globblog_archive.html (14191 words)

	News from 1998
		At least once every five years, a general election for the 29 representative seats must be held.
		General elections are planned for Belize for later this year, probably in June.
		In some areas, Philippine coconuts, which appear to be resistent to the disease, are being planted to replace the dying Jamaican tall coco palms.
	www.belizefirst.com /news98.html (5339 words)

	General News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In fact, thanks to a generous public, so many items were donated that the Red Cross' storage room inside the hospital is filled to the brim, and the station manager is politely asking the public to hold off until further notice.
		In general, the COLA is equal to the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from the third quarter of one year to the third quarter of the next.
		Generally there is no offset for SS benefits because of your military retirement with the exception of SBP.
	www.vfwpost7356.org /RAO_News/general_news.htm (18808 words)

	news11
		Last Edition's mock election poll yielded a result contrary to what the more popular surveys from SWS, Pulse Asia and Ibon foundation claim.
		As senator, she was a leading advocate of the General Agreement of Tarrifs and Trade (GATT), an agreement that has been criticized by progressive quarters for further opening the economy to the inroads of foreign investment without developing local industries.
		As representative of Camarines Sur’s second district, the Ford Foundation and the University of the Philippines Institute of Strategic and Development Studies regarded Roco as first in over-all performance among legislators of the Eighth Congress.
	san1980.8k.com /news_elect.html (1964 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War.
		The Philippines was less severely affected by the Asian financial crisis of 1998 than its neighbors, aided in part by annual remittances of $7-8 billion from overseas workers and no sustained runup in asset prices or foreign borrowing prior to the crisis.
		From a 0.6% decline in 1998, GDP expanded by 2.4% in 1999, and 4.4% in 2000, but slowed to 3.2% in 2001 in the context of a global economic slowdown, an export slump, and political and security concerns.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/rp.html (1454 words)

	Ex-general leads vs Megawati in Indonesian election - Jul. 07, 2004
		JAKARTA -- Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was Tuesday leading the field as votes were counted in Indonesia's presidential election, but analysts said he was not assured victory in a likely second round run-off.
		Indonesia has more than 153 million registered voters but the election commission has no figure for how many went to the polls to directly elect a president for the first time since independence was granted in 1949.
		With the election commission's computerized tally expected to take a week or longer to complete, interest was focused on whether Yudhoyono will battle Megawati or his former army boss Wiranto in the second round.
	www.inq7.net /wnw/2004/jul/07/wnw_1-1.htm (608 words)

	Philippine election drives rebellion - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A group of provincial mayors visiting Philippines' national security adviser Norberto Gonzales recently had an unusual request as he prepared to fly to Europe to meet with communist leaders living in exile.
		As President Gloria Arroyo pursues a peace treaty with the communists, the rebels are using bribery and intimidation to get concessions via the ballot box they have so far failed to win after 35 years of civil war, said Gonzales, who received the terrified mayors of Quezon province last month.
		Gonzales said he believed that by fielding candidates for congressional and local posts, as well as "infiltrating government bureaucracies," the left hoped to eventually join a "coalition government".
	sify.com /news/fullstory.php?id=13428858 (624 words)

	Philippine Politics 04
		What makes it more terrifying for her is the fact that knowing she has no public support at all, she cannot get the public behind her calls for unity and sacrifice in the face of the hard political and economic times.
		Those election returns were duly forwarded by the Comelec to the KNP, the latter being the dominant opposition party at the time of the 2004 elections.
		The opposition said some of their evidence in the electoral fraud charges in the impeachment complaint was the target of the raid, particularly the fabricated election returns in Tabayoyong’s possession.
	politicaljunkie.blogspot.com (13420 words)

	Law (Harpers.org)
		American officials apologized and admitted they had violated international law by failing for over ten years to give two Germans, who were executed last year, access to their country's consulate.
		Former senator John Ashcroft, who was defeated by a dead man in the last election, promised in his confirmation hearings to enforce the law, even laws with which he—as a right-wing, Christian, pro-life nut—disagreed.
		Alberto Gonzales was sworn in as attorney general.
	www.harpers.org /Law.html (2635 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Taiwan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issues continue to be the relationship between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of eventual unification - as well as domestic political and economic reform.
		elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 20 March 2004 (next to be held in March 2008); premier appointed by the president; vice premiers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the premier
		The global economic downturn, combined with problems in policy coordination by the administration and bad debts in the banking system, pushed Taiwan into recession in 2001, the first year of negative growth ever recorded.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/tw.html (1316 words)

	Philippine Senate Dispatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Records at the Philippine National Police in Camp Crame show that the last time seized drugs were burned was in October 2002 or eight months ago.
		Tatad to reconsider his decision against seeking another term in the Senate by challenging him to present himself anew to the judgment of the Filipino electorate in the May 2004 elections.
		Philippine Legion of Honor, Rank of Commander, by the Philippine
	philippinesenate.blogspot.com (9946 words)

	The National Secretariat for Social Action, Justice and Peace - Campaigns
		The elation, dejection or disbelief (depending on which side one is on) with which people receive latest election survey results demonstrates how cold numbers arouse passions.
		Aside from results of election surveys, there are other election-related statistics that are equally important and instructive.
		(110 in 1995, 267 in 1998, and 269 in 2001)
	www.nassa.org.ph /campaigns/statistics.php (393 words)

	http
		Speaking of public waste, recall opponents have been seeking to raise animosity against recall proponents by saying that the recall election would have to be a special election and would cost $500,000.
		However, the cost may be largely in the hands of the board of Supervisors: state elections code demands that the recall election be combined with a normally scheduled election, if possible, and is usually flexible enough regarding timing that such a combination is possible.
		Moving quickly to reinvent himself to the world as a statesman capable of pursuing peace, Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon said Wednesday that he is dispatching a team of senior advisors to Washington to explain his foreign policy to the Bush administration, congressional leaders and the U.S. Jewish community.
	www.newsmakingnews.com /archives/archive2,5,01,2,10,01.htm (10123 words)

	1998-Present
		February >200 dead dolphins were found fromBrittany south along the west coast of France.
		Philippine yellowfin tuna fishery declines, Japaneseindustry blocks imports of new smoked tuna products
		Earth rotation rate (atmospheric moisture, etc.)is filtered to take out solar cycles, and is found to be coherent with 50-70year patterns of fisheries population Blooms/Busts.
	sharpgary.org /1998-2000.html (2018 words)

	1999 CANADA LABOUR NEWS
		In 1997 and 1998, some 4000 and 2600 Minister's permits have been issued by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to individuals allowing them to enter or stay in Canada due to some special circumstance.
		Given the mitigating circumstances which have led to the issuance of a deportation order to Leticia, we strongly believe that she truly deserves to be given a Minister's permit so that she can resume a normal dignified life of gainful and responsible employment.
		The event is expected to attract at least 30,000 students as well as 70,000 visitors from the general public.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/5202/canada.html (6047 words)

	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (General) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Celoza, Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines : the political economy of authoritarianism (Westport, Conn: Praeger, 1997)
		Guzman, Patterns in decision-making; case studies in Philippine public administration (Manila,: Graduate School of Public Administration University of the Philippines; distributed by the East-West Center Press Honolulu, 1963)
		Hawley, Papers in demography and public administration (Manila: University of the Philippines Institute of Public Administration, 1954)
	bailey.uvm.edu /ref/mpabib/pubadmgen.html (16931 words)

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