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	The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		An alien seaman employed on a vessel arriving in the Philippines from a place outside thereof may be permitted to land temporarily under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Immigration.
		An alien brought to the Philippines who is excluded shall be immediately sent back, in accommodations of the same class in which he arrived, to the country whence he came, on the same vessel bringing him, unless in the opinion of the Commissioner of Immigration, immediate return is not practicable or proper.
		Any alien in the Philippines, whose record of admission for permanent residence does not exist or cannot be located and who shall fail to legalize his residence in the Philippines as provided in this section, shall be presumed to be unlawfully within the Philippines.
	www.immigration.gov.ph /immigration_laws.php (5567 words)

	Presidents » Quezon
		In 1909 Quezon was appointed as one of two Philippine resident commissioners in Washington where he served for seven years.
		Quezon was instrumental in obtaining passage in 1916 of the Jones Act, which granted the Philippines a greater degree of self-government and promised the islands eventual independence.
		Quezon resigned as commissioner and returned to Manila to be elected to the newly formed Philippine Senate in 1916; he subsequently served as its president until 1935.
	www.ac.wwu.edu /~fasawwu/resources/presidents/quezon.htm (604 words)

	Guzman Tañedo & Acain - Philippine Immigration Lawyers
		This visa is granted to aliens entering the country to carry on trade between the Philippines and the foreign state of which they are nationals, under and pursuant to the provisions of a treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation.
		This type of visa is subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) meeting en banc.
		All foreign nationals admitted to the Philippines as immigrants, who wish to seek employment, and all resident aliens already working in the Philippines, irrespective of the source of compensation and nature and duration of employment are required to secure an Alien Employment Registration Certificate (AERC) from the DOLE’s Regional Office.
	www.gtalawphil.com /working_in_rp1.htm (865 words)

	Preamble
		The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land and adheres to the policy of peace, equality, justice, freedom, cooperation, and amity with all nations.
		Suffrage may be exercised by all citizens of the Philippines, not otherwise disqualified by law, who are at least eighteen years of age, and who shall have resided in the Philippines for at least one year and in the place wherein they propose to vote, for at least six months immediately preceding the election.
		The Ombudsman and his Deputies shall be natural-born citizens of the Philippines, and at the time of their appointment, at least forty years old, of recognized probity and independence, and members of the Philippine Bar, and must not have been candidates for any elective office in the immediately preceding election.
	www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/philippines.html (17607 words)

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		The bill was vetoed by the Philippine Assembly and Quezon obtained in its place the Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934, with essentially identical provisions except that it made the Philippines a commonwealth with a large measure of independence.
		He was governor of the province in 1912-21 and was then elected to the Philippine House of Representatives in 1922, subsequently serving as Speaker of the House and a member of the Council of State.
		She was elected Vice President of the Philippines in 1998 with almost 13 million votes, the largest mandate in the history of presidential or vice presidential elections.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/aye/philippinepresidents.html (8682 words)

	History of the Philippines
		All Philippine goods were given tariff-free status, and the company, together with Basco's Economic Society, encouraged the growth of a cash-crop economy by investing a portion of its early profits in the cultivation of sugar, indigo, peppers, and mulberry trees for silk, as well as in textile factories.
		The Philippine defense continued until the final surrender of United States-Philippine forces on the Bataan Peninsula in April 1942 and on Corregidor in May. Most of the 80,000 prisoners of war captured by the Japanese at Bataan were forced to undertake the infamous "Death March" to a prison camp 105 kilometers to the north.
		Philippines EDUCATION In 1991 the education system was reaching a relatively large part of the population, at least at the elementary level.
	www.delapaz-ewf.org /History.htm (16399 words)

	Philippines - UNITED STATES RULE
		The Second Philippine Commission (the Taft Commission), appointed by McKinley on March 16, 1900, and headed by William Howard Taft, was granted legislative as well as limited executive powers.
		In July 1901 the Philippine Constabulary was organized as an archipelago-wide police force to control brigandage and deal with the remnants of the insurgent movement.
		The Philippine Organic Act of July 1902 stipulated that, with the achievement of peace, a legislature would be established composed of a lower house, the Philippine Assembly, which would be popularly elected, and an upper house consisting of the Philippine Commission, which was to be appointed by the president of the United States.
	countrystudies.us /philippines/16.htm (645 words)

	Philippines : Gov.Ph : Frequently Asked Questions : Philippines
		Yes, under the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, Section 13 (a) you are eligible for permanent residency in the Philippines.
		A treaty trader ia a foreigner who is entering the Philippines solely to carry on substantial trade or commerce between the Philippines and the country of which he is a national pursuant to an existing treaty of commerce and navigation.
		The SRRV is issued by the Bureau of Immigration of the Republic of the Philippines in connection with the Philippine Retirement Authority's Retirement Program for the foreigners and former Filipinos.
	www.gov.ph /faqs/visa.asp (3918 words)

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		In the past this has been one individual state presiding for a six-month period; as of 2007 it will be three states sharing the presidency during their overlapping 18-month terms.
	www.knowmore.org /index.php/President (2199 words)

	Timeline Philippines
		Bernard Moses of Berkeley one of three commissioners in the Philippines charged with developing a plan for governing the islands once control was established.
		Philippine casualties were estimated at 50-250 with 48 American soldiers killed.
		The Philippine government made a direct appeal to insurgents holding a Filipino hostage, pleading with them to show mercy for the man they threatened to kill if the country did not agree to pull its troops from Iraq early.
	timelines.ws /countries/PHILIPPINES.HTML (15406 words)

	Member FAQs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Delegates and the resident commissioner may participate in House debate but they are not permitted to vote on the floor.
		The formal duties of the delegates and the resident commissioner are identical, however, a delegate serves a two-year term while a resident commissioner serves a four-year term.
		Representatives, delegates, and the resident commissioner all take the oath of office on the first day of the new Congress, immediately after the House has elected its Speaker.
	clerk.house.gov /member_info/memberfaq.html (2668 words)

	NRI, Punjab govt to discourage migration to Philippines
		The government directed all deputy commissioners in the state to discourage people from migrating to the Philippines in the wake of rising number of attacks - many of them fatal - on Indian moneylenders there.
		Non Resident Indians (NRI) affairs commissioner N.S. Kalsi told the deputy commissioners that it had come to the notice of the state government that a number of people from rural Punjab had migrated to the Philippines over the years and became moneylenders.
		Punjab residents wanting to migrate to the Philippines would, in future, be discouraged from moving there or becoming moneylenders, Kalsi said.
	www.nriinternet.com /ASIA/Philippines/2006/1_Pb_stop_migeration.htm (214 words)

	"VISA, Getting Visa in the Philippines"
		Though you are officially a tourist, you retire in the Philippines.
		Visas to retire in the Philippines, however, if you are married to a Philippine citizen are not necessary.
		You can become a permanent resident, retired, and not have to check in at the immigration office every two months, but only once a year.
	www.livinginthephilippines.com /Visa.html (4360 words)

	The Philippine American War. The Establishment of American Rule. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		During the duration of the war, the Philippines was ruled by the president of the United States in his capacity as commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
		As a result, a civil government was established in the Philippines and inaugurated on July 4, 1901.
		The next stage in the development of civil government in the Philippines was the passing of the Cooper Act on July 1, 1902, or the Philippine Bill of 1902.
	www.msc.edu.ph /centennial/filam7.html (429 words)

	Area residents have mixed reactions to Bush’s announcement : Local News : Anderson Independent Mail
		Area residents with family ties to the war in Iraq had mixed reactions to President George W. Bush’s announcement Wednesday to send an additional 21,500 American troops to Iraq.
		Anderson County resident Tomas Gimenez, whose wife is a major in the U.S. Army, said he doesn’t think the United States forces will benefit much from sending additional troops.
		From Somalia to the Philippines, terrorists are betting that Americans do not have the will to finish the fight in Iraq.
	www.independentmail.com /news/2007/jan/10/area-residents-have-mixed-reactions-bushs-announce (818 words)

	United States House of Representatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		There are also five members without rights on the floor (but who may in committee proceedings): these non-voting "delegates" are the District of Columbia American Samoa Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands and serve two-year terms just as Members do.
		A fifth delegate known as "Resident Commissioner" from Puerto Rico serves a four-year term.
		Apportionment of House seats among the states slightly with the 108th Congress elected on November 5 2002 which took office in January 2003.
	www.freeglossary.com /United_States_House_of_Representatives (2337 words)

	Asian Pacific
		For example, in California, where over 40% of the Asian-American population resides, the combined population of over 30 Asian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups constituted less than 15% of the state’s population in the 2000 census.
		During World War II, hundreds of thousands of residents in the Philippines fought for the United States against Japan, but they became ineligible for U.S. veterans’ benefits because of legislative changes in 1946, when the Philippines became an independent country.
		As a result of an immigration act in 1990 that expedited naturalization from the Philippines, 25,000 Filipino veterans currently reside in the United States (mostly California), but many of them are old and in poor health (Vergara 1997).
	www.apa-politics.org /docs/apa-elect.html (4045 words)

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