1986-2001







The Philippines since 2001


Administration . Since 1986 the Philippines is a functioning democracy. A military mutiny in 2003 was ended after negotiations. In 2001, President Estrada was impeached; he resigned and later was arrested, for corruption. He was succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. General elections were held in 2004 and are scheduled to be held in 2007.

The Economy . Six Year Development Plans 1999-2004, 2005-2010.
Real GDP grew by 4.3 % in 2002, by 4.3 % in 2003 (StYB 2006) and by 5.4 % in 2006 (Wikipedia : Ec. of the Ph.).

Domestic Events . In October 2002, bombs detonated in Manila and Zamboanga. The truce with MILF broke down in February 2003; a new truce was agreed upon in July 2003. An army mutiny in July 2003 was resolved without bloodshed. The ceasefire with the MILF was broken in January 2005. In Nov.-Dec. 2005 there was a shootout between government forces and the Aby Sayyaf on Jolo island. In 2006 the death penalty was abolished.

Social History . The microcensus of 2000 counted 76.4 million Filipinos.

Cultural History . Philippine athletes participated in the Summer Olympics in Athens 2004. In 2005, Manila, together with other cities in the Philippines, hosted the 23rd Southeast Asian Games.






EXTERNAL
FILES 		Article from Wikipedia
Timeline, from BBC News
Article Foreign Relations of the Philippines, History of the Philippines 1986-present, Philippine Elections, Economy of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Southeast Asian Games, 2005 Southeast Asian Games, Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, Philippines at the 2004 Summer Olympics, from Wikipedia
Moro Islamic Liberation Front, from Global Security
DOCUMENTS World Statesmen : Philippines, by Ben Cahoon
Historical Population Statistics : The Philippines, from Population Statistics (Jan Lahmeyer)
REFERENCE Article : Philippines, in : Britannica Book of the Year 2002 pp.478-479, 703 [G]
Article : Philippines, in : The Statesman's Year-Book 2002 pp.1287-1294, 2003 pp.1286-1293, 2004 pp.1292-1298, 2005 pp.1303-1309, 2006 pp.1310-1317 [G]
Entry : Republic of the Philippines, Cabinet, p.81; Background Notes, pp.1038-1044, in : Countries of the World and their Leaders Yearbook, 2003 [G]
Article : Philippines, in : Americana Annual 2006 pp.292-293 [G]


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