Philippines Study & Guide - AllRefer - Philippines Information

* COUNTRY PROFILE
o COUNTRY
o GEOGRAPHY
o SOCIETY
o ECONOMY
o TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
o GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
o NATIONAL SECURITY
* Introduction
* Historical Setting
o EARLY HISTORY
o THE EARLY SPANISH PERIOD, 1521-1762
o THE DECLINE OF SPANISH RULE, 1762-1898
+ Trade with Europe and America
+ Chinese and Chinese Mestizos
+ The Friarocracy
+ The Development of a National Consciousness
+ Jos� Rizal and the Propaganda Movement
+ The Katipunan
+ The 1896 Uprising and Rizal's Execution
o SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR AND PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE
+ Outbreak of War, 1898
+ The Malolos Constitution and the Treaty of Paris
+ War of Resistance
o THE FIRST PHASE OF UNITED STATES RULE, 1898-1935
+ A Collaborative Philippine Leadership
+ The Jones Act
+ Economic and Social Developments
# The Tenancy Problem
# Resistance Movements
o THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION
+ Commonwealth Politics, 1935-41
+ World War II, 1941-45
o INDEPENDENCE AND CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, 1945-72
+ Economic Relations with the United States after Independence
+ Security Agreements
+ The Huk Rebellion
+ The Magsaysay, Garcia, and Macapagal Administrations, 1953- 65
+ Marcos and the Road to Martial Law, 1965-72
+ Proclamation 1081 and Martial Law
# The New Society
# Crony Capitalism
+ From Aquino's Assassination to People's Power
# The Old Political Opposition
# The Catholic Church
# The Business Elite
# The Left
# The Armed Forces
# United States Reactions
# The Snap Election and Marcos's Ouster
* The Society and Its Environment
o PHYSICAL SETTING
o THE CLIMATE
o POPULATION
+ Population Growth
+ Migration
+ Population Control
o ETHNICITY, REGIONALISM, AND LANGUAGE
+ Historical Development of Ethnic Identities
+ Language Diversity and Uniformity
+ The Lowland Christian Population
+ Muslim Filipinos
+ Upland Tribal Groups
+ The Chinese
o SOCIAL VALUES AND ORGANIZATION
o RURAL SOCIAL PATTERNS
o URBAN SOCIAL PATTERNS
o THE ROLE AND STATUS OF THE FILIPINA
o RELIGIOUS LIFE
+ Historical Background
+ Roman Catholicism
+ Indigenous Christian Churches
# Iglesia Filipina Independiente
# Iglesia ni Kristo
+ Protestantism
+ Islam
+ Ecumenical Developments
+ Church and State
o EDUCATION
+ Historical Background
+ Education in the Modern Period
o HEALTH AND LIVING STANDARDS
* The Economy
o POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT
+ Economic Development Until 1970
+ Martial Law and its Aftermath, (1972-86)
+ The Aquino Government
o ECONOMIC PLANNING AND POLICY
+ Development Planning
+ Fiscal Policy
+ Monetary Policy
+ Privatization
o AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING
+ Agricultural Geography
+ Agricultural Production and Government Policy
+ Rice and the Green Revolution
+ Coconut Industry
+ Sugar
+ Land Tenancy and Land Reform
+ Livestock
+ Forestry
+ Fishing
o INDUSTRY
+ Manufacturing
+ Mining
+ Energy
o THE SERVICE SECTOR
+ Finance
+ Transportation
+ Telecommunications and Postal Services
+ Tourism
o EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS
+ Labor Force and Employment
+ Labor Relations
o ECONOMIC WELFARE
+ Extent of Poverty
+ Causes of Poverty
o INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
+ International Trade
+ Foreign Investment
+ External Debt
+ Development Assistance
+ Political Economy of United States Military Bases
* Government and Politics
o GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
+ Constitutional Framework
+ National Government
# Executive Department
# Legislative Department
# Judicial Department
+ Local Government
# Organization
# Regional Autonomy
o POLITICS
+ The Inheritance from Marcos
+ The Rise of Corazon Aquino
# The Coalition Comes Undone (1986-87)
# The President and the Coup Plotters
+ Political Parties
# Opposition Parties
# Progovernment Parties
+ Voting and Elections
+ The Return of Old-Style Politics in the Countryside
+ Church-State Relations
+ Civil-Military Relations
# Military Factions
# Vigilantes
+ The Media
+ Unsolved Political Problems
o FOREIGN AFFAIRS
+ Filipino Nationalism
+ Relations with the United States
+ Relations with Asian Neighbors
# Malaysia
# Vietnam
# Japan
# China
+ Relations with the Soviet Union
+ Relations with the Middle East
* National Security
o THE ARMED FORCES IN NATIONAL LIFE
+ Historical Background
+ External Defense
+ Political Role
+ The Counterinsurgency Campaign
+ Recruitment and Personnel
+ Defense Spending and Industry
o THE STRUCTURE OF THE ARMED FORCES
+ Organization and Training
# Army
# Navy
# Air Force
# Philippine Constabulary
# Reserves and Auxiliaries
+ Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
+ Salary and Benefits
+ Foreign Military Relations
o INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCIES
o PUBLIC ORDER AND INTERNAL SECURITY
+ The Communist Insurgency
# Ideology and Strategy
# Development of the Revolutionary Movement
# Leadership and Organization
# Political Organizing and Front Groups
# Military Operations and Tactics
# Financing and Foreign Support
+ The Moros
+ Crime
+ Law Enforcement
+ Penal Law
+ Criminal Procedure
+ The Correctional System
* Appendix. Tables
* Glossary