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(measured
from claimed archipelagic baselines)
to depth of exploitation
200 nm
irregular polygon extending up to 100 nm from coastline as defined
by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped
area in South China Sea up to 285 nm in breadth
Disputes:
involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China, Malaysia,
Taiwan, and Vietnam; claims Malaysian state of Sabah
Climate:
tropical
marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon
(May to October)
Terrain:
mostly
mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands
26%
arable land; 11% permanent crops; 4% meadows and pastures; 40%
forest and woodland; 19% other; includes 5% irrigated
Environment:
astride
typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six
cyclonic storms per year; subject to landslides, active volcanoes,
destructive earthquakes, tsunami; deforestation; soil erosion; water
pollution
73 provinces
and 61 chartered cities*; Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur,
Aklan, Albay, Angeles*, Antique, Aurora, Bacolod*, Bago*, Baguio*,
Bais*, Basilan, Basilan City*, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Batangas
City*, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Butuan*, Cabanatuan*,
Cadiz*, Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro*, Calbayog*, Caloocan*, Camarines
Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Canlaon*, Capiz, Catanduanes,
Cavite, Cavite City*, Cebu, Cebu City*, Cotabato*, Dagupan*, Danao*,
Dapitan*, Davao City* Davao, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Dipolog*,
Dumaguete*, Eastern Samar, General Santos*, Gingoog*, Ifugao, Iligan*,
Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Iloilo City*, Iriga*, Isabela,
Kalinga-Apayao, La Carlota*, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur,
Laoag*, Lapu-Lapu*, La Union, Legaspi*, Leyte, Lipa*, Lucena*,
Maguindanao, Mandaue*, Manila*, Marawi*, Marinduque, Masbate,
Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis
Oriental, Mountain, Naga*, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North
Cotabato, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Olongapo*,
Ormoc*, Oroquieta*, Ozamiz*, Pagadian*, Palawan, Palayan*, Pampanga,
Pangasinan, Pasay*, Puerto Princesa*, Quezon, Quezon City*, Quirino,
Rizal, Romblon, Roxas*, Samar, San Carlos* (in Negros Occidental),
San Carlos* (in Pangasinan), San Jose*, San Pablo*, Silay*,
Siquijor, Sorsogon, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat,
Sulu, Surigao*, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tacloban*,
Tagaytay*, Tagbilaran*, Tangub*, Tarlac, Tawitawi, Toledo*, Trece
Martires*, Zambales, Zamboanga*, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del
Sur
Independence:
4 July 1946 (from US)
Constitution:
2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987
Legal system:
based on Spanish and Anglo-American law;
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
National holiday:
Independence Day (from Spain), 12 June (1898)
Branches:
Constitution provides for a US-style bicameral
legislature (24-seat Senate and 200-member House of Representatives)
and a presidential form of government with a directly elected
president and vice president; judicial branch headed by Supreme
Court with descending authority in a three-tiered system of local,
regional trial, and intermediate appellate courts
Leaders:
Corazon C. AQUINO, President (since February 1986);
Salvador LAUREL, Vice President (since February 1986)
Suffrage:
universal
Elections:
presidential election held on 7 February 1986;
Ferdinand Marcos initially declared winner; following civil unrest
and military rebellion, he left office and Aquino assumed
presidency; congressional election held in May 1987, with those
elected to serve until 1992
Political parties and leaders:
PDP-Laban, Aquilino Pimentel; Struggle for a
Democratic Philippines (LDP), Ramon Mitra, Peping Cojuangco; Union
for National Action (UNA), Salvador Laurel, Juan Enrile; Democratic
Socialist Coalition, Noberto Gonzalez; Liberal Party, Jovito Salonga
Communists:
the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)
controls about 25,000 full-time insurgents and is not recognized as
a legal party; a second Communist party, the pro-Soviet Philippine
Communist Party (PKP), has quasi-legal status
Ambassador Emmanuel PELAEZ; Chancery at 1617
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036; telephone (202)
483-1414; there are Philippine Consulates General in Agana (Guam),
Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco,
and Seattle; US--Ambassador Nicholas PLATT; Embassy at 1201 Roxas
Boulevard, Manila (mailing address is APO San Francisco 96528);
telephone Õ63å (2) 521-7116; there is a US Consulate in Cebu
Flag:
two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red
with a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; in the
center of the triangle is a yellow sun with eight primary rays (each
containing three individual rays) and in each corner of the triangle
is a small yellow five-pointed star
The economy
continues to recover from the political turmoil following the ouster
of former President Marcos. After two consecutive years of economic
contraction (1984 and 1985), the economy once more had positive
growth during 1986-87. The agricultural sector, together with
forestry and fishing, plays an important role in the economy,
employing about 50% of the work force and providing almost 30% of
GDP. The Philippines is the world's largest exporter of coconuts and
coconut products. Manufacturing contributed about 25% of GDP. Major
industries include food processing, chemicals, and textiles.
GNP:
$33.6
billion, per capita $546; real growth rate 5.0% (1987)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3.8% (1987)
Unemployment rate:
11.3% (1987)
Budget:
revenues
$5.72 billion; expenditures $7.04 billion, including capital
expenditures of $1.04 billion (1988)
311 total,
258 usable; 71 with permanent-surface runways; 9 with runways
2,440-3,659 m; 49 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Telecommunications:
good
international radio and submarine cable services; domestic and
interisland service adequate; 872,900 telephones; stations--267 AM
(including 6 US), 55 FM, 33 TV (including 4 US); submarine cables
extended to Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan; 1
international satellite ground station; 11 domestic satellite
stations
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