Marked by delay, disorganisation and erratic supply, the Philippine effort to achieve herd immunity from Covid-19 faces two emerging problems: most Filipinos don’t want to get inoculated, and of those who do, many reject vaccines from China. On May 17, a vaccination centre in Parañaque City, Metro Manila, was swamped by members of the public when word got around it.
Sheikh Hasina’s 2007 homecoming set Bangladesh’s political course: Analysts
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DHAKA, May 6, 2021 (BSS) – The masterminds of the 2007-2008 pseudo-military rule visibly wanted to depoliticize Bangladesh, exiling politicians from the political front, installing an army-backed caretaker government in an extraordinary situation.
Contemporary history suggests the men behind the wheel of power wanted incumbent Prime Minister and ruling Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to keep away from the country, exhausting every option which they could use, including intimidation as part of a design.
Sheikh Hasina was on her way back home en route to London, after receiving treatments in the United States, when desperate efforts were initiated to prevent her from returning to Bangladesh exploiting the foreign diplomatic and internal political means, as well.
Changing Nations by Strengthening Families Through Faith: Rev. David Guffey
Encouraging families to pray together connects them, strengthens the bond between their members through faith and this can have a ripple effect throughout society, changing the whole nation, Rev. David Guffey told The Epoch Times.
Through peaceful prayer gatherings people in the Philippines were able to overcome political turmoil in 1986, Guffey, executive producer of the documentary “Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton,” said on The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads.”
Guffey’s documentary tells the story of Rev. Patrick Peyton, an Irishman who emigrated to America with a dream of becoming a millionaire, but instead became a Catholic priest who promoted “the power of family prayer” through massive rallies and media shows featuring celebrities.
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SunStar File March 12, 2021 CEBU City’s top public officials said they will support the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) if it decides to field its party chairman President Rodrigo Duterte in the 2022 vice presidential race.
Mayor Edgardo Labella said on Thursday, March 11, 2021, that he will abide by whatever the party’s decision, adding that it would be good if Duterte, branded by his critics as a populist strongman, would still be around.
Vice Mayor Michael Rama said he knew about the plan to persuade Duterte to run for the vice presidency as early as December 2020 as he is in direct contact with Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go.
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Alternative Title: Ferdinand Edralin Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos, in full Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, (born September 11, 1917, Sarrat, Philippines died September 28, 1989, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.), Philippine lawyer and politician who, as head of state from 1966 to 1986, established an authoritarian regime in the Philippines that came under criticism for corruption and for its suppression of democratic processes.
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Marcos was born on September 11, 1917, in Sarrat, Philippines.
Where did Ferdinand Marcos die?
After his regime was toppled by a popular uprising in 1986, Marcos died in exile in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 28, 1989.
When did Ferdinand Marcos get married?
On May 1, 1954, Ferdinand Marcos married beauty queen Imelda Romuáldez. Imelda helped propel Marcos to the presidential palace, and she was rewarded with a series of political appointments. Imelda’s enormous shoe collection would come to represent the excesses of the Marcos r