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Asia Insights : Philippines

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Surface area: 300.0 thousand sq. km

Population: 81.5 m )

Population growth: 1.9 %
Life expectancy : 71
Population below national poverty line: 36,8%
GNI per capita: 1179 US$
GDP: 84.5 b $

Source: World Development Indicators Database 2004

 

Head of State:

President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

Vice President Noli DE CASTRO

Source: CIA. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments

 

Books in NIAS LINC's collection

on the political, economic and social conditions in and the history of the Philippines
on democracy and elections in the Philippines

 

Internet links on the Philippines

Facts and background

Country profile CIA World Factbook
Reliefweb situation reports
Eldis Country Pages
Alertnet
Human Development Report (UNDP)
Constitution
Political Resources on the WEB: Phillipines
Human rights news (Amnesty)
Human rights record (Amnesty)

Government sites

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Website
President of the Philippines

The President’s Office
The Philippine Senat
Governments on the WEN: Philippines


Political parties

National Democratic Front of the Philippines
Communist Party of the Philippines
New People's Army
Philippines Green Party
Partido Demokratiko-Sosyalista ng Pilipinas
Democratic Socialist Party of the Philippines
Akbayan Citizens' Action Party

Bayanmuna (People First)
Eddie Villanueva for President Bangon Pilipinas


Elections

Election committee
Phillipines Update.com
CNN Election Watch
Elections in the Philippines
Elections around the World

News

Online Newspapers in the Philippines
Manila Bulletin
Philippine Star
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Manila Times
BusinessWorld
CyberDyaryo [development news from/on the Philippines]


Philippine news from foreign sources

BBC News
Reuters and AP (Yahoo)
South China Morning Post
Go Asia Pacific
Asian Tribune
IMF country news
Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER)
Asia Recovery Information Center (ARIC), ADB


Research Institutions and Networks

Asia Studies Virtual Library
Centre for Advanced Philippines Studies
Philippine APEC Study Center Network
Philippine-European Solidarity Centre (PESC-KSP)
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)
Philippinestudies-l
Yuchengco Center for East Asia (YCEA), Philippines

Other resources

Maps
IMF country profile
Industrial profile (UNIDO)
Trade policy review (WTO)
Environmental profile (UNEP)

Alleba Filipino Directory - WWW Virtual Library of the Philippines

 

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