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Philippines army officers to face court-martial over coup plot
The head of the Philippine army said Saturday that 15 army officers, including Brigadier-General Danilo Lim, commander of the Philippines' elite Scout Ranger regiment, will face courts-martial for violations of the military's Articles of War (More) |
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Philippines paper charged with sedition after crackdown
The Manila Daily Tribune reported Saturday that it has been charged with sedition in the wake of the Friday lifting of President Gloria Arroyo's state of emergency [JURIST report; Proclamation 1021 text]. The offices of the paper, known for its (More) |
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Philippines president lifts state of emergency after coup threat subsides
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday lifted a state of emergency [proclamation 1017 text; JURIST report], which Arroyo initially put in place last week after discovering a coup threat. Arroyo kept the state of emergency in effec (More) |
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Arroyo continues emergency rule as coup threats linger
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo [official website; JURIST news archive] said Wednesday that she will not immediately lift the state of emergency in the Philippines, rejecting calls that she immediately lift her earlier order. Arroyo (More) |
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Philippines high court refuses immediate ruling on state of emergency decree
The Philippines Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred a ruling on petitions brought against the state of emergency [Proclamation 1017 text; JURIST report] declared by President Gloria Arroyo [official website; BBC profile] last week. Arroyo, who today (More) |
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Philippine police charge 16 with attempting to overthrow government
Police in the Philippines Monday charged 16 people with rebellion for allegedly planning to oust Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo [official website; BBC profile], according to the head of the police legal department. The coup plot invo (More) |
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Arroyo opponents arrested, newspaper raided in Philippines crackdown
Police in Manila Saturday raided the offices of the Manila Daily Tribune [media website; Daily Tribune report] and detained several high-profile critics of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo [official website; BBC profile] of the Philippines a day af (More) |
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Philippines state of emergency declaration [Philippines Presidency]
Proclamation No. 1017, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President, Republic of the Philippines, February 24, 2006 . Read the full text of the proclamation. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Philippines president declares state of emergency after coup plot discovered
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared a national emergency in a taped television address Friday after uncovering a plot to oust her from office. The state of national emergency declaration issued under Article 2, Section 4 of th (More) |
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Philippines president cleared of fraud allegations by electoral official
Former Philippines election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano emerged from hiding Sunday to clear President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from election fraud allegations. Garcillano has not been seen in public since June, when the opposition released re (More) |
Congress recognized Pledge of Allegiance
On December 28, 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance and encouraged its recitation in schools.
The Pledge was supposedly written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus Day. The words “under God” were added by Congress in 1954. The revised version of the Pledge was more recently the subject of litigation before the United States Supreme Court originally brought by Michael Newdow, a parent who unsuccessfully objected to his daughter's school district policy requiring daily recitation of the Pledge. The court ruled that Newdow had no standing. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life offers more Pledge of Allegiance resources.
