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There are 630,375 positions to be decided on Election Day in 42,095 barangays (Villages) across the Philippines. [3] However, the elections have been postponed in several areas due to damage caused by Typhoon Megi (Juan) while in the provinces of Isabela , Cagayan and Kalinga where voting will start early from 6 AM to 2 PM instead of the normal ...
Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation (APFC) is a ferry company based in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines. It serves passenger and cargo routes serving select seaports in the Philippines with its fleet of catamaran Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) ferries. It also operates ports and terminals.
SuperFerry (founded as Aboitiz Shipping Company; later Aboitiz SuperFerry) was one of the largest ferry companies in the Philippines before it was purchased by Negros Navigation, which simultaneously was purchased by the Chinese government through its private equity fund the China-Asean Investment Cooperation Fund, and became 2GO Travel, part of the 2GO Group.
Elections for all positions in the Philippines above the barangay (except for Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao regional level) were held on May 10, 2010. The elected president is Benigno Aquino III, the 15th President of the Philippines, succeeding President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who was barred from seeking re-election due to term restrictions.
Since its establishment, the company has grown to become the largest ship-tonnage owner and operator in the Philippines, serving 32 ports of call. [2] The company has an estimated nationwide market share of 35% for containerized cargoes and 80% for rolling cargo. [1] In 2010, the company began using the Batangas International Port as it hub. [1]
July 17, 2010: Tropical Depression Caloy brought rainfall over Luzon which killed eight people. August 4–5, 2010: Tropical Storm Domeng produced heavy rain which caused several landslides over Northern Luzon. Large swells caused a boat to be capsized which killed three people.
The 2010 House of Representatives of the Philippines party-list election was on May 10, 2010. The whole country was one at-large district, where parties nominate three persons to be their candidates, ranked in order of which they'll be seated if elected.
Name Date Location Deaths Notes Balangiga massacre: 28 September 1901: Balangiga, Eastern Samar: 48 [6] [7] (American soldiers): A mess area was attacked by hundreds of residents led by Valeriano Abanador during the Philippine-American War, marking the US Army's "worst defeat" since the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.