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Telephones - main lines in use: 7.3 million (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 28 million (2004)
Telephone system: good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate domestic: domestic satellite system with 11 earth stations international: 9 international gateways; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan
Radio broadcast stations: AM 369, FM 583, shortwave 5 (2003)
Radios: 11.5 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 225 + (1373 catv networks)
August 10, 1963: 3846, An act providing for the regulation of radio stations and radio communications in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes.
December 21, 1989: 6849, An act providing for the installation, operation and maintenance of public telephones in each and every municipality in the Philippines, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes.
March 1, 1995: 7925, An act to promote and govern the development of Philippine telecommunications and the delivery of public telecommunications services.
SMS capital of the world
The Philippines is sometimes referred to as the SMS capital of the world. This because ever since the advent of SMS, it has been a vital part of the Filipino lifestyle. Communication through SMS, also known as text messaging, was an important part of the 2001 overthrow of the Estrada government. Major telecommunications service providers expect that the number of mobile phones/subscribers will rise to 49 million, almost 60% of the population by 2005.
One example of pre-Spanish Philippine script on a burial jar, derived from Brahmi survives, as most of the writing was done on perishable bamboo or leaves; an earthenware burial jar dated 1200s or 1300s with script was found in Batangas.
The Philippines were granted free trade status, with the U.S. In 1916, the Philippine Autonomy Act, popularly known as the Jones Law, was passed by the U.S. Congress.
The cruelty of the Japanese military occupation of the Philippines is legendary.
It is bordered on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the west by the South China Sea, and on the south by the Celebes Sea[?].
The government of the Philippines, loosely patterned after the American system, is organized as a representative republic, with the president functioning as both head of state and government, as well as being the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
The bicameral Philippine legislature, the Congress[?], consists of the Senate[?] and the House of Representatives[?]; members of both are elected by popular vote.
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