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Following the surrender of the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines to American military forces in August,1898, tensions developed between U.S. and Filipino forces near Manila. The American government decided to keep the Philippines as a colony, thereby denying independence to the Filipino people. Aguinaldo and his army of nearly 80,000 veteran troops realized that their "allies" in the Spanish War would soon become foes.
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In 2005 the labor force of the Philippines numbered 37.1 million people. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing employed 37 percent of the labor force; manufacturing, construction, and mining, 15 percent; and services, 48 percent. The unemployment rate was 9.8 percent in 2001.
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Most people in the Philippines speak English which makes international travel very easy. All adoptions in the Philippines are overseen by a government body, the Intercountry Adoption Board. WHFC is an approved agency by the Intercountry Adoption Board for the placement of Philippine children.
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The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), a US Government-listed terrorist organization, continues to operate despite sustained vigorous military operations against it by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The ASG and Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM) have bombed multiple targets, killing and wounding civilians. On October 10, two bombs exploded separately in Makilala, North Cotabato, and in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, killing eight people and wounding at least 30 others. The next day, another bomb went off in Cotabato City. No one was killed or injured in this incident. Another bomb exploded near a police camp in Jolo, Sulu on October 18, and at least three people were killed.
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Despite the growing economy, the Philippines will have to address several chronic problems in the future. from 30 million people in 2005, the population living in poverty fell down to 23.7 million in 2007.
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JI, a regional terrorist group with ties to al-Qaida, has been linked to deadly bombings in the Philippines since December 2000. JI has demonstrated transnational capabilities to carry out attacks against locations where Westerners congregate. Past violent incidents against Americans include the January 2002 shooting death of an American tourist who was hiking on the slopes of Mount Pinatubo and a similar incident in June 2001 in which five on-leave US Navy personnel and their guides were fired upon. In October 2002, at least 20 people were killed, including one American soldier, and more than 100 people were injured, including another American soldier, in various bombing attacks in Zamboanga City and the surrounding area, and in Kidapawan, Cotabato Province. Authorities have discovered and defused other explosive devices prior to detonation in these and other areas of Mindanao. On March 4, 2003, a bomb exploded at the airport in Davao, Mindanao, killing at least 20 people, including one American, and injuring over 140 others.
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